Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all

Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all - 31 Jul 2012 - News

Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all

It was one of the most high profile criticisms of the Olympic Park's green credentials, even finding its way into an episode of the hit satirical comedy Twenty Twelve . But now those who condemned the Olympic Delivery Authority for failing to follow through with plans to install a giant wind turbine at the Stratford site could be forced into a re-think, after it emerged seven wind turbines have been erected at the Olympic Park. They might not look like the conventional three blade turbine that had been originally intended, but organisers today confirmed smaller scale vertical axis wind turbines that are designed to be more effective at harnessing the wind power in urban environments have been deployed at the Stratford park. FURTHER READING Green watchdog hails low-carbon Olympic cauldron Top 10 green Olympic facts BusinessGreen can reveal the so-called qr5 turbines have be...

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@sustainableuni1 » 06 Aug '12, 7pm
RT @JaneBryngwyn: Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all [link]
@SeaforthEnergy » 02 Aug '12, 2pm
Wind Energy shines light on the Olympic Parks! [link]
@kleinwindkraft » 01 Aug '12, 1pm
7 vertikale Windräder von quietrevolution für Olympiapark in London [link]
@FOECardiff » 01 Aug '12, 10am
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@BreviaEnergy » 01 Aug '12, 8am
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@VercoAdvisory » 01 Aug '12, 8am
Step towards sustainability for the London 2012 #OlympicGames in the form of wind energy [link]
@sydnets » 31 Jul '12, 10pm
RT @cwhope: HT @planktonmath: Olympic park #wind turbine payback times only add up with massive subsidies [link]
@cwhope » 31 Jul '12, 10pm
HT @planktonmath: Olympic park #wind turbine payback times only add up with massive subsidies [link]
@CountCarbon » 31 Jul '12, 9pm
Olympic park erects wind turbines it had originally decided were useless due to wind speeds. [link] #tokenism
@onahunttoday » 31 Jul '12, 8pm
RT @FirstWind: The London Olympics has been widely praised for delivering the "greenest games ever". [link]
@Alorenzen » 31 Jul '12, 5pm
This is great by why on earth are they not promoting it? [link] via @businessgreen
@Melvynscot » 31 Jul '12, 4pm
7 wind turbines grace the Olympic park after all! #greengames #london2012 [link]
@LivosEnergy » 31 Jul '12, 3pm
Olympic Wind Turbines #OlympicTurbines [link]
@Future_Planet » 31 Jul '12, 1pm
Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all; will it promote wider use of microwind? [link] via @businessgreen
@traceysiddle » 31 Jul '12, 1pm
Wind turbines shine green light on Olympics [link]
@SouthwarkGP » 31 Jul '12, 12pm
Waste and green business is seemingly still very much under Gov review. Here are some of the Environ Minister's views. [link]
@SouthwarkGP » 31 Jul '12, 12pm
The greenest games ever now have 7 new wind turbines on site, following criticism over the renewable energy supplies. [link]
@Fudji » 31 Jul '12, 12pm
RT @TrampCarbon: Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all [link]
@Climatecars » 31 Jul '12, 12pm
And yet:The Greenest #Olympics erect 7 #wind turbines [link] via @businessgreen #sustainable #green #energy
@rdwshanghai2012 » 31 Jul '12, 11am
RT @CleantechFIN: The Olympics going green with wind power: [link] #cleantech #wind
@SimplyLED » 31 Jul '12, 11am
RT @ClimateGroup: Wind turbines installed in the #Olympic park to power lighting [link] via @businessgreen #renewables #windpower #windenergy
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@RadoslavIvanov2 » 31 Jul '12, 11am
Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all - 31 Jul 2012 - News from BusinessGreen [link] via @businessgreen
@CleantechFIN » 31 Jul '12, 11am
The Olympics going green with wind power: [link] #cleantech #wind
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@Forthespacemen » 31 Jul '12, 10am
RT @spectrumvoice: Olympic Park erects wind turbines [link]
@ProvaEnviro » 31 Jul '12, 10am
Seven wind turbines are in place at the Olympic Park providing renewable energy to the lighting infrastructure [link]
@britisheco » 31 Jul '12, 10am
Olympic Park set to erect wind turbines - [link] #london2012 #olympics
@industryre » 31 Jul '12, 10am
RT @GSmeeton: BusinessGreen: Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all [link] - by @James_BG
@CRedWirral » 31 Jul '12, 10am
So the Olympic Park has wind turbines too: [link] (BusinessGreen) #lowcarbon
@James_BG » 31 Jul '12, 10am
but can u imagine frustration of innovative UK firms who have tech at Olympic Park but aren't able to talk about it [link]
@james_randerson » 31 Jul '12, 9am
RT @JessicaBG: And @James_BG uncovers the mystery of those wind turbines you saw at the opening ceremony [link]
@JessicaBG » 31 Jul '12, 9am
And @James_BG uncovers the mystery of those wind turbines you saw at the opening ceremony [link]
@GSmeeton » 31 Jul '12, 9am
BusinessGreen: Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all [link] - by @James_BG
@hkitcat » 31 Jul '12, 9am
Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all - 31 Jul 2012 - News from BusinessGreen [link]
@Vayu_consulting » 31 Jul '12, 9am
Win is always the winner! [link] #wind #olympics #vayu #2012
@BGWEA » 31 Jul '12, 8am
A олимпийците имат друг вид възобновяема енергия :)... [link]
@CM_Dobing » 31 Jul '12, 8am
We may not have the 'greenest government ever' but we do have the 'greenest Games' - with wind turbines! [link]
@NicholasKatz » 31 Jul '12, 8am
RT @James_BG: We can reveal (although you can all see them on the TV) that the Olympic Park has wind turbines after all [link]
@James_BG » 31 Jul '12, 8am
We can reveal (although you can all see them on the TV) that the Olympic Park has wind turbines after all [link]
@nareshkumargs » 31 Jul '12, 6am
RT @NRGv2: Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all - Business Green [link] #green
@NRGv2 » 31 Jul '12, 6am
Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all - Business Green [link] #green
@greenenergytime » 31 Jul '12, 4am
Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all: BusinessGreen can reveal the so-called qr5 turbines have been provi... [link]
@greeneducation » 31 Jul '12, 11am
RT @ClimateGroup: Wind turbines installed in the #Olympic park to power lighting [link] via @businessgreen #renewables #windpower #windenergy
@greenbirmingham » 31 Jul '12, 11am
RT @James_BG: but can u imagine frustration of innovative UK firms who have tech at Olympic Park but aren't able to talk about it [link]
@EMG_events » 31 Jul '12, 11am
RT @ClimateGroup: Wind turbines installed in the #Olympic park to power lighting [link] via @businessgreen #renewables #windpower #windenergy
@innovation_a » 31 Jul '12, 10am
RT @James_BG: but can u imagine frustration of innovative UK firms who have tech at Olympic Park but aren't able to talk about it [link]
@GMOcarbon » 31 Jul '12, 10am
Olympic Park erects wind turbines after all [link]
@spectrumvoice » 31 Jul '12, 10am
Olympic Park erects wind turbines [link]
@LillyLyle » 31 Jul '12, 10am
RT @James_BG: but can u imagine frustration of innovative UK firms who have tech at Olympic Park but aren't able to talk about it [link]