Climate News Network: Norwegian hydropower schemes linked to Europe's large wind farm projects could successfully act as a backup when wind power fails to deliver enough energy, according to SINTEF, the largest independent Scandinavian research organization.
Smla Wind Farm is a 68 turbine wind farm located on the island of Smla in Norway. Researchers say energy from surplus wind power will provide "battery' power to even out energy supply & demand. Credit: Flickr/Statkraft
With both on- and off-shore wind power...