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Colin H
Colin HCan 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 […]
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By Colin H
Colin HEuropean 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 […]
By Colin H
Colin HAlternative 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 Colin H
Colin HFarmers 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 […]
By Colin H
Colin HHarnessing 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 Colin H
Colin HGermany: 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: […]
By Diana S
Diana SHydrochina 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 […]
By Colin H
Colin HVestas 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 […]
By Colin H
Colin HAlternative 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 […]
By Colin H
Colin HChinese 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 […]
By Colin H
Colin HWindpower 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 […]
By Colin H
Colin HDefinition 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 […]