Wind Power

[ad] Denmark's Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine maker, is enjoying a large number of orders recently to come back from a very shaky 2009. Vestas announced last Wednesday that German company Nordwind Handels GmbH & Co. ordered 40 V90 turbines for installation in eastern Germany. Each turbine has a capacity of 2 MW. The contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning as well as a 10-year service agreement, the company said. "Installation of the turbines will start during the fourth quarter of 2010 and the project ... Read More

[ad] Danish wind manufacturer Vestas is planning to invest  $380m in Gujarat, Kutch - India. The world's number one wind power solutions provider Vestas is increasing its installed capacity in Gujarat after the third largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, Suzlon Energy, has already decided to expand the capacity of its wind farm in Kutch. Vestas has already got a wind power generation capacity of 60 Mw in Gujarat. "Vestas is planning to install another 250 Mw capacity in Kutch in the next one ... Read More

[ad] World Wind Maps - Wind Atlases of the World. This article provides you with essential links to world wide wind maps. The maps contain data on the wind speed and wind direction in a region. Typically, a climatological wind atlas covers hourly averages at a standard height (10 meter) over even longer periods (30 years). You can make use of a wind atlas when you are looking into pre-selecting wind farm sites. The wind atlas methodology and has been applied in more than 100 countries and territories around the ... Read More

[ad] In this short 10 minute video tutorial, MyWindPowerSystem.com shows you how easy and simple it is to build your own small wind power turbine in just an afternoon's work. It gives you detailed instructions to build a windmill by utilizing on day to day's use of basic materials and equipment available in any small "DYI orientated" household. The focus in this video is set to the production of the wind turbine blades which will be made out of a simple PVC pipe.   Looking to buy or ... Read More

[ad] Believe it or not, it’s easy. If you can find the time and patience to build it yourself, you are one of many people who are tired of ever increasing electricity bills. Alternatively, you can buy ready made systems, but they will set you back financially at least a couple of grand. Here at MyWindPowerSystem.com we search the internet everyday to find people that have done it, that have spent time and a little money to put their own system together. Michael ... Read More