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4th Annual Wind Power Conference Held in Turkey

Today is the second day of the 4th Annual Wind Power Conference, taking place in Istanbul, Turkey. A number of people have said “why Turkey?” Well, for the clever investor, Turkey represents a real jewel in terms of wind power development. For starters, its economy is growing, something to be noted in comparison with Europe and… Read the rest

National Geographic Showcases England’s Greenest Island

The Isle of Wight, 2 miles off the South coast of Britain, is a diamond shaped island that has some fine views, a fine annual music festival (the 1969 one featured the Doors, Jimi Hendrix, and Bob Dylan), an amazing castle (Carisbrooke), and is where my parents used to take me for holidays (Sandown and Shanklin)! … Read the rest

UK to Import Wind Power from Ireland

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 be fed to areas in North and West Wales to up to three million homes. Element Power said the £6bn scheme could save consumers billions of pounds as it is… 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 tallest masted wind turbines produced today, under optimum wind conditions. Given that Denmark has but 7 years to meet its energy target of half of its energy consumption having been… Read the rest

Go-Ahead Given for England & Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm

While the United Kingdom’s wind power plans have received occasional gusts of publicity ill-wind recently, the bottom line is that the Government is still very much in support of renewable energy developments. A case in point is the recent approval by the energy minister, Charles Hendry, to Vattenfall’s Pen Y Cymoedd proposals which when built will… Read the rest

France Re-commit to Renewable Energies

On 16 May Jean-Marc Ayrault was appointed Prime Minister of France after the election of Francois Hollande as President. There was a little concern that in the current European debt crisis there might be some back-tracking on France’s commitment to renewable energies. However Ayrault confirmed a few days ago that the new government will uphold the… Read the rest

Vestas Reports Strong Performance In Early 2010

Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine maker, is enjoying a large number of orders recently to come back from a very shaky 2009. Vestas announced last Wednesday that German company Nordwind Handels GmbH & Co. ordered 40 V90 turbines for installation in eastern Germany. Each turbine has a capacity of 2 MW. The contract includes… Read the rest

WORLD WIND MAPS – WORLD WIND ATLAS – DIRECTORY

World Wind Maps – Wind Atlases of the World. This article provides you with essential links to world wide wind maps. The maps contain data on the wind speed and wind direction in a region. Typically, a climatological wind atlas covers hourly averages at a standard height (10 meter) over even longer periods (30 years). You… Read the rest

Alternative Energy – The Facts – Solar Power – Part 6

Alternative Energy – SOLAR POWER (solar panels) Solar energy is one the most resourceful sources of energy for the future. One of the reasons for this is that the total energy we receive each year from the sun is around 35,000 times the total energy used by man. However, about 1/3 of this energy is… Read the rest