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.
Renewables International: Little NIMBYism among Swiss public for wind turbines
By
Craig Morris
A new study reveals that more than three quarters of those surveyed in Switzerland support wind power, and roughly the same number say there is “no” or “only a minor” affect on people in surrounding areas. The people surveyed all live within five kilometers of a wind turbine.
San Gorgonio Pass and the “Abandoned Wind Turbines” Near Palm Springs, California—an Update
By
Paul Gipe
The old canard of 14,000 abandoned wind turbines in California came up again recently in Australia of all places. A rabid anti-wind blogger—seems the Aussies have a good crop of them downunder—posted a typically ill-informed tirade against wind energy.
Wind Power history blows away Ed Davey’s excuse for giving short contracts to renewables
By
Dave Toke
Ed Davey’s excuse for limiting wind power contracts to 15 years whilst Hinkley C gets a whopping 35 year contract is blown away by some elementary history checking. Lots of wind turbines in Altamont Pass – installed during the so-called Californian ‘windrush’ – are still turning after 31 years. Davey claims that the contracts he has awarded are in proportion to the technologies’ design life expectancy. Yet the Altamont turbines will be turning until 2015, a 33 year lifetime . . .
New Entries in Cultural Icons of Wind Turbines
By
Paul Gipe
I’ve added several new categories of cultural icons featuring wind turbines and updated some others. I’ve added categories for Book …
The Journal: UK farmers turning to wind turbines to supplement income
By
Jo Blakemore
A dramatic fall in income, coupled with rising energy costs, is seeing increasing number of farmers turning to wind turbines as an additional source of revenue ahead of looming energy regulator deadlines just over two months away.
Earth Techling: Wind Turbine Bird Threat Overstated, Study Suggests
By
Pete Danko
The growth of wind power, if undertaken with reasonable care, should pose no risk to any particular bird species in Canada, according to a new peer-reviewed study. The study also suggests that highly publicized bird mortality figures out of the U.S. and Europe could be on the high side.
