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Britain Playing Grid Catch-Up

A failure to invest in Britain’s 70 year old grid has meant that the boom in its wind power electricty generation is not being taken full… Read the rest..

First Council-Owned Wind Farm in UK

This week, Bristol’s mayor, George Ferguson, unveiled the UK’s very first Local Council owned and operated wind farm at Avonmouth, South West England, known as the… Read the rest..

China Will Remain Wind Power Market Leader for next Seven Years

The research and consulting firm, GlobalData, have reported that despite a slowed growth rate, China will still be the largest wind power market in 2020. It… Read the rest..

Trump Trumpets “Victory” over Vattenfall at Aberdeen Bay

The row between Donald Trump and his millionaire’s gold course versus EOWDC (the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre) in Anerdeen Bay, Scotland rumbles on with Trump… Read the rest..

Abengoa to Build New Wind Farm in Uruguay

The Spanish energy company Abengoa announced in the last few days that it had a contract to build a 70 megawatt wind farm worth an estimated… Read the rest..

What is the Economic Life of an Onshore Wind Turbine?

A study commissioned by the Renewable Energy Foundation has found that the economic life of onshore wind turbines could be far less than that predicted by… Read the rest..

The Voices of Wind Farm Hosts Down Under

When it comes to opinions and debate about wind power, we usually get the pro-lobby arguing against the frackers, the NIMBYs and the Fossil Fuel lobby.… Read the rest..

Cash Incentives for Wind Farms on Scottish Islands

Scotland has long been at the forefront of European wind energy and in a new boost to encourage new wind farms, developers will be given a… Read the rest..

Japan and Floating Wind Turbines

From time to time, you will have seen reports of research and innovation in the area of floating offshore wind technology. This has usually come from … Read the rest..

Can You be a YIMBY?

We hear a lot about those who profess green credentials yet when it comes to siting a wind turbine they cry “Not In My Back Yard!” … Read the rest..