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Scotland Commissions Study into Wind Turbine “Sickness”

There are numerous independent reports debunking so called wind turbine sickness. While the visual impact of living too close to an operating wind turbine are understood, the more esoteric claims of headaches, sleep deprivation and effects on livestock breeding have almost always been found to be false. So it’s somewhat surprising that one of the most… Read the rest

Seaforth Problems with Turbines

A Canadian (Nova Scotia) Dartmouth wind turbine maker, Seaforth Energy Inc, that’s already more than $4 million in debt, has also had recent trouble with the quality of some of its products. The company won an order to provide and install 14 wind turbines in its native Nova Scotia. They all carry a five-year warranty. A… Read the rest

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

New Wind Power Projects Approved for Scotland

Scottish ministers have approved two wind farm projects that together could provide power to more than 100,000 homes. One is a 54-turbine extension to the existing SSE Clyde wind farm in South Lanarkshire: The extension to the Clyde wind farm, which is located to the east of Abington, will generate up to an additional 171MW, enough… Read the rest

North Myrtle Beach, California to be Home for new Wind Farms

South Carolina’s North Myrtle Beach is soon to become a significant home for wind farms. South Carolina’s growing wind power industry will take a significant step forward this September when the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identifies the offshore tracts available for lease to wind power farms. The potential for South Carolina to grasp… Read the rest

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

Vestas to Supply Turbines for Minnesota Wind Project

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. to supply 166 megawatts worth of wind turbines for a wind project in Minnesota, United States. The 166 MW will be formed from 83 Vestas V100-2.o MW turbines (see picture below). The 166 MW-worth of turbines will be used for the 200… Read the rest

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

Pupil-Power!

Grassfield High School is a “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. Partly to help students study how a wind turbine works and partly to help power the school a wind turbine is being erected near to the school grounds. There are already some turbines near the school’s bus park (see… Read the rest

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