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The new Torque wind turbine is the world’s most advanced small wind turbine

Torque Wind Turbine is presenting the world’s most advanced small wind turbine at the Clean Tech Business Day on December 9th 2014 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The driven scale model prototype provides interested customers, investors, part and generator manufacturers, distributors and installers, and of course the media, the opportunity to experience how this new wind turbine will ...

Dec. 2, 2014

By Torque Wind Turbine

`Anti-noise` silences wind turbines

If wind energy converters are located anywhere near a residential area, they must never become too noisy even in high winds. Most such power units try to go easy on their neighbors' ears, but even the most careful design cannot prevent noise from arising at times: One source is the motion of the rotor blades, another is the cogwheels that produce vibrations in the gearbox. These are relayed to ...

Aug. 11, 2008

By Environmental News Network (ENN)

Response to Daily Mail article on wind turbines

The article fails to use the latest figures which were published on 18th December 2014. They showed that despite unusually low wind speeds in September, wind generation in the three months to October had increased by 5.9 per cent in comparison to the same period the year before. Investing in renewable energy is crucial to improving our energy security, as well as stimulating economic ...

Jan. 7, 2015

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

A new algorithm improves the efficiency of small wind turbines

In recent years, mini wind energy has been developing in a spectacular way. According to estimates by the WWEA-World Wind Energy Association, the level of development of the mini wind energy industry is not the same as that of the wind energy industry, although forecasts are optimistic. The main reason is that the level of efficiency of small wind turbines is low. To address this problem, the ...

Mar. 18, 2014

By Elhuyar Fundazioa - Basque Research

Boost for inward investment and innovation in offshore wind

Michael Fallon has announced the creation of an Offshore Wind Investment Organisation (OWIO) to boost levels of inward investment and to further stimulate jobs in the UK offshore wind industry Business and Energy Minister, Michael Fallon has announced the creation of an Offshore Wind Investment Organisation (OWIO) to boost levels of inward investment and to further stimulate jobs in the UK ...

Jun. 11, 2013

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Energy trends and prices statistical release: 28 August 2014

Highlights for the 3 month period April 2014 to June 2014, compared to the same period a year earlier include: Primary energy consumption in the UK fell by 7.9%, on a temperature adjusted basis it fell by 3.5%. (table ET 1.2) Indigenous energy production fell by 1.7% (table ET 1.1), with coal output down sharply by 20%. (table ET 2.5) Oil production down 1.0% (table ET 3.10) and gas ...

Aug. 28, 2014

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

PM backs European supergrid plan

Plans to explore linking up green energy projects in the North, Baltic and Irish Seas were backed by Prime Minister David Cameron today as part of the UK-Baltic-Nordic Summit held in London. The Prime Minister announced that Energy Ministers will work together through the North Seas Offshore Grid Initiative and share experience with Ministers in the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan ...

Jan. 20, 2011

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Energy trends and prices statistical release: 31 July 2014

Highlights for the 3 month period March 2014 to May 2014, compared to the same period a year earlier include: Primary energy consumption in the UK fell by 12.2% reflecting a colder March and April in 2013, on a temperature adjusted basis it fell by 2.8%. (table ET 1.2) Indigenous energy production fell by 0.6% (table ET 1.1), ; coal output down 28% (table ET 2.5), but oil production up 4.1%. ...

Jul. 31, 2014

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Energy trends and prices statistical release: 28 November 2013

Highlights for the 3 month period July to September, compared to the same period a year earlier include: In the last 3 months primary energy consumption in the UK continued to fall, down 1.3% on a temperature adjusted basis. (table ET 1.2) In the last 3 months indigenous energy production fell by 6.0%. (table ET 1.1) Oil production down 7.4% on a year earlier, due to long term decline and ...

Nov. 28, 2013

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Where the Wind Blows?

The most detailed data and statistics on global wind energy potential are now available online, thanks to a free resource launched today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). The Global Wind Atlas provides wind resource data at one-kilometre resolution. Prior to this release, global wind data was only publically available at ...

