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Enel completes its main wind farm in FranceMilan (AFP) Dec 22, 2009 Italian energy company Enel, specialists in renewable energy, completed its main wind farm in France's Champagne-Ardenne region, the subsidiary company Enel Green Power said Tuesday. Enel started operating six turbines with a total capacity of 12 megawatts at the La Druine site, which completes its main 30 MW wind farm project in the country, the company said in a statement. The Vallee ... read more |
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Wind power to gain from Copenhagen deal
New Delhi (UPI) Dec 14, 2009 A breakthrough deal in climate-change talks in Copenhagen would lead to a sales boost for the wind power industry, says the chief of India's biggest maker of wind-turbine generators. Suzlon, based in the Indian city of Pune, could see a ten-fold increase in annual revenues by 2020 with a successful Copenhagen outcome, predicts chief executive Tulsi Tanti. "With a very strong ... more China moves up in renewable energy
Beijing (UPI) Dec 10, 2009 China is the second most attractive place in the world to invest in renewable energy, says an Ernst & Young report released Wednesday. China ranked just behind the United States and has moved ahead of Germany for the first time in the reports' six-year history due to its increased commitments to reduce emissions through its carbon intensity reduction plans, according to the study. China ... more EU grants 1.5 billion euros for wind farms, carbon capture
Brussels (AFP) Dec 9, 2009The EU commission on Wednesday granted 1.5 billion euros (2.2 billion dollars) to offshore wind farms and carbon capture and storage schemes to help relaunch Europe's economy and cut greenhouse gas emissions. "With this decision the commission has laid the foundation for the development of two key sustainable technologies that will be essential in our fight against climate change," EU Energy ... more |
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Wind Power Projects Have No Imapct On Surrounding Residential Property Values
Berkeley CA (SPX) Dec 07, 2009Over 30,000 megawatts of wind energy capacity are installed across the United States and an increasing number of communities are considering new wind power facilities. Given these developments, there is an urgent need to empirically investigate typical community concerns about wind energy and thereby provide stakeholders involved in the wind project siting process a common base of knowledge. ... more Wind projects don't affect property values
Berkeley, Calif. (UPI) Dec 3, 2009 U.S. government scientists say they've found a home's proximity to wind energy facilities has no pervasive or widespread adverse effect on property values. Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory said their study was based on site visits, data collection and an analysis of nearly 7,500 single-family home sales. They said their research is the most comprehensive and data-rich analysis to date on the potential impact of U.S. wind projects on residential property values. ... more Argentina takes wind power to villages
Buenos Aires (UPI) Dec 3, 2009 Argentina is building wind-power capacity to electrify villages steeped in poverty and underdevelopment as part of a project funded by the World Bank. Argentina was badly hit by the financial crisis of 2008 and before that suffered a series of economic setbacks due to disputes between the government of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and farmers and workers. Argentina has been sl ... more |
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