offshore wind

Offshore Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Are Sinking Not Swimming

One of the persistent myths of wind energy is that vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) are better than the iconic three-bladed horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWTs). A wrinkle on this myth has surfaced over the past couple of years, that the balance of engineering compromises favours VAWTs for offshore applications. It’s true that offshore applications

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By Mike Barnard | March 25, 2014 | Wind Energy |
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New Scottish Offshore Wind Farm Ranks In At Number Three

Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, announced on Wednesday the formal consent for two adjacent offshore wind farm applications to be located in the outer Moray Firth, which will combine to be the world’s third largest offshore wind farm with up to 326 wind turbines. “Scotland has the potential to lead the development of an exciting,

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By Joshua S Hill | March 20, 2014 | Wind Energy |
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