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France publishes 1GW offshore wind tenders
Paris (UPI) Mar 25, 2013
France has officially moved ahead with a second round of tenders for offshore wind farms, thorough which it seeking 1 gigawatt of new capacity. First announced in September by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and confirmed in January by French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Delphine Batho, terms of the tenders were officially published Friday by the Commission for Energy Regulation, or CRE. The tender calls for about 200 wind turbines off the French coast for a t ... read more
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Davey lauds, warns Scotland on renewables
Scotland has seen $3.5 billion in recent renewable energy investments but its independence push could hurt its progress, British Energy Minister Ed Davey says. ... more
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Uruguay deal boosts S. America wind power
Uruguay's latest deal with French firm Akuo Energy is set to boost wind power prospects in Latin America as the region's oil-importing countries opt for green alternatives to fossil fuels. ... more
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Huge wind farm turbine snaps in Japan
A 38-tonne wind turbine crashed 50 metres (165 feet) to the ground in western Japan after the steel column supporting it snapped, officials have said. ... more
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Court ruling halts British wind farm
British preservationists say they have won a key legal battle in the effort to fight the placement of onshore wind farms near historic sites. ... more


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Wind power as a cost-effective long-term hedge against natural gas prices
Expanding production of the United States' shale gas reserves in recent years has put downward pressure on natural gas prices across the nation, prompting massive fuel-switching from coal- to gas-fi ... more
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British National Trust opposes wind farms
Britain's National Trust says it will challenge 25 wind farm projects as part of a battle plan to maintain the country's rural environments. ... more
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RMT Safely Constructs Seven Wind Projects in 2012
RMT has completed the design and construction of 555 megawatts of renewable energy in 2012. A subsidiary company of Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives, LLC (IEA), RMT specializes in wind and sol ... more
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Prysmian Gets New Contract For Connection Of Offshore Wind Park
Prysmian Group has been awarded a new contract worth in excess of 50 million euro by TenneT, operator of transmission systems in Germany and the Netherlands, for the connection of the Offshore Wind ... more
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Scientists have overestimated capacity of wind farms to generate power
People think of wind as an energy source with few limits, offering an unending power source with distinct capacity advantages over sources that deplete, such as fossil fuel. Yet, new research ... more
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Rethinking wind power
"People have often thought there's no upper bound for wind power-that it's one of the most scalable power sources," says Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don't see ... more
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Global wind energy capacity grows 19 percent in 2012
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Finding the right space for offshore wind turbines
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Gone with the wind: French scheme targets farting cows
A French cattle feed company on Tuesday unveiled a novel form of carbon credits aimed at incentivising farmers to stop cows from emitting climate-changing farts. ... more
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Mainstream Renewable Power Starts Building Wind Farm in Chile
Global wind and solar developer Mainstream Renewable Power has successfully completed Financial Close and has started constructing its 33MW Negrete Cuel Wind Farm in southern Chile. The wind farm, w ... more
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Hgcapital And Blue Energy Agree UK Wind Farm Investment Deal
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Sabotage may have felled U.K. wind turbine
A 115-foot wind turbine that collapsed in Britain last week may have been sabotaged, and a second has been found toppled 18 miles away, officials said. ... more
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