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.
ROBERT PRICE: Why wind energy is a multi-faceted disaster, according to Trump
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Robert Price
America’s foremost scholar on the power-generating prowess of wind turbines has been challenged by a lesser expert from Bakersfield. That foremost scholar, according to President Trump, is President Trump. The dissenting expert is Paul Gipe, author of “Wind Energy for the Rest of Us: A Comprehensive Guide to Wind Power and How to Use It,” a 1,100-page compendium of all things windy.
Taiwan Feed-in tariff raised for small onshore wind farms
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The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on Tuesday announced the 2020 feed-in tariff (FIT) rates for renewable energy generation, with the rate for onshore wind power facilities with a capacity of 1 to 30 kW to be raised above the previously proposed level.
Musselroe Wind Farm to deploy bird protecting radar in Australian first trial
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Michael Mazengarb
Tasmania’s Musselroe Wind Farm will undertake an Australian first trial of new radar technology that the operators hope will help reduce instances of collisions with wedge-tailed eagles.
Ireland fined €5m plus daily penalty of €15,000 over landslides at Galway wind farm
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THE EU’S COURT of Justice has fined the State €5m over its failure to comply with EU legislation that might have prevented landslides linked to the construction of a wind farm in the west of Ireland in 2003.
Denmark shows the world how to go from black to green in a hurry as temperatures rise
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Eric Reguly
Don’t believe everything you hear about the green-energy revolution. It’s coming, but more slowly than advertised. Fossil fuels, in absolute terms, are still on the rise because of population and economic growth.
Wind generation project southwest of Lompoc approved by Santa Barbara County planners
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Mike Hodgson
Commissioners approved the Strauss Wind Energy Project that will bring 29 wind turbines mounted to towers more than 260 feet tall and capable of generating 98 megawatts of electricity per year to the hilltops about 5 miles from the city.
