While we may be more preoccupied with snow and cold rather than wind at the moment in Europe and the States, it’s well worth […]
Tag Archives | Germany
Germany Leads the Way in Wind
Germany is the world’s fourth-largest economy and nearly a third of its electric power comes from renewable energy. That fraction is increasing… Indeed it […]
What is a Suction Bucket Jacket??
Does it sound like something you’d need in your loft water tank, or maybe something to fix a leak in your plumbing system? No. […]
German Renewables Act Affecting Wind Turbine Market
Changes to Germany’s EEG (Renewable Sources Energy Act- Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz – EEG), due to come in on 1 August this year, are going to have a […]
Germany Wind Turbine Manufacturers Look At South Africa
A number of German wind turbine manufacturers and service providers are now focusing on the South African wind energy market. They are keen to […]
Germany’s Renewable Energy Means Cheaper Electricity
It’s a good time to be a country adjacent to Germany these days. Data has just been released by Platts Continental Power (CONTI) Index […]
Global Wind Power to Exceed 45GW In 2014?
What was the total world-wide capacity for wind power installations last year? Preliminary estimates, yet to be verified, indicate that 34-35 GW of capacity […]
Wind Turbine Noise: New Reports
The German Wind Energy Institute (DEWI) in conjunction with the Martin Luther University Halle–Wittenberg’s environmental psychology department has conducted measurements, data evaluation and a survey […]
Pellworm, The Greenest Island?
Pellworm is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea Coast of Germany. It is tiny- its area is 37 square kilometres […]
Germany: Very Much Pro-Wind and Anti-Nuclear
After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, rejection of nuclear power has become a cross-party consensus in Germany. That is most unusual compared to other European […]
