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Wind Power Development in Northern Ireland

On the North Eastern part of Ireland, Northern Ireland, part of the United Kingdom, is well placed to benefit from wind power. It has the highest average wind speeds across Europe and extreme high average wind speeds at coastal locations and at higher located areas. The amount of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in Northern… Read the rest

Innovative London Array Design Approved

The massive London Array project in the Thames Estuary, in Kent, South East England, has reached another milestone with its new type of wind turbine foundation design being given the seal of approval by industry certification experts DNV. London Array is among the first in the world to use a conical joint at the top… Read the rest

Wind Power: Focus On Hawaii

Hawaii. There’s a great history to be found here, it’s wonderful holiday destination, friendly people, some ace golf courses, and it has some great renewable resources, particularly wind power. Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states (became a state August 21, 1959), and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It… Read the rest

Is Bigger Better Offshore or is it Mega-turbine Madness?

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It’s a fact that the offshore wind turbines being installed now, and being planned for the future are getting bigger and bigger The North Sea has winds often exceeding 90 mph and is therefore ideal for the generation of wind power. Hundreds of wind turbines produce now electricity off the coast of the North Sea… Read the rest

Report Shows Wind Power Can Deliver 30% EU Emissions Cut

by Colin Houghton The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has published a new report revealing that by 2020, the EU wind industry could avoid 342 million tonnes of CO2- equivalent to a to a massive 31% of the EU’s target of reducing CO2 emissions by 20%. If emissions avoided by other renewable electricity technologies are included,… Read the rest

Matthew Knight Wants Standardised Substations for UK Offshore

Matthew Knight has been banging the drum and spinning the rotors for offshore wind power for a number of years now. He is Head of Business Development for Siemens Transmission and Distribution Ltd. Matthew led Siemens entry into the market for designing and building UK offshore grid connections, winning 4 out of 5 UK Round 2… Read the rest

Denmark to Assist Vietnam in Harnessing Wind Energy

Positioned in a subtropical monsoon climate and having a long coastline, Vietnam has the largest potential for wind energy development of the four main countries in the region, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand. The World Bank (WB), in an Asia energy valuation programme report, estimated the total capacity of wind power in Vietnam at 713,000 MW.… Read the rest

Major Turbine Assembly Plant set for United Kingdom

It was announced on 13 December that the UK Ports Operator, Associated British Ports (ABP) and turbine manufacturer Siemens, have finalized agreement to construct a £210m turbine assembly plant at Hull, North East England. Outline plans were proposed in January 2010, but the firms confirmed they have submitted joint planning applications for their Green Port Hull… Read the rest

VESTAS V47 – Built 2001 Never Used – Amazing Price

This turbine was delivered to Milan in 2001 and has since been stored in a local warehouse. It has never been used. This is a V47, build in Denmark with a power output of 660kw. The tower for this machine is not included. The price is $150,000. That’s an amzing offer. A 660 kw never used… Read the rest

Wind Energy Developments in Ukraine

Vestas has just sold its first wind turbine to Ukraine, its 67th global market. Windkraft Ukraine (Vindkraft Ukraina) installed the V112 3.0 MW turbine at the Novorossiske project in the Khersonskiy region in southern Ukraine, near the Black Sea. Windkraft Ukraine is determined to develop a project portfolio of wind power plants in Khersonskiy to contribute… Read the rest