News & Articles on Small & Household Size Wind Turbines
Small wind turbines encompass a broad range of wind turbines from micro turbines, to mini turbines, to household-size turbines. Wind turbines in these size classes may have power ratings from a few watts to dozens of kW. Internationally, this category includes wind turbines up to 15 meters (49 feet) in diameter. Wind turbines of this size may have power ratings from 50 to 100 kW.
While ducted or shrouded wind turbines and Vertical Axis Wind Turbines can be of any size, they are listed here because they are outside the mainstream of the commercial wind industry.
Trade bodies slam Westminster for ‘inaction’ in saving Scottish renewables firm
By
Kirsteen Paterson
14th March 2018 — Yesterday trade organisation RenewableUK added its voice, calling government decision-making a “key factor” in the fall of one of the sector’s “best-known and most iconic companies”. The Feed-In Tariff – designed to encourage renewable power by rewarding the generation and export of power from green devices – is due to close to new applicants next March and RenewableUK says the failure to set out future policy is “having a serious impact”.
Gaia Wind: Scottish wind-turbine maker collapses amid ‘Westminster cuts’ to renewables
By
Kirsteen Paterson
Gaia-Wind, which celebrated the roll-out of its 1000th device from Glasgow last April, has appointed a provisional liquidator. The company moved its operations to Scotland from Denmark seven years ago and had clients in countries including Tonga, Australia and Italy.
Betz: Everything You Need to Know about Wind Turbines Was Written in 1927
By
Paul Gipe
Yes, I’ve written about this subject once before, Everything You Need to Know about Wind Energy Was Written in 1957!, but I am moving the date back thirty years in the light of more research. The more I learn about wind energy, the more I realize how little I know.
Wind Day in Woodstock, Ontario
By
Paul Gipe
York University’s International Renewable Energy Academy designated 29 June as the “wind day” on their week-long program.
Assessing wind resources in our cities
By
Michael Allen
Urban environments are challenging locations for small wind turbines. Moreover, the sector must deal with cases of small turbines poorly sited and installed by companies that are more interested in appearing green than actually being environmental friendly.
The Long & Winding Road to Today’s Small Wind Industry
By
Paul Gipe
Keynote presentation to the 2017 Small Wind Conference 11 April in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
