The Greenhouse

Wind farms in New York, not Yorkshire

I guess it's the height of the skyscrapers that means this idea doesn't fall foul of the 'urban wind turbines are inefficient' brigade? Meantime, while we can't make our mind up about them in this country, we seem capable of...

Posted by Paul on August 21, 2008 12:21 PM

Do move if you live next to a wind farm... and then put one on your roof?

Or before one's built near you, anyway. Yes, you've guessed it - I'm back from the land of the Chelker wind farm, but still with mixed feelings about wind power. I drove past the site to check out the potential...

Posted by Paul on August 8, 2008 2:51 PM

More wind arguments

The fur has already started to fly in advance of the Government's anticipated Renewable Energy Stategy, due later today....

Posted by Paul on June 26, 2008 11:12 AM

Local Water Power?

Looking into the activities re: the wind turbines at Chelker reservoir in Yorkshire I came across another local, renewable energy scheme that you'd think would have considerable potential in such a wet county. It's not wind power, it's water power,...

Posted by Paul on June 24, 2008 4:39 PM

Wind farms are beautiful, part II

Maybe the view of the wind farms at Chelker reservoir won't be so beautiful after all, and my point about wind farms fitting in not so valid......

Posted by Paul on June 16, 2008 1:58 PM

How to build a wind turbine (don't try this at home)

I used to work in a factory that sand blasted the metal used for the bodies of wind turbines before they were painted, assembled and, ultimately, installed. I always wondered how they did the assembly and installation bit, and that...

Posted by Paul on June 10, 2008 6:44 AM