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The Royals and Wind Power- A Whiff of Hypocrisy?

Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, once called a windfarm “a blot on the landscape”. However it’ll be interested to see if he changes… 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… Read the rest..

Exploding Some Myths about Wind Power

It never ceases to amaze me what rubbish I hear from people when the subject of windpower comes up in conversation. I do my best to… Read the rest..

Wind, Hot Air and Wuthering

Campaigners against a plan to build wind turbines on moors associated with the Bronte sisters are making their final attempt to coerce councillors and planners to… Read the rest..

Semi-sentient Wind Turbines?: They Learn Like Humans

Could we soon be seeing semi-sentient Wind Turbines, that are able to learn and use that learning? One of the problems of most conventional wind turbines… Read the rest..

Using Trees to Estimate Average Wind Speed: The Griggs-Putnam Index of Plant Deformity

If you have an area that you think may be suitable for the establishment of a wind turbine, but have no historical data on average wind… Read the rest..

Focus on Wind Power in New Zealand

In New Zealand, wind power generates a small but rapidly growing proportion of the country’s electricity, as the country makes increasing use of its outstanding wind… Read the rest..

Wind Power comes to Thailand

Thailand’s commitment to modernizing its electrical network with a nationwide smart grid took another step forward in the last weeks with its order for 90 Siemens… Read the rest..

David Cameron Defends UK Windfarm Plans to Tory MPs

The United Kingdom Prime Minister, David Cameron has written to more than 100 of his own backbenchers who published an open letter to the PM asking… Read the rest..

Aire Mask – Breathtaking Mini Wind Turbines to charge iPhone

Breathtaking Mini Wind Turbines to charge iPhone We’ve become very used to seeing both onshore and offshore wind turbines rotating majestically in the breeze, but there’s… Read the rest..