Tag: Wind Farms

24/08/2020By Diana S

Wind Power and Wildlife Can Co-Exist

Despite the fact that our production of non-renewable energy has for many years adversely affected […]

17/08/202026/07/2023By Colin H

Booming Wind Farms in Britain

It was confirmed last week that construction of one of Britain’s biggest onshore Booming Wind […]

14/08/202001/12/2024By Colin H

The Voices of Wind Farm Hosts Down Under

When it comes to opinions and debate about wind power, we usually get the pro-lobby […]

07/08/202002/02/2023By Diana S

The Sound of Wind Turbines

Opponents of wind farms claim that there are high levels of infrasound and low-frequency sounds […]

04/08/2020By Diana S

Pellworm, The Greenest Island?

Pellworm is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea Coast of Germany. […]

04/08/2020By Colin H

Arctic Wind: Norrbotten

Norrbotten (meaning North Bothnia) is a Swedish province that borders Swedish Lapland, and Finland to […]

30/07/2020By Diana S

Underground Wind Energy Storage:Rock On Aeolus!

While wind power is one of the greenest renewable energies around, the wind doesn’t blow […]

17/07/2020By Diana S

Vestas V112 3.3MW Turbines for Kavakli Wind Farm, Turkey

Erciyas Çelik Boru A.Ş is one of Turkey’s leading manufacturers and top exporters of spiral-welded […]

04/07/2020By Diana S

Hell Freezes Over- But Wind keeps the Lights On!

We probably all saw the snappy headline “Hell Freezes Over”  when the big chill that […]

02/07/2020By Diana S

Why are Wind Turbines White?

Do you know why wind turbines are invariably white in colour? Henry Ford, the father […]

17/06/202006/05/2023By Diana S

Horn of Africa Wind Power Boost

Ethiopia and the other Horn of Africa countries are dogged by regular power blackouts, but […]

13/06/202001/12/2024By Colin H

Go-Ahead Given for England & Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm

While the United Kingdom’s wind power plans have received occasional gusts of publicity ill-wind recently, […]

06/06/2020By Diana S

Lost in Translation

There’s nothing more likely to cause consternation and confusion that a bungled translation. When I […]

03/06/2020By Colin H

Check Out Czech Plans for Renewables 2014

High on a wind turbine, hidden amongst the cherry orchards and the wheat fields of […]

03/06/202001/12/2024By Colin H

Giddyup! Wyoming to have World’s Biggest Wind Farm?

Wyoming may not be top of your list of United States of America and may […]

17/05/2020By Diana S

Top of the World Turbines Connected

Developer Longyuan Power have reported that the Naqu wind farm has been connected to the […]

06/05/2020By Diana S

Number of UK Onshore Wind Turbines?

How can there be such a discrepancy between the figures quoted in the title? The […]

04/05/2020By Colin H

Compensation for Bird Deaths: The Hypocrisy

In the first case of its kind, a large energy company has pleaded guilty to […]

30/04/2020By Diana S

Twin Turbine Trouble in Derby, England.

There are two sides to every story and the pro-wind and anti-wind lobbies’ arguments can […]

26/04/2020By Diana S

Jordan to have New Wind Farm in Tafilah

Tafilah is a Governorate in southern Jordan, with its capital At-Tafilah located 183 kilometers southwest […]

25/04/202001/12/2024By Colin H

Green Google

  Google this: Spinning Spur Wind Project, Oldham County, Texas. You’ll see that the company […]

25/04/2020By Diana S

Vive Wind La France!

While Germany and the UK seem to get a lot of publicity about their ambitious […]

18/04/202004/05/2023By Diana S

Panama to get first Wind Farm in 2014

Goldwind USA Inc. announced last week that the company had secured a $71 million project […]

16/04/202015/04/2023By Diana S

The Robustness of Wind Turbines

When a wind turbine blade becomes dislocated, or the gears catch fire, the anti-wind lobby […]