Flying High: Blimp “BAT” for Alaska!
Alaska is considered to be the top of the world (or at least the top of the American continent) and it will soon be on […]
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The World’s Largest Order for Onshore Wind Turbines Goes to….
Siemens. They have been asked by MidAmerican Energy to supply no less than 448 turbines. Yep, as the title suggests it is the world’s largest […]
Should Nuclear Power Share the Stage with Renewables?
While nuclear power may be a way of weaning us off nasty fossil fuels, should it be getting equal status with “genuine” renewable energy sources […]
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 […]
United States Winning Wind War vs Carbon Emissions
The much respected and authoritative American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) will be giving some good news in a forthcoming report. A key finding will be […]
Businesses See Sense in Wind Power Investment
A few weeks ago the Scandinavian home furnishing colossus, Ikea, announced plans to build a wind farm on property it owns in Illinois. This is […]
Prairie Chickens Safer Near Wind Farms
The effect of wind turbines on wildlife can cause anxiety to those with green credentials. However the greater prairie chicken, a wild inhabitant of the […]
The Future is Wind
Two important documents set out a future for wind that is challenging and exciting. The first is called “Going for Green Growth” by the EU […]
Vestas to Supply Turbines for Minnesota Wind Project
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. to supply 166 megawatts worth of wind turbines for a wind […]
Wind Power Rivals Fossil Fuels in U.S.
Some very interesting statistical data have just been released in regard to Wind Power Rivals and Wind Power Cost-Competitiveness. It is contained within the US Department […]
Green Power Station for Palawan, in the Phillipines
It may be a small venture but it is important as it shows what the US Agency for International Development (USAID) can bring in terms of renewable […]
Cape Wind, Nantucket Sound: Latest Developments
The much delayed huge offshore wind farm off Nantucket Sound; Cape Wind, moved a step closer to being constructed after a ruling by a US […]