WINDDAILY

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Analysis sets price of global wind farms
Sep 06, 2012 (SPX)
Renewable energy sparks increased interest from investors. But how much should they in fact pay for a megawatt? Based on data from 162 global on- and offshore t...
Japan starts up first offshore wind farm
Aug 29, 2012 (UPI)
Japan's first offshore floating wind farm began trial operations Wednesday off the coast of the western prefecture of Nagasaki, officials said. Public broadcast...
Maximum Protection against Dust; Minimal Effort
Aug 22, 2012 (SPX)
One of the main development targets in the wind turbine sector is to keep turbines running for several decades, if possible without a single interruption for se...
US Wind Power Market Riding a Wave That Is Likely to Crest in 2012
Aug 16, 2012 (SPX)
Facing looming policy uncertainty beyond 2012, the U.S. remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2011-second only to China-accordi...
Wind farms: A danger to ultra-light aircraft?
Aug 15, 2012 (SPX)
Airfields for ultra-light aircraft are typically constructed on level ground - and so are wind farms. However, do wind power plantsgenerate turbulence that coul...
Obama whips up wind power attack on Romney
Aug 09, 2012 (AFP)
US President Barack Obama tried to put his Republican foe Mitt Romney on the defensive Thursday, accusing him of wanting to end tax credits for the wind energy ...
Off-shore wind power project considered
Aug 09, 2012 (UPI)
The White House announced it is going forward with the assessment of floating offshore wind technology on the Outer Continental Shelf off Maine. The Bureau of O...
Clegg: Gov't 'committed' to renewables
Aug 08, 2012 (UPI)
British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says renewable energy will remain a key part of the country's energy policy despite reports of government infighting. C...
Mexico goes ahead with wind power project
Aug 07, 2012 (UPI)
Mexico is going ahead with a wind power project at Santa Catarina in the north that will add up to 22 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to the nation...
Wales wind power line plans draw protests
Aug 03, 2012 (UPI)
The announcement this week of a route for power lines to connect Welsh wind farms to Britain's power grid have prompted strong protests from residents. British ...
Offshore use of vertical-axis wind turbines gets closer look
Aug 03, 2012 (SPX)
Sandia National Laboratories' wind energy researchers are re-evaluating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to help solve some of the problems of generating ene...
SeaRoc to provide full installation services on Narec's Offshore Anemometry Hub
Jul 20, 2012 (SPX)
International marine engineering company SeaRoc has been appointed to provide the installation of the foundation, equipment platform and meteorological mast at ...
Italian police seize giant wind farm in mafia probe
Jul 13, 2012 (AFP)
Italian police Friday seized assets worth 350 million euros ($428 million) including a giant wind farm in a crackdown on the 'Ndrangheta mafia in the southern r...
GL Garrad Hassan releases update of WindFarmer 5.0
Jul 10, 2012 (SPX)
Taking another step in the development of its wind farm design software, GL Garrad Hassan has released version 5.0 of WindFarmer. The software aids the design a...
Belgium wind farm a go after EIB loan
Jul 02, 2012 (UPI)
A once-languishing Belgian offshore wind power project has completed a comeback with $420 million in financing from the European Investment Bank. The Northwind ...
U.S moves massive wind farm plan forward
Jul 02, 2012 (UPI)
U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says environmental reviews for major wind energy initiatives in Wyoming, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are completed. They ...
Opponents force Wales wind farm hearings
Jun 29, 2012 (UPI)
Determined local opposition has prompted British officials to launch a planning inquiry over RWE npower renewables' proposal for a major Wales wind farm. Britai...
Toward super-size wind turbines: Bigger wind turbines do make greener electricity
Jun 25, 2012 (SPX)
In a study that could solidify the trend toward construction of gigantic windmills, scientists have concluded that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the ...
Study: Bigger wind turbines are greener
Jun 20, 2012 (UPI)
Swiss researchers studying wind turbines as alternative energy sources say the bigger the turbine, the greener the energy it produces. The findings, published i...
US wind industry gains major new supporters for Production Tax Credit campaign
Jun 15, 2012 (SPX)
Major new supporters, including Republican strategist Karl Rove, emerged for the campaign to keep U.S. wind energy growing by extending a critical Production Ta...
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