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Independent industry analysis

An independent economic and technical analysis of the Danish wind turbine industry concludes that NE...

New 1.5 MW prototype installed

German wind turbine manufacturer Jacobs Energie GmbH began installation of its prototype 1.5 MW MD70...

Megawatt unveiling

DeWind celebrated the "roll-out" of its first 1 MW turbine nacelle on November 6, toasting...

Potential for offshore transmission

The wind farms of Näsudden on the Swedish island of Gotland are being linked to consumers in th...

The battle for transmission access

For the first time, public electricity suppliers in England and Wales will buy renewable electricity...

Going up cold for semi arctic testing

A delayed project to develop commercial wind turbines suitable for the harsh and cold mountain areas...

Unacceptable wear found on gears

A potential series failure of gear boxes in wind turbine models rated at 500 kW and above is looming...

Biomass and wind cogenerate

In what seems to be a first in Germany, an energy project consortium plans to combine wind with biom...

Airborne turbine proposal lifts off

Plans for a "hovering" wind turbine which would tap wind resources at higher altitudes hav...

New York solicits for wind

New York state is making up to $6 million available for one or two small wind demonstration plants a...

Renewable energy budgets saved

European energy ministers have agreed that renewable energy is a priority spending area and that the...

First phase of Gaspe plant ready to roll

The first 76 turbines for Quebec's 100 MW Le Nordais wind farm on the Gaspe peninsula will all be up...

Fair Isle tale of remote success

Two wind turbines have been commissioned in a joint project between the Fair Isle Community and the ...

Murmansk wind potential charted and reported

Russia's huge Kola peninsula -- east of the far north of Finland and best known as the one-time home...

Wind turbine research extension in Lapland

An arctic research and development project ongoing in Lapland since 1989 has been extended. A 600 kW...

New small turbine design for farmers

A small and inexpensive wind turbine has been developed for the Swedish farmers market. A prototype ...

Technical

Announcements by governments in Denmark, the Netherlands and the UK that support will be forthcoming...

New vertical axis unit offered

A company calling itself TMA Global Wind Energy Systems in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is offering a vertical...

A solution for blade wobble

A mechanical damper has been developed to control edgewise vibration on blades of stall regulated wi...

Public funding but no takers yet

A 4 MW wind turbine proposed by Germany's dominant wind firm, Enercon, is set to overshadow even the...

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