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.
Car Concerns Ontario (CCO) Calls for Moratorium on Car Sales
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Glen Estill
(Warning: Satire) Car Concerns Ontario (CCO) today called for a moratorium on sale of new cars, citing their danger to the health of citizens. . .
The Age: Wide support found for wind farms–
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THERE is much stronger public support for wind farms than media coverage of the issue would suggest, because a ”vocal minority” who oppose wind farms secure the majority of media and political attention, according to CSIRO research.
Toronto Star: Ontario anti-wind-power group accused of breaking election financing rules
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A prominent anti-wind-power group is under fire amid accusations it broke election financing by running a negative advertising campaign against Liberal candidates last fall.
A Retrospective of VAWT Technology
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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
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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
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Geoff Henderson
Windflow Technology Newsletter Nº 31, June 2011 Some people use capacity factor as the basis for comparing wind farms and …
