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Wind turbines pose threat to Baltic porpoise: researcherBerlin (AFP) March 22, 2010 Sound pollution from offshore wind turbines poses a threat to Baltic Sea porpoises, a German marine mammal specialist said on Monday. "It was highlighted that wind turbines are so noisy that the harbour porpoises in the Baltic Sea are threatened," Harald Benke, the director of Germany's Sea Museum, told AFP. "There are methods to reduce the noise. They are costly but allow the considerable reduction of volume of noise produced by the wind turbines, which threaten at least that population" of mar ... read more |
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Washington DC (SPX) Jan 19, 2010On the eve of a meeting on the Cape Wind clean energy project with U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, Clean Power Now Executive Director Barbara Hill issued the following statement: "The long-delayed start to the Cape Wind project is now within sight. After nine years of painstaking and transparent review and extensive public participation under the auspices of the US Army Corps of ... more 
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 |
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Vestas with good early 2010 performanceRanders, 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 a 10-year service agreement, the company said. "Installation of the turbines will start during the four ... read more |
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