Add Wind Turbines To Make UK Energy More Resilient says new Report

Add Wind Turbines To Make UK Energy More Resilient says new Report
How do you make your energy market more able to resist the vagaries of fossil fuel prices? You install more wind turbines of course!  This was the conclusion of a new report by Cambridge Econometrics, commissioned by the UK renewable Industry’s main body; RenewableUK.  The dwindling supplies of domestic gas and coal mean that the UK… Read the rest

Living in a Turbine – The Dutch Wind Wheel

Living in a Turbine – The Dutch Wind Wheel
A lot of people can grumble about the sight and sounds of wind turbines.  Others, particularly those of a green persuasion, can see them as majestic towers of whirling beauty. However, few would think about actually living inside a wind turbine. You’re probably thinking about the traditional type of wind turbine, in which case, yes, it… Read the rest

UK Offshore Wind Capacity now 10 Gigawatts

UK Offshore Wind Capacity now 10 Gigawatts
The UK Coalition Government’s Ministers have said that they will be providing  £66m of funding to improve the supply chain for offshore wind developments, boost innovation and bring new products to market. They anticipate that this could help the industry contribute £7bn to the economy and create 30,000 jobs by 2020. The announcement came just as… Read the rest

Pakistan Wind Power Latest

Pakistan Wind Power Latest
Pakistan may have a seat at all the world’s great conferences and appear at first glance to be a fully developed front tier nation. But first appearances can be deceptive. It is still a developing nation and has recently attracted a lot of attention from the renewable energy industry due to its lack of energy infrastructure… Read the rest

FARM INCOME – Additional Income For Landowners

FARM INCOME – Additional Income For Landowners
Earn substantial Long Term Income from providing Land for Wind Turbine Operators.   Landowners have an opportunity to earn additional income from providing land for the installation and operation of Wind turbines. For each turbine a land owner allows to be installed and operated on their land, additional income can be generated. A single Wind Turbine up… Read the rest

Scottish First Minister Demands Certainty for Offshore Wind

Scottish First Minister Demands Certainty for Offshore Wind
Scotland has an abundance of wind both onshore and offshore, and has many onshore wind farms that are contributing to Scotland’s green future, such as Whitelee wind farm in East Renfrewshire – Scotland’s largest onshore development. But the First Minister for Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, is concerned that the UK government budget allocation for offshore wind is… Read the rest

The Future Cost of Windpower: New Research Published online

The Future Cost of Windpower: New Research Published online
MarketReportsOnline have made available a major report on the cost of wind power energy, then, now and in the future. It is available here:  http://www.marketreportsonline.com/395631.html. The report begins by covering the basics that most in the industry would concur with: The research says that wind power is a capital intensive industry with most of the investment… Read the rest

Biennial Wind Turbine Noise Conference 2015

Biennial Wind Turbine Noise Conference  2015
There have already been five previous international conferences on wind turbine noise. The first one was in 2005 and they take place every two years. This year, it will be held in Glasgow, Scotland, the host for last year’s successful Commonwealth Games. It is anticipated that it will be even more successful than the previous conference,… Read the rest

Windpower Now The Cheapest Energy Source In The United Kingdom!

Windpower Now The Cheapest Energy Source In The United Kingdom!
As a number of coal-fired power stations are being decommissioned in the UK, it is welcome news to hear from respected energy experts, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), that the electricity produced by wind power is now the cheapest in the UK.   BNEF have conducted a new study, and it has concluded that wind power… Read the rest

GEV Solution to Maintenance Personnel Protection

GEV Solution to Maintenance Personnel Protection
One of the most expensive, and sometimes dangerous aspects of the creation of wind farms, is not just the initial erection and commissioning, but the maintenance that is regularly required to make sure the turbines operate at optimum efficiency. A few companies have tried to perfect some kind of artificial environment to protect the personnel effecting… Read the rest