Underground Wind Energy Storage

Underground Wind Energy Storage
While wind power is one of the greenest renewable energies around, the wind doesn’t blow continuously at an optimum speed for offshore or onshore wind turbines.  That means sometimes no energy is being generated and added to the grid. But an equal issue is that when you have a period of optimum wind, it is difficult… Read the rest

WIND TURBINES DESIGNS – The World’s Most Amazing Windmills Designs

WIND TURBINES DESIGNS – The World’s Most Amazing Windmills Designs
A journey through the evolution of the most spectacular wind turbines designs in the world Looking for an environmentally friendly energy source while looking gracious, aesthetic and beautiful? This article is a journey through the evolution of the most spectacular WIND TURBINES DESIGNS in the world. The answer is blowing in the wind! Wind turbines float… Read the rest

Used GE Wind Turbines – 1.5 MW Available

Used GE Wind Turbines – 1.5 MW Available
4 x General Electric – GE 1.5 S Wind Turbine –  For Sale With more than 5,000 units in operation worldwide, GE’s 1.5 MW turbine continues to be one of the world’s most widely used wind turbines in its class. Offers in the region of $750,000 per unit / dismantled and loaded onto the truck   There… Read the rest

VisionAIR3: Heralding a Revolution in Wind Turbines?

VisionAIR3: Heralding a Revolution in Wind Turbines?
In the last few days, the official debut of a new vertical axis micro wind turbine was launched.  It’s a  new addition to the UGE (formerly Urban Green Energy) portfolio of turbines.  It’s called the “VisionAIR3″ and is a ramped-up, high-efficiency version of the company’s earlier micro-vertical axis wind turbine models. in 2012 UGE  partnered with… Read the rest

New Type of Turbine Designed in English University

New Type of Turbine Designed in English University
Here on the MWPS web pages we often feature new innovative designs to capture wind energy.  Few ever make it beyond the drawing board or prototype stage, and therefore the standard three-bladed wind turbines continue to be seen (although getting bigger year by year). However, a Derbyshire inventor has teamed up with Nottingham’s Trent University and… Read the rest

Proposed Control System to end Wind Power Oscillation Issues

Proposed Control System to end Wind Power Oscillation Issues
It has long been a pain in the blades that the changes in wind speed pose a threat to generators in power grids. The changes in wind speed cause “oscillations” which can cause generators to fail, and leading to blackouts- and reputational risk for the wind industry. However in a paper  published in late autumn, part-funded… Read the rest

The Wind “‘Owls” No More: A Quieter more Efficient Wind Turbine- Based on Owl Feathers!

The Wind “‘Owls” No More:  A Quieter more Efficient Wind Turbine- Based on Owl Feathers!
The owl. A silent deadly nocturnal killer swooping down on its prey. A wind turbine. What on earth could link them? Let us tell you; a material that mimics the sound-deadening wing structure of owls has been designed to reduce noise in wind turbines. It can also be used on more modest applications such as computer… Read the rest