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Md. report optimistic about wind powerBaltimore (UPI) Feb 10, 2009 Maryland could meet two-thirds of its electricity needs through offshore wind turbines, a new study says. The report was prepared by the University of Delaware's Center for Carbon-free Power Integration for the Abell Foundation, The Baltimore Sun reported Tuesday. Researchers said as many as 2,900 turbines could be placed off the coast. They recommended putting them at least 9 miles out to sea so they could not be seen from resorts such as Ocean City and said they would also have to be ... 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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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 d'Arce wind farm will produce over 75 million kilowatts hours per year, enough to meet the annual ... read more |
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