The Latest Breaking News from wind power

Trump bizarrely claims people have stopped eating bacon because of wind power

‘You gotta vote with your stomach,’ he tells his followers

The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2024

Scotland has enough wind capacity to power 13 MILLION homes as major milestone hit

SCOTLAND'S wind industry hit a big milestone on Thursday as the country's wind power capacity surpassed 14.5 gigawatts (GW).

The National (Scotland) · Aug 29, 2024

South Africa’s coal workers face an uncertain future – Mpumalanga study flags they’re being left out of the green transition

South Africa is on the path to decarbonisation – doing away with burning coal and other fossil fuels and moving towards renewable, clean energy, such as solar and wind power. However, the coal industry employs 91,000 people. If these workers lost their jobs and were not transferred to new jobs…

The Conversation · Aug 28, 2024

Offshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity

Offshore winds have the potential to supply coastlines with massive, consistent flows of clean electricity. One study estimates wind farms just offshore could meet 11 times the projected global electricity demand in 2040.

The Conversation · Jul 31, 2024

Labour must speed up wind power expansion or miss targets, says renewables industry

Green energy executives say plans for new power projects need to be more ambitious to achieve net zero grid by 2030

The Guardian - UK · Jul 29, 2024

Wind farms' benefits to communities can be slow or complex, leading to opposition and misinformation

Complex and confusing taxation systems make it easier for wind’s opponents, some citing misinformation, to say that wind has fallen short of its promises

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

Wind power can be a major source of tax revenue, but officials struggle to get communities on board

An Associated Press analysis of county tax data across three states — Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska — found wind companies rank among the biggest taxpayers in many rural communities, with their total tax bills at times outstripping that of large farms, power plants and other major businesses

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2024

Wind power expansion meets grassroots resistance in Brazil's Northeast

Wind energy is booming in Brazil's dry and windy Northeast, but some projects are drawing criticism as it becomes clear that certain communities have benefited while others have not

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2024

Hydropower damages river systems in Africa: how more solar and wind power can solve this problem

Across the African continent, more than 300 new hydropower projects are planned to meet the growing demand for electricity. Some of these will require big dams, which can have major negative environmental impacts. Another looming problem with hydropower is that the water cycle is affected by climate change. Water availability…

The Conversation · Jun 6, 2024

Global Wind Power Capacity Surges In Record-Breaking Year

Discover the surge in global wind power installations in 2023 and its impact on combating climate change.

Top News · Apr 16, 2024