It’s not just a Clever Turbine… It’s Brilliant!
Wind turbines have evolved considerably since the first shaky steps were taken to produce electricity from wind. Not just in size and power potantial, but […]
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Should Nuclear Power Share the Stage with Renewables?
While nuclear power may be a way of weaning us off nasty fossil fuels, should it be getting equal status with “genuine” renewable energy sources […]
BT Buys 50% Output from Scottish Wind Farm
BT, the giant communication company, has agreed to a £300m deal to buy enough energy to meet the needs of all its Scottish operations for […]
Wind Turbine Payback: Just 6 Months!
The fossil fuel followers have often said that the carbon cost in manufacturing commercial wind turbines is so great that it takes years, if ever, […]
New Nevada Wind Farm To Sell Power To NV Energy
NV Energy will purchase electricity from a wind farm proposed for eastern Nevada, the company announced today. The utility has agreed to purchase 150 megawatts […]
Pupil-Power!
Grassfield High School is a “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. Partly to help students study how a wind turbine […]
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 more than a minor amount of the future’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 is that: a) The turbine(s) work(s), and; b) […]
The Real Cost of Windpower
I must confess to sometimes getting very exasperated with the grumbles and complaints voiced by some consumers, politicians, economists, and of course the fossil fuel […]
A Fracked Up Future?
A number of Governments, including the United Kingdom and the United States, are granting licences to extract shale gas from beneath the earth’s surface. It’s […]
Alternative Energy : Achievable Utopia or Fantasyland?
By In a recent article by Mark Delucchi and Stanford Engineering Professor Mark Jacobson argued that we don’t need nuclear power, coal, or biofuels. Both […]
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 lot […]