Energy giant RWE confirms flagship Sofia offshore wind farm will see 44 turbines fitted with innovative new recyclable blades RWE has announced it has inked a deal with wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa to install its new recyclable blades as part of its flagship Sofia offshore wind farm off the Read more
The Polish parliament backtracked on Thursday (9 March) on a proposal to boost onshore wind capacity, mandating that wind turbines be located at a minimum distance of 700 metres from residential buildings. Poland has some of the strictest rules on wind farm construction in the European Union, and relaxing zoning Read more
Unexpected and increasing wind turbine failure rates, largely in newer and bigger models, are savaging the profits of some of the world’s biggest manufacturers, as Siemens Gamesa, GE and Vestas report heavy repair and maintenance losses. Faulty components created a €472 million ($A28 million) hole in Siemens Gamesa’s December quarter Read more
You cannot build an energy system if nobody makes a return in doing so’ Ministers cheered last summer as wind farm developers competed to plant new turbines in UK waters, at ever cheaper rates. Danish giant Orsted was among the energy giants who agreed to build new wind-farmsthat would generate Read more
Proposed onshore wind farms that could power more than a million homes are at risk of not being built because of the tax on electricity generators, their developer has warned. Community Windpower said it was prepared to invest £1.5 billion in the three “shovel-ready” projects in Scotland, all of which Read more
Rely on gas A BBC reporter on March 4 described the proposed new gas power station with carbon capture at Keadby, Lincolnshire, as ” continuing to burn the fossil fuels that got us into this mess” . We have still some way to travel but by every metric like, for Read more
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms is planned off the Fife coast. But what do tiny sand eels have to do with it? Bosses at SSE Renewables say Berwick Bank offshore wind farm’s 307 turbines will provide enough power for five million homes once they are connected to Read more
THE COSTLY GREEN VIRUS THERE are tens of thousands of non-jobs in the UK. We all know of the waste in the public sector with highly-paid diversity, equality and inclusion staff and that failing managers in the NHS are paid more than most NHS staff. However, these are now Read more