Rune Anders, Author at Green Energy News

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)… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read the rest..

Vestas: New Deal in France, and launch of World’s most Powerful Turbine

Vestas dominate the wind news this week. They have negotiated a deal with EDF Energies Nouvelles to supply turbines for an 88MW unnamed wind farm in… Read the rest..

Wind Turbine Payback: Just 6 Months!

The fossil fuel followers have often said that the carbon cost in manufacturing commercial wind turbines is so great that it takes years, if ever, to… Read the rest..