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Nordex and Vestas News

Poland will see 15 of Nordex’s N100/2500 turbines at the Orla development. The first nine of these machines will be installed within weeks, with commissioning due… Read the rest..

Scotland Commissions Study into Wind Turbine “Sickness”

There are numerous independent reports debunking so called wind turbine sickness. While the visual impact of living too close to an operating wind turbine are understood,… Read the rest..

Seaforth Problems with Turbines

A Canadian (Nova Scotia) Dartmouth wind turbine maker, Seaforth Energy Inc, that’s already more than $4 million in debt, has also had recent trouble with the… Read the rest..

One Turbine, one Field in England, and a Whole Lot of Bother

A long-running battle with campaigners over the building of a wind turbine could cost a Nottinghamshire council a staggering £80,000 in legal fees. The 66m (217ft)… Read the rest..

Green Investment Bank Plans to Get the Wind Up!

The government’s Edinburgh-based Green Investment Bank (Gib) has announced plans to raise £1bn to encourage new investors to put money into offshore wind farms. The bank… Read the rest..

New Wind Power Projects Approved for Scotland

Scottish ministers have approved two wind farm projects that together could provide power to more than 100,000 homes. One is a 54-turbine extension to the existing… Read the rest..

North Myrtle Beach, California to be Home for new Wind Farms

South Carolina’s North Myrtle Beach is soon to become a significant home for wind farms. South Carolina’s growing wind power industry will take a significant step… Read the rest..

German Renewable Energy Act Changes Affect the Used Wind Turbine Market

Changes to Germany’s EEG (Renewable Sources Energy Act- Erneuerbare-Energien-Gesetz – EEG), due to come in on 1 August this year, are going to have a significant… Read the rest..

Australia Turns its Back on Wind

Australia’s Senate has voted to repeal the carbon tax, a levy on the biggest polluters passed by the previous Australian Labor government. Tony Abbott, whose Liberal-National… Read the rest..

Lost in Translation

There’s nothing more likely to cause consternation and confusion that a bungled translation. When I was a representative of the UK at the International Radio Frequency… Read the rest..