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 the […]
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WIND ENERGY BUSINESS NEWS
Wind Power comes to Thailand
Thailand’s commitment to modernizing its electrical network with a nationwide smart grid took another step forward in the last weeks with its order for 90 […]
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 set […]
Japan and Floating Wind Turbines
From time to time you will have seen reports of reserach and innovation in the area of floating offshore wind technology. This has usually come […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 9 – Hydroelectric Dams
HYDROELECTRIC DAMS Hydroelectric dams produce electricity by using the dammed water to turn turbines. By opening the dam’s sluices, falling water then turns propeller-like turbines, […]
Coca Cola’s Wind Powers NY Bill Boards
The Coca-Cola Company’s iconic red billboard in New York City’s Times Square has gone “green”. Coca-Cola is leading a unanimous eco-friendly shift to wind power […]
Wind Power for Tybee Island, Georgia, United States
Earlier this year there was a proposal to erect a 120 foot wind turbine at Tybee Island’s water treatment facility. The turbine would help power the […]
Google Invests In New Wind Farm Project
Google has yet again made alternative energy news (Google invests in windfarm) by announcing it and two Japanese partners will pay GE about half a billion dollars […]
The Nonsense Spouted About Wind Turbines….
Britain, at the forefront of wind technology and innovation, is being dragged back by some MPs and “news”papers such as the Daily Telegraph, at the […]
Building a Wind Turbine – How To Guide
Instructions to build your own small windmill or mini wind turbine – Windmills are rather simple machines powered by wind energy. Wind turbines make use of […]
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 140-metre […]
U.S. to Move to Open Coast for Wind Power – Obama says
Steps are being taken by Barack Obama’s new administration to begin leasing tracts off U.S. shores for electricity generation projects which are making use of […]