I had this video digitized for its historical content from a video cassette provided by Mark Haller from his collection … Read more
News on Large Wind Turbines
This is a 23 second video of NedWind wind turbines operating on the Whitewater Wash near Palm Springs, California in … Read more
This is a nearly 30-minute video of a Danish Wincon wind turbine running away in the San Gorgonio Pass some … Read more
This is a 33-minute video of an Enertech E44 running in overspeed in the Altamont Pass in the late 1980s. … Read more
A cyclist was killed by falling wind turbine blade in Japan. To my knowledge this is the first case of … Read more
While archiving articles I’d written for the American Wind Energy Association’s newsletter, Wind Energy Weekly, I came across this one about Fayette’s restructuring in 1990. At the time I was the west coast representative for AWEA in Tehachapi. There’s not a lot on my web site about Fayette. (I do mention them in my books and in articles on capacity factor and how this figure of merit can be so misleading.) Consequently, for historical reference I am posting the article with the original date that I submitted it to AWEA. See Fayette Reborn in Major Restructuring.
Renewables will make up more than of Danish 100% electricity in a couple of years time and just wind and solar not long after that. On the other hand a new study concludes that, around the world, nuclear power projects have cost overruns that are over 100%. Solar and wind have very low, if any cost overruns.
“The South Westerlies” is a TV serial produced in 2020 that revolves around a wind farm proposal. Here’s a brief … Read more
The Montpellier court has ordered a one-year suspension of the Bernagues wind farm, finding Énergie Renouvelable du Languedoc responsible for the death of a golden eagle, a protected species, in January 2023.
In the fall of 1984 California photographer Thomas Braise filmed Fayette Manufacturing’s wind turbines in the Altamont Pass. Braise was … Read more
