First Wind Produces Report of 2012 Community-based Initiatives
Annual report highlights the company’s $400,000 in charitable giving and sponsorship activities directly benefitting host communities.
Technology & Innovation
Low-cost, long-life battery that could enable solar and wind energy to become major suppliers to the electrical grid....
A PLAN to create a £250,000 training facility in Grimsby – capable of equipping 1,500 wind technicians a year with vital skills to take offshore – has been revealed....
The Ultra-High Solids and Speed system (UHSS), a unique two-coat protective paint system for onshore wind turbines produced by leading coatings manufacturer Hempel, was granted a patent from the European Patent Office. ...
A German engineering firm has erected the world’s first wooden wind turbine tower in Hanover, a 100-metre-tall multi-megawatt wind turbine that can produce electricity for about 1,000 households. ...
“The use of wind power is as old as history,” resource economist Erich Zimmermann observed in his 1951 treatise, World Resources and Industries....
A German engineering firm has erected the world’s first wooden wind turbine tower in Hanover, a 100-metre-tall multi-megawatt wind turbine that can produce electricity for about 1,000 households. ...
“The use of wind power is as old as history,” resource economist Erich Zimmermann observed in his 1951 treatise, World Resources and Industries....
Clean Green Energy LLC “CGE” www.cleangreenenergyllc.com has issued a “Wind for a Better Community Grant” for schools, local governments, and public facilities....
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has announced the winners of the association's inaugural Energy Awards. ...
An innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow....
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has announced the winners of the association's inaugural Energy Awards. ...
An innovative low-cost smart paint that can detect microscopic faults in wind turbines, mines and bridges before structural damage occurs is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow....
The ACCIONA team ends its 3,500km crossing of the South Pole using only a wind-drawn sled....
Introducing the first of a new benchmark series of products for turbine blade manufacturing....
Successful offshore deployment of a full-scale 2-megawatt (MW) WindFloat off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal. ...
Introducing the first of a new benchmark series of products for turbine blade manufacturing....
Successful offshore deployment of a full-scale 2-megawatt (MW) WindFloat off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal. ...
New high-tech radar company removes key barrier to wind energy expansion....
At 2.5MW, I-WEC’s turbines will be nearly double the size and capacity of the 1.3MW turbines currently in use in South Africa....
Wind energy can be developed in a way that is compatible with wildlife....
At 2.5MW, I-WEC’s turbines will be nearly double the size and capacity of the 1.3MW turbines currently in use in South Africa....
Wind energy can be developed in a way that is compatible with wildlife....
Labkotec Oy has introduced an ice detector to support the needs of wind turbine operations for more reliable operation, consistent performance, reduced maintenance and improved safety....
Floating turbines better suited to deep water
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General Electric Co., the world's biggest maker of electricity-generation equipment, plans to develop a wind turbine that generates as much as six times more power than its largest land-based model....
Floating turbines better suited to deep water
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General Electric Co., the world's biggest maker of electricity-generation equipment, plans to develop a wind turbine that generates as much as six times more power than its largest land-based model....
Radar mitigation system design to solve the problem of interference by wind farms. ...
OCAS Inc. is pleased to announce that the first North American wind farm with an OCAS solution is now in full operation....
As part of Stena Line's environmental efforts, a world first project is now getting underway. ...
OCAS Inc. is pleased to announce that the first North American wind farm with an OCAS solution is now in full operation....
As part of Stena Line's environmental efforts, a world first project is now getting underway. ...
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Latest User Comments
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13/07/2011 09:01:59Sheralee MacDonald Agree, the 2 blade design has huge advantages in terms of light weight, cost-reduction and ease of installation. Windflow has proven the 2 blade ...
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10/06/2011 11:52:47Geoff Thomas Is it also 2 bladed and Downwind? If not, think of the advantages that would bring, - even lighter. Cheers, Geoff Thomas, Advanced Wind Technologies, Australia.
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21/03/2011 16:08:32weblink Video about Moventas' CMaS system, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4nTP_hVH6U&hd=1
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02/03/2011 22:04:12Brad Thomsen we manufacture almost the same system but we do not need gear box will have max output at 70 rpm patented in the USA. Will ...
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30/10/2010 06:59:49Anna Lawrie Is there a more detailed map to look at for the prarie wind project?
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