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.
Cleveland’s Icebreaker — Falling Down or Starting Up?
By
Sarah Taylor
Or how the Ohio Power Board’s poison pill to stop the first offshore wind farm in Lake Erie could–and should–backfire.
Malta police say they have started Montenegro wind farm investigations
By
Matthew Agius
This emerged from a statement issued by the police following a story by Reuters and the Times of Malta, in which Dubai based company 17 Black was revealed to have made a previously undisclosed profit of €4.6 million when Enemalta bought a wind farm in Montenegro. The wind farm was acquired by Enemalta in a lucrative deal for Yorgen Fenech during the tenure of former minister Konrad Mizzi.
Company Probed by Murdered Maltese Journalist Linked to Montenegro Wind Farm
By
Samir Kajosevic
The offshore company investigated by murdered Maltese journalist Caruana Galizia before her death was linked to a wind farm in Montenegro, Reuters has reported.
Wind farms ‘turn off times’ could help save Eastern European bat populations
By
Forschungsverbund Berlin
The scientists therefore recommend the widespread introduction of turn-off times during the migration months, which—as the team was able to show in a local wind farm—would massively decrease bat mortality yet produce only a marginal loss in the energy production of the turbines.
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.
