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MWPS and Free Breeze UK sign strategic deal for RRB Energy Wind Turbines

London, 25th June 2012 MWPS, The online market leader in facilitating the purchase and sale of new and used wind turbines across the globe, announces a strategic business alliance with Free Breeze Energy Systems UK, who distributes RRB wind turbines worldwide and provides complete turnkey solutions for wind farm projects. The partnership brings together two major… Read the rest

Bigger is Better as far as Wind Turbines Go

A new study, published in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science & Technology journal, indicates that bigger is better when it comes to turbines. In a nutshell, the results of their research showed that the larger the turbine is, the greener the electricity. This effect was due both to sheer size of the turbine plus the… Read the rest

Independent Analysis of the most Common Concerns about Wind Power

The Centre for Sustainable Energy published an independent, eye-opening report last year which dispelled many of the half-baked myths about problems with wind power. It is interesting to note the silence with which the conclusions of this report were met by those with deep-set prejudices, or representing the fossil-fuel lobby. It was comprehensive and dispelled many… 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 correct them when they are espousing a view that is clearly based on incorrect information. The other day I was told that windpower is becoming “increasingly unpopular” all across the… 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 Energy wind turbines to be installed at two plants in the northeastern part of the country. While Thailand’s smart grid efforts haven’t been the stuff of industry media headlines, the… 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 for subsidies for “inefficient” on-shore wind power to be slashed, and complaining about planning policies putting national energy policies ahead of local objections. David Cameron said there were ‘hard-headed reasons’… Read the rest

Major Turbine Assembly Plant set for United Kingdom

It was announced on 13 December that the UK Ports Operator, Associated British Ports (ABP) and turbine manufacturer Siemens, have finalized agreement to construct a £210m turbine assembly plant at Hull, North East England. Outline plans were proposed in January 2010, but the firms confirmed they have submitted joint planning applications for their Green Port Hull… Read the rest

Innovative Wind Turbine Designs: The LoopWing Turbine.

This Japanese design, the LoopWing wind turbine, was unveiled at the 2006 Japanese Eco-Products Exhibition. At that time, it was said that the turbine was aimed at homeowners, and featured a unique wing design that operated with low vibration and wind speeds as low as 1.6 m/sec. Efficiency specifications were less detailed. It is claimed that… Read the rest

Sir Bani Yas Island – Abu Dhabi – Middle East Report

By Colin Houghton While the Middle East may seem an unlikely place for renewable energy power, given its abundance of fossil fuels, Sir Bani Yas Island, on the western coast of Abu Dhabi, is the site of the Middle East’s largest wind turbine. It has been producing renewable energy since January 2008
The wind turbine, which… Read the rest

The Green Dilemma: Bird casualties from wind turbines

How green are you? You may just want to reduce the carbon emissions through solar and wind power, recycling, and not having bonfires in your yard. Or you may be green through to the core and embrace the full panoply of green environmental issues, including the protection/preservation of birds. What happens when green issues conflict? While… Read the rest