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Renewable Energy Islands
While it may be some time before a mainland country will be totally powered by renewable energy, some islands dotted around the globe are […]
Siemens Second Project With Cobra Energia
Cobra Energia, the Spanish wind developer, has awarded Siemens Energy another order to expand its onshore wind power fleet in Peru by an additional […]
UK Conservative Party Ending Onshore Wind Subsidies
The U.K. Conservative Party has finally gone public with a policy many political commentators thought would be coming. They will end all subsidies to […]
UK Election – Wind Power Becomes Political
As UK’s coalition Government approaches the end of its tenure, the issue of wind power looks like becoming a key issue for voters. It […]
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 […]
The Most Powerful Turbine Award 2014 Goes Too…..
We’ve come a long way since the first 450-kW offshore wind turbine was installed in 1991 at Vindeby. Vestas’ massive V164-8.0 MW has a […]
Massive Wind Farm for Kenya
Renewable energy will be coming big-time to East Africa in the form of the Lake Turkana Wind Power project , which will be the […]
Twin Turbine Trouble in Derby, England.
There are two sides to every story and the pro-wind and anti-wind lobbies’ arguments can be seen in a microcosm in a corner of […]
Texas- The Renewables State
Why is Texas at the forefront of renewable energy production in the United States? Because a decade and a half ago the State had […]
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 […]
Mexico Wind Conference
Mexico plays host to a couple of big wind power conferences in the next few months. The Mexican International Renewable Energy Conference is being […]
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 […]
Wind Farms are “Clean and Safe”
I guess this may seem like pushing at an open door for most of our visitors…. but it’s official- there is no reliable or […]
Danelaw for Wind!
Denmark, for long one of the most progressive countries, when it comes to renewable energy has now officially enshrined their climate goals into hard […]
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 […]
New Research Reveals The Robustness of Wind Turbines
When a wind turbine blade becomes dislocated, or the gears catch fire, the anti-wind lobby is quick to post videos to gloat and condemn. […]
Vestas Clinch Costa Rican Wind Power Contract
The global wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has won a contract from Tilawind Corporation, a special purpose company owned by New Tessela and Gruman Resources, […]
First of Three New Wind Farms for Iran
Iran has launched a new wind farm in Takestan, which is located in the north-western Qazvin Province. This will be followed by two further […]
A Free Wind Turbine for You!
Are you a landowner in Northern Ireland (or Scotland or Italy) with planning permission in place for a wind turbine of 200kW or higher – […]
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 […]
Green Power Station for Palawan, in the Phillipines
It may be a small venture but it is important as it shows what the US Agency for International Development (USAID) can bring in terms of […]
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 […]
