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. Yet […]
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WIND POWER NEWS
The End for Mechanical Gearboxes?
Turbines are big sturdy beasts. They should be robust and able to stand a lot of what the elements can throw at them. But even […]
UK Wind Turbine Record – Seals Loving It!
RenewableUK industry group reported that United Kingdom wind turbines generated a record 22 percent of the country’s electricity on Sunday 17 August beating the 24-hour […]
Booster for Wind Turbines As An Add-On
Booster for Wind Turbines by General Electric The leading energy provider, E.ON, will use GE’s” PowerUp” software program to increase power output by up to […]
World Wide ‘Wind Power Produced Energy’ – Forecast
World demand continues to rise steadily annually through 2010 The continued rising interest in developing domestic renewable energy resources, such as wind, is […]
Intel Moving On Opportunities of Wind and Electric Cars
Poornima Gupta Interview – SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Technology giant Intel Corporation is seeing big opportunities in wind forecasting for power generation, and […]
Tesco To Power UK With Wind Turbines
Two 2.5MW wind turbines on 90-metre towers will provide 50% of the retailer’s factory/distribution centre to join the global trend for businesses to reduce carbon […]
Wind, Hot Air and Wuthering
Campaigners against a plan to build wind turbines on moors associated with the Bronte sisters are making their final attempt to coerce councillors and planners […]
Nordex Doubles Sales in Germany
Nordex, one of the leading turbine manufacturers has more than doubled its volume of sales in Germany. It has installed a combined capacity measured in […]
Golden Age Coming for East Coast United States Offshore Wind?
It seems a match made in wind heaven: The Atlantic winds blow strong and regular against the East Coast of the States. Offshore wind harvested […]
Pride in London Pride
“London Pride”, the London Array offshore wind farm, situated just off the Kent coastline, South East England, has begun operations, albeit at a modest level. […]