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The Med gets first offshore wind farm as Italy vows energy revolution
Mar 16, 2022 (AFP)
The park will stretch out from the port in Taranto, a city in the south blighted by a noxious steel plant and unemployment, but which now finds itself centre st...
US offshore wind power lease sale nets record $4.3 bn
Feb 25, 2022 (AFP)
The six sites are in an area called the New York Bight and total 488,000 acres (197,500 hectares), making it the biggest US renewable power auction ever. Develo...
More than $1.5 bn bid so far in US offshore wind auction
Feb 24, 2022 (AFP)
After launching the auction Wednesday morning, US officials released updates throughout the day as the bids gradually rose on six available tracts involving nea...
Offshore wind farms reshape the North Sea
Feb 24, 2022 (SPX)
The publication of the Hereon-Institute of Coastal Systems - Analysis and Modeling simulates a windspeed decline on the downwind side (lee side) of the parks. T...
Turbine 'torture' for Greek islanders as wind farms proliferate
Feb 11, 2022 (AFP)
Now it is ringed by towering wind turbines whose night lights and whirring sounds are tantamount to daily "torture", locals say. "Longterm visitors ask us, why ...
Jet stream models help inform US offshore wind development
Feb 08, 2022 (SPX)
The research, "Occurrence of Low-Level Jets Over the Eastern U.S. Coastal Zone at Heights Relevant to Wind Energy," published in the journal Energies. The study...
Wind powers change in England's industrial heartland
Feb 06, 2022 (AFP)
Hull, known for a once-thriving fishing industry, the poet Philip Larkin, rugby league, and the city's eponymous football club recently bought by Turkish TV per...
Owl wing design reduces aircraft, wind turbine noise pollution
Jan 19, 2022 (SPX)
In Physics of Fluids, by AIP Publishing, researchers from Xi'an Jiaotong University used the characteristics of owl wings to inform airfoil design and significa...
Earth, wind and reindeer: Lapland herders see red over turbines
Jan 19, 2022 (AFP)
"Before, the area was perfect for our reindeer. The place was pristine, unspoiled by human activity. Now, everything has been ruined for years to come," laments...
'Ocean battery' targets renewable energy dilemma
Jan 07, 2022 (AFP)
In one vision, offshore wind farms could use seawater to essentially store energy until it's needed, helping wean humanity off fossil fuels. "We came up with a ...
Share of German energy from renewables to fall in 2021
Dec 15, 2021 (AFP)
Wind turbines, solar plants and other renewable energy sources are projected to generate around 42 percent of the electricity consumed in Germany this year, the...
DLR starts cooperation with ENERCON
Nov 22, 2021 (SPX)
Trial operation and the first feed-in of electricity are scheduled to begin in the second half of 2022. At the same time, DLR, alongside ENERCON's research and ...
RWE ups renewables investment as end to coal looms
Nov 15, 2021 (AFP)
Between 2021 and 2030, RWE plans to plough 50 billion euros ($57 billion) into off- and on-shore wind, solar energy, battery farms, hydrogen and gas, the group ...
Green hydrogen from expanded wind power in China
Nov 12, 2021 (SPX)
China also leads the world in wind power generation, with 61% of its onshore wind capacity located in windy northern regions, where it must sometimes be wasted ...
Scientists bring efficiency to expanding offshore wind energy
Nov 03, 2021 (SPX)
This research appears in the Oct. 20 issue of the journal Joule. "Massive upscaling of wind turbine deployments offshore is critical to achieving global and nat...
From oil to renewables, winds of change blow on Scottish islands
Oct 18, 2021 (AFP)
But as supplies dwindle and the fight against climate change becomes more urgent, the islands off the northeast coast of Scotland are increasingly turning to re...
US unveils plans for seven major offshore wind farms
Oct 14, 2021 (AFP)
Interior Secretary Deb Haaland made the announcement while speaking at a conference on wind power in Boston, Massachusetts. "The Interior Department is laying o...
Large wind farms cause different effects for local and regional climates
Sep 24, 2021 (SPX)
To find potential wind farm related climate effects within the area, a research team from the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences investigated weather co...
How do wind turbines respond to winds, ground motion during earthquakes?
Aug 25, 2021 (SPX)
One solution is to embrace renewable energy sources, such as wind power, and it has experienced fast growth within China during the past decade. But many wind f...
For golden eagles, habitat loss is main threat from wind farms
Jul 21, 2021 (UPI)
According to a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Ibis, the risk of collision posed by a turbine's giant, spinning blades depends on the availability...
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