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Framework Deal for Repower Wind Turbines Signed
It was announced this week that German wind turbine manufacturer Repower signed a deal with French utility EDF for the supply of wind turbines for five wind farms in Canada. The framework agreement is for the supply of turbines totaling a...
Local Targets - Good for UK Renewable Energy?
The Conservative party tell us they are all about local empowerment and ‘decentralised devolution’. Their decentralisation green paper ‘Control Shift’ released earlier this year set out proposals for change if they are elected next year....
Electrifying Africa
On a visit to South Africa this year I asked a charity project worker whether he was involved in any renewable or decentralised energy projects. He responded by saying that renewable energy is not a priority and is a matter for the government....
Planning Rules Change for Small -Scale Renewables
Should people need planning consent for small scale renewable energy? This is a question the UK government has been contemplating for several years. In 2008, the Town and Country Planning Order was amended to grant permitted development rights to...
New Renewable Energy Planning Statement Released
After over a year of preparation, the Government has released a new UK national policy statement on renewable energy. The statement is one of a series of NPS (National Planning Statements) documents intended to guide the new Infrastructure Planning...
Do Wind Turbines Work?
Numerous reports have now been published saying wind turbines work and can make an important contribution towards the UK’s energy needs. Prominent energy analyst David Milborrow published a new report back in June which the wind energy industry...
Lib Dems MP Stands up For Wind Turbines
Cheltenham Lib Dem MP Martin Horwood stood up for wind energy this week, opposing a bill for a new rule dictating wind turbines should be 2km from houses. The bill introduced by a few anti wind energy MP’s could bring an overnight halt to the UK’s...
MP Says We Don’t Want Wind Turbines Near our Homes
An English MP wants a new rule to say wind turbines can’t be built within 1.5 miles of homes. This would mean saying goodbye to new wind farms in the English countryside. Peter Luff MP will tomorrow table a ten minute rule bill asking for an...
Bird and Bat Radar Detection For Wind Farms
With many people and organisations concerned about potential bird and bat kills from wind turbines, could radar be the answer? Radar specialist company DeTect has developed and manufactured a new Avian Radar System ‘Merlin‘ which is aimed at...
Will the Conservatives Introduce County Renewable Energy Targets?
With the proposed Conservative abolition of regional planning, many renewable energy developers have been asking the question; if the Conservatives get into power next year, who will be responsible for setting renewable energy targets? Planning...
NREL Installs Siemens Wind Turbine
The US energy department DOE has installed a new wind turbine on its premises near Boulder, Colorado. The Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has commissioned the 2.3 megawatt turbine on its National Technology Center...
Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Market Continues to Expand
Vertical axis wind turbines appear to be flavour of the year when it comes to small wind turbines. In the UK, supermarket giant Tesco has installed several “Ropatec” vertical axis wind turbines with a rated capacity of 6kW. The latest vertical...
