WINDDAILY

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Flagship English Channel wind farm nears completion
Mar 13, 2017 (UPI)
The first turbines for the English Channel's Rampion wind farm, which will meet the demands of nearly 347,000 homes, are installed, a German company said. Germa...
Wind energy gaining traction, U.S. trade group says
Mar 07, 2017 (UPI)
Wind energy in the United States is making a case for itself as a cheap source of energy that steers revenue to rural America, an industry trade group said. Fed...
French, Spanish companies set for more wind power off coast of France
Mar 06, 2017 (UPI)
French and Spanish energy companies said Monday they were setting their sights on building up the wind energy potential off the coast of France. French energy c...
German company to store US wind energy in batteries in Texas
Mar 03, 2017 (UPI)
A German energy company with wind energy assets in the United States said it wanted to establish itself as a leader in efforts to store energy from renewables. ...
Breakthrough research for testing and arranging vertical axis wind turbines
Mar 01, 2017 (SPX)
The sight of propeller-like rotating blades positioned high up the pole of a tall horizontal-axis wind turbine (HAWT) may be familiar to many. Often grouped in ...
US grid can handle more offshore wind power
Feb 22, 2017 (SPX)
Injecting large amounts of offshore wind power into the U.S. electrical grid is manageable, will cut electricity costs, and will reduce pollution compared to cu...
Michigan meets renewable energy targets
Feb 16, 2017 (UPI)
All electric service providers in Michigan met their renewable energy targets, with wind contributing most to the green economy, a public commission found. "The...
British grid drawing power from new offshore wind farm
Feb 09, 2017 (UPI)
While only a fraction of the total capacity is realized, Norwegian energy company Statoil said the British grid is getting power from its latest wind farm. Stat...
Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm
Jan 31, 2017 (SPX)
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has secured a Pounds 27 million contract with East Anglia One Limited to supply a...
Russia's nuclear giant pushes into wind energy
Jan 31, 2017 (AFP)
Russia's nuclear agency Rosatom said Tuesday that it was joining with a Dutch company to create a wind turbine venture, hoping to tap a domestic market worth bi...
The power of wind energy and how to use it
Jan 27, 2017 (SPX)
Wind offers an immense, never ending source of energy that can be successfully harnessed to power all of the things that currently draw energy from non-renewabl...
Largest US offshore wind farm gets green light
Jan 25, 2017 (AFP)
Local authorities approved the largest offshore wind farm in the United States on Wednesday, to be located near Long Island and capable of powering some 50,000 ...
Renewables a big boost for GE's profits
Jan 20, 2017 (UPI)
Gains in the renewable energy sector and deals in exploration and production helped boost fourth quarter profits substantially, General Electric said Friday. GE...
Essen, Germany wins greenest city honors
Jan 20, 2017 (UPI)
The city of Essen in German was honored with a green-city award by a European body for transforming itself from a steel to an environmental leader. "This award ...
DNV GL certifies new prototype of Siemens' 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine
Jan 18, 2017 (SPX)
DNV GL has assessed the market's new offshore turbine in development and awarded Siemens Wind Power with the Prototype Certificate for its 8 megawatt (MW) offsh...
Obama puts offshore North Carolina on wind energy map
Jan 17, 2017 (UPI)
Thousands of acres offshore North Carolina are set aside for potential wind energy in one of the final moves under the Obama presidency, the government said. "T...
DONG Energy makes wind energy debut
Jan 13, 2017 (UPI)
Danish energy group DONG Energy said it strengthened its offshore wind portfolio with a new service contract, after charting a course away from oil and gas. DON...
New York sets bar high for offshore wind
Jan 11, 2017 (UPI)
Stunning is how one renewable energy group described a decision by the state of New York to build the nation's largest offshore wind farm. Kit Kennedy, the dire...
French power group aims to double wind capacity
Jan 03, 2017 (UPI)
An arrangement with the leading insurance company in France helps with the goal of doubling wind power capacity in the country, French power group ENGIE said. T...
The answer is blowing in the wind
Jan 03, 2017 (SPX)
The amount of energy generated by renewables fluctuates depending on the natural variability of resources at any given time. The sun isn't always shining, nor i...
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