Billionaire Bill Gates has said that Texas Governor Greg Abbott was ‘actually wrong’ to initially blame the state’s catastrophic blackouts on wind turbines that froze in a historic winter storm. On Thursday morning, the power cuts in Texas fell below one million for the first time in four days, but many people remained without electricity … Read more
Texas may be the energy powerhouse of the US, but it has not held up to its name after historic freezing conditions froze the state’s power facilities and mainly its 10,700 wind turbines. Sweden, which is known for its colder climate, has offered the Lone Star State some advice to keep the wings moving no … Read more
New record for wind power generation: Half of Britain’s electricity came from turbines on Boxing Day thanks to Storm Bella The gusts of wind provided 50.7% of Great Britain’s electricity on Boxing Day This is mainly thanks to Storm Bella where winds reached up to 100mph The last record was set in August of this … Read more
The first large-scale offshore wind farm is coming to the US and it could be the most powerful in the world. Vineyard Wind recently announced it will be placing more than 60 of General Electric’s 856-foot Haliade-X turbines some 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, a popular island destination in Massachusetts. When activated … Read more
Wind-turbines that fit around motorway lamp posts and are powered by passing vehicles could help the UK reach its target of being carbon neutral by 2050. Kent-based businessman Barry Thompson created the unusual-looking device and says they could initially be used to power the lights they are attached to. Eventually, the entrepreneur hopes the energy … Read more
Number of birds killed by wind turbines drops by 72 per cent when a single blade is painted black, study finds Researchers paints a blade black on four wind turbines on island of Smola Researchers used sniffer dogs to look for bird carcasses underneath the turbines After they were painted, the amount of bird deaths dropped … Read more
Scientists reveal how 34.5 million-year-old fish fossils help build up rare earth mineral deposits used to make LED TVs, wind turbines, and rechargeable batteries Researchers in Japan studied rare-earth mineral deposits off the coast of Japan They found ancient fossilized fish played a key role in forming the deposits The mineral deposits are commonly mined … Read more