A community portal about Wind power with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into more useful forms, usually electricity using wind turbines. In 2005, worldwide capacity of...
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A community portal about Wind power with blogs, videos, and photos. According to Wikipedia.org: Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into more useful forms, usually electricity using wind turbines. In 2005, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 58,982 megawatts ; although it currently produces less than 1% of world-wide electricity use, it accounts for 23% of electricity use in Denmark, 6% in Germany and approximately 8% in Spain. Globally, wind power generation more than quadrupled between 1999 and 2005.
Officials on Tuesday identified locations of three offshore wind-power test sites that could unlock the door to huge reserves of energy equivalent to more than 100 nuclear plants in the nation's most oil-dependent state. The sites will be near Boon Island off York in southern Maine, near Damariscove Island south of Boothbay Harbor, and south of Monhegan Island off Port Clyde, Gov. John Baldacci's administration announced. The University of Maine, which has received an $8 million federal... Read Full Story
North Dakota regulators, leery of a wind developer's request to locate six turbines less than a quarter-mile from rural homes, have scheduled a hearing for arguments about why they should grant it. The state Public Service Commission in April approved a site plan for Just Wind LLC's project, which the company wants to build east of Napoleon, almost 80 miles southeast of Bismarck. It includes 153 wind turbines capable of generating up to 368 megawatts of electricity and will cost between $800... Read Full Story
The EU commission on Wednesday granted 1.5 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) to offshore wind farms and carbon capture and storage schemes to help relaunch Europe's economy and cut greenhouse gas emissions. "With this decision the commission has laid the foundation for the development of two key sustainable technologies that will be essential in our fight against climate change," EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said, adding that it would also "give a push to the economy and... Read Full Story
Maryland officials announced plans Tuesday to fill nearly a quarter of the government's annual electricity needs with power supplied by clean energy projects from the Delaware coast to the Appalachian ridge tops. The state will sign 20-year purchase agreements with four wind and solar developers, demonstrating Maryland's commitment to reduce its carbon footprint by 25 percent by 2020, Gov. Martin O'Malley said. "With the combined resources of strategic public and private partnerships, we... Read Full Story
General Electric says it has received a $1.4 billion contract to supply wind turbines and related services for a wind farm project that is expected to be the largest ever. The company says the order from independent power producer Caithness Energy is the largest ever for its 2.5xl wind turbines. It will install 338 of the turbines, which are already in use in Europe and Asia, between 2011 and 2012. GE will also supply 10 years of operational and maintenance services. The 845-megawatt... Read Full Story
Erlangen, Germany, Siemens Energy received the order to connect the London Array offshore wind farm to the power supply network. The order volume is EUR128 million. Purchasers are Dong Energy, E.ON and Masdar, the wind farm's owners. Siemens Energy was already appointed to supply the 175 wind turbines for the wind farm as well. With a total capacity of 630 megawatts (MW) the London Array offshore wind farm will follow completion in 2012 and be the largest of its kind in the world. The wind... Read Full Story
Posted by Randy on November 23rd, 2009
Wind Turbine by Alan Cleaver
A homemade wind turbine project can easily be tackled in a short amount of time and for a lot less money than it costs to buy a commercially manufactured product. With the increase in attention being paid to alternative power sources, the prices of retail supplies on the market does not seem to be coming down quickly enough.
There’s been a significant growth in the world’s power supplied by wind and solar... Read Full Story
Siemens Energy has received a €128 million order to connect the London Array offshore wind farm, potentially the largest of its kind in the world, to the power supply grid.
Dong Energy, E.ON and Masdar — the wind farm’s owners — have already tapped Siemens to supply 175 wind turbines for the project being built in the Thames estuary off the Kent and Essex coasts. Set for completion in 2012, the London Array is expected to have a total generating capacity of 630 megawatts and could... Read Full Story
Wind farms have no measurable effect on nearby property values, according to a government report published Wednesday. In the latest study, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory spent three years examining nearly 7,500 sales of homes in 10 communities near two dozen wind energy plants in nine states. The researchers found no evidence home prices were affected by the view or the distance between the home and the wind farm. The findings, however... Read Full Story
Posted by Randy on November 23rd, 2009
You can easily learn how to build a wind generator for less money than it takes to buy a commercial setup. The less money you spend on the equipment necessary to convert the earth’s free power sources, like sun and wind, the faster payback you will see on your project and the more quickly you’ll see a real savings in your electric bills.
A wind generator looks like a fan atop a very tall pole. The fan is made up of the blades and the... Read Full Story
