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 Beijing (UPI) Jul 28, 2009 
China's wind farms are facing difficulties earning a profit due to insufficient wind resources, weak grid infrastructure and low tariffs.The China Electricity Council said China's wind power capacity doubled to 12.8 gigawatts in 2008 from 6 gigawatts the year before. Yet the industry is encountering problems keeping up with the government's aggressive plan to increase China's ... read more
Berlin (UPI) Jul 28, 2009 After a terrible year for the European offshore wind industry, it appears some projects are receiving the financial push they needed. Belgian consortium Belwind on Monday said it had completed financing for the first phase of a 330 megawatt offshore wind farm in the North Sea. The European Investment Bank granted Belwind a $425 million loan, the company said. A consortium of six ... more
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Cookeville TN (SPX) Jul 21, 2009Led by David Wenzhong Gao, assistant electrical and computing engineering professor whose research is based in TTU's Center for Energy Systems Research, the university will develop innovative storage systems and controls for high wind penetration. A critical challenge of large-scale wind integration is variability and uncertainty of wind energy resources. In the lab, Gao and colleagues ... more 
Manassas VA (SPX) Jul 21, 2009Catch the Wind has announced that it is entering the test phase of its trial program with the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), following the successful development of capabilities to integrate the Vindicator laser wind sensor (LWS) with the control system of an operating turbine. "Developing integration capabilities for the Vindicator LWS represents a significant milestone," said ... more 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2009Renewable energy pioneers Cannon Power Group has announced the closing of the sale of Phase I of its Windy Point/Windy Flats project in Goldendale, Washington to Tuolumne Wind Project Authority, a California joint power powers agency formed by the Turlock Irrigation District and Walnut Energy Center Authority. The 136.6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project will be referred to as the Tuolumne ... more |
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Ellensburg WA (SPX) Jun 30, 2009WindWorks! Northwest, a regional organization that advocates for wind power development, announced the release of its short documentary film, "Chasing a Legacy: The Story of Wind Power in Kittitas County." The film features residents of rural Kittitas County, Washington, making the case for bringing wind farms to their community. The film tells the story of ranchers, small ... more 
Cedar Park TX (SPX) Jun 30, 2009Viryd Technologies has announced the company has received a notice of intent to award a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to test an 8-kilowatt wind turbine equipped with its NuVinci continuously variable planetary (CVP) technology. Additionally, the company announced the re-opening of its Series A financing round. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will direct the turbine ... more 
Washington DC (SPX) Jun 30, 2009The National Ocean Industries Association (NOIA) applauds the Department of the Interior for issuing five exploratory leases for offshore wind development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore New Jersey and Delaware. "The leases announced are a step in the right direction toward a modern national energy program, that will include both traditional and renewable offshore energy ... more |
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