Wind Power

[ad] BEIJING - China's Goldwind Science & Technology Ltd. is one of the world's biggest makers of wind turbines - a cornerstone of the booming clean power business - but is unknown outside its home country. By Joe McDonald - Associated Press - Goldwind aims to change that. In a Minnesota farmer's cornfield, the company is erecting three 20-story-tall windmills in its first American project and hopes it will help to woo other buyers. "There are a lot of leads and we are following them ... 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] GALWAY, IRELAND - 15th September 2009 - The world's first full-scale floating wind turbine, StatoilHydro's 'Hywind,' took to the high seas last week for a two-year trial that will lead to wind turbines that can be deployed in much deeper waters than currently possible. Is the future of wind power floating off the Norwegian coast? Floating wind towers may someday allow turbines to be installed far offshore out of view from land, outside shipping lanes and where ocean winds are strongest. The primary intention ... Read More

[ad] Ocean wave energy is captured directly from surface waves or from pressure fluctuations below the surface. Waves are caused by the wind blowing over the surface of the ocean. In many areas of the world, the wind blows with enough consistency and force to provide continuous waves. There is tremendous energy in the ocean waves. Wave power devices extract energy directly from the surface motion of ocean waves or from pressure fluctuations below the surface.  Wave power varies considerably in different parts of ... Read More

It is rumoured that BP is reportedly to sell its domestic Indian Wind Power Assets to a private equity fund named IDFC for INR6.5 billion ($133.8 million), the Economic Times reports. The fund will pay for the transaction in two tranches, with the initial payment totaling INR3.5 billion, the Web site said. BP has currently 40 megawatts of assets in Maharashtra and 60 megawatts in Karnataka. A spokesperson for IDFC Private Equity declined to comment. Anshul Mathur, a spokesman for BP India, also declined ... Read More

Can it take a full working day to change a light bulb? Yes, if it means to climb 280 steps to reach the bulb.   HANCOCK, Massachusetts   Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort in Massachusetts has a new attraction. The Zephyr wind turbine.   And the light bulb housed within the Zephyr isn't just a regular light bulb. It is part of an inside an air-traffic warning light which is located 253 feet high upon a wind turbine.   The Jiminy Peak ski resort, in Hancock, Massachusetts, is proud to be ... Read More