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Alternative Energy : Achievable Utopia or Fantasyland?
By Colin Houghton In a recent article by Mark Delucchi and Stanford Engineering Professor Mark Jacobson argued that we don’t need nuclear power, coal, […]
Strange Bedfellows: Wind Farm Alongside Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Rokkasho, Japan
By Colin Houghton Since 2003, the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho village, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, has shared the area with 77 large wind […]
Japanese Government to reduce nuclear power
By Colin Houghton, August 29, 2011 Japan’s parliament is about to approve a historic bill on renewable energy. It hat was championed by Prime […]
Wind Power Developments in Ohio, United States
August 28, by Colin Houghton On February 11, 2010, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory released the first comprehensive update of the wind energy […]
UK Parliament Eases Path for Renewable Energy Projects Plans
London, 15th August 2011 – by Colin Houghton.As the last session of the UKParliament drew to a close in Ww32 prior to the Summer recess, it […]
Windpower Intelligence: UK & Ireland Investment Report 2010-2015
Windpower Intelligence: Global Market Report and UK & Ireland Investment Report 2010-2015 Global Market Report from Windpower Intelligence Windpower Intelligence, the specialist research division […]
Siemens Direct Drive Turbines To Be Used in Minnesota 105 MW Project
The project with the name Bison 2 will be built by Minnesota Power in Central Dakota, using 35 3MW SWT-3.0-101 Direct Drive Turbines by […]
Upwind – Downwind – Definition – What is Upwind? – What is Downwind?
UPWIND & DOWNWIND DEFINITIONS Confused about the definitions for ‘Upwind’ and ‘Downwind’?…or even argue with colleagues about the exact definitions? Well, then here we’ll […]
Jellyfish Wind Turbine – What Happened To It?
What Happened To the Jellyfish Wind Turbine? Huge amounts of questions had been asked lately about what happened to the Jellyfish Wind Turbine? You […]
US Customer Special: All Power America Complete Wind Package 3.5KW
All Power America Complete Wind Turbine Package — 3500 Rated Watts, Model# APWT-3500H All Power America provides a complete wind turbine package that includes […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 9 – Hydroelectric Dams
HYDROELECTRIC DAMS Hydroelectric dams produce electricity by using the dammed water to turn turbines. By opening the dam’s sluices, falling water then turns propeller-like […]
Wind Turbines Glossary
A complete Wind Turbine Glossary All major parts and components of an industrial wind turbine. Watch These Dynamic Videos! Anemometer: Measures the wind speed […]
Vestas Reports Strong Performance In Early 2010
Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine maker, is enjoying a large number of orders recently to come back from a very shaky 2009. […]
Chinese Wind Power Companies Target Global Markets
BEIJING – China’s Goldwind Science & Technology Ltd. is one of the world’s biggest makers of wind turbines – a cornerstone of the booming […]
Intel Moving On Opportunities of Wind and Electric Cars
Poornima Gupta Interview – SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Technology giant Intel Corporation is seeing big opportunities in wind forecasting for power generation […]
Siemens Closing In On Major Players
Engineering giant Siemens has made its presence felt in the wind business, winning six contracts to build 565-megawatts worth of wind turbines, valued at […]
Vestas to Invest $380m to Expand Wind Power Capacity by 250Mw in Kutch – India
Danish wind manufacturer Vestas is planning to invest $380m in Gujarat, Kutch – India. The world’s number one wind power solutions provider Vestas is […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 7 – Ocean Wave Energy
Ocean wave energy is captured directly from surface waves or from pressure fluctuations below the surface. Waves are caused by the wind blowing over […]
Tornado Generating Wind Turbine – A Revolution in Wind Turbine Design
This is the story of Raymond Ellis, a former Mechanical Drawing Student from Shorewood, Illinois, Inventor and Director of the TWECS project and his […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 6 – Solar Power
Alternative Energy – SOLAR POWER Solar energy is one the most resourceful sources of energy for the future. One of the reasons for this […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – An Introduction Into Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy – Part 1 The Future of Alternative Energy – “The future belongs to renewable energy ” says MWPS World. The use of […]
