Giddyup! Wyoming to have World’s Biggest Wind Farm?

Giddyup! Wyoming to have World’s Biggest Wind Farm?
Wyoming may not be top of your list of United States of America, and may conjure up images of the Wild West, Cowboys and Indians, and Mid-West rednecks.  But it has an impressive record as being progressive and far-sighted. Take the vote for women. Which State granted that? Washington? New York? Nope. Wyoming. In 1869.  A… Read the rest

UK to Import Wind Power from Ireland

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

250Mw German Coastal Wind Farm Developments Delayed by Porpoises

250Mw German Coastal Wind Farm 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 build a massive wind farm is now going to cost a lot more, due to the danger to thousands of  porpoises. The project  will cover an area that is eight… Read the rest

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

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

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

Bigger is Better as far as Wind Turbines Go

Bigger is Better as far as Wind Turbines Go
A new study, published in the American Chemical Society’s Environmental Science & Technology journal, indicates that bigger is better when it comes to turbines. In a nutshell, the results of their research showed that the larger the turbine is, the greener the electricity.  This effect was due both to sheer size of the turbine plus the… Read the rest

Independent Analysis of the most Common Concerns about Wind Power

Independent Analysis of the most Common Concerns about Wind Power
The Centre for Sustainable Energy  published an independent, eye-opening report last year which dispelled many of the half-baked myths about problems with wind power. It is interesting to note the silence with which the conclusions of this report were met by those with deep-set prejudices, or representing the fossil-fuel lobby. It was comprehensive and dispelled many… Read the rest

Farmers In Missouri to Become Energy Entrepreneurs

Farmers In Missouri to Become Energy Entrepreneurs
Approximately fifty farmers and property owners from northwards Benton County are considering to bring a 300 megawatts wind farm onto their twelve thousand acres. The idea is spearheaded by dairy and chicken farmer Mark Chamberlin, who has been looking at the possibility for over 5 years. Wind levels are substantial in northwards Benton County, similar to… Read the rest

Vestas to Invest $380m to Expand Wind Power Capacity India

Vestas to Invest 0m to Expand Wind Power Capacity India
Danish wind manufacturer Vestas is planning to invest  $380m in Gujarat, Kutch – India. The world’s number one wind power solutions provider Vestas is increasing its installed capacity in Gujarat after the third largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, Suzlon Energy, has already decided to expand the capacity of its wind farm in Kutch.

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