The energy transition needs technical development and, as Jillian Ambrose writes in The Telegraph, the expectations are that wind turbines are going to be increasingly larger and more powerful. Britain's wind turbines catch breeze of a rising industry The sound made by 100 tonnes of steel and carbon fibre rotating 400 feet overhead is surprisingly … Continue reading New wind turbines expected to double power capacity →

Ian Johnston writes in The Independent about how streetlights may be fitted with small wind turbines in Britain. Do you know of other such innovative uses of renewable energy technologies?   Renewable energy companies are fitting wind turbines to lampposts to make electricity Millions of lampposts could be fitted with wind turbines connected directly into … Continue reading Innovative use of wind power →

The European Union’s push away from fossil fuels toward renewables, along with falling costs, has seen offshore wind thrive with turbines being installed from the Irish to the Baltic Seas. Christian Schwägerl for Environment 360 writes in The Guardian about latest developments.   Europe's offshore wind industry booming as costs fall On a sunny October … Continue reading European offshore wind farms are undergoing a boom →

The global wind turbine industry has been dominated by the Danish firm Vestas for many years. Pilita writes in the Financial Times that a Chinese company, Goldwind has now overtaken Vestas to be the global leader.   China’s Goldwind becomes world’s largest wind turbine maker A Chinese company has become the world’s biggest wind turbine … Continue reading China powers ahead in wind turbine industry →

We regularly hear about how the bird population is adversely affected by wind turbines. Joby Warrick writes in the Washington Post about a new study that offers hope for a peaceful co-existence.   The surprising way that birds and wind turbines can coexist It has long been the tarnish on one of the cleanest forms … Continue reading Reducing the number of bird deaths by wind turbines →