Wind turbine request granted

The 120-foot tower would have 20-foot blades and generate 39.5 kilowatts of electricity. Pearson’s original proposal was rejected by the township, so he moved it to a shore land area where the county has regulatory authority.

TPI Composites raises $20M for wind turbine blades

TPI’s current plants supply energy to Mitsubishi Power Systems and GE Energy, the division of General Electric that makes turbines. Previously, GE has invested in wind farms and other startups specializing in turbine components — Horizon Wind and Airtricity just two of many.

Cape Wind: The Fight For the Future of Power in America

Cape Wind tackles the root causes of society’s collective inability to produce a large-scale solution to the global crisis it created. The film frames the events of the controversial Cape Wind project (a plan to build 130 wind turbines in the middle of Nantucket Sound) as a microcosm of America’s struggle toward sustainability and energy independence. It is a detailed exploration of the trials and tribulations of implementing a large renewable energy project and how a community of active citizens struggles to coexist with such and endeavor.

The story is told from the perspective of the people who are fighting the fight — the developer, the grassroots groups both for and against, the fishermen who will be displaced, the politicians who must answer to an angry and divided constituency — a provocative, ground-level look at how America’s energy future is being decided.

Wind power meets record demand in Spain: industry group

Spain, along with Germany and Denmark, is among the three biggest producers of wind power in the European Union. It aims to triple the amount of energy it derives from renewable sources by 2020.

Jet Engine-Like Wind Turbines for Cheaper Wind Energy

The system has static blades in front called stator through which air passes to reach the moving blade called rotor. Air emerges from the other side slowed down; the shroud directs more fast-moving air into the structure and when it mixes with slow-moving air, a low-pressure area is created, sucking more air into the blades.