The United States of America was once on the leading edge of renewable energy generated from wind power. Now it seems this drive is starting to blow itself out. Last year, 2009, the USA installed a quite massive 9.8 GigaWatts of wind generating capacity. In 2010 this may drop to just 7 GigaWatts of new installations. It is not clear [...]

Renewable energy generated from wind power is increasing each year with some areas of the world developing this resource faster than others. The United States of America is out in the lead with a total wind capacity of  35.2 Gigawatts of installed wind turbines. Around 10 GW of that was installed last year. Second place goes to Germany with 25.8 [...]

If your driving up the A9 Autobahn you might see a bright piece of artwork lighting up the sky this December. Siemens have adorned a giant wind turbine in highly efficient LED’s that creates a spectacular display for the holiday season. Each blade of the wind turbine has 1000 Light Emitting Diodes glued on with space glue. That is 3000 [...]

Wind Turbines have been sprouting up around the country like massive weeds. There is no doubt that these can be an eyesore if done on a large scale and environmental impact can be massive both to the land and wildlife. But with proper consultation, suitable areas can be found and be much more beneficial. Domestic wind turbines, much smaller than [...]

The US department of the interior recently stated that Wind Turbines off the coast of the USA could produce enough electricity to meet the whole country’s needs.  Which is probably true, with enough offshore wind farms around the coast this is theoretically possible. Creating forest of windmills does have its downsides, rushing in on an idea is always going to [...]