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Electric storm in central London

London's first wind turbine has been installed smack in the centre of the capital on the South Bank,...

Wind farms top magazine poll as most hated eyesore

Wind farms have topped a poll of readers of Country Life magazine as the most hated eyesores in Brit...

Anti-wind lobby attend conference accompanied by BBC film crew

The anti-wind farm lobby was represented at BWEA 25 by two wind farm opponents who had brought with ...

Jobs blow after council rejects 42 MW Drummuir project

A local authority's refusal of consent for a wind farm has revealed that new British jobs are not ne...

Positive response to Massachusetts 30 MW

While other New England wind projects remain in various stages of limbo, Enxco's 30 MW Hoosac Wind P...

Functional public relations

Motorway landmark: The 170,000 motorists who use Britain's busiest highway, the London orbital motor...

Statkraft readies for Smøla extension to 150 MW

Plans to add another 48 turbines to the 40 MW wind plant of 20 Bonus turbines on the island of Sm&os...

Now wind is blamed for causing drought

Wind power has become embroiled in yet another bizarre controversy -- accused of adversely affecting...

Support rally for Portland wind project

Some 800 people took to the streets of Portland, Victoria, at the beginning of October to show their...

Media battle over Cape Cod offshore project continues

The hearts-and-minds battle over the 130 turbine Cape Wind offshore project off the coast of Massach...

Good earnings tempt townspeople further -- Community wind in action

On one particularly windy day in the American northeast last month, the Hull light board's Vestas 66...

Slow progress in the Northeast Kingdom -- Demonstration project

Vermont wind energy entrepreneur Matt Rubin is moving ahead slowly with his 50 turbine project propo...

Protests in Victoria against siting turbines at coastal locations

Around 500 people flocked to the steps of the Victorian parliament in Melbourne recently to protest ...

Scottish poll reveals neighbours to wind farms like them

The wind industry's claim that most people living near wind farms support wind power has been vindic...

The feel good factor

Our thermometer lies in the realm of the unknown for 2004. Much hangs on energy politics in the US, ...

Survey reveals electricity bill payers support wind

A UK-wide opinion poll finds 74% of electricity bill payers support increasing the use of wind power...

Environmental study complete on Wonthaggi 10.5 MW project

An Environment Effects Statement (EES) on Wind Power Pty's proposed Wonthaggi Wind Farm has been com...

Norway heads for green tag trade

The Norwegian government has decided to follow Sweden's lead and set up a market for trade of green ...

Call for green power

Customer demand is becoming an increasingly significant factor in driving investment in renewable en...

Rigorous study sets out the truth -- Property values unaffected

The most comprehensive study yet of the impact of working wind turbines on the value of nearby prope...

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