wind energy
Solar Power Becoming World’s Cheapest Form of Electricity Production, Analysts Say
Solar power is becoming the cheapest way to generate electricity, according to leading analysts. Data produced by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) showed the cost of solar in 58 lower-income countries – including China, Brazil and India – had fallen…
Cornish Village Marks 25 Years of UK Wind Power
From Pam the lollipop lady to the repairs for a storm-battered church roof, the fruits of wind power are not hard to find in Delabole. The residents of this Cornish village have lived alongside the UK’s first commercial windfarm since…
Amazon to Flip the Switch on Massive Wind Project in North Carolina
Before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, 104 wind turbines scattered across 22,000 acres of farmland near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, will begin churning out electricity. It will be the South’s first large-scale wind farm. At 208 megawatts, Avangrid’s…
NTPC, India’s Largest Power Producer, Enters Wind Energy Market
NTPC Limited, the largest power generation company in India, has finally entered the country’s largest renewable energy sector. NTPC Limited recently announced that it will set up its first wind energy project after months of an aggressive and continued push…
Norway’s Biggest Oil Company to Build Huge Offshore Wind Farm Off Coast of New York
If everything goes to plan, New York City and Long Island will be harnessing the Atlantic Ocean’s strong and dependable winds as a source of renewable energy. Norway’s biggest oil company will be developing an offshore wind farm outside of…
CS Wind Confirms Investment in New UK Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory
The UK is to get a new offshore wind technology manufacturing plant, after CS Wind yesterday confirmed it is to build a new tower factory in Campbeltown, Scotland. The company said that as a result of a “multi-million pound investment”…
Ecotricity Trumpets 20 Years of Wind Energy
Green energy supplier Ecotricity is this week celebrating another milestone for UK wind energy this week, after the firm’s first ever wind turbine turned 20. The Lynch Knoll windmill in Gloucestershire was completed just before Christmas 1996, and over the…