Green Energy News

Number of UK Onshore Wind Turbines: 4,400 or 30,000?!

How can there be such a discrepancy between the figures quoted in the title? The answer lies in what you call a wind turbine when doing… Read the rest..

Siemens win Big Dutch Offshore Contract

Siemens has just clinched a deal with the Dutch Offshore Wind consortium called the Gemini Project. The contracts are for the construction, financing, and operations in… Read the rest..

Farmers for Wind

I have seen many an article supposedly penned by a farmer that rails against the installation of onshore wind turbines on their land. When you do… Read the rest..

Two Years idle for a Wind Turbine in Portsmouth, Hampshire

People in Portsmouth are angry. Portsmouth is the historic South coast of England town where Sir Francis Drake finished a game of bowls before setting off… Read the rest..

A Visit to Two Wind Farms

Last bank holiday weekend in the UK was also my 59th birthday and while holidaying in the superb unspoilt Edwardian seaside town of Southwold, famous for… Read the rest..

GE Set to Launch New Wind Turbine Model GE 1.85-82.5

GE are about to unveil a new turbine which will target class II wind locations, such as those in Brazil. It will be known as the… Read the rest..

Renewable Energy Islands

While it may be some time before a mainland country will be totally powered by renewable energy, some islands dotted around the globe are doing their… Read the rest..

Siemens Notch up Second Project in Peru with Cobra Energia

Cobra Energia, the Spanish wind developer, has awarded Siemens Energy another order to expand its onshore wind power fleet in Peru by an additional 97MWs.… Read the rest..

Five Offshore Wind Projects In UK Approved

Eight major renewable energy projects, expected to support 8,500 jobs, have been given government approval. They include 5 offshore wind projects and 3 Biomass projects. The… Read the rest..

UK Conservative Party Will End Onshore Wind Power Subsidies if Re-elected in 2015

The U.K. Conservative Party has finally gone public with a policy many political commentators thought would be coming. They will end all subsidies to onshore wind… Read the rest..