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North Sea countries mull wind energy strategy
Jun 06, 2016 (UPI)
Nine countries that border the North Sea agreed Monday to build strong connections in order to facilitate offshore wind development, leaders said. "Close region...
Industry survey finds U.S. wind power growing
May 25, 2016 (UPI)
The wind energy sector is on pace to meet about 10 percent of the electricity in the United States by 2020, according to industry representatives. "Wind is winn...
Argonne coating shows surprising potential to improve reliability in wind power
May 18, 2016 (SPX)
Despite the rigors of scientific inquiry and the methodical approaches of the world's most talented researchers, sometimes science has a surprise in store. Such...
SeaPlanner is Awarded Contract for Rampion Offshore Wind Farm
May 16, 2016 (SPX)
SeaPlanner has been selected as the system to support construction of the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. SeaPlanner will provide the Vessel and Traffic Management ...
British share of renewables setting records
May 12, 2016 (UPI)
A provisional estimate from the British government shows the amount of electricity generated from renewable energy set a record last year. A monthly update from...
DNV GL-led project gives green light for wind-powered oil recovery
May 05, 2016 (SPX)
The DNV GL-led WIN WIN1 Joint Industry Project (JIP) shows that for suitable fields, wind-powered water injection is technically feasible, capable of meeting pe...
Report: U.S. wind energy sector booming
Apr 29, 2016 (UPI)
With the industry reporting one of its strongest performances on record, the American Wind Energy Association said it expects a boom over the next five years. A...
USGS finds cranes isolated from wind farms
Apr 21, 2016 (UPI)
Some bird species migrating through the Great Plains states aren't impacted much by the presence of wind energy towers, the U.S. Geological Survey found. Wind t...
El Hierro, the Spanish island vying for 100% clean energy
Apr 20, 2016 (AFP)
Pines and pineapples vie for space on El Hierro, a tiny rugged Canary island that has gone all out to produce all its electricity from renewables, attracting gl...
Iowa puts faith in wind energy
Apr 15, 2016 (UPI)
An Iowa utility company said it was on pace to have wind energy account for 40 percent of the electricity share in the state with a major stimulus package. Util...
Maryland praised for renewable energy efforts
Apr 13, 2016 (UPI)
The wind energy profile for U.S. states bordering the Atlantic Ocean may get a boost if a Maryland bill is approved, an industry group said. Maryland lawmakers ...
Scotland generated most of its electricity in 2015 through renewables
Apr 07, 2016 (UPI)
Scotland generated nearly 60 percent of its electricity in 2015 through renewable sources, and beating their goal of 50 percent, the UK Department of Energy and...
RWE making bold moves in Scottish renewables
Apr 06, 2016 (UPI)
German energy company RWE said Wednesday it was taking advantage of the Scottish landscape by building a stronger position in small-scale hydropower. Hans-Chris...
Wind energy growing, IEA report finds
Apr 05, 2016 (UPI)
Electricity produced by wind across the 34 members of the OECD increased at its highest rate ever recorded, a report from the International Energy Agency finds....
Momentum building behind U.S. wind energy
Mar 28, 2016 (UPI)
U.S. wind energy advocates scored a second victory after the federal government gave its support to a transmission line to service the wind power sector. For th...
Developing nations became top investors in renewables in 2015: UN
Mar 24, 2016 (AFP)
Investment in renewable energy hit a record $286 billion (256 billion euros) in 2015, more than half of which came from developing countries for the first time,...
Statoil testing battery storage for wind energy
Mar 21, 2016 (UPI)
Norwegian energy company Statoil said it started a pilot project for battery storage of energy generated from wind at a project off the coast of Scotland. Dubbe...
Small-scale wind energy on the rise
Mar 17, 2016 (UPI)
China and parts of North America lead the market in terms of installation of small-scale wind energy components, the World Wind Energy Association said. The WWE...
Re-thinking renewable energy predictions
Mar 14, 2016 (SPX)
Unlike conventional energy sources, like coal or oil, the supply and demand of renewable energy are, to a large extent, unpredictable because they are affected ...
Xinjiang Goldwind now world's top wind turbine producer
Mar 11, 2016 (SPX)
Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology overtook Vestas Wind Systems as top global producer of wind turbines in 2015, managing to install 7.73 Gigawatts (GW), ...
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