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EU Wind Energy Capacity Grew 11 Percent in 2011, Report Says
More than 9,600 megawatts of wind power capacity was installed in European Union member states in 2011, accounting for about 21 percent of all new power capacity installations, according to an industry...
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Wind Farms Little Threat To Most Bird Species, New Study Says
A new study has found that wind farms do not have long-term detrimental effects on most bird species, but that populations of some species can decline during site construction. In a long-term analysis...
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Facing Opposition at Home, UK Looks to Build Wind Project in Ireland
Faced with growing opposition to land-based wind turbines in England, UK officials are looking to build hundreds of wind farms in Ireland that would generate electricity exclusively for the UK....
View ArticleAnalysis Suggests Ways to Dramatically Increase Wind Farm Output
A new analysis by the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) finds that the power output of wind farms can be increased tenfold — and with fewer environmental impacts — through better positioning...
View ArticleSupplying the Offshore Wind Turbine Industry
The offshore wind energy industry is set for a boom over the next ten to twenty years. The UK’s round 3 of offshore development saw the crown estate award licenses to various wind power firms to...
View ArticleReducing the Costs of the Offshore Wind Turbine Supply Chain
Offshore wind power as an industry is set to undergo intense growth over the next 10-20 years. The EWEA (European Wind Energy Association) has established targets of 40GW of offshore wind power...
View ArticleHarvesting the Wind
My husband, a proud Colorado native, has shared with me that one day he will pack his bags, grab his buddies and a cowboy hat and saddle up for a true “City Slicker” adventure on a working Colorado...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Wind Testing
When I meet people and tell them what I do at Xcel Energy (environmental communications manager), they often get excited and volunteer that they have seen the wind farm off state Highway 93, outside of...
View ArticleEU Grid Code Compliance Targets Wind Turbines
The advancement in offshore wind power technology has led to larger turbines and larger wind farms being deployed throughout Europe. Where previously wind farms had been thought of as single...
View ArticleKiteGen Aims Higher For Wind Power
KiteGen thinks that current wind technology only scratches the surface of what’s possible with wind energy. That’s because wind turbines cannot reach higher and touch altitude wind. Rarely wind farms...
View ArticleWind Power Takes Center Stage At Brazilian Power Auction
A recent auction held by the Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL), resulted in 42 new electricity generation projects with a total installed capacity of 1,211.5 megawatts (MW), to meet the...
View ArticleWind Developers and Utilities Beware – Curtailment Could Cost You
What developers and financiers of wind farm projects need to know. I attended the AWEA Fall Symposium in Carlsbad in November 2011. While it was a good industry gathering, I was intrigued by a panel...
View ArticleWind Power Comes to Fukushima
Japan’s nuclear disaster last year was more than a large-scale tragedy: it was a wake-up call to the dangers of nuclear power. Germany responded swiftly and decided to pull the plug on its reactors....
View ArticleWind Farms Consider Radar Systems to Prevent Bird Deaths
The operators of large California wind farms are considering the use of advanced radar and telemetry systems to reduce the number of birds killed by spinning turbines located in critical migration...
View ArticleWind Energy Creates a Warming Effect, Study Finds
Clearly, wind energy is favored to its fossil fuel counterparts in terms of its environmental footprint. Zero greenhouse gas emissions. Zero global warming potential. Zero heat islands. Simply, wind...
View ArticleEuropean Offshore Wind Energy Continues to Grow by Leaps and Bounds
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) assessed the offshore wind capacity in Europe over the last six months. They found that at the end of the first half of 2012, the continent’s offshore wind...
View ArticleEurope’s Offshore Wind Sector is Growing, But Troubles Lie Ahead
European nations installed a record number of offshore wind turbines during the first half of 2013, adding more than twice the capacity installed during the same period in 2012, according to the...
View ArticleNew Maps Pinpointing Wind Turbines Will Help Track Effects on Wildlife
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View ArticleOffshore Wind Turbines May Weaken Hurricanes
As one of nature’s most destructive forces, hurricanes are unstoppable storms that can cause total devastation for coastal communities. While Mother Nature is unpredictable and uncontrollable, there...
View ArticleBlizzard Helps Scientists Visualize Airflow Around Wind Turbines
A Minnesota blizzard has helped scientists understand airflow patterns around large wind turbines, paving the way for more efficient turbine designs and wind farm configurations, researchers report in...
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