China Leads the Way in Wind Power Transmission
China is leading the global race in renewable energy technologies. It’s estimated that by 2020, 8% of all Chinese electricity generation capacity will derive...
$14 Billion Giant Wind Project To Be Launched By France
Last week, the French government announced the launch of a $14.26 billion tender to build five different offshore wind farms. The goal is to reduce the country's longstanding reliance on atomic power and to boost its renewable-energy industry.
China’s Wind Industry to Become a Leader In The Field
Progress also means failure and challenges also mean new solutions. This about resumes China's struggles with its developing wind industry, although efforts to make it efficient are currently under way.
Uruguay Plans to Upgrade to 1000 MW of Wind Power by 2015
Instead of slow and steady, it's rather a question of quick and steady with Uruguay: last fall they announced an 800 MW wind power...
NREL’s New Hi-Tech Software to Improve Wind Farm Performance
It is fascinating to see wind turbines carefully planted in an array on a refreshing landscape and running along with strong winds in a...
Use of Solar and Wind Power Grows, Ending Nuclear Renaissance
Between the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the exploding growth of the renewable energy sector, nuclear power seems to be on the sharp decline, ending...
24 Percent of New England's Power May Come From Wind
In the region of New England, the land and ocean winds may be an alternative source of electricity in the next ten years. A research conducted by GE Energy Applications & Systems Engineering revealed that 24% of the electricity can be taken from the power of wind.
Wind Power in Texas Breaks Output and Subsidy Records
On November 10 at 10:21 am., Texas’ wind energy has hit yet another record generating an 8,521-megawatt power, which is about thrice its average output...
Europe's Largest Onshore Wind Farm Grows With Another 75 Turbines
Europe's biggest onshore wind farm is located in East Renfrewshire and now it is about to have a massive expansion. The company called ScottishPower Renewables plans to add another 75 turbines to Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor until 2012.
$1.5 Million Paid to UK Wind Power Companies for Extra Electricity They Haven't Delivered
Usually, one man's garbage is another man's gold, as they say. The rule does not always stand up when the latter pays 20 times more than he should, and there's so much of it that it can't be carried from one to another. That's the case with some Scottish wind farms that just provided too much energy and had to be disconnected recently, but the wind power companies had to be paid anyway.
