A new €3 million scientific research programme to understand the environmental impacts of offshore wind – believed to be the largest of its kind – is to be launched at a new Scottish wind farm. The programme will be hosted at Vattenfall’s new European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) to Read more
The Caithness-Moray transmission reinforcement project represents the largest investment in Scotland’s northern energy infrastructure since the heyday of the big hydro power development era of the 1950s. The Caithness-Moray project is centred on a 100 mile underground and subsea cable running beneath the Moray Firth, using High Voltage Direct Current Read more
The multi-billion-dollar U.S. biofuels industry — promoted and expanded for more than a decade by the federal government — may be built on a false assumption, according to a University of Michigan study published Thursday that is sure to stir all sides in the contentious debate over the industry. http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2016/08/25/u-m-study-biofuels-worse-climate-change-than-gasoline/89265358/
If wind is breath to turbines, then oil is the lifeblood that keeps these machines running smoothly. And a healthy, well-oiled machine is one that can offer reliability and longevity. http://www.windpowerengineering.com/featured/business-news-projects/analyzing-lifeblood-wind-turbines/