Aviation constraints are a huge issue for the wind industry. In 2011, EWEA carried out a survey and found that 19 GW of wind projects were blocked by radar difficulties in the UK, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Czech Republic, France, Spain, Greece and Ireland. Many difficulties for wind farm developers come from conflicts with obsolete radar … Continue reading Radar technology can solve wind energy aviation issues
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Wind energy negative impacts overblown
Credible peer-reviewed scientific data and various government reports in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and the U.K. have thus far found no evidence that wind farms cause negative health impacts. In the U.S. specifically, the Massachusetts Departments of Public Health and Environmental Protection recently commissioned a panel of experts to analyze “the biological plausibility or basis … Continue reading Wind energy negative impacts overblown
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Sway Turbine has developed a 10 MW offshore wind turbine, named the ST10.
For the first time, the company has revealed information about the wind turbine’s design, including details about its direct-drive permanent-magnet generator, which has an ironless stator core. The Norwegian technology company Sway Turbine has developed an eye-catching 10MW offshore wind turbine, named the ST10. The unique features of this turbine are now presented for the … Continue reading Sway Turbine has developed a 10 MW offshore wind turbine, named the ST10.
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Bond Air Services commences operations to support Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm
The Greater Gabbard wind farm, has 140 wind turbines located 25km off the Suffolk coast, is currently the world’s largest offshore wind farm. Under the contract, Bond will provide helicopter services to deliver maintenance technicians by hoist to the turbines of the wind farm. Bond Air Services has started operations suppporting the Greater Gabbard offshore … Continue reading Bond Air Services commences operations to support Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm
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Suzlon Group enters Romanian wind energy market with 25 MW order
Suzlon Group enters Romanian wind energy market with 25 MW order win, new subsidiary Pune/Hamburg: Suzlon Group subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, has concluded a contract with P.E. DEUS EX S.R.L., a project company (SPV) of WSB International GmbH, to deliver eight wind turbines to Romania. The REpower 3.2M114 wind turbines, each with a rated power … Continue reading Suzlon Group enters Romanian wind energy market with 25 MW order
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Siemens to focus its renewable energy activities on wind energy and hydro power
Siemens is holding talks with potential buyers of its solar thermal energy and photovoltaics units, the Munich-based company said in a statement today. “Due to the changed framework conditions, lower growth and strong price pressure in the solar markets, the company’s expectations for its solar energy activities have not been met,” Siemens said in the … Continue reading Siemens to focus its renewable energy activities on wind energy and hydro power
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Three wind turbines to rise in Gloucester
Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates and Equity Industrial Partners, are turning to wind turbines to generate power, a move that will vault Gloucesterto the top of renewable energy communities north of Boston. By mid-December, three wind turbines are expected to be constructed and operating at Blackburn Industrial Park. Varian began transporting sections of a 2.5-megawatt wind … Continue reading Three wind turbines to rise in Gloucester
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Ireland has about 2,000 megawatts of wind energy
Today Ireland has about 2,000 megawatts of wind energy. For each megawatt installed we employ, on average, one person. In Germany, eight people are employed for each megawatt installed. The difference is that Germany has established a manufacturing base which provides large-scale and long-term employment. Up to now, Ireland hasn’t had the scale to attract … Continue reading Ireland has about 2,000 megawatts of wind energy
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Wind energy plant secures financing
Ocotillo Wind farm will be Pattern Energy’s fifth operating wind project in North America. Wind power developer Pattern Energy has secured financing for a wind farm in the Imperial Valley that promises to provide electricity to San Diego utility customers. San Francisco-based Pattern energy broke ground in May on the 112 wind turbines installation on … Continue reading Wind energy plant secures financing
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Austal secures order for more wind farm support vessels
The 27 metre catamarans will be used by UK-based Turbine Transfers to support wind turbine installation and maintenance activities in European waters. Austal will build them at its shipyard in the Philippines over a period of approximately nine months, commencing in March 2013. Commenting on the new contract Austal’s Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Bellamy, said: … Continue reading Austal secures order for more wind farm support vessels
