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 Page Posted of Photos of Paul Gipe’s Career in Renewable Energy
By
Paul Gipe
I’ve finally taken the time to post some pictures from my career in renewable energy and energy policy. Some date from 1976, possibly earlier. My memory of those days is fuzzy as they say.
There’s $1.3M waiting to be distributed from wind turbines
By
Ken De La Bastide
When the Wildcat Wind Farm was constructed in Madison and Tipton counties, E-on Climate & Renewables agreed to provide a $1.2 million donation for economic development.
Added New Cultural Icons of Tehachapi
By
Paul Gipe
Today I updated my pages on cultural icons of wind turbines to include two murals and a sign board in Tehachapi, California.
31st Annual Windmill-Wildflower Hike Planned for Tehachapi May 21, 2016
By
Paul Gipe
The Kern-Kaweah Chapter of the Sierra Club will lead a hike among the wind turbines on the Pacific Crest Trail …
The World sets New Wind Installations Record: 63,7 GW New Capacity in 2015
By
Stefan Gsanger
According to preliminary figures, the world has seen a new record in new wind installations, adding 63’690 MW within the year 2015. The total wind capacity of the world has reached 435 GW.
2015 was second biggest year ever for wind installations in Germany
By
Craig Morris
The good news is that just over 3.5 gigawatts was installed, putting 2015 in second position behind the roughly 4.4 gigawatts of 2014 and ahead of the previous record year of 2002 at 3.2 gigawatts.
