Wind Turbines – Page 13 of 17

Panama to get first Wind Farm in 2014

Goldwind USA Inc. announced last week that the company had secured a $71 million project financing deal for a 55MW project in Panama. This will form… Read the rest..

Vestas Turbines for Ukraine Wind Power Plants

The Danish wind turbine giant,Vestas, announced this week that they had secured a firm and unconditional order for a total of 21 MW of turbines from… Read the rest..

Prairie Chickens Safer Near Wind Farms

The effect of wind turbines on wildlife can cause anxiety to those with green credentials. However the greater prairie chicken, a wild inhabitant of the United… Read the rest..

IKEA add New Wind Farm to their Renewable Portfolio

The closest you’ll get to wind power as you walk around any Ikea store is a free-standing floor fan. But the successful Scandinavian furniture producer and… Read the rest..

Wind Farms on Family Farms in Minnesota, United States

Wind mills used to be regular sights on farms; used for grinding wheat, or for pumping water for the livestock. While windmills may be a lot… Read the rest..

The Biggest Wind Turbine Ever….

Just when you thought the wind industry’s obsession with size was over, and we’d reached the practical optimum in terms of wind turbine size, scientiests have… Read the rest..

How to Retire Wind Turbines

While most people are focused on the creation of new wind farm sites, and deciding which are the most efficient new turbines to install there, what… Read the rest..

KidWind

It has long been said that to win over the hearts of minds of adults in the future you need to educate the children now. Today,… Read the rest..

British “Negawatts”?

While not being part of the British Coalition Government’s Energy Bill, an amendment was suggested which seems to have ruffled feathers in Parliament. It was a… Read the rest..

Brighton Builds Biggest Blade

The longest wind turbine blade ever made in the United States has been made at Vestas Wind Systems’ blades factory in Brighton, Denver, United States. The… Read the rest..