Oct. 21, 2015

By GLOBE SERIES

Global Wind Energy Fortunes (and Turbines) Growing Fast, at Least in Short Term

From Brazil to South Africa, from northern Europe to the American heartland, wind is on the rise. Already among the world's fastest growing energy sources, wind technology is on the cusp of advances that could multiply a turbine's ability to transform currents of air into electricity, and at a time when global leaders are seeking ways to power the planet without greenhouse gases. So wind energy ...

Aug. 11, 2014

By Bloomberg BNA

Energy trends and prices statistical release: 19 December 2013

Highlights for the 3 month period August to October, compared to the same period a year earlier include: In the last 3 months primary energy consumption in the UK was broadly unchanged (up 0.2%) on a temperature adjusted basis. (table ET 1.2) In the last 3 months indigenous energy production fell by 1.3%. (table ET 1.1) Crude oil & NGL production up 3.7%, with crude oil production up ...

Dec. 19, 2013

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Edward Davey statement on annual energy statistics

“The government’s investment in renewable energy is paying off: renewable electricity has more than doubled in just four years - with around 15 per cent of Britain’s electricity already coming from clean renewable sources like wind, solar and hydro. “This massive investment in green energy is accelerating, with 2013 a record year, with almost £8 billion invested ...

Jul. 31, 2014

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Torque Wind Turbine Video Online - How does it work?

Torque Wind Turbine presents a video where viewers can see the turbine rotating. It is a wind turbine that not only looks completely different than the wind turbines we are used to, it also works in a different way. It is a very dynamic and intelligent wind turbine that can work in nearly all circumstances from low wind speeds up to high storm wind speeds. It uses wind energy although the wind ...

Mar. 16, 2015

By Torque Wind Turbine

Silencing wind turbines - active damping system developed to cut noise

Wind power is one of the world's fastest growing energy technologies and proponents say the electricity generated by wind turbines is clean and environmentally friendly. But opponents are quick to point out a number of drawbacks including noise pollution. Due to the humming noises they emit, these turbines operate partially to keep residents happy. Partial use, however, cuts power output. A group ...

Sep. 29, 2008

By European Commission, Directorate General for Research & Innovation

Davey to host international clean energy talks

Floating wind turbines are to be the initial focus of a new agreement between Britain and the United States this week as international talks convene in London to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies. Energy Ministers from 23 of the world’s leading economies will gather in London on Wednesday and Thursday to discuss accelerating the transition to clean energy technologies. ...

Apr. 23, 2012

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Sun is setting on critical renewable energy tax credits

A thriving renewable energy industry is a critical solution to problems such as high energy prices and climate change. But unless Congress extends the renewable tax credits soon, the industry’s steady growth could stall. For the past year, lawmakers have vigorously debated three inter-connected issues: energy costs, the economy, and climate change. Green power is part of the solution for all ...

Sep. 8, 2008

By World Resources Institute WRI

Energy trends and prices statistical release

The latest national statistics on Energy Trends and Prices produced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change were released on 25 July 2013 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority. Statistics on monthly production and consumption of coal, electricity, gas, oil and total energy include data for the UK for the period up to the end of May 2013. Statistics on ...

Jul. 25, 2013

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Energy trends and prices statistical release: 25 September 2014

Highlights for the 3 month period May 2014 to July 2014, compared to the same period a year earlier include: Primary energy consumption in the UK fell by 5.2%, on a temperature adjusted basis it fell by 4.4%. (table ET 1.2) Indigenous energy production fell by 0.6% (table ET 1.1), with coal output down by 10.8%. (table ET 2.5) Oil production down 3.2% due to maintenance activities (table ET ...

Sep. 25, 2014

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Energy trends and prices statistical release: 31 October 2013

Highlights for the 3 month period June to August, compared to the same period a year earlier include: In the last 3 months indigenous energy production fell by 12.7%. (table ET 1.1) Oil production down 18.6% on a year earlier, due to long term decline and maintenance activity. (table ET 3.10) Gas production down 9.0% on a year earlier, due to reduction in demand and maintenance activity. ...

Oct. 31, 2013

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

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