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Group announces Nevada wind turbine plantWashington (UPI) Mar 12, 2009 U.S. Renewable Energy Group, China-based A-Power Energy Generation Systems and American Nevada Group announced plans to build a wind turbine manufacturing facility in Nevada. The 320,000-square-foot plant, with annual production capacity of 1,100 megawatts of wind energy turbines annually - enough to power 330,000 homes - is expected to be ready for operation by the end of 2011. It is expected to employ approximately 1,000 Nevada workers. In making the announcement Thursday, the partne ... read more |
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Berlin (UPI) Jan 15, 2009 Britain's multibillion-dollar offshore wind adventure is great news for two German companies: Siemens and Repower are the only companies producing turbines for farms at sea, but several others are poised to enter this lucrative emerging market. Last week Britain awarded 16 European utilities licenses to develop wind farms off the British coastlines. The $160 billion program is designed ... more 
Beijing (AFP) Jan 12, 2010China has scrapped restrictions on the use of foreign parts in wind power turbines, state media reported, as the nation seeks access to more advanced technology to meet its clean energy targets. The decision by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) means wind farms in China no longer have to source at least 70 percent of turbine parts from the domestic market, the China Busin ... more 
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 |
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China eyes major wind turbine industryBeijing (AFP) Dec 31, 2009 China is set to become the world's third largest wind power producer in 2009, state media reported, as the Asian giant seeks various ways to expand energy supply to power its economic boom. The country's installed wind power capacity will reach 20 gigawatts this year, said Shi Lishan, vice director of the National Energy Administration's New Energy Department, the Xinhua news agency said Wednesday. That will lift China to surpass Spain and become the world's third biggest wind power pr ... read more |
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