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.
Lompoc’s Strauss Wind Project a major site for endangered plant species, still on track to completion
By
Lisa André
The nearly 3,000-acre project, on the ridgetops near the end of San Miguelito Road, calls for erecting 29 wind turbine generators up to 492 feet tall, constructing an electrical substation at the site, a switchyard near Highway 1 and transmission lines from the substation to the switchyard.
Severe weather, blackouts show the grid’s biggest problem is infrastructure, not renewables
By
Jonathan Shieber
Citing a market participant, Jenkins noted on Twitter that roughly 26 gigawatts of thermal energy is offline because natural gas is being diverted to provide heat instead of power. Only about 4 gigawatts of wind is offline because of icing, Jenkins noted.
Wind turbines could be coming to California’s coast
By
Paul Rogers
New bill would set state target to build hundreds of tall turbines in the Pacific Ocean by 2030
Why oil giants are swapping oil rigs for offshore windfarms
By
Jillian Ambrose
The fossil fuel giants need to find new ways to reduce emissions, generate growth and maintain their share price
This AI optical technology cuts wind turbine eagle deaths by 82%
By
Michelle Lewis
IdentiFlight’s smart cameras, which spot birds of prey such as eagles and then halt wind turbines to protect the birds, can result in a large percentage reduction of bird deaths, according to a new study published last week in the Journal of Applied Ecology.
