The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, finds this year’s Global Wind Report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The report finds the wind industry is entering a new era of accelerated growth driven …
Progressive Maharashtra has rushed to install wind energy plants. But, ask nidhi jamwal and shikha lakhanpal, reporting from Mumbai and Dhule, why so little electricity is actually generated? Is there an other purpose to private interest in wind? Of greater note
As would be expected in a maturing market, there are considerable changes in the wind energy industry, particularly when viewed over a period of several years rather than in any one year in particular. The size of wind farms continues to grow, as does the size of the wind turbines …
Grid connectivity does not mean only the physical linking with the state transmission system, but has to fulfill the operational and commercial needs of a power system.
Worldwide wind energy Total installed capacity 2007: 93.9 GW Growth in top wind markets Of the various renewable energy sources, wind energy is making a significant contribution to the installed capacity of power generation and is emerging a competitive option It is used in more than 70 countries and contributes …
Britain's Queen Elizabeth is going green by investing in the largest wind turbine in the world, her property company the Crown Estate said on Wednesday. The Estate, which owns most of the seabed off Britain's shores, regularly leases out its land to wind farm projects but has never invested in …
At 265 feet tall, four gleaming white wind turbines tower over the tiny farm town of Rock Port, Missouri, like a landing of alien intruders. But despite their imposing presence and the stark contrast with the rolling pastures and corn fields, the turbines have received a warm welcome here. As …
Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens has placed an the largest ever order for wind turbines: he ordered 667 wind turbines from GE, each costing $3 million dollars, making the total order $2 billion. Picken plans to develop the world's largest wind farm in the panhandle of Texas. The $2 billion …
Close on the heels of quality issues related to some of the wind turbine blades supplied in the US and other parts of the world, Suzlon Energy - the fifth largest wind power equipment manufacturer in the world - is facing more problems in the US. Suzlon Rotor Corporation, its …
The world's largest tidal turbine, weighing 1,000 tonnes, has been installed in Northern Ireland's Strangford Lough. It is the first commercial tidal turbine, which will generate enough energy to power a thousand local homes. The turbine will begin operations later this year. It will be positioned 400 metres off the …
Technology Smooths the Way for Home Wind-Power Turbines New Ways to Store Solar Energy for Nighttime and Cloudy Days (April 15, 2008) No one tracks the number of small-scale residential wind turbines
Suzlon Wind Energy Corporation, a step-down subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Ltd, has got a repeat order to supply 200 MW of wind turbine capacity from Horizon Wind Energy, Texas of the US. The order is in the range of $200 million-240 million. The original contract included an order of 400 …
India's most hi-tech power turbine is finally expected to be liberated from a narrow hill road between Mumbai and Nashik on Tuesday, almost nine months after it got embarrassingly stuck on its way to Chhattisgarh as the National Highway here was not strong or wide enough to take the load. …
The demands on wind turbines to support the power grid are growing in Germany and Spain. Some sector lobbyists see no sense in various stipulations by the grid operators.
Praveen Bhargav The Western Ghats is recognised as a global biodiversity hotspot. In the past, many large development projects including highways, railway lines, mega dams, nuclear plants and mines have intruded into this biodiversity treasure trove. Lack of knowledge and absence of effective watchdogs contributed to the ad-hoc manner in …
The agenda for agriculture as laid out in the WDR 2008 contains important and urgent messages, but it is limited in its scope. A broader vision is needed that pays more attention to issues of power, equity, and rights. This would emphasise: trade rules that allow developing countries to determine …
SEVERAL offshore wind energy projects to be soon implemented in the UK have been criticised by the country's ministry of defence (MOD) on the grounds that the turbines would affect the functioning of radar systems and get in the way of low flying jets. The MOD has already scrapped one …
Wind Energy Group (WEG), a UK- based company has developed a new wind turbine to cater to the demand for medium-scale three-blade wind turbines. The turbine, MS4-600 has a 41-metre diameter rotor that operates downwind of the tower and can self-align with the wind. The blades are very flexible to …
Scientists at Fraunhofer Safety and Energy Technology, Germany, have devised a method to convert unwanted fuel into gas. The gas can be used to generate electricity and heat. The process uses "fluidised bed gasification' to convert the wood into gas that is cooled and used as engine fuel. Its overall …
A CONTROVERSY is raging in the UK about the setting up of windmills in the countryside. Some conservationists contend they spoil the landscape and are uneconomic, while others refute these allegations and say windmills are the cleanest source of energy. The debate heated up when British environment minister John Gummer …
