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        For a study published in the American Psychological Association’s Health Psychology journal, researchers from New Zealand’s University of Auckland showed readily available anti-wind-power film footage to 27 people. Another 27 were shown interviews with experts who said infrasound, such as that created by wind turbines, can’t directly cause negative health effects. Subjects were … Read more

View number two: This is the worst time for manufacturers of photovoltaic technology. Enter at your own risk and consider failure the likely outcome.         Unfortunately both of these views are both true and untrue depending on the prism of the vested interest involved. Currently solar industry participants (particularly those involved in PV) … Read more

        His annual shareholder letters are famous, generating the kind of hoopla among his followers as a just-released Harry Potter novel does among children. Even U.S. President Barack Obama listens to Buffett, or at least he quotes him often. In fact, headline writers have come to call Buffett the 'Oracle of Obama', a … Read more

       "The European Wind Energy Association strongly supports the Commission's proposal, which will allow the European offshore wind energy sector to plan investments based on a mapped use of sea space, creating growth and jobs in the maritime sector," said Anne-Bénédicte Genachte, Offshore Regulatory Affairs Advisor for the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).         "It … Read more

       Why taller        Towers that reach over 100m are a great idea because they let a turbine work in stronger and steadier winds, which give them higher capacity factors. But does the extra height pay off in saleable wind power?         NREL says 100m towers (versus 80m) would produce about 12% more power per … Read more

             Wind turbine syndrome seems to be caused by fear and anxiety spread by anti-wind farm groups.         A study of mine published last night delivers a double whammy to those who argue that wind turbines cause health problems in communities.         Earlier this week researchers at the University of Auckland published … Read more

             Valuations of onshore wind projects in Germany have risen to an “all-time high” due to increased appetite from municipal utilities and investors seeking a safe haven from volatility in other European markets, according to a leading investor in the sector.          Michael Ebner, Head of Infrastructure at investment firm KGAL GmbH, … Read more

              The case of the increasingly vocal lobby groups against wind farms in populated areas is based on the idea that widely accepted scientific principles are wrong. Stephen Luntz busts the myths.         ONE OF the first questions science writers get asked is: what is your favourite field to write about? I usually say … Read more

        To get over this problem, engineers have devised a number of ways to store energy generated when it's windy for disbursement during the times when it is not. Ideas include giant flywheels, carbon-neutral natural gas and giant batteries made from gravel and argon gas. Now Alexander Slocum, Brian Hodder and their colleagues at … Read more

         While policy uncertainty continues to put off investors worldwide and the economic crisis continues to bite, many nations are taking steps to address their problems, although we won't see the effects for a while. Find the full report here.          China, in the lead once again, has announced ambitious capacity … Read more

       The world could be heading for a major economic crisis as stock markets inflate an investment bubble in fossil fuels to the tune of trillions of dollars, according to leading economists.         "The financial crisis has shown what happens when risks accumulate unnoticed," said Lord (Nicholas) Stern, a professor at the London School of … Read more

        New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will soon decide whether to approve hydraulic fracturing for natural gas in the state. To date, no alternative to expanded gas drilling has been proposed.         But a new study finds that it is technically and economically feasible to convert New York's all-purpose energy infrastructure to one … Read more

       The same report found that renewables will cost the same as conventional fuels (including gas) in many parts of the world in the very near term. “The cost of renewables is falling fast,” it said.        The Citibank report, first published in September 2012, says that in Europe shale is likely to be particularly … Read more

              The Massachusetts Institute of Technology has unveiled progress in its quest to increase the efficiency of solar technology – a so-called “solar energy funnel”, which uses elastic strain to increase the amount of solar energy which can be used to generate power.         “We’re trying to use elastic strains to produce unprecedented … Read more

       This might sound a bit like hocus-pocus pseudoscience, but the underlying science is actually surprisingly sound. We are, after all, just talking about wireless power transfer — just like the smartphones that are starting to ship with wireless charging tech, and the accompanying charging pads.                   Dennis Siegel, of … Read more

         “Through this agreement, DONG Energy becomes involved earlier in Vestas´ development of the V164-8.0 MW offshore wind turbine than previously envisaged,” DONG said in a statement. “This ensures DONG Energy a detailed understanding of and experience with Vestas’ new offshore wind turbine at an early stage.”          DONG will now engage in a … Read more

         Enercon a continuat să conducă piața germană onshore printr-o cotă de 56,8% din 2335 MW instalaţi în 2012, în conformitate cu firma de inginerie și consultanță eoliană, Deutsche Windguard.          Vestas a pierdut poziția de lider global al pieței globale de turbine eoliene în faţa lui General Electric Co, în 2012, după 12 de … Read more

        Both EWEA and GWEC, the Global Wind Energy Council, agree that “onshore wind power is competitive once all the costs that affect traditional energy sources — like fuel and CO2 costs, and the effects on environment and health — are factored in”. Taking CO2 costs alone, “if a cost of €30 per tonne of … Read more

        The Bulletin, which presents the latest findings and activities of the IEA Energy Technology Network, contains sections on, among other items: main highlights; new participants in IEA research and development projects; news; annual reports; and upcoming meetings.         Additional highlights include a report produced for IEA Wind on the "Past and Future Cost of … Read more