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UK Coalition Government Must Display Leadership

The UK coalition Government of Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, led by David Cameron, boasted of their green credentials when they came to power. About to introduce an energy bill into Parliament in the next few weeks, it is essential that the Coalition shows its political leadership, and its grasp of economic analysis, and listen to what… Read the rest

Wind Turbine Innovations

The saying “when the going gets tough, the tough get going!” is one the can be applied with gusto to the wind turbine industry. The current recession has seen re-doubled efforts to improve designs and squeeze out more for less across turbine manufacturers. These include complete wind turbine redesigns as well as the smaller evolutionary steps… Read the rest

Is This the End of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines?

No one would deny that San Diego based Helix Wind’s Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) were captivating to watch in motion. Both their corkscrew motion and their efficiency in terms of space taken compared to conventional wind turbines caught everyone’s attention five years ago. However in may of this year, Helix Wind was forced to auction… Read the rest

UK Planning Inspector Overrules Dorset District Council’s Objection to Wind Farm

A planning inspector has granted permission for a wind farm development of four onshore 125 metre wind turbines at Wareham, Dorset. This may not seem significant in the great scheme of wind power developments, but it shows that a Planning Inspector can and will consider the greater good when looking at an application for a wind… Read the rest

MWPS and Free Breeze UK sign strategic deal for RRB Energy Wind Turbines

London, 25th June 2012 MWPS, The online market leader in facilitating the purchase and sale of new and used wind turbines across the globe, announces a strategic business alliance with Free Breeze Energy Systems UK, who distributes RRB wind turbines worldwide and provides complete turnkey solutions for wind farm projects. The partnership brings together two major… Read the rest

Bigger is Better as far as Wind Turbines Go

A new study, published in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science & Technology journal, indicates that bigger is better when it comes to turbines. In a nutshell, the results of their research showed that the larger the turbine is, the greener the electricity. This effect was due both to sheer size of the turbine plus the… Read the rest

Independent Analysis of the most Common Concerns about Wind Power

The Centre for Sustainable Energy published an independent, eye-opening report last year which dispelled many of the half-baked myths about problems with wind power. It is interesting to note the silence with which the conclusions of this report were met by those with deep-set prejudices, or representing the fossil-fuel lobby. It was comprehensive and dispelled many… Read the rest

Movers and Shakers: Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch

Georg Wilhelm Adamowitsch was born in Hameln/Weser, Germany, in 1947. He worked in various functions in the state’s Ministry of North-Rhine Westphalia, eventually as Director-General and Head of the Planning Agency. After holding diverse posts in the Minister-President’s office and state Environment Ministry in North Rhine-Westphalia Adamowitsch 1996 moved to the VEW energy corporation in Dortmund… Read the rest

The True Values Of Wind Power

As fast as there are positive reports about alternative energy, particularly wind energy, out come the opponents with negative news, be it frozen turbines or that wind power simply don’t work. Most of it actually is rubbish and one only has to take a look at successful wind farm installations, plenty of which are personal, to… Read the rest

Intel Moving On Opportunities of Wind and Electric Cars

By Poornima Gupta – SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – Technology giant Intel Corporation is seeing big opportunities in wind forecasting for power generation, and in information management for electric vehicles, John Skinner, Intel’s director of marketing for its Eco-Technology division said on Tuesday. Intel already sells microprocessors to wind turbine manufacturers and this would be… Read the rest