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Britain opens world's largest offshore wind farmLondon (AFP) Sept 23, 2010 Britain on Thursday inaugurated the world's largest offshore wind farm, part of the government's bid to reduce the carbon emissions that drive climate change. The project got a qualified welcome from environmental campaigners. The site, a forest of giant turbines in the North Sea off the southeastern English coast, has 100 turbines so far. Swedish energy company Vattenfall, which built the farm, says it has the potential to power 200,000 homes. The farm will increase Britain's capacity ... read more |
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Berlin (UPI) Jun 15, 2010 China is quickly developing into the world's biggest wind power market. The Asian giant in 2009 installed more wind turbines than all of Europe and by 2017 could have the world's largest total capacity, said Angelika Pullen, spokeswoman for the Global Wind Energy Council, an industry group. China in 2009 installed 13 gigawatts of new wind power capacity, compared to 10 GW in Euro ... more 
Nottingham UK (SPX) Jun 15, 2010A University of Nottingham professor is to outline his vision for a UK powered completely by renewable energy by 2030 in an open lecture taking place later this month. Professor Seamus Garvey, of the University's Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering, will speak on the potential of vast floating offshore 'energy farms' off the UK coastline, which could produce ' ... more
Hong Kong (AFP) June 14, 2010A Chinese wind turbine-maker confirmed Monday that it has axed a 1.2 billion-US-dollar share sale in Hong Kong due to "excessive market volatility", the latest in a series of ditched listings. Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology said it would be "inadvisable" to press on with the listing on June 22, in what was billed as the city's second-largest initial public offering (IPO) this year ... more |
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Painesville Announces First-of-Its-Kind Municipal-Scale Wind ProjectPainesville OH (SPX) May 31, 2010 The City of Painesville, Ohio, has decided to move forward with a groundbreaking municipal-scale wind power project, according to an announcement made by NexGen Energy Partners. NexGen Energy, a leading owner and operator of distributed renewable energy systems, will develop, construct and operate up to 3.2 megawatts of commercial-scale wind turbines on multiple sites across the Painesville Municipal Electric's service territory. The agreement makes the City of Painesville the first municipality i ... read more |
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