WIND POWER ENCYCLOPEDIA • Page 2 of 5

By Colin P31/03/202101/12/2024

Wind Turbine Manufacturers

Companies are listed here in alphabetical order.

By Diana S30/03/2021

Where to buy the Jellyfish Wind turbine?

Is the Jellyfish Wind Turbine already available for sale and purchase and where can I buy one? Unfortunately, The Jellyfish has never made it past […]

By Colin P03/03/202101/12/2024

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, […]

By Diana S18/02/2021

VisionAIR3: Heralding a Revolution in Wind Turbines?

In the last few days, the official debut of a new vertical axis micro wind turbine was launched. It’s a new addition to the UGE […]

By Colin P17/02/202101/12/2024

The Worlds First Floating Wind Turbine Launched In Norway

GALWAY, IRELAND – 15th September 2009 – The world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine, StatoilHydro’s ‘Hywind,’ took to the high seas last week for a […]

By Diana S05/02/2021

What is the Economic Life of an Onshore Wind Turbine?

A study commissioned by the Renewable Energy Foundation has found that the economic life of onshore wind turbines could be far less than that predicted […]

By Colin P08/01/202101/12/2024

Harnessing Wind Power in New Ways

Dr Daryoush Alleai is an engineer and pioneer and founder of a company called Sheerwind, which has developed an innovative wind turbine called Invelox that […]

By Diana S10/12/2020

The Composition of Turbine Blades

Wind turbine blades are the heart and soul of a wind turbine. Have you ever wondered what wind turbine blades are made from? In my […]

By Colin P09/12/2020

Breakthrough in Storage and Re-use of Wind Power

The tricky problem of how to store wind and solar energy and re-use it at a later time, may be a step closer to a […]

By Colin P27/11/202001/12/2024

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Part 3 – Solar Power

Concentrated Solar Power Systems use concentrated solar radiation as a high temperature energy source to produce electrical power and drive chemical reactions. Concentrating solar power […]