Green Energy News

The UK Government is considering plans to import wind power from Ireland to the National Grid via cables under the Irish Sea. The power would then… Read the rest..

UK Coalition Government Must Display Leadership

The UK coalition Government of Liberal Democrats and Conservatives, led by David Cameron, boasted of their green credentials when they came to power. About to introduce… Read the rest..

Enough Energy Available in Winds to Meet All of the World’s Demands

A detailed report was published last month in Nature Climate Change that concluded that there is enough energy available in winds to meet all of the… Read the rest..

Denmark Create High-Tech Wind TurbineTest Centre

6 October saw the inauguration of a state-of-the-art Wind Turbine Test Centre at Østerild, Denmark. It’s the world’s first purpose-built test site than can accommodate the… Read the rest..

Wind Turbine Innovations

The saying “when the going gets tough, the tough get going!” is one the can be applied with gusto to the wind turbine industry. The current… Read the rest..

Highlights of Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference

The Scottish Low Carbon Investment Conference took place earlier this month (October) in Edinburgh. There were many noteworthy addresses, ideas and innovations discussed. For Scots, it’s… Read the rest..

Solar Windows are Coming!

The science fiction writer Bob Shaw invented a concept called “slow glass” in the 1970s, and wrote a number of short stories about the effects and… Read the rest..

German Coastal Windfarm 250MW Developments Delayed by Porpoises

It’s generally agreed that the cost of building and commissioning off-shore wind farms is more than onshore wind farms. But the cost of German projects to… Read the rest..

Is This the End of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines?

No one would deny that San Diego based Helix Wind’s Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) were captivating to watch in motion. Both their corkscrew motion and… Read the rest..

Nuclear Power is Too Expensive- “It’s a Gas and Wind World Today”

Last year, there were forecasts that electricity generated from nuclear plants would be cheaper than, or about the same price, as natural gas. But Jeff Immelt… Read the rest..

Renewable Energy News

UK to Import Wind Power from Ireland