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Skystream 2.4KW Residential Wind Turbine – Fantastic Opportunity for Fast Mover

This wind turbine is located in San Francisco, USA and can be viewed still in operation. This turbine must go because of installation at an unsuitable location with too little wind and neighbours also want the turbine removed asap. Only six month old. Will sell for half price! The buyer needs to dismantle the turbine and… Read the rest

Go-Ahead Given for England & Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm

While the United Kingdom’s wind power plans have received occasional gusts of publicity ill-wind recently, the bottom line is that the Government is still very much in support of renewable energy developments. A case in point is the recent approval by the energy minister, Charles Hendry, to Vattenfall’s Pen Y Cymoedd proposals which when built will… Read the rest

UK Planning Inspector Overrules Dorset District Council’s Objection to Wind Farm

A planning inspector has granted permission for a wind farm development of four onshore 125 metre wind turbines at Wareham, Dorset. This may not seem significant in the great scheme of wind power developments, but it shows that a Planning Inspector can and will consider the greater good when looking at an application for a wind… Read the rest

France Re-commit to Renewable Energies

On 16 May Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed Prime Minister of France after the election of Francois Hollande as President. There was a little concern that in the current European debt crisis there might be some back-tracking on France’s commitment to renewable energies. However Ayrault confirmed a few days ago that the new government will uphold the… Read the rest

MWPS and Free Breeze UK sign strategic deal for RRB Energy Wind Turbines

London, 25th June 2012 MWPS, The online market leader in facilitating the purchase and sale of new and used wind turbines across the globe, announces a strategic business alliance with Free Breeze Energy Systems UK, who distributes RRB wind turbines worldwide and provides complete turnkey solutions for wind farm projects. The partnership brings together two major… Read the rest

Focus on 3Tier

3TIER are an international company that uses weather science to help clients manage the risk of weather-driven variability. It’s not just data, it’s practical and actionable intelligence. The company started in 1999 with the philosophy that their clients’ financial success will propagate a sustainable future powered by renewable energy. They boast a world-class team of atmospheric… Read the rest

Natural Gas vs Wind Energy

by Colin Houghton I came across an interesting and uplifting article by Stephen Lacey in Climate progress magazine this week, comparing and contrasting the threat that natural gas might pose to the wind power business in the United States. Stephen is a reporter with ClimateProgress.org, a blog published by the Centre for American Progress and a… Read the rest

Wind Innovations from the United States – The Cape Wind Project

This project certainly isn’t small-scale! Imagine a turbine, taller than the Statue of Liberty. Then imagine a curve of them stretching for 25 miles around an area of Nantucket Sound called Horseshoe Shoal, some 5 miles off the coastline. It could supply three quarters of the needs of Cape Cod and neighbouring islands. Fantasy? It obtained… Read the rest

100+ Irrational Tory MPs Lobby Prime Minister to Cut Subsidies for Wind Turbines

Just when the UK Government hoped that the boat had stopped rocking following the resignation of former Energy Secretary Geoff Huhne last week, more than 100 irrational thinking Conservative MPs have signed a letter written to the Prime Minister, David Cameron, urging him to cut subsidies for wind farms.… Read the rest

World Wind Power Grows by 6%

By Colin Houghton The world’s capacity for harnessing wind power increased by 41Gw in 2011, according to figures from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) released a few days ago. 7 February 2012. The GWEC annual market statistics reveal that the total installed global wind power increased to more than 238,000 MW at the end of… Read the rest