After the usual environmental and social issues were dealt with, construction of the Altona Wind Park has commenced in New York. The access roads and substation are in the process of being built with a completion date of this stage in late June, shortly following that will come the erection of the first wind turbine.
Noble […]
The growth of the offshore wind power industry continues with major expansion plans for sites around the UK announced recently. One of the large wind farms that is currently in construction off the Scottish coast is the Robin Rigg Offshore Wind Farm. Robin Rigg is being developed by E.ON UK and will have a capacity […]
I’ve seen an unconfirmed report that an 800MW tidal power plant is going to be built in Dolgaya Bay in the Kola Peninsula in Russia. A test tidal power generator has been in operation at the nearby Kislaya Bay.
The testing has apparently been successful and engineers are planning a number of new plants in the […]
The largest wind project in the world has moved a step towards becoming reality with Mesa Power, the Dallas-based company formed for the project by Texas billionaire T. Boone Pickens announcing that the first 667 wind turbines have been ordered. The 1.5 MW GE wind turbines are the first of 4 assignments required for the project with delivery […]
