News & Articles on Wind Energy
This is an archive of articles and news on both large and small wind turbines, wind energy & the environment, and links to topics on the history of wind energy.
I’ve been working with wind energy since 1976 and my professional experience in the subject runs the gamut from wind resource assessment to installing and testing small wind turbines. I continue to follow the industry and analyze its growth and increasing contribution to renewable electricity generation worldwide.
For newcomers to wind energy I’ve added pages from my previous books explaining terms used in the industry.
- 200 Term Multilingual Lexicon: The lexicon translates English terms into five different languages: Dansk, Deutsch, Español, Français, and Italiano.
- Glossary of Wind Energy Terminology: The glossary was written by Paul Gipe and Bill Canter in the late-1990s. I’ve added the glossary to my web site for both its historical content—many of the terms were in use during the 1980s and 1990s—and as a reference for the thousands of newcomers to the wind industry since it was first published.
Sweden’s new car carrier is the world’s largest wind-powered vessel
By
Jacopo Prisco
The transatlantic car carrier is being designed by Wallenius Marine, a Swedish shipbuilder, with support from the Swedish government and several research institutions.
Tvindkraft: The Giant That Shook the World Turns 42
By
Paul Gipe
Guinness Book of Records is considering a new category–world’s longest running or oldest megawatt-scale wind turbine. The question was thrown at me by Britta Jensen, one of the operators of Tvindkraft in northwest Jutland. She wanted to know if they qualified.
Who Built the World’s First Wind Farm?
By
Paul Gipe
Times change. People die. The rest forget. The past is lost and with it the knowledge we gained at so much cost.
Material Intensity of Wind Turbines
By
Paul Gipe
A question arises whether large wind turbines are more or less materially intensive than small wind turbines. The answer, as with most things in life, isn’t that simple.
Greek enviro orgs warn of poorly sited wind farms after pelican deaths
By
Sladjana Djunisic
Seven environmental organisations in Greece denounced the installation of wind turbines near protected habitats after three pelicans were found dead on Sunday following collision with blades.
Windkraft im “Dritten Reich”: Der Traum vom Reichskraftturm
By
Martin Pfaffenzeller
Hermann Honnef and his dream of giant wind turbines powering Hitler’s Third Reich until the SS quashed his plans. Auf Deutsch. Rare photos of Honnef’s vision and key players in the Reich’s program for autarky.
