Rune Anders, Author at Green Energy News

Wind Farms on Family Farms in Minnesota, United States

Wind mills used to be regular sights on farms; used for grinding wheat, or for pumping water for the livestock. While windmills may be a lot… Read the rest..

Renewable Energy Storage is now more Important than Renewable Energy Generation

When the sun is shining, the winds are blowing, and demand for energy is low, all seems well in the renewable energy world. But when it’s… Read the rest..

The Biggest Wind Turbine Ever….

Just when you thought the wind industry’s obsession with size was over, and we’d reached the practical optimum in terms of wind turbine size, scientiests have… Read the rest..

Wind Power… With no Wind!

As we all know, when the wind is blowing, the electricity is generating. When it’s not, it stops. The problem of storing wind-generated energy for the… Read the rest..

Report Slams UK Missed Opportunities for Offshore Wind

The UK Institute for Public Policy Research, a leading and respected Think Tank, has presented a damning report which claims that the future of offshore wind… Read the rest..

China Seeks Scottish Offshore Expertise

Today in Beijing, a contract was signed that will see the Scottish renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy employed to provide strategic advice and expert support for the… Read the rest..

Global Wind Day Events

Looking back two weeks after Global Wind Power Day, 15 June, it is great to see just how many countries and organisations took part to celebrate… Read the rest..

KidWind

It has long been said that to win over the hearts of minds of adults in the future you need to educate the children now. Today,… Read the rest..

UK Government New Incentives for Wind Farms

The UK Government has presented new Wind Farm Planning Guidance which will enable local opposition to reject proposed wind farms. However the Government still considers that… Read the rest..

Wind Power in Chile Gets a Boost

Mainstream Renewable Power has signed a US$1.4 billion joint venture with the private equity company, Actis, to develop 600MW of renewable projects in Chile. The… Read the rest..