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Giant $162 Billion Wind Farm Contract Awarded in UK

Giant 2 Billion Wind Farm Contract Awarded in UK

A super-sized wind farm contract has been awarded in the UK. The wind farm is to be located off the East Yorkshire coast and will provide four-per-cent of all electricity demand in the UK. The Hornsea zone, to be built off the Hornsea coast, will generate 3,000 megawatts and power three million homes. The Hornsea zone… Read the rest

New Type of Turbine Designed in English University

Here on the MWPS web pages we often feature new innovative designs to capture wind energy. Few ever make it beyond the drawing board or prototype stage, and therefore the standard three-bladed wind turbines continue to be seen (although getting bigger year by year). However, a Derbyshire inventor has teamed up with Nottingham’s Trent University and… Read the rest

Storing Green Energy

It has long been recognised that the vagaries of the waves, the sun, and the wind, mean that renewable “green” cannot be relied upon for 100% all-year-round electricity generation. While batteries can be used to store energy generated while the waves are high, the wind is blowing and the sun is shining, they have been inefficient… Read the rest

A Revolutionary Bladeless Turbine is Unveiled

A wind turbine without blades? Is that possible?? Yes! Vortex Bladeless have demonstrated how their turbines generate electricity from the wind through movement of the mast- and not a blade in sight! It may be that you have got very blasé about wind turbines. After all, they’ve been around for quite a few decades and are… Read the rest

The Sound of Wind Power

The anti-wind and pro-fossil fuels lobbies frequently make a lot of fuss about the (allegedly) deleterious effects of being in close proximity to operational wind turbines. There is a lot of heat generated and not much light in these debates. But one University is going to grasp the bull by the turbine blades/horns and shed some… Read the rest

Proposed Control System to end Wind Power Oscillation Issues

It has long been a pain in the blades that the changes in wind speed pose a threat to generators in power grids. The changes in wind speed cause “oscillations” which can cause generators to fail, and leading to blackouts- and reputational risk for the wind industry. However in a paper published in late autumn, part-funded… Read the rest

The Calming Effects of Wind Turbines

In the debates about the environmental effects of wind farms and wind turbines, it’s unfortunate that a lot of media coverage is given to those that see them as a blight on the land and the offshore seascapes; towering monstrosities of evening sunlight deflection and distracting noise. many of these people have never been near a… Read the rest

Offshore France

While France has a considerable length of coastline, there are, as yet, no functioning offshore wind farms. But plans are advanced to change this. There are a total of four projects, totalling 2Gw, that had tenders awarded in 2012 and another tender round will occur this year. Sometime in the middle of this year Eolien Maritime… Read the rest

Mon Dieu! Sacre Bleu! Is this the Most Famous Wind Turbine in the World?

The Eiffel Tower is France’s most recognisable landmark, but a wind turbine too? Is it going to rotate in a strong breeze? Well, no, but it has had a couple of wind turbines installed within it, to power the various activities that take place on the Tower’s first floor. And don’t get worried, the French are… Read the rest

USED WIND TURBINES FOR SALE – Used Wind Generators

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