Can You be a YIMBY?
We hear a lot about those who profess green credentials yet when it comes to siting a wind turbine they cry “Not In My Back […]
Tag: Alternative Energy
European Wind Turbine Manufacturers Turn Corner
After three years of losses, shutdowns and lay-offs, European wind turbine manufacturing giants such as Denmark’s Vestas Wind Systems, Germany’s Nordex, and Gamesa appear set […]
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, […]
Farmers for Wind
I have seen many an article supposedly penned by a farmer that rails against the installation of onshore wind turbines on their land. When you […]
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 […]
Germany: Very Much Pro-Wind and Anti-Nuclear
After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, rejection of nuclear power has become a cross-party consensus in Germany. That is most unusual compared to other European countries: […]
Hydrochina to Install Pakistan’s Third Wind Farm
Hydrochina will install 12 2.5MW wind turbines in the Tapal project in the northeast of Sindh province, 150 kilometers from Karachi. Hydrochina is a subsidiary […]
Vestas Reports Strong Performance In Early 2010
Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine maker, is enjoying a large number of orders recently to come back from a very shaky 2009. Vestas […]
Alternative Energy – The Facts – An Introduction Into Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy – Part 1 The Future of Alternative Energy – “The future belongs to renewable energy ” says MWPS World. The use of Alternative […]
Chinese Wind Power Companies Target Global Markets
BEIJING – China’s Goldwind Science & Technology Ltd. is one of the world’s biggest makers of wind turbines – a cornerstone of the booming clean […]
Windpower Intelligence: Global Market Report and UK & Ireland Investment Report 2010-2015
Windpower Intelligence: Global Market Report and UK & Ireland Investment Report 2010-2015 Global Market Report from Windpower Intelligence Windpower Intelligence, the specialist research division of […]
Definition for Upwind – Downwind
UPWIND & DOWNWIND DEFINITIONS Confused about the definitions for ‘Upwind’ and ‘Downwind’?…or even argue with colleagues about the exact definitions? Well, then here we’ll explain […]