Over 50 percent of the energy generated by a 759 megawatt windfarm under development 18.5 kilometers west of the coastal town of Egmond aan Zee will be used by Amazon. Shell and Eneco are constructing the wind farm in the Hollandse Kust (noord) development area with a target of being …
Read More »US Wind Output Hits New Heights in December
EIA estimates that wind accounted for 9% of US electricity generation in 2020.
Read More »Denmark to Build World’s First Energy Island which will have 200 Wind Turbines and Provide Power for Millions
Plans to build the world’s first energy island which would provide power for three million households have been given the green light by Denmark’s politicians. The giant artificial island, to be built in the North Sea, will be as big as 18 football pitches (120,000 square metres) but could end …
Read More »Norway Launches Major Wind Power Research Centre
Norway’s Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Tina Bru, has announced an investment of $13.73 million in a new windpower research centre. The NorthWind research centre will work on innovations to make wind power cheaper, more efficient, and more sustainable. One of the centre’s main priorities will be offshore wind research. …
Read More »Plans for England’s Tallest Onshore Wind Turbine Given Green Light
A plan to build a 150-metre tall wind turbine in Avonmouth, near Bristol, that will be able to generate enough electricity to power around 4,000 homes each year has been given the green light. Bristol City Council granted the application by Ambition Community Energy (ACE), a community interest company set …
Read More »EU Bank Supports four Wind Farms in Poland with €42m Loan
They will have a total installed capacity of 102.5MW and generate enough electricity to power more than 60,000 households at peak times.
Read More »Climate Change Impacts on Wind Power Generation
Wind energy is a virtually carbon-free and pollution-free electricity source, with global wind resources greatly exceeding electricity demand. Accordingly, the installed capacity of wind turbines grew at an annualized rate of >20% from 2000 to 2019 and is projected to increase by a further 50% by the end of 2023. …
Read More »SSE to Sell Stake in Walney Offshore Wind Farm for £350m
Greencoat UK Wind is buying the 25.1% interest, which equates to 92MW of capacity.
Read More »Giant Onshore Wind Farm in Austria Granted €107.4m
The 143MW wind farm will generate enough electricity to power around 90,000 homes.
Read More »Apple Invests in the Construction of Two of the World’s Largest Wind Turbines
The 200-metre-tall turbines are expected to produce 62GWh of clean electricity every year, enough to power almost 20,000 homes.
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