The 215 wind turbines at Whitelee wind farm on Eaglesham Moor, East Renfrewshire, can generate 539MW of electricity. Iberdrola is seeking permission from the Scottish government to build five more wind turbines on land in East Ayrshire, to the west of the existing site. It believes the project could involve up to 60 construction jobs. … Continue reading Iberdrola Plans To Expand Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm
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New wind farm for Galawhistle with 22 wind turbines
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing gave the go-ahead for the scheme, which lies 7km east of Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, and 4km west of Douglas, South Lanarkshire. Planning consent has been granted for a wind farm which will generate 55 megawatts electricity or enough to power 31,311 homes. Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has approved the Galawhistle wind … Continue reading New wind farm for Galawhistle with 22 wind turbines
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Pharos Completes Cable Repair On London Array Offshore Wind Farm
Pharos Offshore Group has completed cable repair and burial for the London Array Offshore Wind Farm on a section of damaged subsea export cable. Pharos delivered a work package with the rapid mobilisation of engineering, fabrication and operational teams to locate, recover, re-lay and re-bury the power cable off the Kent coast. The 800mm² HVDC … Continue reading Pharos Completes Cable Repair On London Array Offshore Wind Farm
Continue readingInstallation of Lewis’s wind turbines starts
The first community-owned wind turbines in the Western Isles will be installed and connected to the grid by next month. Wind energy generated will be sold into the National Grid through the Feed-in Tariff scheme, and will provide around £80,000 a year for the local community, which consists of 70 households on the west side … Continue reading Installation of Lewis’s wind turbines starts
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Mainstream Renewable applies for 450 MW offshore wind farm in UK
A wind power company has submitted a £1.4 billion application to build up to 125 wind turbines off the east coast of Scotland. Mainstream Renewable Power is seeking consent from Marine Scotland to erect up to 125 wind turbines about nine miles off the Fife coast. It said the windpower facility would be ready by 2016 … Continue reading Mainstream Renewable applies for 450 MW offshore wind farm in UK
Continue readingMainstream submits £1.4bn plan for Fife wind farm with 125 wind turbines
Mainstream Renewable Power is seeking consent from Marine Scotland to erect up to 125 wind turbines about nine miles off the Fife coast. It said the windpower facility would be ready by 2016 and could generate 450MW of electricity, enough to power 325,000 homes. The application is now open to consultation until 10 September. The company said … Continue reading Mainstream submits £1.4bn plan for Fife wind farm with 125 wind turbines
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Government support for the UK geothermal energy falls short of requirements
Despite the relatively low-cost projections of increasing the level of support to five Renewables Obligation Certificates (ROCs) due to the low level of expected generation in the UK, the banding review has decided to leave support levels at two ROCs. This may largely be due to the fact that the UK can benefit from the … Continue reading Government support for the UK geothermal energy falls short of requirements
Continue readingWind farm: UK subsidy cut less severe than feared but future targets in jeopardy
Investors and potential investors in onshore wind energy in the UK can breathe a sigh of relief today after the government agreed to cut subsidies by 10% from April 2013, and not 25% as was previously feared. “Renewable energy will create a multibillion-pound boom for the British economy, driving growth and supporting jobs across the … Continue reading Wind farm: UK subsidy cut less severe than feared but future targets in jeopardy
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Wind Farm: REpower hits 1 GW in the UK with latest supply wind turbines contracts
REpower Systems SE has signed projects with an overall capacity of more than 1 GW in the UK following today’s announcement of a further five onshore wind energy contracts. In 2012 alone, the company has signed close to 200 MW in the UK. With a market share of 12 per cent in 2011 REpower is … Continue reading Wind Farm: REpower hits 1 GW in the UK with latest supply wind turbines contracts
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Siemens to provide wind turbines for 1,800 MW wind power projects in UK
Dong Energy has selected Siemens to provide wind turbines for 1,800MW offshore wind energy planned to be built off the British coast. Under the signed framework agreement, Siemens will provide SWT-6.0-154 type 300 wind turbines each with a generating capacity of 6MW. Each 6MW turbine can produce electricity to light up 6,000 European households. DONG Energy … Continue reading Siemens to provide wind turbines for 1,800 MW wind power projects in UK
Continue readingWind energy industry commits to charter for UK prosperity
The trade body for the UK wind power and marine energy, RenewableUK, has launched a Wind Energy Charter on economic growth.
Continue readingBritain’s Offshore Wind Farm Gigaboost
Britain’s ability to generate green electricity from offshore wind turbines has taken huge step forward with the Government’s announcement that it has given the go-ahead for the construction of two big wind farms.
Continue readingIrish Sea wind farm proposals lodged with planning agency
The joint venture between Centrica and Dong Energy could see up to 440 wind turbines built.
Continue readingGamesa signs first UK wind energy supply deal with RES
Gamesa will supply 12 G52-850 kW wind turbines for Meikle Carewe wind power and service the wind farm for 10 years.
Continue readingNSL Group bags $650-m wind energy project in Chile
The investment outlay for the entire wind farm is expected to be around $650 million. ?We have acquired this 400 MW wind turbines project in Chile during the search for global opportunities in wind power.”
Continue readingEnergy, Water, and China’s Economy
Some power-generating technologies such as hydroelectric, geothermal energy, and concentrating solar power (CSP) have low greenhouse gas emissions but high levels of water consumption.
Continue readingTurning away from coal, Navajos embrace wind power
This year the tribal government approved a wind farm to be built west of Flagstaff, Ariz., to power up to 20,000 homes in the region.
Continue readingOffshore wind power monitoring program advancing in New Jersey
The company expects to have the buoy in place off the coast of New Jersey by the end of the year, pending receipt of required permits from various federal agencies.
Continue readingClean-Tech Jobs Race Is Heating Up Globally
Clean Tech Job Trends 2010 concludes with five key recommendations for growing regional clean-tech clusters, and an information-rich resource guide.
Continue readingIndia adds record wind power capacity in past year
India added 2.33 GW of grid-connected renewable power capacity during the year to the end of March, according to a statement from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy.
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