Wind energy and Wind technology news articles 
Easy ways to save on gas and electricity and go green
Under the UK government’s new Feed-in Tariff (Clean Energy Cashback) scheme consumers can now be paid for every kilowatt hour (kWh) of electricity generated from a renewable source or low carbon sources such as solar electricity (PV) panels or wind turbines. Anyone who has already installed a renewable energy system producing electricity after July 15th 2009 is now eligible to claim the tariffs as long as they produce less than 5MW of power. With this new incentive and a huge range of energy saving products such as solar panels for houses, low energy bulbs, vacuum cleaners and universal en... [more]
We need all possible sources of energy to replace our dependence on declining fossils fuels
We have heard a lot from politicians over the last month about the economy, immigration, defence and tax. However there has been very little discussion about how we are going to deal with one of the biggest issues facing this country over the next decade. Where is our energy going to come from? With plentiful supplies of coal in the first half of the 20th century and gas and oil from the North Sea since the 1980s, the UK has until recent times been a net exporter of energy. As a nation we have become accustomed to knowing that all our energy supplies are under our feet or under the sea just... [more]
Environmental Protection UK asks for an urgent review of guidance used for assessing wind turbine noise impact
The latest report on UK Electricity Costs finds that onshore wind is the 'least cost, zero carbon' technology option in the near to medium term. However, the only costs taken into account are those borne by the owner in relation to project operation, and the authors add the caveat that 'externalities relating to environmental and social impacts of construction, operation and fuel supply chains are excluded'. Environmental Protection UK is urging the new government to prove its credentials as the greenest government yet, by working to reduce the cost of the protracted planning battles curren... [more]
Flexitricity brings increased energy-asset reliability to UK businesses and reduces carbon emissions in the national electricity system
Flexitricity believes it could unlock revenue streams worth millions of pounds annually to private industry, and help reduce Britain’s carbon footprint, using a unique system that harnesses the hidden flexible capabilities of existing commercial energy assets, such as standby generators, electricity consuming equipment, combined heat and power (CHP) generators and hydro generators. Using its patented aggregation technology, Flexitricity’s clients, such as the ExCeL London and other significant business users of power, are using their existing energy assets, such as standby power generators... [more]
Fall in the valuations for wind energy assets
According to an annual report published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the valuations placed on wind energy assets slipped in 2009. The report, Portfolio Hunters III: focus on the acquisition and valuation of wind power assets, shows that asset divestment programs by some developers and a risk-averse attitude by potential buyers led to a modest fall in the valuations placed on commissioned wind farms, and a bigger fall in the value of assets under development. Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s figures, based on its database of clean energy transactions, show that in 2009, the average prices ... [more]
