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.
Ontario families lose court bid to stop wind turbines
By
Diana Mehta
“It was clear from the Tribunals’ decisions … that they assessed and weighed the evidence of the post-turbine witnesses in light of the expert medical evidence which they heard,” the judges wrote.
Renewables International: What happens when the price of oil starts to rise again?
By
Philipp Schmagold
For example, in mathematical terms, if over a 20 year period a wind turbine produces 7 million kWh of electricity annually, its construction will consume approximately 3.5 million kilowatt hours — or half a year’s production — but only as a one-off cost, while the wind turbine will produce electricity for 20 years or more.
Wind turbines – there’s more to planning than getting permission
By
Suzie Horne
Getting planning permission for a wind turbine can be a daunting task, however there are many post-planning and other issues to consider too, explains Tori Heaton, planning manager at installer and developer Earthmill.
Study: Rural communities embrace wind power development
By
Herman K. Trabish
Residents in two South Dakota counties expressed satisfaction with the opportunities wind development brought to their communities by two very different wind projects. Of 238 respondents, divided between the two sites, some 91% expressed support for local wind energy, according to a survey done by South Dakota State University researchers.
CleanTehcnica: If You’re A Wind Lover, This App Is For You
By
Zachary Shahan
The first cool thing that jumped out to me while using the app was: “Wow, there are a lot of wind farms around here!” I knew Poland wasn’t bad with regards to wind power, and that Germany had a good number of them, but I was honestly very surprised to see how many were in this region.
Philippines EDC may increase wind power output
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“Based on the concessions that we currently have, including Iloilo and the ones in Ilocos Norte, I think there’s a potential of about 550 MW,” EDC president Richard Tantoco told reporters Thursday night. Tantoco said the wind projects might take a longer time to build pending feed-in tariff allocations. He said the 200-MW allocation of the Energy Department for feed-in tariff eligibility for wind projects was almost full.
