Coal Mine Undergoes Extreme Green Makeover, Becomes a Wind Farm

Coal Mine Undergoes Extreme Green Makeover, Becomes a Wind Farm

The wind farm has an energy generating capacity of 500kW, produces enough power to meet the demand of 1,000 homes

Scotland Is Looking to Build 4 Mammoth Offshore Wind Farms

Scotland Is Looking to Build 4 Mammoth Offshore Wind Farms

Together, these massive offshore wind farms would have an energy generating capacity of as much as 2.2GW

Seals Love and Adore Offshore Wind Farms, Evidence Indicates

Seals Love and Adore Offshore Wind Farms, Evidence Indicates

Researchers say the marine mammals appear to often feed close to offshore turbines

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 2nd, 2014
Small Island Will Soon Be Powered by Wind and Water Alone

Small Island Will Soon Be Powered by Wind and Water Alone

The island of El Hierro will soon be self-sufficient energy-wise, media reports say

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • May 1st, 2014
Mars Will Soon Be Powered by a 200-Megawatt Wind Farm

Mars Will Soon Be Powered by a 200-Megawatt Wind Farm

That's Mars Inc., maker of Skittles, Snickers and other popular treats

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • April 11th, 2014
IKEA Buys 98MW Wind Farm in Illinois, US

IKEA Buys 98MW Wind Farm in Illinois, US

The farm is currently under construction, will be completed in 2015

Company Wants to Build 11-Turbine Wind Farm in North Cornwall, UK

Company Wants to Build 11-Turbine Wind Farm in North Cornwall, UK

The wind farm is expected to have an energy generating capacity of 25.3 megawatts

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 4th, 2014
210MW Wind Farm Off the East Yorkshire Coast Now Under Construction

210MW Wind Farm Off the East Yorkshire Coast Now Under Construction

The wind farm will comprise 35 Siemens 6MW offshore wind turbines

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 19th, 2014
Birds End Plans to Expand the World's Largest Wind Farm

Birds End Plans to Expand the World's Largest Wind Farm

The London Array will not be expanded to 1 gigawatt of capacity, at least for now

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 18th, 2014
Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay Set to Quadruple in Size

Offshore Wind Farm in Liverpool Bay Set to Quadruple in Size

Developer Dong Energy has settled on Vestas Wind Systems as its preferred supplier

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 25th, 2014
₤390M (€472.5M /$646.7M) Green Energy Projects Announced in Scotland

₤390M (€472.5M /$646.7M) Green Energy Projects Announced in Scotland

The money will serve to erect a wind farm, and a combined heat and power biomass plant

Google Secures Four More Wind Farms in Sweden to Power Up Data Center in Finland

Google Secures Four More Wind Farms in Sweden to Power Up Data Center in Finland

Google is really trying to make itself green with all these energy deals

Picture of the Day: World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm as Seen from Space

Picture of the Day: World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm as Seen from Space

The picture was shared with the public by the NASA Earth Observatory

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 20th, 2014
108MW Wind Farm to Be Built on Loch Ness' Banks

108MW Wind Farm to Be Built on Loch Ness' Banks

Costs for the project will amount to £166 million (€201 million /$272 million)

  • Energy
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 11th, 2014
Wind Power Helped Texas Stay Afloat During the Record Freeze

Wind Power Helped Texas Stay Afloat During the Record Freeze

Thanks to the energy provided by its wind farms, the state managed to avoid power outages

  • Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 14th, 2013
Donald Trump Hates Wind Farms so Much He Doesn't Get Satire Anymore

Donald Trump Hates Wind Farms so Much He Doesn't Get Satire Anymore

The billionaire has recently retweeted a graphic disproving his anti-wind farms arguments

World's Highest Wind Farm Goes Online in Tibet

World's Highest Wind Farm Goes Online in Tibet

The wind farm is located at about 4.7 kilometers (2.92 miles) above sea level

 
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