A new report on global wind energy says that wind could supply as much as 20 per cent of the world’s electricity by 2030. The Global Wind Energy Outlook 2016 …
Wind to provide 20 per cent of world’s electricity by 2030: report Read More »
The US Department of Energy is funding research that could lead to the building of the world’s largest offshore wind turbines. The turbine blades being developed are 200 metres long …
World’s largest offshore wind turbines would mimic palm trees to withstand winds Read More »
Senvion Canada announced today that it and partner LM Wind Power have begun production of what it calls the longest wind turbine blades in Canada. The blades, which are 55.8 …
First anti-icing wind turbine blades will power Quebec community Read More »
A number of new wind farm projects are going ahead in Quebec, and the provincial government there is working with the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) to develop a new …
Wind projects going ahead in Quebec, public not necessarily on board Read More »
With financing secured, construction is now underway on the Armow Wind project in Kincardine, Ontario. The project is being developed by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and Pattern Energy Group. The …
New Samsung-Pattern wind farm underway with Siemens-built turbines Read More »
Wind turbines often catch fire and burn much more frequently than is reported, a study from the UK and Sweden maintains. Researchers at Imperial College London, Edinburgh University and SP …
Overheated bearings, gearboxes among causes of wind turbine fires Read More »
A large wind power project in southwestern Ontario, which had been delayed pending an environmental appeal, is now hiring workers to begin work on the project after the appeal was …
Large Ontario wind power project gets go-ahead, now hiring Read More »
The largest ever single order for onshore wind power has gone to Siemens AG. MidAmerican Energy Holdings of Iowa, owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Holdings, has ordered 448 wind turbines …
Siemens awarded largest ever contract for onshore wind turbines Read More »
