Many humans feel at least a bit of “megalophilia” — a love of very, very big things. This might be one of the many reasons why wind turbines fascinate us. Imagine the dazzling dizziness of looking up at the world’s tallest wind turbine: the Max Bögl Wind AG turbine in … [continued]
Once upon a time, America was great. It wasn’t that long ago, either. We had a political system that was the hope of the world. But we also had the best science, with the greatest researchers, finding the best ways to do things. We were a proud nation, almost completely … [continued]
Australian Spatial Analytics (ASA) has been chosen by ACCIONA to produce the as-builts of the first design package as part of the MacIntyre Wind Farm project, the Powerlink Switching Station Civil Works package. For those of you who, like me, do not know what an as-built is: “as-built drawings are … [continued]
The first 3 project agreements of South Africa’s 5th Bid Window of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP Bid Window 5) have been signed. South Africa’s REIPPPP Bid Window 5 Request for Proposals (RFP) was released on 12th April 2021 and was the first bid window to … [continued]
Warwick is a very pretty town. Some of the historical buildings are stunning. I should know, I lived there for 8 years. The town already has a functioning solar farm run by the University of Queensland, and now the foundations have been poured for the nearby MacIntyre Wind Precinct. Local … [continued]
Joe Manchin or not, renewable energy is on a roll in the US, as demonstrated by the $8 billion SunZia wind farm and transmission line linking Arizona and New Mexico.
Power plant developers and operators have reported plans to install more than 6 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity at sites mostly along the U.S. eastern seaboard over the next seven years, according to our latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory report. These additions include projects off the coasts of New Jersey, … [continued]
The rich wind resources of Ireland are fostering a green hydrogen boom, with green ammonia for good measure.
Anticipating key features of wind plants a decade or more ahead of their installation can inform today’s investment, research, and energy system planning decisions. Researchers Philipp Beiter and Eric Lantz from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), together with collaborators from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the U.S. Department … [continued]
Virtually all of those technologies are mature and robust today. We don’t need to invent a lot of new technology, we just need to deploy existing tech.
