Pupil-Power!
Grassfield High School is a “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. Partly to help students study how a wind turbine […]
Tag: Renewable Energy
Welsh Wind Turbine Erected in Area with No Wind!
Two of the key principles of having a viable wind farm, or even a single viable turbine is that: a) The turbine(s) work(s), and; b) […]
The Real Cost of Windpower
I must confess to sometimes getting very exasperated with the grumbles and complaints voiced by some consumers, politicians, economists, and of course the fossil fuel […]
A Fracked Up Future?
A number of Governments, including the United Kingdom and the United States, are granting licences to extract shale gas from beneath the earth’s surface. It’s […]
Wind Farms on Family Farms in Minnesota, United States
Windmills used to be regular sights on farms; used for grinding wheat, or for pumping water for the livestock. While windmills may be a lot […]
Slieve Kirk Wind Park- NI’s Largest Wind Farm
Here are Paul Cooley, the General Manager Ireland of SSE Renewables and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at the opening of the £125m Slieve Kirk […]
France Re-commit to Renewable Energies
On 16 May Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed Prime Minister of France after the election of Francois Hollande as President. There was a little concern that […]
Tom Kiernan – PLAYERS IN WIND
Last month a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) chose Tom Kiernan as the organization’s new Chief Executive […]
How to Retire Wind Turbines
While most people are focused on the creation of new wind farm sites, and deciding which are the most efficient new turbines to install there, […]
Trump Trumpets “Victory” over Vattenfall at Aberdeen Bay
The row between Donald Trump and his millionaire’s gold course versus EOWDC (the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) in Anerdeen Bay, Scotland rumbles on with […]
Sailing Close to the Wind?
Wind turbines are springing up all across the globe as Governments harvest one of the cleanest renewable energies, the wind. The majority of wind turbines […]
Goldwind Turbines for Cuba
Goldwind International Holdings Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co.) has signed a contract which will see them supply a total […]