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Boost for Wirral’s offshore wind energy industry
The news came as permission for a new 19-turbine wind farm with the potential to generate enough power to supply the equivalent of 25,000 Cheshire homes was given consent by the department of energy and climate change. The 57-megawatt wind farm developed by Peel Energy near Frodsham will generate enough power to supply the annual … Continue reading Boost for Wirral’s offshore wind energy industry
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US newspapers lobby Congress to support wind energy
Extending or ending the US’s Production Tax Credit is a topic high in the minds of wind industry professionals with interests in the US, but how is it reported in US media? Interestingly, an increasing number of US newspapers support an extended PTC. . Here, we round-up some of the latest articles… In San Angelo,Texas … Continue reading US newspapers lobby Congress to support wind energy
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Nebraska wind energy would boost economy
Nebraska could add thousands of new jobs, lower its electric bills and improve the health of its citizens if it built more wind energy projects by 2030, a coalition of local energy leaders said Thursday. Nebraska has arrived late on the wind energy scene compared with Iowa. But not too late, according to a new … Continue reading Nebraska wind energy would boost economy
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Enel Green Power in Latin America
Latin America is one of the most promising energy markets for Enel Green Power, and its presence in this region is undoubtedly a central focus point for the interests of institutional stakeholders. With a capacity exceeding 830 MW and more than 36 plants, Enel Green Power plays a central role in the whole of Latin … Continue reading Enel Green Power in Latin America
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Duke joint venture completes wind farm
Duke Energy Renewables and Sumitomo Corp. of America have completed construction of the Ironwood Windpower Project, the second of their joint venture’s two Kansas wind farms. Duke Energy Renewables and Sumitomo Corp. of America, part of Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp., announced today the completion of the second of the joint venture partners’ two Kansas wind farms … Continue reading Duke joint venture completes wind farm
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Certification for Siemens SWT 6.0-154 wind turbine prototype
GL Renewables Certification has awarded a prototype certification to Siemens Wind Power‘s SWT-6.0-154 6 MW offshore wind turbine. GL Renewables Certificationhas provided Siemens Wind Power prototype certification for its new 6-megawatt offshore wind turbine SWT-6.0-154. The prototype certification is a prerequisite for the testing of the turbine. Field testing of Siemens Wind Power’s new 154-meter … Continue reading Certification for Siemens SWT 6.0-154 wind turbine prototype
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Perseverance, logistics acumen make Alaska wind energy project reality
In landmark renewable energy news for Alaska, the 17.6-MW Fire Island Wind Project is now on line and generating power, concluding another rather remarkable story in American wind power development. The facility, jointly developed by Summit Power and owner Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (CIRI), is the largest wind project currently on line in the state. … Continue reading Perseverance, logistics acumen make Alaska wind energy project reality
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Offshore wind energy development sees boom in Fujian
The world added 1.4 gW of installed offshore wind power capacity in 2010, up 110 percent year-on-year and accounting for 3.7 percent of the world’s total installed energy capacity. According to the International Energy Agency, wind energy will make the largest contribution to global renewable power by 2017, with China leading offshore wind power growth. … Continue reading Offshore wind energy development sees boom in Fujian
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Vindkraft Ukraina plans to build a wind farm on Black Sea coast in 2013
Vindkraft Ukraina LLC plans to build wind energy plants with a total capacity of 18 MW on the Black Sea coast in 2013, the co-owner of the company, Fredrik Svinhufvud, said at the International Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Forum REF-2012 held in Kyiv on October 16-17, 2012. “Our first project is Novorossiske wind farm … Continue reading Vindkraft Ukraina plans to build a wind farm on Black Sea coast in 2013
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Will US wind energy splutter out if Mitt Romney cuts its subsidy?
Jacob Susman is frustrated again. Sitting in the bright green conference room of his company’s trendy industrial office, overshadowed by the Brooklyn Bridge, he’s a clean-cut poster child for the “green economy”: Since 2007, Susman’s OwnEnergy, which installs wind turbines, has grown to be one of the nation’s most prominent wind installers. But he’s plagued … Continue reading Will US wind energy splutter out if Mitt Romney cuts its subsidy?
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