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.
Pembina: Study finds Albertans file few complaints about wind power
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Benjamin Thibault
No other province in Canada has a longer history with wind energy than Alberta, which has 20 years of experience with utility-scale wind farms. Yet, unlike some parts of the country, we don’t tend to hear much about it, so my colleagues and I wondered whether, in fact, we were just missing something.
Toronto Star: Fairview wind farm opponents must pay legal costs
By
John Spears
A group of landowners who unsuccessfully sued a wind power developer and the farm corporation that leased it land have been ordered to pay legal costs of $107,370.78. . . the proposed eight-turbine wind farm, known as the Fairview Wind Project, still hasn’t received final regulatory approval.
Hometown Wind Farm A Wildcat
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Paul Gipe
Wind energy is growing in Indiana. Now there are some wind turbines in Upland on the Taylor University campus and there are two commercial-scale turbines Union City as well. Wind farms have also begun to sprout out of Indiana’s corn fields.
Iceland Introduces Wind Turbines
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Paul Gipe
Renowned for its development of geothermal energy, Iceland has longed downplayed the potential of wind energy on the windy island …
WPM: Finding the optimum low-wind design combination
By
Eize De Vries
As fewer favourable high-wind speed sites are available, interest in effectively exploiting regions with lower wind speeds is growing worldwide. But in order to optimise results at these locations, wind technology is having to evolve, and equipment is being developed to target this market.
UBA: Wind Energy Potential on Land and Surface Area Required in Germany (auf Deutsch)
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13.8% of Germany is suitable for wind energy. This land area could hold 1,190,000 MW and could generate 2,900 TWh/yr. New turbines could reduce the land area required by 3/4 and still produce 2,400 TWh/yr.
