Wind power can make a massive contribution to global electricity production and to decarbonising the power sector, but we need political commitment to make this happen.
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People in Action: Spreading the Plan B Vision
The Russian heat wave, the Pakistan flood, the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the Haiti earthquake, and the break off from the Petermann Glacier were all events that gave the world a major jolt.
Continue readingURV USA Expanding Michigan Wind Power Operations
Michigan Governor Meets with Company Executives as Part of Swedish Investment Mission.
Continue readingPowerWind builds first wind farm in Azerbaijan
The German wind turbine manufacturer PowerWind GmbH has started construction of its first wind farm in Azerbaijan. The foundations for two wind turbines of the type PowerWind 56 have already been cast.
Continue readingShear Wind Announces Completion of Debt Financing for Glen Dhu Wind Energy Project
The Glen Dhu Project is anticipated to be the largest wind farm in Nova Scotia, and is presently on track to begin commissioning wind turbines in December 2010 and to be fully operational by March, 2011.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Farm Could Be the Anchor Supplier Google’s Smart Grid Needs
PVRE’s proposed 1,100 Megawatt offshore wind farm will be the first wind power project to offer to join the exciting transmission opportunity of the AWC Grid, which needs wind farm developers’ participation.
Continue readingIllinois Institute for Rural Affairs to Sponsor Wind-Monitoring Program
Willis explained that a 60-meter (197-foot) met tower will be temporarily installed on or near the site, which could potentially be used for a wind turbine.
Continue readingBatteries smaller than a grain of salt
These tiny energy storage devices could one day be used to power the electronics and mechanical components of tiny micro- to nano-scale devices.
Continue readingNew wind farm adds 200 megawatts in Egypt
The government seeks to depend on renewable energy in producing 20 percent of its energy by 2020, he said. The wind power project is scheduled to start operation in mid-2013.
Continue readingVietnam ?s first wind power turbine production factory was inaugurated
Vietnam ?s first wind energy turbine production factory was inaugurated at the Nomura industrial zone in the northern port city of Hai Phong on October 15.
Continue readingDOE Offers Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee to Support World’s Largest Wind Energy Project
U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a conditional commitment to provide a partial guarantee for a $1.3 billion loan in support of the world’s largest wind farm to date.
Continue readingABB?s Power Technology Selected for Largest Wind Energy Project in Western Australia
Situated 25km south east of Merredin in Western Australia, the Collgar Wind Farm project is the largest single stage wind energy development currently under construction in the southern hemisphere.
Continue readingChina likely to lead world in wind energy by year-end
China is likely to surpass the United States as the leader in cumulative wind power capacity by the end of this year, a Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) official said on Tuesday.
Continue readingWind energy could provide 20% of world power by 2030
With around 40 GW of new capacity added this year alone, the world?s installed wind power capacity is expected to reach close to 200 GW by the end of 2010.
Continue readingElectric Vehicle Market to Reach 2.7 Million Electric Cars By 2015
IDC Energy Insights forecasts that PEVs will become commercially available in 2011, and by 2015 there will be more than 2.7 million PEVs plugged into the global grid.
Continue readingChristian Kjaer, EWEA?s CEO, talks to Power and Energy
In an article published this month in Power and Energy, Christian Kjaer argues that in order to stimulate an internal electricity market in Europe, a ?fifth freedom? needs to be instated quickly.
Continue readingKazakhstan may see wind power projects by 2012
Kazakhstan may see the beginnings of a wind-energy industry within two years, the head of a United Nations wind-initiative project said in an interview.
Continue readingENERTRAG orders seven Vestas V112-3.0 MW wind turbines
The search for the most productive wind turbine has once again led ENERTRAG, one of the biggest independent wind energy producers in Europe, to Vestas.
Continue readingConsortium to offer Electric Vehicles to interested Canadian companies
Project Eve’s co-founders’ direct experience in the creation of such evolutionary vehicles as the A2B and Kestrel will be invaluable in producing EV’s that can be used in the Canadian fleet environment.
Continue readingHard Rain exhibition opens in Brussels
In the heart of the EU quarter in Brussels is a stunning new photography exhibition displaying the most harrowing images of climate change in our world today.
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