Hot air balloon worker plunges 33ft to his death after ‘being blown into the sky by a gust of wind while retrieving the aircraft’ The incident reportedly occurred this morning at a park in south-western China The alleged 49-year-old man was retrieving a hot air balloon that has just landed He was suddenly blown into … Read more
Francesca Packer suffers an unfortunate wardrobe malfunction as a gust of wind blows up her mini-skirt during wild 26th birthday bash By Monique Friedlander For Daily Mail Australia Published: 22:49 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 22:56 GMT, 29 November 2020 Billionaire heiress Francesca Packer celebrated her 26th birthday with a Eurotrash-themed party at The … Read more
China tightens its grip on UK energy supply: Beijing-controlled firms invest in string of wind farms and nuclear projects By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 Chinese state firms could soon be involved in providing one quarter of Britain’s power consumption, startling … Read more
Getting wind power in your garden really isn’t a breeze: ‘My chickens will lay golden eggs before a £130 turbine powers the family home!’ By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 12:23 GMT, 1 November 2020 Balancing precariously at the top of a stepladder clutching an unwieldy … Read more
Getting wind power in your garden really isn’t a breeze: ‘My chickens will lay golden eggs before a £130 turbine powers the family home!’ By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 31 October 2020 | Updated: 21:53 GMT, 31 October 2020 Balancing precariously at the top of a stepladder clutching an unwieldy … Read more
Blow for UK’s power supply: National Grid warns lack of wind could plunge Britain into darkness By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 15 October 2020 | Updated: 21:51 BST, 15 October 2020 Britain’s electricity could be in short supply over the next few days because of a lack of wind. Electricity … Read more
Puffins and other seabirds will be driven to extinction by Boris Johnson’s plan to power Britain with ‘limitless’ offshore wind energy by 2030, warns RSPB Charity said Government’s green energy plan risks ‘irreversible seabird losses’ Offshore wind farms are frequently set up in shallow waters, where birds feed RSPB has urged Boris Johnson to keep … Read more
In his big speech to last week’s Conservative party conference, Boris Johnson promised a ‘green industrial revolution’ to drive Britain’s economic recovery. In pledging £160 million towards wind power, the prime minister made it clear he sees a big future for renewable energy in Britain. And it isn’t just Boris who’s backing wind farms. Across … Read more
Wind-turbines that fit around motorway lamp posts and are powered by passing vehicles could help the UK reach its target of being carbon neutral by 2050. Kent-based businessman Barry Thompson created the unusual-looking device and says they could initially be used to power the lights they are attached to. Eventually, the entrepreneur hopes the energy … Read more
£5bn cost of the wind turbine fiasco: Botched eco scheme will push up household bills for 20 years after blundering officials set high subsidy rate Turbine-owners in Northern Ireland were paid over the odds in energy subsidies One turbine reaps £375,000 a year yet only produces electricity worth £51,000 Last week, Boris Johnson hailed wind … Read more