Offshore Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Are Sinking Not Swimming
One of the persistent myths of wind energy is that vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are better than the iconic … [continued]
Author: Michael Barnard
Homes In More Danger From Meteors & Cars Than Wind Farms
Wind farm setbacks are an unnecessarily controversial issue in many parts of the world. While public health organizations, major utilities, … [continued]
How Many Studies Will It Take Before People Believe Wind Farms Don’t Harm Property Values?
Nine major and statistically reliable studies covering roughly 270,000 property transactions by different respected and independent organizations in three different … [continued]
Airborne Wind Energy: It’s All Platypuses Instead Of Cheetahs
Kite-based wind generation was first proposed in the 1940s, the seminal power potential paper was published in 1980 and it … [continued]
Calling Anti-Renewables Campaigners NIMBYs Is Often Inaccurate And Always Unproductive
NIMBY — Not In My Back Yard — is a nice crisp acronym and gets bandied about a lot when … [continued]
Google’s Makani: From Regulatory To Technical To Wildlife Challenges
Almost a year ago, Google took a 100% ownership position in Makani, an airborne wind energy company. It had previously … [continued]
