Businesses See Sense in Wind Power Investment

Businesses See Sense in Wind Power Investment
A few weeks ago the Scandinavian home furnishing colossus, Ikea, announced plans to build a wind farm on property it owns in Illinois. This is just one example of how shrewd businesses are using green energy sources such as solar and wind power to reduce running costs and add to their profits. Oh, and of course… Read the rest

Number of UK Onshore Wind Turbines: 4,400 or 30,000?!

Number of UK Onshore Wind Turbines: 4,400 or 30,000?!
How can there be such a discrepancy between the figures quoted in the title? The answer lies in what you call a wind turbine when doing your sums. The lower figure, most commonly quoted for reference in the wind industry, 4,400, is made up of larger wind turbines. The smaller number, over 30,000 according to new… Read the rest

GE Set to Launch New Wind Turbine Model GE 1.85-82.5

GE Set to Launch New Wind Turbine Model GE 1.85-82.5
GE are about to unveil a new turbine which will target class II wind locations, such as those in Brazil. It will be known as the 2.2-107 model and will provide a 12% increase in capacity factor and 33% increase in power output compared with the GE 1.85-82.5 model.  GE also announced that they were increasing… Read the rest

Siemens Notch up Second Project in Peru with Cobra Energia

Siemens Notch up Second Project in Peru with Cobra Energia
  Cobra Energia, the Spanish wind developer, has awarded Siemens Energy another order to expand its onshore wind power fleet in Peru by an additional 97MWs. The Tres Hermanas wind power plant will include a combination of 25 Siemens direct drive SWT-3.0-108 wind turbines and eight geared SWT-2.3-108 units (pictured below). The contract also includes six… Read the rest

UK Conservative Party Will End Onshore Wind Power Subsidies if Re-elected in 2015

UK Conservative Party Will End Onshore Wind Power Subsidies if Re-elected in 2015
The U.K. Conservative Party has finally gone public with a policy many political commentators thought would be coming. They will end all subsidies to onshore wind power if they win the next UK  election, a move that the industry said would end deployment of the country’s cheapest form of renewable energy. The Conservatives (who with the… Read the rest

Google’s Search for Greener Energy Continues

Google’s Search for Greener Energy Continues
Google Inc. has announced that it has signed its seventh (and largest) renewable energy contract, this one tied to wind-powered generators belonging to MidAmerican Energy of Des Moines. The announcement was carefully timed to coincide with Earth Day, and will deliver 407 megawatts of electricity to power Google’s data centre in Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States.… Read the rest

Germany’s Renewable Energy Industry Means Cheaper Electricity for Neighbours

Germany’s Renewable Energy Industry Means Cheaper Electricity for Neighbours
It’s a good time to be a country adjacent to Germany these days. Data has just been released by Platts Continental Power (CONTI) Index that shows that not only is electricity at very cheap levels in Germany, countries that border Germany have experienced a drop in electricity prices for five consecutive months due to the increase… Read the rest

UK Needs To Get its Wind Power Act Together!

UK Needs To Get its Wind Power Act Together!
Wind watchers and commentators around the globe have been confused and wrong-footed by the UK Government’s on/off like/dislike  g0/stop attitude to the future of wind farms. Is it any wonder that probable investors in the UK wind industry are reluctant to commit when the UK Government seems to be a dithering headless chicken when it comes… Read the rest