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Thinking Wind Power? Think Second-Hand Turbines.
While no-one can claim that the last two or three years of recession have been a boom-time for the wind industry. With turbine manufacturers […]
European Wind Turbine Manufacturers Turn Corner
After three years of losses, shutdowns and lay-offs, European wind turbine manufacturing giants such as Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems, Germany’s Nordex and Gamesa appear […]
Panama to get first Wind Farm in 2014
Goldwind USA Inc. announced last week that the company had secured a $71 million project financing deal for a 55MW project in Panama. This will form the first […]
Wind Power Cost-Competitiveness with Fossil Fuels in United States
Some very interesting statistical data had just been released in regard to Wind Power Cost-Competitiveness. It is contained within the US Department of Energy’s […]
Vestas Turbines for Ukraine Wind Power Plants
The Danish wind turbine giant,Vestas, announced this week that they had secured a firm and unconditional order for a total of 21 MW of […]
Two New Wind Farms for Northern Poland
The Polish wind power plant developer and operator PEP S.A. ( which stands for Polish Energy Partners S.A.) has commissioned Siemens to build two […]
IKEA add New Wind Farm to their Renewable Portfolio
The closest you’ll get to wind power as you walk around any Ikea store is a free-standing floor fan. But the successful Scandinavian furniture […]
Significant Wind and Solar Power Growth seen in 2012
Despite the glocal recession solar and wind renewable energy continued to grow last year. according to recently released figures from the Worldwatch Research Institiute. […]
Wind Farms on Family Farms in Minnesota, United States
Windmills used to be regular sights on farms; used for grinding wheat, or for pumping water for the livestock. While windmills may be a […]
UK Offshore Wind Capacity now 10 Gigawatts
The UK Coalition Government’s Ministers have said that they will be providing £66m of funding to improve the supply chain for offshore wind developments, […]
Czech Plans for Renewables
Czech Plans for Renewables. High on a wind turbine, hidden amongst the cherry orchards and the wheat fields of the Eastern Czech Republic, is […]
Renewable Energy Storage is now more Important than Renewable Energy Generation
When the sun is shining, the winds are blowing and demand for energy is low, all seems well in the renewable energy world. But […]
Fracking in UK Attracting Major Opposition
The controversial technology of extracting shale gas from under the ground by a process known as fracking, is beginning to generate opposition from local […]
India’s Wind Prediction Directive will Harm Industry
India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission imposed an order this month requiring wind farms to predict electricity output one-day ahead. Does that seem to be […]
The Biggest Wind Turbine Ever….
Just when you thought the wind industry’s obsession with size was over and we’d reached the practical optimum in terms of wind turbine size, […]
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 […]
Wind Power… With no Wind!
As we all know, when the wind is blowing, the electricity is generating. When it’s not, it stops. The problem of storing wind-generated energy […]
Golden Age Coming for East Coast United States Offshore Wind?
It seems a match made in wind heaven: The Atlantic winds blow strong and regular against the East Coast of the States. Offshore wind […]
Report Slams UK Missed Opportunities for Offshore Wind
The UK Institute for Public Policy Research, a leading and respected Think Tank, has presented a damning report which claims that the future of […]
Choosing Wind Power for Surat City, India
in Gujerati, Indiam the Surat city Municipal Corporation (SMC) has saved so much on the cost of electricity generation by wind power that it […]
Hooray Hooray for the London Array!
On 4 July, the British Prime Minister, David Cameron opened the London Array and said it was “a great day for Britain and a big […]
Underground Wind Energy Storage:Rock On Aeolus!
While wind power is one of the greenest renewable energies around, the wind doesn’t blow continuously at an optimum speed for offshore or onshore […]
China Seeks Scottish Offshore Expertise
Today in Beijing, a contract was signed that will see the Scottish renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy employed to provide strategic advice and expert support […]
