Karen Conover has been guiding the wind industry for more than 25 years. A long time consultant and industry leader, she is one of the few women visible on the national and international wind stage during the surge in development in recent years. Karen’s interest in the renewable energy business began at an early age . At an energy fair in NewJersey, United States, her hometown, she was captivated by the solar and wind-energy displays. From that time forward, she pursued an involvement ... Read More

A new series featuring the who is who in Wind Power by Colin Houghton. Part 1: Paul Gipe     Paul Gipe is not a CEO of a multi-million dollar wind turbine company, or a politician, but anyone who is interested in wind power and renewable energies should have heard of him because he is hugely influential: Google “Wind Guru” and his name is likely to be on that first page! He is an author, advocate, and renewable energy industry analyst. His experience with the technology ... Read More

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The development and installation of wind farms, particularly in the United States, has not progressed as quickly as it might have due to concerns about the effect of wind turbines on radar. Spinning wind turbine blades create a “cone of silence” above the turbines, making it difficult for 2-D radar systems to see aircraft as they fly overhead. It can also create false positives on radar that can look like weather systems (see photo above). According to the Idaho National Laboratory speaking, close ... Read More

By Colin Houghton The British are, of course, obsessed about the weather. They talk about it incessantly, and despite the fact that 80% of the time it’s just cold, dull and grey, they are always complaining it’s too hot, too wet, freezing, or trying to predict weather it’ll “turn out nice”  for the Bank Holiday weekend (it never does). Usually Britain has warm, wet and windy winters, thanks to Caribbean air carried here by the Atlantic jet stream, a fast-flowing current of air. However ... Read More

By Colin Houghton Scientists are eyeing the jet stream, an energy source that rages night and day, 365 days a year, just a few miles above our heads. If they can tap into its fierce winds, the world's entire electrical needs could be met, they say. They believe that the total global energy contained in wind is 100 times the power used by everyone on the planet. If we could tap into just one per cent of that energy, they say it still wouldn’t ... Read More

By Colin Houghton With four grid-scale wind projects already built in the US State of Maine, including the one in Mars Hill (photo left), and two more under construction, Maine is poised to surpass an important milestone as it moves toward its 2015 wind-power generation goal. A cluster of wind turbines has been operating on the north side of Mars Hill Mountain in Mars Hill since 2006. Power produced from all of the projects, was completed, along with an approved portion of another planned Oakfield ... Read More

At the end of spring there was a high-level diplomatic meeting held in London between the UK deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and senior members of the British-Irish Council. The purpose was to discuss a plan to expand electricity grid connections throughout the British Isles. The core of the plan is to facilitate new connections to link the grids of Ireland and Britain so that Irish wind farms can supply power to England, and other nations. Sleahead beach on the Dingle peninsula in ... Read More

This Japanese design, the LoopWing wind turbine, was unveiled at the 2006 Japanese Eco-Products Exhibition. At that time, it was said that the turbine was aimed at homeowners, and featured a unique wing design that operated with low vibration and as wind speeds as low as 1.6 m/sec. Efficiency specifications were less detailed. It is claimed that the turbine rotates at wind speeds as low as 2m/s while achieving over 40% co-efficiency at around 8m/s in wind tunnel experiments. A year later LoopWing ... Read More

South Africa's first commercial wind farm, the Darling wind farm, began generating in May 2008 with four turbines, each producing 1.3 MW By Colin Houghton A study by Frost & Sullivan:  "Mega Trends in Africa: A bright vision for the growing continent" was released at an African growth, innovation and leadership conference in Cape Town last month (August).  According to this Africa Infrastructure Country Diagnostic, chronic power problems impede growth and productivity in more than 30 African countries. Inadequate generation capacity, limited electrification, low ... Read More

By Colin Houghton While the Middle East may seem an unlikely place for renewable energy power, given its abundance of fossil fuels, Sir Bani Yas Island, on the western coast of Abu Dhabi, is the site of the Middle East’s largest wind turbine. It has been producing renewable energy since January 2008 The wind turbine, which stands 65 metres high and has three rotor blades each with a 52 metre wing span, has a production capacity of 850 KW per hour. The wind turbine, ... Read More

By Colin Houghton In a recent article by Mark Delucchi and Stanford Engineering Professor Mark Jacobson argued that we don’t need nuclear power, coal, or biofuels. Both argue that we can get 100 percent of our energy from wind, water, and solar (WWS) power, efficiently, reliably, safely, sustainably, and economically. We can get to this WWS world by simply building a lot of new systems for the production, transmission, and use of energy. One scenario developed takes us to 2030, when we could have… ... Read More

By Colin Houghton While on an economic trade mission to China, US Governor for Illinois, Pat Quinn (centre, above), visited Beijing and announced plans for Goldwind to build a major wind farm in Shady Oaks, Lee County, Illinois, US. Work will begin later this year. Goldwind USA Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co, LTD, based in Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. Goldwind USA established its headquarters in Chicago in 2010 to oversee operations in North and South America. The Shady Oaks ... Read More

Continuing our look at non-conventional wind turbines, here is another interesting design. The idea behind this wind turbine was to home in on simplicity: Produce an off-shore turbine that has the bare necessities to operate, and removing all components that do contribute directly to power generation. This obviously has a welcoming effect on cost to produce. As you can see from the illustration above, the turbine has a number of small rotors with a universal joint that enables it to tilt. That means it ... Read More

