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UK Advisory Body gives Green Light for Low-Carbon Investment for Decades to Come

The UK’s influential advisory body- the Committee on Climate Change has issued a report outlining why investing in low-carbon technologies will, over the longer term, be… Read the rest..

Wind Power Movers & Shakers: Tom Kiernan

Last month a unanimous vote of the Board of Directors, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) chose Tom Kiernan as the organization’s new Chief Executive Officer.… Read the rest..

Google Acquire Wind Power Company

You may recall that search engine supremo Google has invested in some novel innovations and technologies. The self-driving car and the wearable computing device being a… Read the rest..

Siemens Curtail the B53 Turbine Blade

Just a few hours after one of its wind turbines threw a blade in the Imperial County town of Ocotillo, Siemens Energy announced it is shutting… Read the rest..

Can You See a Wind Farm?

There is a real divide in most countries when it comes to support for renewable wind farm energy. Many people are happy to say they support… Read the rest..

Transportation of Wind Turbines

As wind power technology continues to develop, we have seen not only the power capacity, but the size of turbines, grow year on year. While a… Read the rest..

Wales Gives a Thumbs-Up for Wind Energy

RenewableUK, the UK Industry body, has commissioned a YouGov poll which reveals that there is a great deal of support for renewable energy in Wales. Almost… Read the rest..

Wind Turbines and Bird Deaths in the United States.

In an Associated Press article out this week, it is stated that the US administration has never fined or prosecuted a wind farm for killing eagles… Read the rest..

The Sound of Wind Turbines

Opponents of wind farms claim that there are high levels of infrasound and low frequency sounds that are generated by wind turbines and that these pose… Read the rest..

Why are Wind Turbines White?

Do you know why wind turbines are invariably white in colour? Henry Ford, the father of mass production famously said of his Model T-Ford, you can… Read the rest..