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Vive Wind La France!
While Germany and the UK seem to get a lot of publicity about their ambitious goals for wind energy, France is determined not to […]
Siemens UK “Recognise Offshore Wind Energy”
It has just been announced that manufacturing giant Siemens and the UK’s Associated British Ports are to invest a total of £310m in UK […]
UK MP Proposes Restrictions on Wind Farms
While many see the UK as one of the leading European countries embracing wind power, there are dissenters in Parliament. Christopher hope is the […]
GE Design Wind Turbine for Japan
Fukushima nuclear disaster occurred in March 2011 and Japan continues to search for new investment in wind power as the resource-poor country continues to […]
What Future for Offshore Wind Farms in Europe?
In the beginning there were only onshore wind farms. But with newer wind turbine technology and reduced objections from local communities, offshore wind farms […]
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 Farms as Hurricane Busters!
Did you know that offshore wind farms can take some of the stings out of hurricanes? In a study by Stanford University published this […]
Red Throated Diver Scuppers London Array Expansion
A huge expansion of the London Array wind farm off the north Kent coast will not go ahead. One of the main uncertainties was […]
ABB to Connect UK’s Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm to Grid
The power and automation technology Group, ABB has won a lucrative order worth around $55 million to supply and lay a submarine AC power […]
Trumped Trump turns from Scotland to Ireland
Although US billionaire Donald Trump has vowed to continue his fight against the offshore windfarm project near his Scottish golf resort after he lost […]
Baltic Boost for Offshore Wind Power
The wind conditions in the Baltic Sea are ideal for offshore wind farms. The three Baltic states, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia all want to […]
UK Wind Farm Latest News from Scotland, Devon and Cornwall
The differing attitudes towards wind farms can be seen in developments regarding three UK wind farms. One in Scotland, one in Cornwall and one […]
Danes Produce Half of their Electricity from Wind
For the month of December, last year, wind power provided the country of Denmark with just over half-about 55%- of its electricity. That’s a […]
Cape Wind, Nantucket Sound – Latest Developments
The much delayed huge offshore wind farm off Nantucket Sound; Cape Wind, moved a step closer to being constructed after a ruling by a […]
The Main Chance for Maine?
The United States has many wind farms across its length and breadth but has been slower to embrace fully the opportunities offered for offshore […]
Lake Michigan Three-Year Wind Research Project Ends
Last month saw the end of The Grand Valley State University wind research platform three-year research mission. The final year saw the 10 foot […]
Record-Breaking Wind in the UK!
While you may now be taking down the Christmas Lights and ruminating on how to get rid of those excess pounds piled on this […]
United States Chooses Turbines for First Offshore Wind Farm
The award of the lucrative contract to supply the United States’ first offshore wind farm has been eagerly anticipated. It was announced in a […]
Argyll Array Shelved- as “Not Financially Viable”
Scottish Power, owned by Spanish company Iberdrola, has decided not to proceed with a £5.4bn plan to build the world’s largest offshore wind farm […]
New Turbines at EWEA Biannual Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition
For three days at the end of last month in Frankfurt, international exhibitors displayed their new offshore turbines and wind-related products, such as a […]
Belwind-Belgium: World’s Biggest Offsore Turbine is Erected
In a follow up to our previous story (Ostend offshore wind farm) about the world’s largest offshore wind turbine near to the port of Ostend, […]
The Transformation of Samso Island
Where is Samso? It’s a small island of just over 4000 people off the coast of Denmark (9 miles off the Jutland peninsula) which […]
UK Energy Minister Reverses View on Onshore Wind Farms
Greg Barker, the UK Coalition Energy & Climate Change Minister has declared that the rush to develop on-shore wind farms is “over” and has […]
