wind power

wind power capture does exactly what it says on the tin - it harnesses the energy of the wind then uses it to carry out a variety of tasks depending on what your needs might be. The most common today is of course producing electricity. However, this wasn't always the case. Hundreds of years ago windmills were constructed with massive wooden sails in order to use the power of the wind to grind grain and thus produce flour, amongst other applications.

Today though, wind power is generally harnessed to produce electricity with highly efficient permanent magnet generators trickle charging current into storage units. Technology has really moved on a-pace and with it commercial applications. There are now many robust and reliable wind turbine generators which you can buy over the sheld and which are designed to carry out a whole range of different generation needs - sailing boats and marine to domestic, household and insdustrial.

This section of renewable-energy-site.co.uk is aimed at providing all the information you'll ever need to research where wind energy comes from, to find out how to harness it yourself, see what the future projections for it are, even to locate a supplier to sell you a pre-built unit or install a system for you. You'll also find a wealth of books on the various areas of the wind power world displayed down the right hand side of each page as well as all the latest developments in each specialism at the bottom.

We're adding new wind energy & wind power articles and resources all the time, so please be sure to bookmark us and check back regularily!

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Acciona pins down USD 612m Mexican wind farm deal (09 Mar 2010) - New Energy Matters (subscription)
9 Mar 2010 at 11:06pm
Acciona pins down USD 612m Mexican wind farm deal (09 Mar 2010)New Energy Matters (subscription)In Mexico, Acciona (BME: ANA) already has installed and operating its 250.5MW Eurus wind farm which supplies electricity to Cemex cement production plants ...and more »

Hawaii wind project to receive $117 million loan from US Government - Energy Efficiency News
9 Mar 2010 at 12:21pm
New York Times (blog)Hawaii wind project to receive $117 million loan from US GovernmentEnergy Efficiency NewsA 30 MW wind power project in Hawaii is to receive a $117 million loan from the US Government, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu on Friday. ...Texas breaks US wind energy recordBusiness GreenUS regional test centres for small windRenewable Energy FocusResearch and Markets: North American W...

Clipper Windpower appoints CEO - Business Financial News Wire
9 Mar 2010 at 2:40pm
Environmental Data InteractiveClipper Windpower appoints CEOBusiness Financial News WireBusiness Financial Newswire - Clipper Windpower president and chief executive Doug Pertz has resigned and is succeeded by Mauricio Quintana. ...Clipper chief exec resigns as company braces for 2009 lossesBusiness GreenClipper CEO quits after 'financially challenging period'Environmental Data InteractiveDefer...

Wind power boost with new jack-up vessels - Cranes Today
9 Mar 2010 at 3:19pm
Cranes TodayWind power boost with new jack-up vesselsCranes TodayWärtsilä said the vessels have sufficient deck area and deadweight capacity to carry the components for up to four complete wind turbine units or several ...and more »

Sandvik Coromant brings added solutions to wind power market - Machinery
10 Mar 2010 at 12:08am
MachinerySandvik Coromant brings added solutions to wind power marketMachineryWind power is now a global enterprise, which despite the weak economic conditions recorded over the past 18 months, continues to grow at an approximate ...

Don't buy Obama's greenwashing of nuclear power - The Guardian
9 Mar 2010 at 11:10am
Don't buy Obama's greenwashing of nuclear powerThe GuardianBuilding new nuclear reactors would be the most ineffectual method to reducing greenhouse gases, whereas building more wind turbines or installing more ...and more »