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The Winds In Britain – Here To Stay

By Colin Houghton The British are, of course, obsessed about the weather. They talk about it incessantly, and despite the fact that 80% of the time… Read the rest..

Jet Stream Wind Industry – To Catch The Big Wind

By Colin Houghton Scientists are eyeing the jet stream, an energy source that rages night and day, 365 days a year, just a few miles above… Read the rest..

Focus on Maine, New England, United States

By Colin Houghton With four grid-scale wind projects already built in the US State of Maine, including the one in Mars Hill (photo left), and two… Read the rest..

UK Urges Ireland, The Windiest EU Country, To Build Wind Farms On Its West Coast

At the end of spring there was a high-level diplomatic meeting held in London between the UK deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, and senior members of… Read the rest..

Innovative Wind Turbine Designs: The LoopWing Turbine.

This Japanese design, the LoopWing wind turbine, was unveiled at the 2006 Japanese Eco-Products Exhibition. At that time, it was said that the turbine was aimed… Read the rest..

Africa: Continent Set For Renewable Energy Boom

South Africa’s first commercial wind farm, the Darling wind farm, began generating in May 2008 with four turbines, each producing 1.3 MW By Colin Houghton
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Sir Bani Yas Island – Abu Dhabi – Middle East Report

By Colin Houghton While the Middle East may seem an unlikely place for renewable energy power, given its abundance of fossil fuels, Sir Bani Yas Island,… Read the rest..

Alternative Energy : Achievable Utopia or Fantasyland?

By Colin Houghton In a recent article by Mark Delucchi and Stanford Engineering Professor Mark Jacobson argued that we don’t need nuclear power, coal, or biofuels.… Read the rest..

Innovative Wind Turbine Designs Part II

Continuing our look at non-conventional wind turbines, here is another interesting design. The idea behind this wind turbine was to home in on simplicity: Produce an… Read the rest..

Germany Could Become World Leader In Installed Offshore Wind Capacity By 2015

By Colin Houghton Germany now has over three-quarters of all offshore wind farm-related cable orders. As part of a detailed investigation into power cable installation in… Read the rest..