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Wind power numbers down in BritainLondon (UPI) Jul 1, 2011 The amount of electricity generated by U.K. wind farms fell last year because of the lowest average wind speeds this century, government statistics show. The U.K. Department for Energy and Climate Change said wind as a percentage of the county's total electricity production was 1.9 percent in 2010, down from 2 percent in 2009, a 6-percent decrease, The Daily Telegraph reported Friday. A DECC spokesman blamed the weather but insisted the United Kingdom is on track to meet European Union t ... read more |
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 Power-One Inverters Chosen to Power WindTronics Power-One has announced that the Company's Aurora PVI-3.0-OUTD-W 3kW inverter has been selected by WindTronics for use with the Honeywell Wind Turbine for on-grid installations. WindTronics is ... more | .. |
 Wind farm inquiry balanced and reasonable The renewable energy industry has welcomed a report of the Senate Inquiry into the Social and Economic Impact of Rural Wind Farms, saying it provided no reason to stop the roll out of this important ... more | .. |
 Sheringham Shoal signs up For WindManager wind farm management system Scira Offshore Energy has awarded Baze Technology, contractor in joint co-operation with leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power, with the contract for their wind farm portfolio informati ... 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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 PSC Allows Installation of Largest Land-Based Wind Turbines in NY The New York State Public Service Commission (Commission) has voted to approve a modification to the plans of the Marble River Wind Farm in the Towns of Clinton and Ellenburg, Clinton County. The de ... more | .. |
 Olympic Steel Installs Wind Turbine Olympic Steel has announced the installation of a $550,000 Northern Power 100kw wind turbine to supplement electricity to the Company's Corporate Office and attached temper mill facility in Bedford ... more | .. |
 Siemens unveils wind turbine prototype German manufacturer Siemens AG says it has deployed the first of its new generation of super-large wind turbines with an aim of improving their efficiency. ... more | .. |
German port's future blowing in the wind The small German port of Cuxhaven is betting its future on North Sea wind, promoting itself as a base for new offshore wind farms as the country embarks on a bid to scrap nuclear power. ... more |
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China wind energy firms back subsidy move: report China's wind energy turbine makers have said scrapping subsidies for the domestic sector will have little impact, even as US manufacturers hailed the move as a victory, state media reported Wednesday. ... more | .. |
US claims victory in China wind energy spat China has stopped subsidies for makers of wind energy turbines, Washington said Tuesday - declaring one victory in a series of trade complaints against Beijing at the World Trade Organization. ... more | .. |
 Mortenson Builds Sixth Wind Project in Golden State Coram California Development, owned by Brookfield Renewable Power (Brookfield) and Coram California Development Management, LLC (CCDM) has recently selected Mortenson, a leading North American renew ... more | .. |
 Australian study into wind turbine noise Australian acoustics researchers say they are investigating the causes of wind turbine noise with the aim of making them quieter. ... more |
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 GL Garrad Hassan releases update of WindFarmer 4.2 To further boost the productivity of the wind farm design process, GL Garrad Hassan presented an updated version of its WindFarmer software at AWEA Windpower 2011. The software facilitates the layou ... more | .. |
 Windpower 2011 highlights industry trends and job creation As thousands of wind industry members converged on the city of Anaheim, Calif., for the world's largest annual wind energy event, the WINDPOWER 2011 Conference and Exhibition immediately turned into ... more | .. |
 Google backs wind energy in California desert Google on Tuesday said it is investing $55 million into a California wind energy farm, raising to $400 million the amount of money the technology giant has pumped into clean energy projects. ... more | .. |
Evolutionary lessons for wind farm efficiency Evolution is providing the inspiration for University of Adelaide computer science research to find the best placement of turbines to increase wind farm productivity. Senior Lecturer Dr Frank ... more |
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 Global warming won't harm wind energy production, climate models predict The production of wind energy in the U.S. over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by upward changes in global temperature, say a pair of Indiana University Bloomington scientists who an ... more | .. |
 Germany opens offshore wind farm German Chancellor Angela Merkel Monday inaugurated Germany's first commercial offshore wind farm. ... more | .. |
 Study: Warming won't lessen wind energy Climate models of wind patterns suggest U.S. wind energy production over the next 30-50 years will be largely unaffected by global warming, researchers say. ... more | .. |
 Mortenson Construction to Build its 100th Wind Project MidAmerican Energy Company has selected Mortenson Construction to build the 443.9-megawatt Rolling Hills Wind Project in southwestern Iowa, one of the largest wind projects in the nation. MidAmerica ... more |
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Performance goals needed now for offshore wind turbine industry in US 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 standard ... more | .. |
 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 |
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New MachLab rocket test site launches UK into next phase of space engineering
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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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 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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