China’s Wind Power Sector Struggles with Rare Earth Price Hikes

While an increasing number of wind power equipment manufacturers in China have started to adopt direct-drive permanent magnet technology, rare earth minerals, some of the core raw materials used to produce wind turbines, are becoming a significant barrier to their development. View post:  China’s... Read More

Fort Felker: Driving Innovation in Wind Power

Talking with wind energy engineer Fort Felker about turbine manufacturing is like taking a breath of fresh air. A hearty fellow with a big voice and a slight southern drawl, he doesn’t come across as someone who holds a patent in winglet technology, a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford... Read More

BPA Decision To Curtail Wind Power Sends ‘Chilling Signal’ To Industry

Wind power generators in the Pacific Northwest this week began seeing the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) break its contracts with them, thanks to what AWEA and the wind industry called a wrongheaded decision that BPA announced May 13. See more here: BPA Decision To Curtail Wind Power Sends ‘Chilling... Read More

Endurance Launches New Website to Serve UK Market

Endurance Wind Power, manufacturer of the E-3120 50kW wind turbine for distributed wind applications, announced today the launching of their new United Kingdom website, www.endurancewindpower.co.uk. See more here:  Endurance Launches New Website to Serve UK Market  Read More →

Geographic Diversification of Wind Power Has No Bearing on its Variability

Last Wednesday I stirred up a hornets nest with an article titled “A Reality Check for Wind Power Investors” (link at the bottom of this article) that included two graphs from the Bonneville Power Administration, or BPA, which manages a four state, 300,000 square mile service region that’s... Read More

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