Global Wind Power – Page 8 of 56

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..

Vestas to Supply Turbines for Minnesota Wind Project

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. to supply 166 megawatts worth of wind turbines for a wind project… Read the rest..

Trairí II Project, Brazil: Wind Turbines Announced

While we all may be gripped in World Cup Fever in Brazil, wind project deals stop for no-one, not even the semi-finals. It has just been… Read the rest..

Pupil-Power!

Grassfield High School is a “STEM” (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) school in Chesapeake, Virginia, United States. Partly to help students study how a wind turbine… Read the rest..

Three Blades or Two Blades?

Just when we all thought that the three-bladed wind turbine was the industry standard, several major wind-power companies are testing a departure by dropping one of… Read the rest..

Vestas: New Deal in France, and launch of World’s most Powerful Turbine

Vestas dominate the wind news this week. They have negotiated a deal with EDF Energies Nouvelles to supply turbines for an 88MW unnamed wind farm in… Read the rest..

Wind Turbine Payback: Just 6 Months!

The fossil fuel followers have often said that the carbon cost in manufacturing commercial wind turbines is so great that it takes years, if ever, to… Read the rest..

Everything Bigger in Texas- Including the Wind!

Texas. The lone star state. Home of the Alamo, the huge ten-gallon cowboy hat, massive steers and huge oil wells (but we don’t like talking about… Read the rest..

Vestas 3.3MW Turbines for Izmir Wind Farm in Turkey

Giant Dutch manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order for 33 megawatts of wind turbines for a wind project in Izmir, Turkey. The order for the Fuat… Read the rest..