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 Washington DC (SPX) Nov 19, 2009 
GlobalData's latest report "Global Small Wind Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013" report gives an in-depth analysis of the global small wind energy market and provides forecast estimates up to 2013. The research analyzes the key trends, major issues and growth opportunities in global small wind market.
The report also provides detailed information on the present and upcoming technology ... read more
Male (AFP) Nov 2, 2009The Maldivian government on Monday flagged off construction of a 200-million-dollar wind farm as part of efforts to make the low-lying archipelago carbon neutral by 2020. The wind turbine facility on a small islet just north of the capital Male is expected to be completed within 20 months, an official said, adding that it would supply more than half the nation's electricity needs. ... more
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Washington (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 A consortium of Chinese and American companies announced plans Thursday for a $1.5 billion, 600-megawatt wind farm in West Texas. The venture's main companies include U.S. Renewable Energy Group, Texas-based Cielo Wind Power LP, China's Shenyang Power Group and A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd. The wind farm is to be located on 36,000 acres in West Texas, although the group did not ... more 
Liverpool, England (UPI) Oct 20, 2009 Britain is on track to reach its ambitious green energy targets, according to the country's wind energy industry. The British Wind Energy Association Monday announced that Britain now has 4 GW of wind power generating capacity, enough to power 2.3 million homes. "We are on track to hit the target of 10 percent of energy in the U.K. coming from renewables by 2010," BWEA head ... more 
Somerville MA (SPX) Sep 22, 2009National Wind Assessments has adopted to add Second Wind's Triton Sonic Wind Profiler to add value to its wind resource assessment offerings. Designed and manufactured by Somerville, Mass.-based Second Wind Inc., a leading provider of wind assessment systems, the Triton is an advanced remote sensing system that uses sodar to capture accurate wind data at the heights of today's wind turbine ... more |
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Bremerhaven, Germany (UPI) Aug 14, 2009 A year late and roughly $85 million over budget, Germany's first offshore wind farm Alpha Ventus has now gone online. The first three of the farm's 12 5MW wind turbines began supplying electricity to the national grid Wednesday, the company said. Towering 328 feet above the rocky North Sea, they represent Germany's hopes for clean power generation from sea-born wind. The remaining nine ... more 
Geesthacht, Germany (SPX) Aug 17, 2009Scientists of the Geesthacht GKSS Research Centre have developed a radar system with which it is possible to study the behaviour of sea waves. This technology will be used immediately on the North Sea on the FINO3 research platform in order to determine the interactions between offshore wind power machines and swells. The location of the FINO3 research platforms, the "Dan Tysk" sand bank ... more 
Gerroa, Australia (SPX) Aug 03, 2009Wind farming is opening up an entirely new revenue source for family farms throughout the region, with ideal locations around Kiama, Milton and south to Eden and the border. If fully developed, wind farming could be the biggest economic opportunity the South Coast has seen since the advent of the motorcar and weekend tourism. But it requires the cooperation of government at all levels to clear the way and provide the planning and financial environment that will underpin a rapid uptake in wind energy developments. ... more |
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