By Colin Houghton Germany now has over three-quarters of all offshore wind farm related cable orders. As part of a detailed investigation into power cable installation in the offshore wind industry, technology and consultancy company Enventi claim its analysis shows current UK Government policy is stalling offshore wind development. Their analysis into power-cable installation in the offshore wind industry shows that out of 2,400 kilometres of offshore cables currently on order, only 13% — or 300km — relate to planned UK offshore developments. Cabling ... Read More

By Colin Houghton During a presentation to the Bruce County Council, in Ontario, Canada, on 1 September, the head of the Sierra Club of Canada said that there's plenty of research worldwide to show that a link between well placed wind turbines and health concerns is unfounded. The executive director of Sierra Club Canada, John Bennett, said "Concerns about the health effects of wind turbines have been grossly exaggerated by those who have other agendas involved".  The address followed a motion passed last ... Read More

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By Colin Houghton In July, the search engine giant Google, acknowledged that the clean energy dilemma is one of the United States’ biggest challenges moving forward, by releasing a thought-provoking report. Their report unveiled the results of a huge number-crunching project to see how much change clean energy technology and innovation could have on the US economy and the environment. And the news is pretty uplifting! [ad] Lest we forget the context and pedigree, Google has been one of the biggest corporate investors into renewable ... Read More

How green are you? You may just want to reduce the carbon emissions through solar and wind power, recycling, and not having bonfires in your yard. Or you may be green through to the core and embrace the full panoply of green environmental issues, including the protection/preservation of birds. What happens when green issues conflict? While the unsightliness and noise of wind turbines may rest in the “nuisance to be tolerated for the greater good” box, where turbine blades have caused bird deaths, ... Read More

While the most common commercial wind turbine is the "horizontal-spindled three bladed propeller” design, here is a round-up of some of the other types of turbine. Some aesthetically pleasing to the eye if not (yet) top of the efficiency chart in harnessing wind power! Laddermill Researchers at Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands are building what they call a Laddermill to tap the steady and stiff winds in the jet stream. This consists of a stack of tethered kites that rise up to ... Read More

[ad] By Colin Houghton Since 2003, the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in Rokkasho village, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, has shared the area with 77 large wind turbines. The Mayor of Rokkasho said that the village is an ideal site for harnessing electricity from wind power because the winds blow there almost all through the year. A local resident, 75 years old said the wind turbines were "better than the nuclear fuel reprocessing plant that has caused radiation fears." This comment is hardly surprising since the Fukushima ... Read More

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By Colin Houghton, August 29, 2011 Japan's parliament is about to approve an historic bill on renewable energy.  It hat was championed by Prime Minister Naoto Kan as a way to reduce the nation's unhealthy dependence on nuclear power. The Bill should be enacted in the next few weeks. Unsurprisingly, the Fukushima nuclear disaster boosted the prospects for the bill becoming law astronomically. There was little hope for its success before the accident. [ad] In essence the law will require that Japanese Utilities must purchase ... Read More

August 28, by Colin Houghton On February 11, 2010, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory released the first comprehensive update of the wind energy potential by state since 1993, showing that Ohio had potential to install 55 GW of onshore wind power nameplate, capable of generating 152 TW annually. The Ohio Department of Development used these wind maps show that Ohio has tremendous resources of on shore wind power, combined with many ideal locations for utility-scale wind development. The State's extensive farmlands offer ... Read More

August 27, by Colin Houghton [ad] How long ago was the world’s first successful wind-powered generator built? 30 years? 50 years? 100 years? Nope.  Over 110 years ago, in 1890! In the basement laboratory of his mansion in Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America, Charles Brush worked on plans that would produce the world's first automatically operated wind turbine generator. When built in his 5 acre backyard, it charged his home's 12 batteries; it was the first home in Cleveland to have any form of ... Read More

August 23, by Colin Houghton Ecuador is set to join the wind farm revolution. The South American country’s Electricity Corporation of Ecuador (CELEC) has signed a deal with the Chinese company Global Goldwind to build a wind farm using the Company’s 1.5Megawatt Turbine (shown below). Known as the Villonaco Project, the wind farm will have a 15 MW capacity and be built in the province of Loja in the South of the Country. Construction is due to commence in September 2011, and is due for ... Read More

London, 18 August 2011 - by Colin Houghton Chris Huhne, the UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, visited the Isle of Wight on 3 August this month to understand the Island’s integrated approach to the green economy and sustainability, and to meet with wind turbine manufacturers Vestas Wind Systems, local MPs and green businesses. The Vestas plant, in Newport, is capable of designing and manufacturing wind turbine prototypes, and testing some of the largest wind turbine blades in the World. The Isle ... Read More

London, 16th August 2011 - by Colin Houghton. Plans have been unveiled for next year’s All-Energy Exhibition and Conference to be held in Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom, following the success of the 2011 Conference in May 2011. It will take place at the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre on 23 and 24 may 2012. The Conference has been held in Aberdeen (known as “The Energy City”) since 2001, and continues to be the United Kingdom’s largest event devoted to all sources of renewable and clean energy, ... Read More

London, 15th August 2011 - by Colin Houghton.   As the last session of the UKParliament drew to a close in Ww32 prior to the Summer recess, it approved the UK Government’s final set of National Policy Statements (NPS) on energy. These included much-needed plans to speed up the planning process for major renewable energy projects. The UK Government’s Minister for Energy, Charles Hendry, warned that without urgent improvements to Britain’s power supply infrastructure, the country could be facing blackouts. Major renewable energy schemes, including wind power, needed ... Read More

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