Haliade-X Wind Turbine – Bigger is Better
-Background When the Eiffel Tower was being built, it surpassed the Washington Monument to become the tallest man-made structure in…
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MOD Becoming a Fan of Wind Farms?
-Background If someone whispers ‘wind turbine’ in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make…
Dogger Bank Seals Financing Deal
-Background In 2019, SSE Renewable and Equinor won the Contract for Difference (CfD) auction for the offshore wind farm known…
Can the UK become the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind power’?
-Background During a discussion at the UN in New York, the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, said that the UK held…
Boris Johnson’s 2030 Wind Farms Investment
-The pledge made by the PM Boris Johnson has announced during a virtual Conservative Party conference his pledge to invest…
New Wind Farm Friendly Radar at Lowther Hill
-Background NATS has announced that it is replacing the existing Primary Surveillance Radar at Lowther Hill with a new radar…
Breezing to A New Wind Power Mix Record
-Introduction According to the National Electricity System Operator (ESO), wind power provided its highest ever share of the UK power…
Reducing the Impact of Wind Turbines on Birds
-Background Birds collide with moving wind turbine blades and are sporadically killed as a result. Studies have suggested that painting…
What is a Fresnel Zone?
-Wireless Links Wireless communication systems are ubiquitous throughout the UK and many other countries. Typical uses include mobile phone networks,…
Onshore Wind and Solar Regain Access to CfDs
-Background Onshore wind and solar energy lost access to the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme in 2017 despite generating electricity…
