The Impact of Wind Farms in Australia
You might be forgiven for thinking that the social and environmental impact of wind turbines has been done to death over the last four decades. […]
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Recession hit ski resort supported by wind power
Can it take a full working day to change a light bulb? Yes, if it means to climb 280 steps to reach the bulb. HANCOCK, […]
United States Chooses Turbines for First Offshore Wind Farm
The award of the lucrative contract to supply the United States’ first offshore wind farm has been eagerly anticipated. It was announced in a supply […]
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 – New Deal in France
Vestas dominate the wind news this week. They have negotiated a deal with EDF Energies Nouvelles to supply turbines for an 88MW unnamed wind farm […]
New Wind Farm given Go-Ahead in Wales
A 28 turbine wind farm at Brechfa Forest West in Carmarthenshire, Wales, has been given the thumbs up by the United Kingdom’s Department of Energy […]
Northern Ireland’s Carn Hill Wind Farm Facility Opened
The Irish renewable energy group, Gaelectric, opened a £20m wind farm at Carn Hill, Newtonabbey, County Antrim. It’s the first fully operational wind farm from […]
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 […]
Brazil: Blessed with Green Resources
Brazil is a country not without its problems, but in one area it is rich; renewable energy. It has many rivers that carry more […]
Focus on Finland
Vestas has won its largest-ever wind turbine order in Finland. It will be a 99MW project using the Vestas V126-3.3MW turbines (see picture below) with […]
UK Government New Incentives for Wind Farms
The UK Government has presented new Wind Farm Planning Guidance which will enable local opposition to reject proposed wind farms. However the Government still considers […]
Does Wind Power Increase Carbon Emissions? Of Course Not!
It’s always quite amusing to see critics of wind power jump on some piece of dodgy reporting, or half-baked so-called research, and use it to […]