A Revolutionary Bladeless Turbine is Unveiled

A Revolutionary Bladeless Turbine is Unveiled
A wind turbine without blades? Is that possible?? Yes! Vortex Bladeless have demonstrated how their turbines generate electricity from the wind through movement of the mast- and not a blade in sight! It may be that you have got very blasé about wind turbines. After all, they’ve been around for quite a few decades and are… Read the rest

Three Blades or Two Blades?

Three Blades or Two Blades?
Just when we all thought that the three-bladed wind turbine was the industry standard,  several major wind-power companies are testing a departure by dropping one of the three blades and spinning the rotor 180 degrees to face downwind.  The attraction is that if a two-bladed turbine can produce as much energy as a three-bladed one, the… Read the rest

Green Light for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Green Light for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms is now set to be built off the coast of East Anglia, England, after the government gave the go-ahead earlier this week. It’s called East Anglia One and it is anticipated that the 1.2GW project will support £520m of investment and create nearly 3000 jobs. It is a… Read the rest

Siemens Notch up Second Project in Peru with Cobra Energia

Siemens Notch up Second Project in Peru with Cobra Energia
  Cobra Energia, the Spanish wind developer, has awarded Siemens Energy another order to expand its onshore wind power fleet in Peru by an additional 97MWs. The Tres Hermanas wind power plant will include a combination of 25 Siemens direct drive SWT-3.0-108 wind turbines and eight geared SWT-2.3-108 units (pictured below). The contract also includes six… Read the rest

What Future for Offshore Wind Farms in Europe?

What Future for Offshore Wind Farms in Europe?
In the beginning there were only onshore wind farms. But with newer wind turbine technology, and reduced objections from local communities, offshore wind farms seemed the ideal solution. But in Europe it seems that continued problems are stifling offshore wind growth and may require a re-emphasis back to onshore wind farms. It’s not just that the… Read the rest

First of Three New Wind Farms for Iran

First of Three New Wind Farms for Iran
Iran has launched a new wind farm in Takestan, which is located in the north-western Qazvin Province. This will be followed by two further wind farms; one in the north-east of the country (Korasan) and the south-east (Sistan-Baluchestan). These three new farms were announced in October last year, by the managing director of Iran Power Generation… Read the rest

Danes Produce Half of their Electricity from Wind

Danes Produce Half of their Electricity from Wind
For the month of December, last year, wind power provided the country of Denmark with just over half-about 55%- of its electricity. That’s a record. It is the first time any country has generated and used over half of its electricity from wind power alone for an entire month. During Christmas week, it provided 68.5%. Denmark… Read the rest

Goldwind Turbines for Cuba

Goldwind Turbines for Cuba
Goldwind International Holdings Limited (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co.) has signed a contract which will see them supply a total of 51MW of wind turbines to Energoimport, a subsidiary of Union Electrica (UNE), in Cuba. The 51MW will be produced from 34 Goldwind 1.5MW direct-drive permanent magnet wind turbines to be… Read the rest