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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Glossary
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010Here are a few of the most common phrases associated with the wind industry. asynchronous induction generator Wind turbine whose rotor blades turn at a constant, slow speed and which feeds directly to the grid without using an inverter. Most commonly found on large wind farms. capacity factor The ratio of actual output of...
Gaia-Wind in Winter Conditions
Wednesday, December 30th, 2009Wind energy is safe, popular, and effective for generating electricity and reducing carbon emissions. In the UK we have 40% of Europe’s total wind energy – the largest potential wind energy resource in Europe. The climate in the UK is ideal for generating energy from wind, however a number of...
Gaia-Wind acknowledged as the best performing small wind turbine
Tuesday, December 15th, 2009Gaia-Wind acknowledged as the best performing small wind turbine According to the British Wind Energy association (BWEA), the domestic wind turbine market in the UK grew by 80 percent from 2006 to 2007 and that trend is set to continue. Improving technology is predicted to drive costs down so last month’s...
New Feed in Tariffs for Small Wind Turbines
Friday, December 4th, 2009The Low Carbon transition plan announced by the government states that by 2020 almost half of the electricity used in the UK will be from low carbon sources, 30% from renewable sources such as wind, water and solar power and the remainder from Nuclear and Clean coal. The aim from...
Half a million suitable wind turbine sites in the UK
Thursday, October 8th, 2009Half a million suitable wind turbine sites in the...
Gaia-Wind turbine delivers outstanding NREL test results
Monday, July 20th, 2009The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released the interim results of their Independent Testing Program for Small Wind Turbines that began last year. The results were presented by Amy Bowen, NREL Electrical Test Engineer, during WindPower 2009 in Chicago. Four small wind turbines, including the...
Edinburgh School wins top energy award
Tuesday, June 16th, 2009Currie High School in Edinburgh has won a nationwide top energy award and was the only entry from Scotland that was recognised at the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy 2009. The awards were hosted by Prince Charles on 11th June. Currie High school won the Schools award category. The school has been...
Greener beer with the help of Gaia-Wind small wind turbine
Monday, June 8th, 2009An award winning Shropshire based brewery has taken steps to become the leading sustainable Eco-brewery in the UK by installing a Gaia-Wind 133-11kW...
Wind Turbines can make very sound investments
Wednesday, June 3rd, 2009Throughout rural and urban England you will have no doubt seen the Wind Turbines that are beginning to appear. See if a wind turbine could help to reduce your energy bills and carbon footprint using the following...