Foto: Rothaarwind
Wind power » 24.05.2013
Wind farms in the forest – part three
Wind energy in the forest is exciting for financers because it is easy to plan. The requirements from the viewpoint of a bank. read more »
Waldihi | pixelio.de
Wind power » 21.05.2013
Wind farms in the forest – part two
Wind energy in the forest is exciting for financers because it is easy to plan. The requirements from the viewpoint of a bank. read more »
Foto: constanze wilking / pixelio.de
Wind power » 20.05.2013
Wind farms in the forest – part one
Wind energy in the forest is exciting for financers because it is easy to plan. The requirements from the viewpoint of a bank. read more »
Windreich AG
Storing electricity » 17.05.2013
Wind turbines with storage on board
Over at Greentech Media, Stephen Lacey recently reported on GE's new turbine that smooths out power production by storing some of the electricity on-site for later export. German market leader Enercon also offers such an option. But in the end, we need to store more than just excess wind and solar. read more »
Foto: Energiegenossenschaft Starkenburg
Visual impact of wind power » 13.05.2013
"Four German words"
A new video looks into the visual impact of wind turbines. It is part of a new campaign to promote energy democracy – citizen ownership of renewables. read more »
Foto: WWEA
Trade war over renewables » 10.05.2013
"China not playing unfairly"
Stefan Gsänger of the World Wind Energy Association has responded to a recent article at Renewables International. He says that we depict his position on a potential trade war with China over renewables well, but he would like for us to underscore for our readers that the criticism of China on its wind market is mine, not his. read more »
Foto: GE Wind Energy GmbH
Silent wind power revolution » 06.05.2013
Turbines in low-wind areas
Capacity factor is an indicator of how many hours a year a power generator runs. Today, guest author Bernard Chabot talks about how surprisingly high capacity factors are for wind turbines in areas with little wind. read more »
Foto: Hamburg Messe und Congress
Events » 03.05.2013
Germany defends world's leading wind power trade show
The battle between Hamburg and Husum is over. In September 2014, there will only be one international wind power trade show in Germany, and it will be in Hamburg, Germany's second largest city after Berlin. But Husum is a co-organizer. read more »
Craig Morris
History of wind power » 30.04.2013
The "technical maximum" of wind power – in 1995
18 years ago, a skeptic of wind power reviewed a German book on the history of wind power in the German daily Frankfurter Allgemeine (FAZ). The journalist still publishes for the paper. His comments from way back have not aged well, but they do sound like a lot of the criticism we now hear outside of Germany today. read more »
Reliability » 29.04.2013
Offshore wind farm posts 50 percent capacity factor
On Friday, the figures for Germany's Alpha Ventus wind farm four 2012 were published. Like Baltic 1, the country's first commercial wind farm, Alpha Ventus continues to generate electricity far above the expected levels. read more »
