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Euro Bank: Wind policy 'direction' neededHamburg, Germany (UPI) Oct 10, 2011 More confidence-building policy measures are needed to inspire greater amounts of financing for wind power projects, the European Investment Bank says. The EIB said attendees at a wind energy conference it organized in Hamburg, Germany, last week heard that financiers are acknowledging wind power projects as a "low-risk, sustainable" investment and are following through with solid financial commitments. However, the political establishments of the European Union and its member nations mu ... read more |
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 Natural Power US to act as Owner's Engineer on 2.1GW Wyoming wind farm Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has been selected to provide Owner's Engineering services during the resource assessment and project design stages of a 2.1GW w ... more | .. |
 Natural Power deploys first dual-mode ZephIR wind lidar in India Leading renewable energy consultancy group, Natural Power, has deployed a dual-mode ZephIR 300 wind lidar with the Centre for Wind Energy Technology (CWET) in Chennai, India. The dual-mode Zep ... more | .. |
 New energy in search for future wind Scientists are taking the first steps to improve estimates of long-term wind speed changes for the fast-growing wind energy sector. The research is intended to identify the risks for generators in a ... 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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 Spain's Gamesa signs deal with Chinese firm Shares in Spain's Gamesa, one of the world's top wind turbine makers, closed sharply higher Tuesday after it announced a new contract with a Chinese firm that is part of a surge in clear energy investments in China. ... more | .. |
Investment blows into India's wind sector Goldman Sachs will invest up to $200 million in India's ReNew Wind Power. ... more | .. |
 MPs: Britain needs North Sea 'supergrid' Britain needs to develop an undersea "supergrid" of electricity transmission cables to capitalize on the North Sea's wind power potential, lawmakers say. ... more | .. |
Japan plans floating wind farm near nuclear plant Japan plans to build a floating wind farm near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant as part of the country's disaster reconstruction effort, a government official said Thursday. ... more |
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 First market report on High Altitude Wind Energy The world's demand for safe and clean energy continues to grow, with renewable sources playing an every greater role. Wind power generation, having expanding offshore, is now not only looking out bu ... more | .. |
 Researchers build a tougher, lighter wind turbine blade Efforts to build larger wind turbines able to capture more energy from the air are stymied by the weight of blades. A Case Western Reserve University researcher has built a prototype blade that is s ... more | .. |
 Wind Power Now Less Expensive Than Natural Gas In Brazil The President and CEO of Brazil's Energy Research Company (EPE), Mauricio Tolmasquim, has announced that for the first time ever in Brazil, wind power prices are less expensive than natural gas pric ... more | .. |
BMW to power Leipzig factory by wind energy German auto giant BMW plans to build four wind turbines to power a factory with enough electricity to assemble hundreds of vehicles a day, auto newspaper Automobilwoche will report on Monday. ... more |
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ACS Group sells Spain wind farm portfolio Spanish construction and renewable energy giant ACS Group says it has sold a chunk of its wind energy business to a private equity firm for $850 million. ... more | .. |
Chinese turbine maker enters Irish project Chinese wind turbine maker XEMC Group has forged a strategic partnership with Irish renewables firm Gaelectric Holdings, the companies announced this week. ... more | .. |
 Offshore wind power in the North Sea offer huge potential but enormous challenges If companies and wind power equipment manufacturers find favourable conditions, the North Sea could become home to offshore wind farms with a combined generating capacity as high as 135 gigawatts by ... more | .. |
US fund Blackstone plans two big German wind farms The US investment fund Blackstone plans to invest several billion euros in German wind farms, as the biggest economy in Europe will need the energy when it abandons nuclear power by 2022. ... more |
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 Scotland offshore wind farm ready to go Developers of the long-planned, $246 million European Offshore Wind Deployment Center say they're ready to begin construction in Scotland. ... more | .. |
European wind power output tipped to treble by 2020: report Energy producers expect European wind power generation to triple by 2020, with tens of thousands of new, ever-bigger wind turbines springing up, an industry body said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Estonian wind farm taps GE for turbines Estonian wind energy providers this week tapped GE for 18 turbines to outfit what will be one of the biggest wind farms in the Baltic region. ... more | .. |
 Wind-turbine placement produces tenfold power increase The power output of wind farms can be increased by an order of magnitude-at least tenfold-simply by optimizing the placement of turbines on a given plot of land, say researchers at the California In ... more |
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 Bold new approach to wind 'farm' design may provide efficiency gains Conventional wisdom suggests that because we're approaching the theoretical limit on individual wind turbine efficiency, wind energy is now a mature technology. But California Institute of Tec ... more | .. |
New wind turbines said more efficient The power output of wind farms can be increased at least ten-fold simply by optimizing the placement of turbines on a given plot of land, U.S. researchers say. ... more | .. |
Wind power numbers down in Britain 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. ... more |
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Russia faces intense barrage of drones, shutting down Moscow airports
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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 | .. |
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 |
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 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 | .. |
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 |
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