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Performance goals needed now for offshore wind turbine industry in USWashington DC (SPX) Apr 29, 2011 Structural Integrity of Offshore Wind Turbines: Oversight of Design, Fabrication, and Installation, a new report from the National Research Council's Transportation Research Board, examines standards and practices that could be used to design U.S. offshore wind installations. In order to develop offshore wind energy in the United States, a clear set of requirements is needed, the report says. As the U.S. currently lacks standards, the committee that wrote the report recommends that the U.S. ... read more |
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 Better understanding turbine wakes While wind turbines primarily are a source of renewable energy, they also produce wakes of invisible ripples that can affect the atmosphere and influence wind turbines downstream - an issue being re ... more | .. |
 Google, Japanese invest $500 million in wind farm Google and the subsidiaries of two Japanese companies are investing $500 million in a wind farm being built in the northwestern US state of Oregon. ... more | .. |
 Manitoba wind farm comes online Manitoba's largest energy wind farm has been completed and is in operation to deliver enough energy for 50,000 homes in the province, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Vestas unveils new offshore turbine Denmark's Vestas, the world's largest manufacturer of wind turbines, unveiled its new offshore turbine, aimed at meeting increased demand from offshore farms planned in Northern European waters. ... more | .. |
 Alstom Announces Commercial Operation Of First North American Wind Farms Alstom has announced the start of commercial operation of the Adams and Danielson wind farms in Meeker County, Minnesota (United States). The projects, which are the result of a contract worth appro ... more | .. |
 US hopes to resolve China wind turbine rift The United States said Wednesday that it hoped to negotiate a solution with China over its booming wind power sector before the World Trade Organization takes up the rift. ... more | .. |
 Nordex USA Enters First 300MW Joint Venture Nordex USA has entered into a joint venture with Beebe Community Wind Farm, a Michigan project developer, for the co-development and construction of a wind farm in Gratiot County, Michigan. Th ... more |
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Airbus CO3D satellites begin mission to generate high precision global 3D map
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 Developing The Next Generation VENTOS CFD Model Natural Power, RES and the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal have signed a significant research and development joint venture focused on developing the next generati ... more | .. |
 GL Garrad Hassan Helping To Realize Largest US Wind Farm Development GL Garrad Hassan is providing independent engineering services in relation to the Shepherds Flat Wind Farm in Gilliam and Morrow Counties, Oregon. Experts from the international renewable energy con ... more | .. |
 K-State Research Channels Powerful Kansas Wind To Keep Electricity Running One of Kansas' most abundant natural resources may hold the key to preventing major power outages. A team of Kansas State University engineers is researching ways to use Kansas wind and other distri ... more | .. |
 GL Garrad Hassan Announces The WindHelm Portfolio Manager Owners and operators are under increasing pressure to reduce operational costs while improving the efficiency of their wind farm portfolios. GL Garrad Hassan has developed a new software tool to hel ... more |
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 American Electric Technologies Announces Deployment With Emergya Wind Technologies American Electric Technologies and Emergya Wind Technologies (EWT) have announced AETI's direct-drive wind converter and its successful deployment for Emergya Wind Technologies in multiple locations ... more | .. |
 GL Garrad Hassan Delivers Wind Map Of Lebanon Lebanon is planning to generate 12 percent of its electricity from renewable energies in 2020 according to official reports. To support an emergent wind industry in the country, GL Garrad Hassan has ... more | .. |
Eon to build fifth U.K. offshore wind farm German energy giant Eon has been given the green light to build its fifth offshore wind farm in Britain, making it the dominant developer in Europe for wind farms at sea. ... more | .. |
 GL Garrad Hassan Launches Onshore Wind Resource Mapping For UK The new Feed In Tariff in Britain has produced an increased level of interest in small wind farms. Good wind speed estimates are vital for the proper selection of sites but small projects cannot alw ... more |
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 Construction Begins On Dempsey Ridge Wind Project Mortenson Construction and ACCIONA Energy North America are partnering again to expand wind power in western Oklahoma. The 132-megawatt Dempsey Ridge Wind Farm located on the rolling hills of Roger ... more | .. |
India's Suzlon wins $1.28 bn wind power deal Suzlon Energy, the world's third-biggest wind turbine maker, said on Friday it received a $1.28 billion order from Caparo Energy to develop 1,000 megawatts of wind power projects in India. ... more | .. |
German wind sector hopes for 2011 comeback The German wind energy industry expects 16 percent growth in new installations at home this year after a painful 2010 saw sales of onshore turbines plummet. ... more | .. |
U.S. behind China in wind power energy China has surpassed the United States in electricity production from wind power, a U.S. trade group says. ... more |
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Mortenson Construction And enXco Partnership Build Sister Wind Projects Long-time partners in the wind industry, Mortenson Construction and San Diego-based developer, enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company have completed the 201-megawatt Nobles Wind Project in Reading ... more | .. |
 Lucintel Benchmarks Wind With Solar Energy Wind and solar are clean renewable energy sources available across the globe. The business of generating electricity from wind and solar energy is growing and is poised for rapid expansion as the US ... more | .. |
 Natural Power Tackle Complex Wind Flow Conditions In Alaska For GVEA Natural Power's global technical team have delivered comprehensive energy yield and site assessment studies on a proposed wind farm project in Alaska for non-profit rural electric co-operative Golde ... more | .. |
China first in wind power capacity China has surpassed the United States as the country with the largest wind power installation in the world, China's state-run news agency Xinhua reports. ... more |
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Siemens, Dong, test new offshore turbines Danish utility Dong Energy has teamed with Siemens Wind Power to test a new generation of offshore wind turbines. ... more | .. |
 Egypt to invite tenders for wind farms Egypt aims to generate 12 percent of its electricity needs by wind power and will initiate wind-farm projects with a capacity of 2,690 megawatts over the next five years, Electricity Minister Hassan Yunes said on Monday. ... more | .. |
Keenan 2 Wind Farm Commences Commercial Operation CPV Renewable Energy Company has announced that it has completed construction and testing of its 152-megawatt (MW) Keenan II wind farm in Oklahoma and the project is now delivering clean, renewable ... more | .. |
US challenges Chinese wind power subsidies at WTO The long list of trade disputes between the United States and China has lengthened further, with Washington asking the WTO to examine subsidies to the Chinese wind power sector. ... more |
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Italy wind farm seized by prosecutors Italian prosecutors on Wednesday seized a 27.5-megawatt wind farm in the southern Calabria region over a series of alleged planning irregularities, Italian news agencies reported. ... more | .. |
 New Ideas To Enhance Efficiency Of Wind Turbines One issue confronting the efficiency of wind as a promising renewable energy source is the wind itself-specifically, its changeability. While the aerodynamic performance of a wind turbine is best un ... more | .. |
Outsmarting The Wind Meteorological equipment typically used to monitor storms could help power grid operators know when to expect winds that will send turbine blades spinning, as well as help them avoid the sudden stre ... more | .. |
 Wind Turbines On Farmland May Benefit Crops Wind turbines in Midwestern farm fields may be doing more than churning out electricity. The giant turbine blades that generate renewable energy might also help corn and soybean crops stay cooler an ... more |
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