Are wind turbines bad for your health?

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Excerpt: Many view wind turbines as a great way to produce clean energy. However, some think that wind farms adversely affect the health of those living nearby them. These concerns include effects of infrasound, electromagnetic radiation, shadow flicker, and blade glint. But are they relevant? The Australian …

Eaton expands in China with $1.5M wind power agreement

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Excerpt: Industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation says it will provide key wind-power technologies to Guodian United Power Technology Co. Ltd., a wind turbine manufacturer in China. The agreement will generate about $1.5 million in revenues annually for the U.S. firm. Eaton’s Hydraulics Group based …

Wind developer prefers sodar

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Excerpt: Spain’s renewable energy economy is flourishing, with some regions generating as much as 82% of their power from renewable resources. Barlovento Recursos Naturales, a Spain-based international wind consultancy, has helped the country step forward in wind energy especially, using Second Wind’s re …

Climb assists for Kit Carson County Wind Project

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Excerpt: Power Climber Wind recently supplied their IBEX™ 1000 Climb Assist system to 34 new wind turbines in the Kit Carson Windpower Project near Burlington, Colorado. The addition of the new General Electric 1.5-MW turbines adds 51 MW of renewable energy to the 44 electric cooperatives in the Tri-St …

Lengthy blades no longer a problem

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Excerpt: An industrial hauling company has developed a flatbed semi-trailer that can transport wind turbine blades up to 62 m. The Goldhofer SPZ-P 3AAA has the capacity to extend from 20 to 62 m, and so can carry wind turbine blades in their shipping frames. A deep extendable spine allows the trailer …

The story below the first full-scale floating wind turbine

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Excerpt: The innovative offshore floating Hywind wind turbine, moored in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast, demonstrates how Trelleborg Offshore’s syntactic foam buoyes contributes to the future of offshore power generation. “People see the tower and turbine, but forget that the expertise in desi …

Peacing together green communities

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Excerpt: In support of the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA), a partnership of Western Hemisphere governments, the Department of State will provide $1 million to fund Peace Corps volunteer efforts that increase rural access to energy, put the effects of climate change in check, and suppor …

Ground broken for monster Mojave wind energy project

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Excerpt: Renewable energy developers broke ground Tuesday for a major expansion of wind-power generation in the Mojave Desert, north of Los Angeles. The Alta Wind Energy Center is planned as the world's largest wind project, with nearly 600 turbines capable of producing 1,550MW of electricity when comple …

Turbines power town hall

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Excerpt: Five Windspire wind-and-solar hybrid turbines were installed in August 2010 on a hill behind the township hall in Genoa, Michigan. The 30-ft tall turbines are each rated for 1.2 kW, a total of 6 kW. System experts expect its 9.5 kW total output to provide about 20% of the hall’s electrical needs. …

Ultrasonic wind sensors or cup anemometers? That is the question.

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Excerpt: Mechanical anemometers have worked well for years but the rigorous duty on wind turbines may call for a more reliable sensor. Accurate measurements of wind speed and direction from reliable equipment are more important than ever in today’s competitive North American wind industry. Dem …