The SWT-3.6-120 turbine is based on the proven technology of the SWT-3.6-107 ? the world?s most popular offshore wind turbine. The new machine will be equipped with 58.5 meter long rotor blades.
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Germany approves 1,800 wind turbines in offshore seas
Germany has issued permits so far for 25 wind farms in its offshore seas, with nearly 1,800 wind turbines to be erected on stone foundations in shallow waters.
Continue readingAlemania aprueba 40 parques eólicos con 1.800 aerogeneradores
Mientras en Chipiona los promotores del cambio climático y las emisiones de CO2 quieren impedir el que sería el primer parque eólico marino en España, en Alemania van a aprobar otros 40 parques eólicos marinos.
Continue readingGE Energy Expands in Growing Offshore Wind Sector
Acquisition of ScanWind adds advanced drive train turbine technology to GE’s portfolio; tackles offshore industry’s need for reduced maintenance costs and increased reliability.
Continue readingSAMTECH to demonstrate Wind Turbine Structural Dynamics at EOW2009
The industrial engineering process of large Wind Turbines is a complex organisation involving several teams of engineers, with complementary expertise.
Continue readingAvian mortality from wind power, fossil-fuel, and nuclear electricity by Benjamin K. Sovacool
Fossil-fueled facilities are 17 times more dangerous to birds on a per GWh basis than wind power. Wind turbines may have killed about 7000 birds, but fossil-fueled stations killed 14.5 million and nuclear 327,000.
Continue readingEólica, mortalidad de aves y falsedades interesadas
La mortalidad de aves por los aerogeneradores es de 0,269 fallecimientos por GWh; por las centrales eléctricas de combustibles fósiles, de 5,18 muertes por GWh y por centrales nucleares de 0,416 por GWh.
Continue readingUtilities Challenge the Status Quo to Scale Up Wind Power
GL’s Peter Dalhoff believes utilities will lead the drive for better performance optimisation in the offshore wind sector.
Continue readingContract with Sinovel for measurements for three turbines
On March 20th, 2009, the first 3MW offshore wind turbine developed by Sinovel has been installed successfully at its first attempt on Shanghai East Sea Bridge wind farm.
Continue readingLa eólica en Asturias – El gobierno regional adjudica 40 nuevos parques eólicos
El consejero de Industria y Empleo, Graciano Torre, ha anunciado la adjudicación de 40 nuevos parques eólicos, con cuyas infraestructuras Asturias alcanzará 72 parques con una potencia de 1.576 megavatios.
Continue readingLower Snake River Wind Energy Project will produce up to 1,432 MW
Lower Snake River Wind Energy Project could be 1,432 megawatts (MW), making it one of the largest wind energy resource areas in the nation.
Continue readingU.S. Military order Zap Electric Truck
Electric vehicle pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) has received a follow-on order from the U.S. military for additional Zaptruck XL electric vehicles and charging stations for shipment to a second international base.
Continue readingThe real story on wind, transmission, and reliability by AWEA
AWEA has prepared the following response to some of the misconceptions presented in an article entitled ?Wind Promises Blackouts as Obama Strains Grid with Renewables,? that was published by Bloomberg News.
Continue readingLas termoeléctricas son 17 veces más peligrosas para las aves que la eólica
La mortalidad de aves por los aerogeneradores es de 0,269 fallecimientos por GWh; por las centrales eléctricas de combustibles fósiles, de 5,18 muertes por GWh y por centrales nucleares de 0,416 por GWh.
Continue readingLa energía eólica puede cubrir todas las necesidades energéticas de China
Michael B. McElroy no lo ha podido decir más claro: la eólica, con las políticas adecuadas, puede cubrir todas las necesidades energéticas de China y ayudar a reducir las emisiones de CO2.
Continue readingWind power could cut China’s emissions and could meet its entire future energy needs
Study suggests that wind is economically practical and could reduce CO2 emissions. A team of environmental scientists from Harvard and Tsinghua University demonstrated the enormous potential for wind energy.
Continue readingLa energía eólica en China puede reducir las emisiones de CO2 en un 30 por ciento
Michael B. McElroy harealizado un estudio que demuestra que la eólica, con las políticas adecuadas, puede cubrir el consumo eléctrico de China y ayudar a reducir las emisiones de CO2.
Continue readingIberdrola apuesta por Andalucía con un 60% más de potencia eólica para 2010
Ignacio Galán ha anunciado que la Compañía tiene previsto alcanzar el próximo año alrededor de 900 MW eólicos en la comunidad.
Continue readingCatch the Wind and Gamesa agree to launch collaborative R D Project
Catch the Wind Ltd. (TSX-V: CTW.S), developer and manufacturer of the Vindicator(R) laser wind sensor (LWS) and other sensor products, announced that it has signed a research and development agreement with Gamesa.
Continue readingWind energy in Finland – Finnish Fortum, Metsahallitus to develop wind power in Lapland
Finland-based energy company Fortum Oyj (HEL: FUM1V) and the national forest company Metsahallitus will develop a wind power project in Finnish Lapland.
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