Major Turbine Assembly Plant set for United Kingdom
It was announced on 13 December that the UK Ports Operator, Associated British Ports (ABP) and turbine manufacturer Siemens, have finalized agreement to construct a […]
Category: WIND POWER NEWS
WIND POWER NEWS
Belwind-Belgium: World’s Biggest Offsore Turbine is Erected
In a follow up to our previous story (Ostend offshore wind farm) about the world’s largest offshore wind turbine near to the port of Ostend, in […]
Sendai Substation Li-ion Battery Pilot Project
The problem wind power is, of course, that the wind doesn’t blow at the right speeds all of the time. Too low or not at […]
Strange Bedfellows: Wind Farm Alongside Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant at Rokkasho, Japan
By Since 2003, the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, has shared the area with 77 large wind turbines. The Mayor […]
Horn of Africa Wind Power Boost
Ethiopia and the other Horn of Africa countries are dogged by regular power blackouts, but they may be changing in the future as the area […]
UK Prime Minister Continues Commitment to Green Energy
As part of EU-wide action to increase the use of renewable energy, the UK is committed to generating 15% of energy from green sources by […]
Smart & Intelligent Wind Turbines – The Future In Wind Turbine Design?
Smart & Intelligent Wind Turbines – The Future In Wind Turbine Design? US Researchers at Purdue University USA are experimenting with placing electric actuators of […]
Go-Ahead Given for England & Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm
While the United Kingdom’s wind power plans have received occasional gusts of publicity ill-wind recently, the bottom line is that the Government is still very […]
Faster growth for lesser established wind energy regions
Strong wind energy potential can be found with large areas of open land much across the US. These open land areas are rated windy enough […]
8 Green Celebrities and how they help us to save the world
Of course there’s no precise standards by which to judge how “green” any given celebrity may be but a few entertainment luminaries spring to mind […]
Lost in Translation
There’s nothing more likely to cause consternation and confusion that a bungled translation. When I was a representative of the UK at the International Radio […]
Check Out Czech Plans for Renewables 2014
High on a wind turbine, hidden amongst the cherry orchards and the wheat fields of Eastern Czech Republic, is a painting of a raven with […]