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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 […]
Flying High: Blimp “BAT” for Alaska!
Alaska is considered to be the top of the world (or at least the top of the American continent) and it will soon be […]
Pakistan Wind Power
30 different wind power projects The government of Pakistan is in the process of implementing no less than 30 different wind power projects. It […]
Climate Change UK: The Signs are Obvious
The consensus view has been that global warming and carbon pollution will bring about increasingly erratic, unpredictable, volatile and more extreme weather conditions. While […]
Focus on Finland
Vestas has won its largest-ever wind turbine order in Finland. It will be a 99MW project using the Vestas V126-3.3MW turbines (see picture below) […]
The Composition of Turbine Blades
Wind turbine blades are the heart and soul of a wind turbine. Have you ever wondered what wind turbine blades are made from? In […]
Solar and Wind vs Fossil Fuels – A Question of When, Not If
There is no doubt that solar and wind power will totally replace gas and oil- it’s just a matter of when. This is the […]
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 […]
Landmark International Energy Study on Renewables
In a recent report from the International Energy Agency (IEA) it is shown that any country can, cost-effectively, have a high proportion of its […]
UK Energy Minister Hypocricy
The UK Energy Minister is Michael Fallon and he has been exposed of having dual standards and being hypocritical unfairly in laying into the […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
Viva Espania!
Spain’s economy has taken a battering in the last few years of recession- but there’s a ray of gold that shines brightly in the […]
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 […]
