Sarah Dinola, Author at Green Energy News

Death Knell for Large Onshore Turbines in UK?

The UK coalition government has responded to a growing investment crisis with the country’s offshore wind programme by pulling back on plans to make heavy cuts… Read the rest..

“Wind for Prosperity” Across Africa

A programme launched earlier this week aims to bring small wind power generators all across Africa. This venture between Econet Wireless and Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas… Read the rest..

Compensation for Bird Deaths: The Hypocrisy

In the first case of its kind, a large energy company has pleaded guilty to killing birds at its large wind turbine farms in Wyoming and… Read the rest..

“Caught by the Wind”: The Henk Lagerweij Story- So Far!

Introduction While the world of wind power may have its fair share of superb businessmen, entrepreneurs, innovators and “movers & shakers” there can be few whose… Read the rest..

GE Add-On Booster for its Turbines

The leading energy provider, E.ON, will use GE’s” PowerUp” software program to increase power output by up to 5 percent. The add-on will boostover 450 turbines.… Read the rest..

Belwind-Belgium: Worlds Biggest Offsore Turbine is Erected

In a follow-up to our previous story (Ostend offshore wind farm) about the world’s largest offshore wind turbine near to the port of Ostend, in Belgium,… Read the rest..

Iranian Wind Power

While the word “nuclear power” tends to crop up when speaking about Iran, it could soon be “renewable energy” instead. Year on year Iran has increased… Read the rest..

Furniture and Turbines Do Go Together!

We reported a few months ago about IKEA’s interest and investment in wind energy: . It seems that it wasn’t just a flash in the pan… … Read the rest..

Gigha Watts Wind Energy to be Stored

The aptly named Scottish island of Gigha is going to be the centre of an experiment which aims to crack one of the major tecnological problems… Read the rest..

Brazil: Blessed with Green Resources

Brazil is a country not without its problems, but in one area it is rich; renewable energy. It has many rivers that carry more fresh… Read the rest..