MAJOR WIND POWER COMPANIES In The World

Colin P
10 major Wind Power Companies in the World   This article provides you with a detailed list and overview of the 10 largest wind power companies in the world.  The first list is the top ten listings sorted by an annual market share in 2011 reported by Cleantech Investor and followed by the top ten listings… Read the rest

Chinese Wind Power Companies Target Global Markets

Sarah Dinola
BEIJING – China’s Goldwind Science & Technology Ltd. is one of the world’s biggest makers of wind turbines – a cornerstone of the booming clean power business – but is unknown outside its home country. By Joe McDonald – Associated Press – Goldwind aims to change that. In a Minnesota farmer’s cornfield, the company is erecting… Read the rest

ITM -Power – Energy Companies Look Into A bright Future With New Invention To Store Wind Power

Colin P
Denmark is the most developed wind farm economy in the world, but even in Denmark the wind farms rarely produce enough energy to meet the daily troughs of demand. It is not that wind isn’t powerful enough to take care of all of our needs, it is that it is simply not always blowing at the… Read the rest

VisionAIR3: Heralding a Revolution in Wind Turbines?

Colin P
In the last few days, the official debut of a new vertical axis micro wind turbine was launched.  It’s a  new addition to the UGE (formerly Urban Green Energy) portfolio of turbines.  It’s called the “VisionAIR3″ and is a ramped-up, high-efficiency version of the company’s earlier micro-vertical axis wind turbine models. in 2012 UGE  partnered with… Read the rest

Giant $162 Billion Wind Farm Contract Awarded in UK

Sarah Dinola
A super-sized wind farm contract has been awarded in the UK. The wind farm is to be located off the East Yorkshire coast and will provide four-per-cent of all electricity demand in the UK. The Hornsea zone, to be built off the Hornsea coast, will generate 3,000 megawatts and power three million homes. The Hornsea zone… Read the rest

USED WIND TURBINES FOR SALE – Used Wind Generators

Sarah Dinola
Looking for well-priced Used Wind Turbines?   For best-priced Second Hand Wind Turbines from around the world – here! Used Wind Turbines and used Wind Generators from MywindPowerSystem.com. All Major Brands – Best Prices – Reconditioned and Refurbished Wind Turbines are also available under warranty. MyWindPowerSystem can also assist in getting the wind turbine/s you buy… Read the rest

Living in a Turbine – The Dutch Wind Wheel

Sarah Dinola
A lot of people can grumble about the sight and sounds of wind turbines.  Others, particularly those of a green persuasion, can see them as majestic towers of whirling beauty. However, few would think about actually living inside a wind turbine. You’re probably thinking about the traditional type of wind turbine, in which case, yes, it… Read the rest

Pakistan Wind Power Latest

Sarah Dinola
Pakistan may have a seat at all the world’s great conferences and appear at first glance to be a fully developed front tier nation. But first appearances can be deceptive. It is still a developing nation and has recently attracted a lot of attention from the renewable energy industry due to its lack of energy infrastructure… Read the rest

The World’s Most Powerful Turbine

Colin P
Veterans of the wind power industry, Vestas, have been showing off their new super-turbine which is reckoned to be the most powerful yet seen. It’s the Vestas V 164-8.0. How come? It’s the combination of an 8MW power-rating and a 164-metre rotor diameter. That will make the V164-8.0 the world’s most powerful turbine to date. Everything… Read the rest

Steve Sawyer, the Global Wind Energy Council and Lima

Colin P
In an interview given to the influential magazine Recharge earlier this month, Steve Sawyer, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) secretary-general said:  ‘We are already seeing conflicts over resources, and it just gets ugly very quickly. I really think we are teetering on the edge of climate wars.  Strong stuff indeed. But there is hope and… Read the rest