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Celebrate Wind Week - Starting June 12
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24 May 2010 21:56]
Head to Great Yarmouth promenade on 19th & 20th June, between 10am – 4pm, to enjoy face painting and interactive displays as part of Wind Week ...
Time to say Yes 2 Wind
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20 April 2010 20:19]
Yes2Wind is an organisation that helps to make wind farms a reality in the UK by linking up land owners with wind entrepreneurs, and providing ...
What Energy for the 21st Century?
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08 March 2010 20:35]
The John Innes Centre is hosting a conference on Saturday April 17 2010, a join conference between the WEA (Workers Educational Association) ...
Campaign To Keep The Lights On
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02 March 2010 20:12]
The Sustainable Energy Partnership needs your help! Following an official warning that within five years there could be a danger to energy supplies ...
Petition: Support Micro Early-Adopters!
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01 March 2010 18:36]
Show your support for early adopters of renewable electricity generation, by signing this online petition: We petition the PM and the Department ...
The Future of Electricity Supply
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20 February 2010 11:27]
Opponents of renewable electricity generation - and especially wind farms - state that all capacity must be matched by a power plant whose output ...
Biggest Turbine Ever - From Norway
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16 February 2010 21:59]
Eco Geek reports on the world's largest turbine, produced by Norwegian company Sway.
The turbine is a monster. It has a 162m high tower and ...
Farming Futures on Energy Production
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16 February 2010 06:53]
Farming Futures, the communications collaboration between various farming bodies, was on Farming Today (BBC Radio 4) this morning discussing ...
Towers: Tall, Taller, Tallest
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11 February 2010 22:41]
The tallest tower designed by Northstar (Makers of Modular Wind Towers) is a 120 m version for a 2+MW machine. A preliminary design is done for ...
Opinion: It's OK to Have a Wind Turbine Near You
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24 January 2010 15:14]
There is an excellent article at GlobalComment.com called Yes, IT’S PERFECTLY OK to have a wind turbine near your house by Erik Loomis.
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Stealth Technology for Turbines
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24 January 2010 14:58]
Thousands of wind turbine applications across the UK could be set for approval, now that trials in 'stealth' blades for wind turbines have concluded ...
Sources of Wind Energy Analysis
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08 November 2009 16:00]
Greenpeace have put together a guide entitled "WIND ENERGY: KEEPING THE LIGHTS ON", available as a PDF from GreenPeace.org.uk. The guide explores ...
Radar-friendly Stealth Turbines a Possibility
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21 October 2009 22:18]
Wind turbines that are invisible to radar? Sounds far-fetched, doesn't it. Well, that's one idea that will be pursued in a £5.15 million research ...
Sheringham: Willing and Cable
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01 August 2009 10:15]
It took five years to plan, consult and negotiate, but the £1 billion Sheringham offshore wind farm is under construction. First job is ...
UK Government's Renewable Energy Strategy
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12 July 2009 14:20]
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband has announced a payments scheme for microgeneration. He claims that the project will "create ...