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Should Nuclear Power Share the Stage with Renewables like Wind and Solar Power?

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 such as wind and solar power? A new report published this week thinks not. Let’s look at the much-trumpeted mini nuclear reactors- the Small Modular Reactor (SMR). Small Modular Reactors… Read the rest

Partnership Between Fossil Fuels and Wind Power

You may be forgiven for thinking that fossil fuels and renewable energy don’t mix. But a UK company best known for supplying fossil fuel to homes and businesses has attempted a boost to its green credentials by clinching a deal with a United States-based wind turbine maker. Flogas, based in Syston, Leicestershire, is the country’s second-largest… Read the rest

Vestas Seal Deal with First Wind for Oakfield Wind Farm, Maine.

Vestas Wind Systems have won a 148-megawatt order from First Wind Holdings Inc. in Maine. This is the Danish manufacturer’s fourth project with this U.S. developer. The order is for 48 V112 3-megawatt wind turbines, which are rated at just over 3 megawatts each. It’s the second stage for Vestas, under a wider 718-megawatt agreement with… Read the rest

GE Win Contract for 400MW Texas Wind Farm

New Generation Power Texas (a diversified global developer, investor, owner and operator of energy infrastructure assets in the areas of Utility Scale Power Generation) has signed a contract with GE for the supply of 235 wind turbines and related services for their 400 Megawatt Texas Wind Project. Clearing and construction at the site began at the… Read the rest

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 just one example of how shrewd businesses are using green energy sources such as solar and wind power to reduce running costs and add to their profits. Oh, and of course… Read the rest

GE Set to Launch New Wind Turbine Model GE 1.85-82.5

GE are about to unveil a new turbine which will target class II wind locations, such as those in Brazil. It will be known as the 2.2-107 model and will provide a 12% increase in capacity factor and 33% increase in power output compared with the GE 1.85-82.5 model. GE also announced that they were increasing… Read the rest

United States Winning Wind War Versus 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 that the growth of wind power in the United States is putting a significant dent in emissions. They say that wind generation avoided 95.6 million metric tons of carbon dioxide being… Read the rest

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 top of the wind turbine stakes. The city of Fairbanks, Alaska, will soon have a resident in the form of the world’s highest wind turbine called Altaeros. The helium-filled turbine blimp… Read the rest

Global Wind Power Installations for 2014 to Exceed 45GW?

What was the total world-wide capacity for wind power installations last year? Preliminary estimates, yet to be verified, indicate that 34-35 GW of capacity was installed in 2013. This is according to Steve Sawyer the Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). In fact for the first time in nearly ten years it seems… Read the rest

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 energy to small communities not connected to a main grid (known as a “missionary area”). The Green Island Project relating to Green Island off the islands of Palawan in… Read the rest