Last year the Nordic country met a massive 26% of its electricity demand with wind power, confirming its poll position as a beacon for wind energy.
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Climate Change and Wind Energy
Geological Survey researchers and their U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service colleagues are working together to help provide solutions for reducing harmful effects of wind turbines on bats.
Continue readingJob opportunities in Job opportunities in Sweden’s wind farm sector
Wind energy is expected to expand faster in Sweden as politicians look for a balance between new and traditional energy sources.
Continue readingGaelectric to purchase wind turbines from Enercon for Antrim wind farm
Irish renewable energy firm Gaelectric has announced that German wind power Enercon will supply wind turbines for its Carn Hill wind energy project in Co Antrim.
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 readingIndia, 5th largest producer using wind power
Union Minister for New ad Renewable Energy Dr Farooq Abdullah today said India has become the fifth largest producer of electricity using wind energy.
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 Finishes 74 MW Wind Farm in Mexico
The Bii Nee Stipa II wind energy project comprises 37 G80-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingSouthwest Windpower Wind Turbines Power Remote Alaska Village Water Treatment Plant
Wind power now provides residents of an isolated Alaska village with wind energy to run a water treatment facility, reducing the village?s dependence on imported diesel fuel while maintaining crucial infrastructure.
Continue readingCEPRI and GL Garrad Hassan join together to bolster China?s wind energy industry
CEPRI RED and GL Garrad Hassan will cooperate to offer prototype tests for wind turbines.
Continue readingWind farm: WindMade named among world’s most ground-breaking initiatives
Vestas has delivered wind energy in 69 countries, with 46,000 wind turbines.
Continue readingWind Power: Small business bill stalls; PTC extension not considered
A bipartisan effort by three U.S. Senators to have an extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) considered by the full Senate was thwarted yesterday.
Continue readingWind power in Mongolia: SgurrEnergy Supports First Wind Farm
The $100m (USD) Salkhit wind energy project, comprising 31 GE wind turbines, will generate 50 MW of wind power to the Mongolian grid.
Continue readingWind farm in Chile plans expansion
The current $432 million wind farm will use 20, 1.8 MW wind turbines for a wind power capacity of 36 MW. The new plan calls for 48, 4.5 MW wind turbines with a capacity of 216 MW.
Continue readingWind energy born in U.S.A, despite ‘outsourcing’ flap
As CNN?s Election Center reports, the programs painted as outsourcing ?have contributed to a boom in wind power and solar energy projects in particular.
Continue readingIowa Senator Visits Wiota Wind Farm Receiving USDA Rural Development Funding
USDA Rural Development has awarded $177 million to install renewable energy systems such as wind turbines, geothermal energy and solar energy, and reduce energy costs by making energy-efficiency improvements.
Continue readingWind turbines: The U.S. Secretary of Energy visits the Ingeteam facilities in Milwaukee
It should be highlighted that, to date, the wind power generating systems made by Ingeteam have achieved a world market share of 8%.
Continue readingGermans lend $164m to 120MW wind farm project in Turkey
The wind power facility, which will have a capacity of 120 megawatts, will be powered by 50 wind turbines to be built by the German producer ENERCON.
Continue readingNew Oklahoma wind farm brings economic benefits
Electricity from the wind power project will be sold to Alabama Power, a subsidiary of Southern Co. The Chisholm View Wind Energy Project will consist of 140 1.68-MW GE wind turbines.
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