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German wind growth down, exports strongBerlin (UPI) Jul 30, 2010 The German wind energy industry dominates global export numbers, but at home, turbine installations are slowing down. An unusually long and harsh winter has slowed down wind power growth in Germany, Hermann Albers, the president of the German Wind Energy Association, said Thursday in Berlin. Installed capacity grew by 660 megawatts in the first half of this year, down from around 800 MW in the first six months of 2009. "We believe we won't quite reach last year's level," Albers ... read more |
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Randall County TX (SPX) May 06, 2010National Wind of Minneapolis, MN, and KRS Energy of Centennial, Colorado, have announced the launch of Buffalo Wind Energy. The Buffalo Wind Project plans to develop up to 300 megawatts of wind energy. Buffalo Wind Energy currently has 14,500 acres under lease between the towns of Amarillo and Umbarger along with the direct participation of 12 area families. The 12 families appointed four ... more 
Chicago IL (SPX) May 05, 2010Intertek has announced the opening of an open air test site for small wind turbines. The test site in Otisco, NY, together with Intertek's nearby Cortland, NY lab, is the only wind testing facility in North America that is operated by an OSHA recognized Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory capable of providing small wind turbine system and electrical component certifications. Third par ... more 
Stanley, Falkland Islands (UPI) May 4, 2010 The Falklands' main British military base will be run on wind power following successful experiments with wind-driven power generation in the capital, Stanley. The Mount Pleasant base, now used mainly by the British air force, was at the center of the 1982 Falklands war when Argentine forces captured it and defied British bombing raids designed to disable the airstrip. A British ... more |
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Germany launches push into offshore wind Borkum, Germany (UPI) Apr 30, 2010 The blades began turning on Germany's first offshore wind farm this week - the starting signal for the construction of hundreds of additional sea-based turbines. Erected 28 miles off the North Sea coast, the Alpha Ventus farm consists of 12 wind turbines - each nearly as high as the Washington Monument - that are to generate enough power for nearly 50,000 households. German utilities Eon and EWE as well as Sweden's Vattenfall invested $333 million in the project, which is to pave the way fo ... read more |
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