If Australia wants an offshore wind industry, companies and governments are going to have to find skilled workers to plan, design and build it. Competing in a tight global labour market, offshore wind developer Flotation Energy and the University of Melbourne have inked a deal to produce job-ready graduates and re-skill workers exiting the coal…
Inner Mongolia to Xinjiang Province | Tough Rides Season 1 Ep2
Ryan and Colin Pyle bike to Inner Mongolia, bunking down for a night in a yurt village before visiting one of China’s largest wind farms. Then, heading away from the idyllic grassland and rolling green hills, they strike the world’s largest traffic jam. …
Optimising Renewable Power: University Develops Map of Australia’s Renewable Potential
To optimize renewable power by bridging the gap in knowledge between renewable companies and landowners, the Australian National University (ANU) has developed maps of Australia that identify places with wind and solar potential. In an email to The Epoch Times, Prof. Andrew Blakers, from the ANU College of Engineering, Computing and Cybernetics, said that the heat maps…
Queensland Government Announces $766 Million Wind Farm Project
The Queensland government has announced $766 million in funding for a major wind farm as Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk foreshadows “the biggest energy announcement” in the state’s history. Billed as Australia’s largest publicly-owned wind farm, the project in the South Burnett, northwest of Brisbane, will include up to 150 turbines and potentially generate enough electricity to…
New Hampshire Residents File Suit Against Wind Farm Regulatory Agency
A group of New Hampshire residents has filed for a court injunction against the state agency in charge of regulating wind farms, alleging it deliberately misinterpreted the law in order to green-light a permit for one of the largest operators in the United States. Neighbors of Antrim Wind Energy Turbines allege that the state Site…
Wind Farms Wreaking Havoc on Wildlife and Local Residents
Windmill farms are wreaking havoc on wildlife and people who live near them, causing a growing division among environmentalists about them. That’s the view of Ben Lieberman, senior fellow of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, who recently told The Epoch Times that the federal government allows wind farms to desecrate the environment because it profits hugely…
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