wind power

Norway Proposes 300m Tall “Windcatcher” Floating Wind Power with 5 Times the Annual Power Generation of Large Wind Turbines

published 2021 年 07 月 01 日 9:30
Norwegian startups have been coming up with innovative ideas of offshore wind power, and the latest idea is a 300m tall “windcatcher” floating on the sea to capture the enormous wind energy from the ocean. The product also claims to generate an annual power volume that is 5 times the amount of the currently largest 15MW wind turbines, with a cost that is on par with thermal power.  ...  more

Wind Energy Offers A Bright Future In Coming Years

published 2021 年 06 月 22 日 14:37
Wind energy, a type of renewable energy, is used to generate electric energy from kinetic energy. Wind turbine converts the wind energy into mechanical energy and this mechanical energy is further converted into electrical energy through generator. ...  more

Taiwan Offshore Wind Industry Association Established to Create an Industry-Government-Academia Communication Platform

published 2021 年 03 月 23 日 9:30
The Bureau of Energy, MOEA, is expected to announce the rules and site proposals for the third phase of offshore wind power that is block development at the end of March, and the Taiwan Offshore Wind Industry Association has proposed three major recommendations regarding the new rules, including the provision of a robust investment environment, the incorporation of the selection experience into the development and stipulation of flexible policy, as well as the encouragement on new technology and investment on innovative technology such as floating offshore wind power. ...  more

South Korea Unfolds US$43 Billion Offshore Wind Power Project and Aims to Construct the Largest 8.2GW Wind Farm in the World

published 2021 年 03 月 12 日 9:30
South Korea subtly accounts for 35% of global offshore wind farm projects, and has announced an investment of KRW 48.5 trillion (approx. US$43.2 billion) on establishing the largest offshore wind farm at 8.2GW (= 8,200 MW = 8.2 million kWh), which not only accelerates the installed capacity and development of renewable energy, but also rejuvenates the post-pandemic economy through development projects of large power plants. ...  more

US Sees 70% of New Power Generation from Wind and Solar Energy, with Merely 16% from Gas-Fired Power Generation, in 2021

published 2021 年 02 月 13 日 9:30
The US has always been a major country in carbon emission, and Trump had even emphasized on the revival of the coal industry, though both the coal industry and coal-fired power generation are expeditiously exiting from the stage despite the significant support from the former US president under the inevitable trend of technical advancement and market economy. ...  more

South Korean Firm Enables Development of Wind Energy in Urban Areas with a New Design for VAWT

published 2020 年 12 月 15 日 18:30
The deployment of conventional three-bladed horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) on land and sea continues to expand worldwide thanks to technological advances and support from governments. However, the development of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWT) is quietly gaining momentum as well. Recently, ODIN Energy, a firm based in South Korea, has introduced a design for VAWT that may finally allow for the development of wind farms in densely populated urban areas. ...  more

Offshore Wind Power Supplier Rumored to Have Taken a Fancy to the Sea Area of the Three Northern Islands; MOEA: Development Application Not Yet Submitted

published 2020 年 12 月 11 日 18:30
The coverage of media from several days ago had pointed out there has been a circulating rumor regarding an overseas offshore wind power supplier wanting to develop wind farms at the Three Northern Islands that comprise of the Pengjia Islet, Mianhua Islet, and Huaping Islet that are under the jurisdiction of Keelung, which triggered discussion and drew backlash. ...  more

Energy Taiwan Interview: As the largest EIA-approved offshore wind project after 2025, with capacity of up to 2GW, Formosa 3 eagerly awaits next round of offshore wind grid allocation

published 2020 年 11 月 11 日 9:30
Taiwan’s offshore wind sector has entered a new chapter as Phase 3 of grid allocation, is scheduled to begin in 2021. Various wind project developers presented their latest proposals for offshore wind farms at this year’s Energy Taiwan that was held from 14-16 October at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1. ...  more

This Portable Wind Turbine Generates Power While On the Move

published 2020 年 10 月 21 日 18:30
We would often think about the large “fans” that measure in more than 100m in height when we mention wind turbines, though Chinese scientists have recently subverted our imagination and developed a small portable wind turbine that is able to provide electricity for low cost and small detectors as well as LED, as long as there is wind while one walks when carrying it. ...  more