http://www.winddaily.com/index.html Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST en-us Britain this week announced the start of an offshore wind investment plan at a time when some are questioning its commitment to developing the industry. British Business and Energy Minister Michael Fallon, speaking at a wind industry conference Wednesday in Manchester, England, unveiled the creation of an Offshore Wind Investment Organization to "further stimulate jobs" in the industry.]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc and Schneider Power Inc have entered into definitive agreements with an unrelated third party for the sale of Schneider Power's 10 Megawatt (MW) Trout Creek wind farm development project (the "Trout Creek Project"). The sale of the Trout Creek Project will occur in two phases. The first phase ("Phase 1") will result in the purchaser acquirin]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST The Prysmian Group will be present at 2013 RenewableUK Offshore Wind in Manchester, from June 12 to 13 with its state-of-the-art range of products and services for the offshore wind power industry. The range on display will include AC and DC high power transmission capacity submarine cable systems used in all major interconnections worldwide. Present in the country for about a century, Pry]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST The Souilly wind farm, which started production in November 2012, consists of five wind turbines with a power capacity of 2 MW each. The site has an estimated annual production of more than 22,000,000 kWh a year, enough to provide eco-friendly electricity to around 5,500 households, corresponding to a town of the size of Verdun. Daniel Christnach, Head of Renewable Energies and Cogeneratio]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Uruguay's plans for expanding wind power generation capacity are being pushed forward by concerns over the country's expanding trade deficit. A net importer of crude oil, Uruguay faced another spike in its trade deficit at the end of April this year, highlighting the demands made on export earnings by the country's dependence on energy imports. President Jose Mujica announced amb]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Romania's centre-left government on Tuesday adopted a decree cutting incentives for renewable energy, which experts say could drive investors away and put on hold a booming industry. The order stipulates that wind, solar and small hydro-power producers will only get around half of the "green certificates" they are entitled to receive as a stimulus to develop clean energy and will have to wai]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST The Philippines government has released guidelines for renewable energy projects to be considered for feed-in-tariffs as part of the country's target to triple renewable energy capacity by 2030 to at least 15,000 megawatts of installed capacity. The Department of Energy's long-awaited policy, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reported Monday, requires 80 percent of the facility be built bef]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Wind energy capacity is growing rapidly in the cold climates of the world. According to the latest forecasts, between 45 and 50 gigawatts of wind energy will be built in cold climates by 2017, which would mean an increase of as much as 72 per cent since the end of 2012 and investments amounting to approximately EUR 75 billion. "This is a huge opportunity," says Research Scientist Tomas Wal]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Finland and Poland are looking to cooperate on cleaning up the Baltic Sea and renewable energy investments, Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen says. Katainen, who met with Polish counterpart Donald Tusk this week in Gdansk, said the countries have made strides on ridding the heavily trafficked Baltic of phosphorous, which causes choking algae and has created large "dead zones" on the]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Britain will back 2030 EU targets for emissions reduction but oppose such targets for new renewable energy sources, British Energy Secretary Ed Davey says. In a statement released Monday, Davey clarified the coalition government's position in the upcoming debate on setting new EU decarbonization targets. He indicated firm commitment to the European Commission's goal of cutting gr]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Solar Wind Energy Tower has been awarded an allowance of Patent Application Number 13/098,476, titled "Atmospheric Energy Extraction Devices and Methods", by the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The patent covers a structure for producing electricity, specifically a tower capable of adding moisture at the top of the structure to hot-dry air so as to generate a downdraft of wind w]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST SC Electric Electric Company has been awarded a $2.6MM contract by Sweetwater Wind to upgrade a portion of their 585 MW wind farm in Sweetwater, Texas. This upgrade will enable Sweetwater Wind to meet new renewable energy generation interconnection standards that have been enacted in Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT). Wind farm power production can rapidly change due to t]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Giant turbines churning in the wind are a rare sight in Africa - but that will not be the case for long. Until now the meagre amounts of investment in African wind energy have predominantly come from governments and foreign donors. But this is changing fast, say experts. Private investors smell profit in beefing-up the continent's over-stretched power grids and swarms of new wind tu]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) has contracted Raytheon to upgrade four additional Airport Surveillance Radar sites following the successful implementation of the first Wind Farm Mitigation upgrade at RNLAF's Woensdrecht Air Base. The upgrade includes technology enhancements, including WiMax interference filtering (4G filtration), and should be completed within the next 12-15 months. ]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST Globeleq, the emerging markets power company, has inaugurated its 44 MW Eolo de Nicaragua S.A. (Eolo) wind farm in Nicaragua, strengthening its position as the leading renewable energy company in the Central American region. The Eolo wind farm is located in the province of Rivas on the shores of Lake Nicaragua, about 123 kms south of the capital Managua. Using 22 x 2.0 MW Gamesa G90 wind t]]> Thu, 20 JUN 2013 00:53:31 AEST