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Antarctica wind farm operationalAuckland, New Zealand (UPI) Jan 20, 2009 The world's southernmost wind farm, in Antarctica, is now operational. The Ross Island wind farm will supply about 11 percent of the power to New Zealand's Scott Base and the American McMurdo Station. Previously, the two sites relied on diesel-powered generators for electricity. The wind farm will cut diesel consumption by about 463,000 liters a year and reduce carbon dioxide output by 1,370 tons annually, according to New Zealand-based Meridian Energy, the project's developer. The three turbines, each 37 meters tall and 33 meters wide, are generating 330 kilowatts of power. ... read more |
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London (AFP) Jan 8, 2010Britain granted licences Friday for a huge expansion of offshore wind farms, based around nine sites which together could provide enough electricity for almost all homes in the country, officials said. Foreign firms including Germany's Eon and RWE, Norway's Statoil, Portugal's EDP and Sweden's Vattenfall won bids to develop the coastal sites which have the potential for 6,400 additional turb ... more 
Boston (UPI) Jan 8, 2009 A plan to build the United States' largest offshore wind farm in Nantucket Sound, Mass., has suffered another setback after nine years of environmental and political arguments. Energy Management Inc.'s proposed Cape Wind $1 billion wind farm would cover 24 square miles -- an area roughly the size of Manhattan -- in the sound. But the National Park Service Monday announced that ... more 
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 ... more |
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Milan (AFP) Dec 22, 2009Italian 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 ... more
Augusta, Maine (UPI) Dec 18, 2009 Maine has selected three Atlantic Ocean sites for prototype wind turbines. Gov. John Baldacci and researchers estimate that the state's offshore energy potential is equivalent to 100 nuclear plants. The Tuesday announcement positions Maine to become the first U.S. state to create offshore wind test and demonstration sites. "This is where the future lies. We want to becom ... more 
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 |
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