Wind Power

Onshore and offshore wind farms, turbine technology (Vestas, Siemens Gamesa), capacity factor, curtailment.

298 articles

Articles

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Village Homes: Planned Community and Sustainable Design in Davis, California

Village Homes is a planned community in Davis, California, designed by Mike and Judy Corbett as a model for sustainable living.

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Africa Renewable Energy Initiative

Overview of the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative (AREI), launched in 2015 to install 300 GW of renewable energy by 2030.

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Wind turbine: Technology, history and global deployment

Comprehensive overview of wind turbine technology, history, efficiency, types, materials and costs.

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Market transformation: Energy efficiency policy and strategy

Market transformation is a policy strategy to promote self-sustaining energy efficiency by removing structural barriers.

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Biomimetics: Principles, History and Engineering Applications

Biomimetics is the imitation of biological systems to solve human problems. This article covers its history, principles, and applications in...

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Skyborn Renewables

Skyborn Renewables is a global offshore wind developer headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with a pipeline exceeding 20 GW.

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Deep water source cooling

Deep water source cooling uses cold deep water as a heat sink for air conditioning, offering high efficiency and renewable energy benefits.

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RETScreen: Clean Energy Management Software

RETScreen is a clean energy management software suite developed by the Government of Canada for assessing renewable energy and efficiency pr...

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Cogeneration: Technology, Efficiency and Global Deployment

Cogeneration (CHP) simultaneously generates electricity and useful heat, achieving thermal efficiencies above 80% and reducing global carbon...

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Home Power: Magazine

Home Power was a bi-monthly American magazine based in Ashland, Oregon, covering home-scale renewable energy and DIY systems from 1987 to 20...

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Microbial fuel cell: Principles, types and applications

Microbial fuel cells generate electricity from organic matter using bacteria. This article covers history, types, and applications in wastew...

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Magallanes Renovables: ATIR Tidal Turbine Technology and Commercial Deployment

Spanish developer Magallanes Renovables creates the ATIR floating tidal stream turbine, tested in Orkney and awarded UK CfD contracts.

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Global Wind Atlas: Data, Methodology and Applications

The Global Wind Atlas is a web-based tool by DTU Wind Energy and the World Bank providing high-resolution wind data for global energy planni...

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Thermal energy storage: Technologies, systems and applications

Overview of thermal energy storage technologies including sensible, latent, and thermo-chemical methods for balancing renewable energy grids...

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Biomass briquettes: Production, cofiring and global deployment

Biomass briquettes are compressed biofuels made from green waste, used for heating, cooking, and electricity generation with lower emissions...

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Donghai Bridge Wind Farm

China's first commercial offshore wind farm, located in the East China Sea near Shanghai with a capacity of 102 MW.

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Energy in Common: Microfinance for Renewable Energy

Energy in Common (2009–2013) was a not-for-profit issuing microloans for renewable energy technologies in the developing world.

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Renewable Energy (journal)

Peer-reviewed journal on renewable energy, published by Elsevier since 1984.

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Atlantic Array: Proposed Offshore Wind Farm in the Bristol Channel

Atlantic Array was a 1.2 GW offshore wind farm proposal in the Bristol Channel, cancelled in 2013 by RWE npower.

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Off-the-grid: Systems, technologies and sustainable living

Off-the-grid living involves independence from public utilities using renewable energy, water management and waste treatment systems.