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.
A Retrospective of VAWT Technology
By
Herbert J. Sutherland, Dale E. Berg, and Thomas D. Ashwill
The study of Vertical-Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) technology at Sandia National Laboratories started in the 1970’s and concluded in the 1990’s. Initial studies at SNL investigated numerous VAWT configurations, including the Savonius and the Darrieus configurations. These studies soon concentrated on the Darrieus configurations because of their high inherent efficiency. . .
Community Colleges Offering Wind Courses in North America
By
Paul Gipe
Because of the rapidly growing demand for windsmiths (wind energy technicians) in North America, several community colleges have begun offering …
Technical Comparators: Swept Area preferred over Rated Power
By
Geoff Henderson
Windflow Technology Newsletter Nº 31, June 2011 Some people use capacity factor as the basis for comparing wind farms and …
North German State to Double Wind Energy on Land
By
Paul Gipe
Conservatives Increasing New Renewables from 50% to 100% of Electricity Highest Concentration of Wind in Germany–Most Locally Owned As Much Wind Generation as California
Landowner’s Guide to Wind Energy in Alberta
By
Tim Weis, Alex Doukas, and Kristi Anderson
This guide is for landowners in Alberta who are considering wind energy projects on their land. Whether you are interested in erecting and owning your own wind turbine, leasing land to a commercial wind developer, or developing wind energy on your land through other ownership models, this guide will help to explain what you can expect from the wind energy development process. . .
Gipe Receives Canadian Wind Award for Feed-in Tariff Campaign
By
Paul Gipe
Long-time renewable energy advocate Paul Gipe was selected by the Canadian Wind Energy Association for its Individual Leadership Award at …
