Category: WIND ENERGY BLOG

14/09/202101/12/2024By Colin H

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 4 – Geothermal Energy

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY Geothermal energy is an alternative energy source, although it is not resourceful enough to replace […]

14/09/202113/11/2021By Diana S

Welsh Wind Turbine Erected in Area with No Wind!

 Two of the key principles of having a viable wind farm, or even a single viable turbine […]

13/09/202122/10/2026By Diana S

Is Global Warming True? – DIY Wind Turbine – Do Your Part To Guard The Ecosystem

Even if global warming caused by burning fossil fuels never happens, does it not make sense to […]

13/09/202113/11/2021By Diana S

The Real Cost of Windpower

I must confess to sometimes getting very exasperated with the grumbles and complaints voiced by some consumers, […]

12/09/202113/11/2021By Diana S

Radar & Wind Turbines

The development and installation of wind farms, particularly in the United States, has not progressed as quickly […]

11/09/202113/11/2021By Colin H

A Fracked Up Future?

A number of Governments, including the United Kingdom and the United States, are granting licences to extract […]

11/09/202101/12/2024By Colin H

Alternative Energy : Achievable Utopia or Fantasyland?

By In a recent article by Mark Delucchi and Stanford Engineering Professor Mark Jacobson argued that we […]

08/09/202113/11/2021By Diana S

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 […]

08/09/202110/04/2023By Diana S

Slieve Kirk Wind Park- NI’s Largest Wind Farm

Here are Paul Cooley, the General Manager Ireland of SSE Renewables and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness […]

07/09/202110/04/2023By Diana S

Wind Power comes to Lesotho, South Africa

Gamesa is to be awarded the contract for supplying turbines for a 25-35 MW farm to be […]

06/09/202113/11/2021By Diana S

United States Winning Wind War vs Carbon Emissions

The much respected and authoritative American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) will be giving some good news in […]

04/09/202113/11/2021By Diana S

WINDELA – Wind Power & Solar Street Lamp

Have you heard of Windela? Windela S.A. is a company based in France that has come up […]

02/09/202101/12/2024By Colin H

France Re-commit to Renewable Energies

On 16 May Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed Prime Minister of France after the election of Francois Hollande […]

01/09/202110/05/2026By Diana S

Three Blades or Two Blades?

Just when we all thought that the three-bladed wind turbine was the industry standard,  several major wind-power […]

31/08/202101/12/2024By Colin H

The Wind Energy Business Is Booming – The New Energy Tycoons

Wind Energy associations around the globe admitting the fact that the amount of people making inquiries into […]

29/08/202102/04/2023By Colin H

100% Wind Powered Trains in Holland

Just to clarify- the above headline doesn’t mean that there will be some newfangled form of train […]

28/08/202102/12/2023By Diana S

Tom Kiernan – PLAYERS IN WIND

Last month a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA)  chose […]

28/08/2021By Diana S

How to Retire Wind Turbines

While most people are focused on the creation of new wind farm sites, and deciding which are […]

27/08/202102/12/2023By Diana S

Karen Conover – PLAYERS IN WIND

Karen Conover has been guiding the wind industry for more than 25 years. A long time consultant […]

26/08/2021By Diana S

Trump Trumpets “Victory” over Vattenfall at Aberdeen Bay

The row between Donald Trump and his millionaire’s gold course versus EOWDC (the European Offshore Wind Deployment […]

22/08/202101/12/2024By Colin H

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 10 – Biomass

Alternative Energy – Biomass – Biomass energy is the energy obtained from the methane gas generated by […]

22/08/202113/04/2023By Diana S

What Components Are Inside A Wind Turbine?

An overview of the layout of utility-class wind turbine generators.  Where are the major components, what do […]

21/08/2021By Colin H

Businesses See Sense in Wind Power Investment

A few weeks ago the Scandinavian home furnishing colossus, Ikea, announced plans to build a wind farm […]

20/08/202119/02/2026By Diana S

Rotor systems to post stronger value sales gains

The nacelle, the tower, and the rotor system are the primary components of a wind turbine system. […]