Green Energy News

GE Add-On Booster for its Turbines

The leading energy provider, E.ON, will use GE’s” PowerUp” software program to increase power output by up to 5 percent. The add-on will boostover 450 turbines.… Read the rest..

Belwind-Belgium: Worlds Biggest Offsore Turbine is Erected

In a follow-up to our previous story (Ostend offshore wind farm) about the world’s largest offshore wind turbine near to the port of Ostend, in Belgium,… Read the rest..

Slieve Kirk Wind Park- Northern Ireland’s Largest Wind Farm

Here are Paul Cooley, the General Manager Ireland of SSE Renewablest and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness at the opening of the £125m Slieve Kirk… Read the rest..

Iranian Wind Power

While the word “nuclear power” tends to crop up when speaking about Iran, it could soon be “renewable energy” instead. Year on year Iran has increased… Read the rest..

Furniture and Turbines Do Go Together!

We reported a few months ago about IKEA’s interest and investment in wind energy: . It seems that it wasn’t just a flash in the pan… … Read the rest..

Top of the World Turbines Connected

Developer Longyuan Power have reported that the Naqu wind farm has been connected to the web. The farm is located in Naqu county in Northern Tibet… Read the rest..

Gigha Watts Wind Energy to be Stored

The aptly named Scottish island of Gigha is going to be the centre of an experiment which aims to crack one of the major tecnological problems… Read the rest..

Welsh Wind Turbine Erected in Area with No Wind!

Two of the key principles of having a viable wind farm , or even a single viable turbine is that: a) The turbine(s) work(s), and; b)… Read the rest..

Siemens Turbines for Turkey

Three new wind farms are being built in Turkey at Mugla, Edirne-Tekirdag and Kirklareli by the Turkish Group Güriş. 53 Siemens D3 wind turbines representing a… Read the rest..

Brazil: Blessed with Green Resources

Brazil is a country not without its problems, but in one area it is rich; renewable energy. It has many rivers that carry more fresh… Read the rest..