Windpower Now The Cheapest Energy Source In The United Kingdom!

Windpower Now The Cheapest Energy Source In The United Kingdom!
As a number of coal-fired power stations are being decommissioned in the UK, it is welcome news to hear from respected energy experts, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), that the electricity produced by wind power is now the cheapest in the UK.   BNEF have conducted a new study, and it has concluded that wind power… Read the rest

The Wind “‘Owls” No More: A Quieter more Efficient Wind Turbine- Based on Owl Feathers!

The Wind “‘Owls” No More: A Quieter more Efficient Wind Turbine- Based on Owl Feathers!
The owl. A silent deadly nocturnal killer swooping down on its prey. A wind turbine. What on earth could link them? Let us tell you; a material that mimics the sound-deadening wing structure of owls has been designed to reduce noise in wind turbines. It can also be used on more modest applications such as computer… Read the rest

Pellworm, the Greenest Island?

Pellworm, the Greenest Island?
Pellworm is one of the North Frisian Islands on the North Sea Coast of Germany. It is tiny- its area is 37  square kilometres and its permanent population is just over 1000 souls (and about 1000 sheep). Small and insignificant? No! When it comes to renewable energy, has long been ahead of its time. This Sleepy… Read the rest

The World’s Most Powerful Turbine

The World’s Most Powerful Turbine
Veterans of the wind power industry, Vestas, have been showing off their new super-turbine which is reckoned to be the most powerful yet seen. It’s the Vestas V 164-8.0. How come? It’s the combination of an 8MW power-rating and a 164-metre rotor diameter. That will make the V164-8.0 the world’s most powerful turbine to date. Everything… Read the rest

GEV Solution to Maintenance Personnel Protection

GEV Solution to Maintenance Personnel Protection
One of the most expensive, and sometimes dangerous aspects of the creation of wind farms, is not just the initial erection and commissioning, but the maintenance that is regularly required to make sure the turbines operate at optimum efficiency. A few companies have tried to perfect some kind of artificial environment to protect the personnel effecting… Read the rest

European Wind Energy Association Offshore Conference 2015

European Wind Energy Association Offshore Conference 2015
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)  holds its much-anticipated offshore wind conference in less than two months, in Copenhagen. It will be held at the Bella Centre Copenhagen from 10-12 March. EWEA is the undisputed voice of the European wind industry, whose mission statement is to actively promoting wind power in not just Europe, but worldwide… Read the rest

Steve Sawyer, the Global Wind Energy Council and Lima

Steve Sawyer, the Global Wind Energy Council and Lima
In an interview given to the influential magazine Recharge earlier this month, Steve Sawyer, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) secretary-general said:  ‘We are already seeing conflicts over resources, and it just gets ugly very quickly. I really think we are teetering on the edge of climate wars.  Strong stuff indeed. But there is hope and… Read the rest

Shock! Horror! UK Wind Turbines are sometimes Powered by the Grid!

Shock! Horror! UK Wind Turbines are sometimes Powered by the Grid!
In a series of articles in certain areas of the UK media (essentially the usual anti-wind Not in My Back Yard suspects) it has been “revealed” that wind turbines take, rather than contribute,  power from the National Grid.  Cue the usual semi-hysterical scribblings of the wind-watch hacks venting their spleens in mock indignation that wind farms… Read the rest