By Joshua S Hill The UK sets annual and instantaneous generation records for wind energy. The post Wind generation smashes annual and instant records in blustery start to new year appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew Economy
By National Wind Watch Wandering about Essex and Kent counties you may be struck by the number of abundant wind turbines and even an aggregation of solar panels. These structures provide renewable energy. However, how much attention is being paid to end of life for the wind turbines and solar panels? Wind turbines are mechanical…
By Alan Pears Wind, solar and storage cannot address the energy transition cost-effectively without fixing thermally poor buildings and replacing inefficient electric appliances and gas. The post South Australia may lead world in wind and solar, but leaky buildings will cause problems appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Renew…
By National Wind Watch Some 33 raptors, including ospreys, golden eagles and peregrine falcons, have been killed as a result of collisions with onshore wind turbines in Scotland since 2019. NatureScot, which compiles the records, confirmed the figures are not a “comprehensive record of bird collisions with wind turbines” and that collecting figures for offshore…
By National Wind Watch A six-turbine windfarm for north Cork has been refused planning permission by Cork County Council. Annagh Wind Farm Limited lodged plans with the Council on December 2, 2021, for planning permission to construct six wind turbines with a blade tip height of 175m at locations in Annagh North, Coolcaum, Fiddane, Cooliney,…
By John Engel Follow @EngelsAngle Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of its investor-owned utility parent company Duke Energy, has placed into commercial operation a 207 MW wind farm in Iowa. The Ledyard Windpower project in Kossuth County is the company’s first wind farm in the state, which accounts for 10% of U.S….
By Simon Hogg Why are wind turbines increasing in size at such a rapid rate – and is there a limit to how big they can go? The post Wind turbines are already skyscraper-sized – is there any limit to how big they will get? appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article Here For more…
By National Wind Watch The Mendota and Troy Grove fire departments were dispatched Thursday to a wind turbine fire north of Mendota. On arrival, the area on top of the tower was fully involved in the fire. Personnel secured the area and the tower was left to burn out. Crews continued to monitor the fire…
By National Wind Watch Mendota – A wind turbine in northern LaSalle County caught fire Thursday night. Area fire departments were called to the scene around 9 PM for the blaze, which they monitored well into the evening. The 285-foot-tall structure, which according to records is part of GSG Wind Farms, was near the intersection…
By National Wind Watch Plans to give local people more say on the siting of wind turbines have been welcomed by a South West MP. Ian Liddell-Grainger says the Government’s proposals will ensure new wind farms are only built where they have a minimal environmental impact and where there is community support. Ministers are proposing…
By Adrijana Buljan Wind energy generation technology is one of the hottest topics on offshoreWIND.biz year after […] Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Offshore Wind » News by topic
By National Wind Watch Energy minister Michael Matheson also admitted that no wind farm operators have been fined for failing to maintain their turbines and there is no scheme in place to monitor microplastic pollution. A Scots Tory MSP has hit out after the SNP Government admitted it had no idea how many of Scotland’s…
By National Wind Watch Wind energy, cheap electricity from the elements. Surely a great idea? But has it just become a cash cow for big industry and governments, with precious little benefit to citizens – and, ironically, all at the expense of the natural world? I’ve written many times over the years about the potential…
By National Wind Watch (WPBN/WGTU) – The wind turbine that supplies energy to the Northport Leelanau Township Water Treatment plant is looking a little different now. According to Northport Trustee, Will Harper, high wind speeds on Wednesday, Dec. 14, caused the turbine to spin out of control and eventually fall to the ground. Harper also…
By National Wind Watch Leelanau Community Energy’s wind turbine in Northport sits in a heap at the base of its tower after the upper section broke off. It happened some time between sundown Thursday and sunup Friday, said Douglas McInnis, a manager and investor for Leelanau Community Energy. The company, which owns the turbine, had…