Sailing Close to the Wind?

Sailing Close to the Wind?
Wind turbines are springing up all across the globe as Governments harvest one of the cleanest renewable energies, the wind. The majority of wind turbines are the traditional three-bladed turbines,  and while they may be getting larger, and more efficient, there’s a limit to the efficiency achievable with a bladed wind turbine.  It’s known as Betz’… Read the rest

The Real Cost of Windpower

The Real Cost of Windpower
I must confess to sometimes getting very exasperated with the grumbles and complaints voiced by some consumers, politicians, economists, and of course the fossil fuel lobby, when they point to the fact that windpower is more expensive than traditional carbon-generating fuels. It’s like saying that advertising and programmes to ween people of cigarettes are expensive, and… Read the rest

4th Annual Wind Power Conference Held in Turkey

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

Enough Energy Available in Winds to Meet All of the World’s Demands

Enough Energy Available in Winds to Meet All of the World’s Demands
A detailed report was published last month in Nature Climate Change that concluded that there is enough energy available in winds to meet all of the world’s demand.  Carnegie’s Ken Caldeira examined the  limits of the amount of power that could be harvested from winds, adding in the effects that high-altitude wind power could have on… Read the rest

Denmark Create High-Tech Wind TurbineTest Centre

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

Wind Turbine Innovations

Wind Turbine Innovations
The saying “when the going gets tough, the tough get going!”  is one the can be applied with gusto to the wind turbine industry. The current recession has seen re-doubled efforts to improve designs and squeeze out more for less across turbine manufacturers. These include complete wind turbine redesigns as well as the smaller evolutionary steps… Read the rest

Is This the End of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines?

Is This the End of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines?
No one would deny that San Diego based Helix Wind’s Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) were captivating to watch in motion. Both their corkscrew motion and their efficiency in terms of space taken compared to conventional wind turbines caught everyone’s attention five years ago. However in may of this year, Helix Wind was forced to auction… Read the rest

UK Planning Inspector Overrules Dorset District Council’s Objection to Wind Farm

UK Planning Inspector Overrules Dorset District Council’s Objection to Wind Farm
A planning inspector has granted permission for a wind farm development of four onshore 125 metre wind turbines at Wareham, Dorset. This may not seem significant in the great scheme of wind power developments, but it shows that a Planning Inspector can and will consider the greater good when looking at an application for a wind… Read the rest

MWPS and Free Breeze UK sign strategic deal for RRB Energy Wind Turbines

MWPS and Free Breeze UK sign strategic deal for RRB Energy Wind Turbines
London, 25th June 2012 MWPS, The online market leader in facilitating the purchase and sale of new and used wind turbines across the globe, announces a strategic business alliance with Free Breeze Energy Systems UK, who distributes RRB wind turbines worldwide and provides complete turnkey solutions for wind farm projects. The partnership brings together two major… 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