Did you know it takes 100,000 gallons of water to produce a single megawatt hour of electricity?
27 September, 2012
The new V126-3.0 MW turbine is the latest variant of the 3 MW platform on which the V112-3.0 MW is built.
27 September, 2012
A report looking into the sector's development to date claims that more could be done to encourage clean local energy and economic development by implementing critical policies to encourage investment.
27 September, 2012
The trial is part of the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme - aimed at developing new methods of collecting wind speed data.
27 September, 2012
Onshore wind farms need to "provide benefits to the communities that host them", such as reduced electricity bills and investment in local infrastructure...
27 September, 2012
juwi CEO Matthias Willenbacher has criticised the German government for backtracking on its energy revolution agenda and looking to slow it down on the basis of cost.
20 September, 2012
The development of offshore wind resources will be "vital for many of the Baltic nations, as they look to meet their commitments to boost renewable energy generation", reports Garrad Hassan.
19 September, 2012
Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has developed a hydraulic yoke it says makes lifting, maneuvering and mounting wind turbine nacelles quicker and safer.
18 September, 2012
The organisation says it is the first offshore turbine manufacturer to enable the installation of blades on the hub in all positions up to 330 degrees, and at wind speeds up to 12 m/s.
18 September, 2012
Replacing federal tax credits with cash incentives for renewable energy could deliver big savings for taxpayers, according to a new report.
17 September, 2012
Hempadur Multi-Strength 35460 is a solvent-free version of its protective coating for turbine foundations.
13 September, 2012
GE has installed 300 wind turbines in Brazil to date, a figure set to triple over the next two years, the firm announced at the Brazil Windpower Conference in Rio de Janeiro recently.
11 September, 2012
Swedish firm Arise Windpower AB has successfully concluded a conditional agreement to acquire a fully permitted wind power project in Solberg to the west of Örnsköldsvik.
10 September, 2012
As it builds up for rapid expansion, Global renewable energy company Mainstream Renewable Power has signed an agreement for €60mn in corporate funds to be provided by Macquarie Group.
10 September, 2012
There needs to be less vertical integration in the wind industry and companies in the sector need to start working together better, according to Jukka-Pekka Mäkinen, President and CEO of wind turbine generator supplier The Switch, based in Finland.
07 September, 2012
When David passed on the editorial metaphorical torch to me for Renewable Energy Focus, I knew it was going to be a whirlwind first month or two...
05 September, 2012
Renewable Energy Focus' e-newsletter service returns after an unscheduled break...
05 September, 2012
A World War 2 veteran has hired Sigma Design Company, based in the US state of New Jersey, to test, analyse, refine, optimise and manufacture a wind turbine he has invented.
05 September, 2012
The Crown Estate is seeking opinions from the offshore wind industry with regard to offshore wind test and demonstration (T&D) sites in UK waters.
04 September, 2012