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January 08, 2010
Vestas with good early 2010 performance
Randers, Denmark (UPI) Jan 6, 2009
Denmark's Vestas, the world's largest wind turbine maker, has been raking in a number of orders recently to come back from a rocky 2009. Vestas said Wednesday that German company Nordwind Handels GmbH & Co. ordered 40 V90 turbines for installation in eastern Germany. Each turbine has a capacity of 2 MW. The contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning as well as ... read more

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China eyes major wind turbine industry
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AGL Energy doubts massive wind project
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Enel completes its main wind farm in France
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Maine readies for offshore wind power
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Wind power global markets set to expand
Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Dec 17, 2009
Global markets in industrial equipment and expertise central to wind power generation are set to expand within the coming 15 years, with demand seen to be growing in both industrial and industrializing countries. Several factors have fired the imagination of strategic energy planners worldwide, analysts said. The biggest consideration is the perceived saving in recurring costs incurred ... more

Chinese firms slam UN wind farm rulings
Beijing (AFP) Dec 15, 2009
A group of Chinese power firms has expressed shock at a UN decision to reject 10 wind farm projects amid claims that Beijing fudged figures to qualify for financing under a UN carbon trading scheme. The ruling came under the UN's Clean Development Mechanism, which allows rich nations to fulfill emissions reduction commitments in part by investing in clean energy technology in developing ... more

Root River Energy Signs Over 20,000 Acres For Community Wind Project
Ostrander MN (SPX) Dec 16, 2009
Root River Energy, along with managing partner, National Wind, is proud to announce that it has secured over 20,000 acres of land in Mower and Fillmore Counties. This represents about two-thirds of the leased acres needed to develop up to 300 megawatts of community-owned wind energy in the area. With 10,000 acres signed in the last few months, Root River Energy's Jim Connolly and Barry ... more

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Wind power to gain from Copenhagen deal


China moves up in renewable energy


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Mercosur eludes Chavez as Paraguay demurs

Gulf Stream study could aid oil, gas work

China replaces Saudi in Caribbean oil deal

French nuclear group Areva to sell stake in Eramet: reports

Bulgaria shuts nuclear reactor for maintenance

Iran in new threat over uranium swap deal

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Less Nitrogen Oxide In Tropical Weather Than Expected

Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Up By 29 Percent Since 2000

Namibia's landmark quiver trees dying from climate change

Logging exports banned in Sierra Leone

Norway launches country group to fight deforestation

World veterinary agency to probe link meat-climate link

Chinese dairy bosses could face February trial: prosecutor

Agricultural Bank of China plans dual IPO: state media

VW says 2009 Chinese sales hit record 1.4 million cars

Electric car Think to be assembled in US in 2011: report

Geely Automobile mulls ways to collaborate with Volvo

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EU grants 1.5 billion euros for wind farms, carbon capture
Brussels (AFP) Dec 9, 2009
The 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

Space Technology Optimises Windmill Efficiency
Paris, France (ESA) Dec 08, 2009
A French start-up company from ESA's Business Incubation Centre in the Netherlands has developed a small instrument to measure wind speed and direction from the ground up to heights of 200 metres - information that is vital when deciding where to build a wind turbine to produce electricity. The French company Leosphere developed their system Windcube using 'lidar' (light detection and ... more

Nine European nations agree on wind energy initiative
Brussels (AFP) Dec 7, 2009
The energy ministers of nine European Union nations on Monday signed a deal to develop a massive offshore wind power grid in the North Sea and Irish Sea, as UN climate talks got underway in Copenhagen. The text was signed on the margins of an EU energy ministers' meeting by Belgium, Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Sweden. "This very ambitious ... more

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Argentina takes wind power to villages
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Talks start in Guinea on new prime minister

Elephant kills US woman and her child in Kenya

Chinese FM heads to Africa

VW says 2009 Chinese sales hit record 1.4 million cars

Electric car Think to be assembled in US in 2011: report

Geely Automobile mulls ways to collaborate with Volvo

'Year 2010' smart-card bug turns Germans back to cash

Hubble Telescope peers at oldest ever galaxies

2010 tech bug hits German credit cards

Mini-Research Module MRM1 At Cape For Shuttle Processing

Astronauts Dock At ISS

Expedition 22 Keeps Busy While Awaiting Additional Crew Members

Shuttle Endeavour readied for a space trip

Space shuttle Atlantis lands back on Earth

Atlantis Ready For Landing Friday

ISRO Reviews Cryogenic Engine

Indian Cryogenic Engine Rocket Launch Put On Hold

Rocket-Motor Test Supports NASA, DOD And Commercial Missions

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Judith Highlands Energy Begins Development Of Community-Owned Wind Project

German utility opens wind farm in Wales

Alaskans look to wind power benefits

Clemson University to test wind turbines

Global Small Wind Market Analysis And Forecasts To 2013

Maldives signals switch to wind power

Massive wind farm planned for West Texas

Wind helps Britain meet green targets

Leading Wind Assessment Firm To Offer Second Wind's Triton To Its Clients

World's largest offshore wind farm opens in Denmark

BP expands U.S. wind power operations

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Offshore wind to power Europe

Wind could meet China's electricity needs by 2030: study

World's first floating wind turbine opens in Norway

Duke Energy To Build Ninth US Wind Farm

First German offshore wind farm online

Keeping Our Sights On Big Breakers With Radar

Wind Energy On The NSW South Coast

Vietnam's high wind power potential

Protecting Birds And Bats From Wind Turbines

Offshore wind industry slowly improving

China's wind farms profitable?

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