Polish Powerhouse To Spark Offshore Wind Rush In Baltic Sea
Poland is among the Baltic Sea nations to nail down a foothold in the offshore wind industry, despite security concerns over Russia.
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Vestas May Expand Even Faster Onshore By Not Aiming For Even Bigger Wind Turbines
A couple of years ago when I visited the gigantic wind turbine test site at Østerild in northern Denmark, I wondered how big these things would end up being. It seems the efficiency limit is about to be within reach, and while this may not be the case in technical … [continued]
Offshore Wind Miracle Happening In USA
Louisiana pursues a total of three offshore wind opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico to break up the red state – blue state breakdown.
Wind Powers Africa
In a continent where 600 million people have no access to electricity, it is important to tap into any renewable resource that is available. Africa has rich wind resources and can get much of its needed power from the wind. From the files of Afrik21, we read of many wind … [continued]
Vestas Has A Solution For Recycling Old Wind Turbine Blades Into New Ones
The world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, Vestas, has just announced a novel process for turning old wind turbine blades into new ones, and considering the amount of ink spilled pointing out that blades which reach their end of life (25 years or so) are “piling up” in landfills, this could … [continued]
Fields of Green Returning to Columboola
I worked in the Chinchilla/Dulacca area of Queensland’s Darling Downs in the early ’80s. It was a sea of undulating green fields — wheat and sorghum. Then came the coal mines, the gas fracking, and the polarization with the “Lock the Gate” and “Coal for Breakfast” campaigns. Now the area … [continued]
First Serious Grid-Scale Battery Connected In Denmark At Vestas Headquarters
The local news outlet TV2 Østjylland reports that at the Vestas headquarters in Aarhus, Denmark, the country’s largest grid battery has been deployed, and it’s about time. Denmark is known in the world for being a first mover in renewable energy, and every day for more than 10 years I … [continued]
Wooden Towers To Help Cut The Cost Of Wind Turbines, Even More
Modvion is building wooden towers for wind turbines, and the leading forest products firm Stora Enso is among those lending a hand.
Real-Life “Lego” Wind Turbines Coming Soon To A Wind Farm Near You
The race is on to prevent catastrophic global warming, and if all goes according to plan, the Danish children’s toy maker Lego can pat itself on the back for lending a hand. Denmark also happens to be the home base of the leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, which is taking … [continued]
More & More: 5 Offshore Wind Stories I’m Watching
Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By John Rogers Need a little clean energy pick-me-up? Offshore wind is offering more and more excitement as it looks to become a large-scale reality off our shores. Here’s what’s going on in five categories I’m watching. 1. More lease areas coming … [continued]
