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.
New Additions to Images of Cultural Icons: Greeting Cards and Sketchbooks
By
Paul Gipe
Under Cultural Icons Featuring Wind Turbines, I’ve added two new categories.
Ohio siting board’s poison pill to kill pioneering Lake Erie wind project shows a state in thrall to major energy interests
By
Brent Larkin
When it comes to energy in Ohio, there’s always a whiff of wrongdoing in the air. And the smell can almost always be traced to the vicinity of Broad and High streets in Columbus, where various state officials have for decades cared more about serving electricity and coal interests than the citizens of Ohio.
The Wind Commons: PUBLIC OWNERSHIP FOR A FULL, JUST ENERGY TRANSITION
By
David Mcdermott Hughes
So we need to address two problems at once: inequity and resistance to renewables. This paper proposes public, national ownership as the double solution. A commons of the wind will make the energy transition inclusive, universal, and, above all, more rapid than it is now.
Ontario court overturns halt to EDPR wind farm
By
Craig Richard
An Ontario appeal court has reinstated EDP Renewables’ right to build a 100MW wind farm after the government abruptly revoked consent for the project.
Sweden erects the first wooden wind turbine tower
By
Michelle Lewis
Swedish engineering and industrial design company Modvion has erected the first wooden wind turbine tower on an island outside Gothenburg, Sweden. It was a pilot project for the Swedish Wind Technology Centre and will be used for research purposes
More Tests Planned After Wind Turbine Plant Virus Outbreak
By
James Macpherson
Health officials and National Guard members plan a second round of large-scale testing in Grand Forks as a result of an earlier coronavirus outbreak associated with a wind turbine blade factory in the city, the state’s National Guard commander said Wednesday.
