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Flagging Up the Future of Wind Power?

“You got me flipping like a flag on a pole/Come on baby let the good times roll!” The words of the song were brought to my mind when I came across some interesting research recently. When one thinks of wind energy one thinks of large towering majestic turbines spinning atop hills or in arrays beyond the… Read the rest

2013: A Green Year for Britain

It has been revealed from Government statistics just released that the United Kingdom generated almost 15% of its power from renewable sources last year. This represents an increase of almost a third over the previous year, 2012, when just over 11% of power came from renewable sources. A major contribution to the increase in green energy… Read the rest

Wind versus Fracking: The Debate Continues…

In a carefully calculated move to switch opposition to fracking to opposition to wind turbines the UK energy department’s recently-gone chief scientific advisor has claimed that a wind farm requires 700 times more land to produce the same amount of energy as a fracking site. Prof David MacKay, pictured right in the picture above, stood down… Read the rest

Nordex and Vestas News

Poland will see 15 of Nordex’s N100/2500 turbines at the Orla development. The first nine of these machines will be installed within weeks, with commissioning due as early as December this year. Orla is being developed by Nordex’s development arm, making it the first project realised by Nordex in Poland. The wind farm is owned by… Read the rest

Scotland Commissions Study into Wind Turbine “Sickness”

There are numerous independent reports debunking so called wind turbine sickness. While the visual impact of living too close to an operating wind turbine are understood, the more esoteric claims of headaches, sleep deprivation and effects on livestock breeding have almost always been found to be false. So it’s somewhat surprising that one of the most… Read the rest

Seaforth Problems with Turbines

A Canadian (Nova Scotia) Dartmouth wind turbine maker, Seaforth Energy Inc, that’s already more than $4 million in debt, has also had recent trouble with the quality of some of its products. The company won an order to provide and install 14 wind turbines in its native Nova Scotia. They all carry a five-year warranty. A… Read the rest

One Turbine, one Field in England, and a Whole Lot of Bother

A long-running battle with campaigners over the building of a wind turbine could cost a Nottinghamshire council a staggering £80,000 in legal fees. The 66m (217ft) structure between Woodborough and Calverton in Nottinghamshire was erected after Gedling Borough Council approved it in 2011. The council took into account all considerations including complaints about the visual impact… Read the rest

North Myrtle Beach, California to be Home for new Wind Farms

South Carolina’s North Myrtle Beach is soon to become a significant home for wind farms. South Carolina’s growing wind power industry will take a significant step forward this September when the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) identifies the offshore tracts available for lease to wind power farms. The potential for South Carolina to grasp… Read the rest

Vestas to Supply Turbines for Minnesota Wind Project

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. to supply 166 megawatts worth of wind turbines for a wind project in Minnesota, United States. The 166 MW will be formed from 83 Vestas V100-2.o MW turbines (see picture below). The 166 MW-worth of turbines will be used for the 200… Read the rest

Trairí II Project, Brazil: Wind Turbines Announced

While we all may be gripped in World Cup Fever in Brazil, wind project deals stop for no-one, not even the semi-finals. It has just been announced that Alstom have signed a contract with Brazil’s largest private power generator, Tractebel Energia Brasil to supply 36 ECO 122 wind turbines tom the Trairí II project; a wind… Read the rest