Germany Leads the Way in Wind and Solar Power

Germany Leads the Way in Wind and Solar Power
Germany is the world’s fourth-largest economy and nearly a third of its electric power comes from renewable energy. That fraction is increasing… Indeed it is now thought that Germany is an ideal global test bed for the feasibility of using renewable energy on a large scale. Let’s look at other countries that generate a large amount… Read the rest

Canadian Health Study Finds no link between and Adverse Health Effects

Canadian Health Study Finds no link between and Adverse Health Effects
A Health Canada study has found no link between exposure to wind turbine noise and negative health effects in people. While the closer people lived to wind turbines, the more irritated they became with the nuisance of the noise, Health Canada concluded in their Wind Turbine Noise and Health Study that wind turbine noise did not… Read the rest

United Kingdom Produces More Power from Wind than from Nuclear Power Stations

United Kingdom Produces More Power from Wind than from Nuclear Power Stations
Before we all get too excited about the headline, I should say that this achievement was only managed for one day. Earlier this week, for one day only,  the UK’s wind farms generated more power than its nuclear power stations according to the National Grid. However this was no mean achievement and not only shows the… Read the rest

$100 billion invested in oil Will not Produce as much Energy as $100 billion invested in Renewable Energy

0 billion invested in oil Will not Produce as much Energy as 0 billion invested in Renewable Energy
Don’t take my word for it! A French investment bank, Kepler Chevreuxhas, has produced a ground-breaking piece of analysis which should have considerable implications for the continued viability of  the global oil industry. The investment bank estimates that $100 billion invested in the two key renewable industries; wind energy or solar energy and deployed as energy… Read the rest

Small Scale Wind Turbines and Scotland

Small Scale Wind Turbines and Scotland
While the UK seems to be whipping itself into a frenzied panic about the possibility of Scotland voting itself out of the Union of Scotland England & Wales and becoming an independent country, a news story from Scotland achieved little publicity: Last week Scotland revealed its plans to follow a model for small scale wind turbines.… Read the rest

Eolian Renewable Energy Set Sights on Mount Waldo Again

Eolian Renewable Energy Set Sights on Mount Waldo Again
In the town of Frankfort, Waldo County, Maine, Eastern United States,  is a small mountain about 1,060 feet (320 m) high. Granite from the surrounding area was once the stock in trade of a thriving industry. Mount Waldo Granite has a coarse-grained texture which gives it a more patchy, mottled look than the finer-grained granites. Although… Read the rest

One Turbine, one Field in England, and a Whole Lot of Bother

One Turbine, one Field in England, and a Whole Lot of Bother
A long-running battle with campaigners over the building of a wind turbine could cost a Nottinghamshire council a staggering £80,000 in legal fees. The 66m (217ft) structure between Woodborough and Calverton in Nottinghamshire was erected after Gedling Borough Council approved it in 2011. The council took into account all considerations including complaints about the visual impact… Read the rest

Lost in Translation

Lost in Translation
There’s nothing more likely to cause consternation and confusion that a bungled translation. When I was a representative of the UK at the International Radio Frequency Registration Board a few years back in Geneva, a very fast speaking Indian caused mayhem when the translators couldn’t keep up and try to put their own interpretation on what… Read the rest

Trairí II Project, Brazil: Wind Turbines Announced

Trairí II Project, Brazil: Wind Turbines Announced
While we all may be gripped in World Cup Fever in Brazil, wind project deals stop for no-one, not even the semi-finals. It has just been announced that Alstom have signed a contract with Brazil’s largest private power generator, Tractebel Energia Brasil to supply 36 ECO 122 wind turbines tom the Trairí II project; a wind… Read the rest

Vestas 3.3MW Turbines for Izmir Wind Farm in Turkey

Vestas 3.3MW Turbines for Izmir Wind Farm in Turkey
Giant Dutch manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order for 33 megawatts of wind turbines for a wind project in Izmir, Turkey. The order for the Fuat RES wind farm will consist of 10 wind turbines that have a power production capacity of 3.3 MW each. The plant is part of a project developed by Borusan EnBW… Read the rest