News & Articles on Large Wind Power
Large wind turbines are those used to generate commercial quantities of electricity. This category includes single turbines used in distributed applications as well as arrays of multiple wind turbines used in a wind power plant.
Palmer Putnam to Herman Drees Letter Reveals Emphasis on Swept Area
By
Paul Gipe
Wally Thompson forwarded to me some fascinating correspondence from Palmer Putnam to Herman Drees of Pinson Cycloturbine fame.
Use England’s plentiful brownfield sites for windfarms, urge scientists
By
Helena Horton
Experts cite Scottish example, with turbines along roads and rail lines, as a way to make better use of ‘cheap, clean’ energy source
This Historic Community Is Pushing the Nation Toward a Wind Power Revolution
By
Elizabeth Royte
Block Island, off the New England coast, overcame political strife to lead the way on energy independence.
US wind energy just hit a major milestone
By
Ella Nilsen
The United States set a major renewable energy milestone last Tuesday: wind power was the second-highest source of electricity for the first time since the Energy Information Administration began gathering the data.
Scientist says right whale protections critical for offshore wind
By
Kirk Moore
Plans for 17 or more offshore wind turbine arrays off the U.S. East Coast mean more imminent peril for the endangered North Atlantic right whale – unless regulators and wind power developers implement sweeping new protection for the animals, according to one expert on the species.
WWEA and Global100RE call for renewable energy equipment for immediate humanitarian relief in Ukraine
By
Stefan Gsanger
In order to help civilians, the World Wind Energy Association WWEA and the Global 100% Renewable Energy Platform Global100RE, supported by Global100RE Ambassador Ruslana, are calling for donations of equipment which can supply power independently from the national grid, after all small and stand alone solar systems including batteries, power banks etc.
