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December 02, 2011
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AREVA Wind M5000-135 offshore turbine evolves proven M5000 platform
Paris, France (SPX) Dec 02, 2011
AREVA Wind proudly unveiled the latest product extension of its M5000 product platform: the M5000-135. The M5000-135 enhances the M5000's proven technology with a new 135m-rotor. The design of the M5000 turbine, which is exclusively designed for offshore conditions, is a unique hybrid drive solution combining best-in-class quality standards and unique offshore services to meet customer needs. AREVA Wind General Manager Jean Huby explains: "Lowering the cost of energy in relation to offshore wind e ... read more

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New Bladed link to offshore code checking tools
In the years to come an increasing number of offshore wind turbine (OWT) installations are expected in deeper waters. This will require the use of more complex braced support structures such as jack ... more
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Suzlon revs up wind power
Indian wind power giant Suzlon Energy says it aims to sign $1 billion worth of new orders every quarter. ... more
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Wind power to account for half of Danish energy use in 2020
Denmark aims to have wind power supply half of the country's electricity needs in 2020, under a new programme presented by Climate and Energy Minister Martin Lidegaard on Friday. ... more
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Vestas receives order for Michigan wind-power project
Vestas has received a 59 MW order from Exelon Wind for 33 V100-1.8 MW turbines for the Harvest II Wind Project in Huron County, Mich. The contract includes delivery and commissioning along with a 10 ... more
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Britain's Prince Philip blasts 'useless' wind farms
Britain's Prince Philip has launched a fierce attack on "absolutely useless" wind farms, in the latest outburst from the famously outspoken consort, a report said Sunday. ... more
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Backers: Offshore wind investments to jump
Offshore wind energy projects in Europe will see a three-fold jump in investments over the next decade despite economic turmoil, backers say. ... more
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Scotland gets $160M for renewable energy
The Scottish renewable energy sector will receive $160 million from the British treasury after a longstanding argument about the funds was settled. ... more
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Macho Springs Wind Project Completes Construction
Element Power US has announced its Macho Springs Wind Project has completed construction. Output from the project will be sold to Tucson Electric Power under a long-term power purchase agreement. ... more
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Ascent Solar Selects Teams for Innovative Design Competition
Mortenson Construction was recently selected by San Diego-based developer enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company for the construction of the Pacific Wind Project. Located on the south slope of the ... more
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Huhne slams green energy 'naysayers'
British Energy Minister Chris Huhne lashed out at critics of government subsidies for alternative energy this week, calling them "naysayers" and "curmudgeons." ... more
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Wind energy helps alleviate some of the environmental concerns about burning fossil fuels, but wind farms also introduce their own problems related to wildlife conservation, including habitat loss a ... more
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Chinese Wind Market To Overtake Germany by 2018, Second Only to the UK
GBI Research has released its latest research, "Offshore Wind Power Market Analysis and Forecast to 2020 - China's Capacity Investments Position It to Overtake Germany by 2018, Second Only to the UK ... more
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Mortenson Construction Builds Its Fifth Wind Facility In Illinois
Mortenson Construction has started construction of the Shady Oaks Wind Farm near Compton, Illinois adding 109.5 megawatts to the state's wind energy capacity. The wind power facility will consist of ... more
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Lesotho signs $15 billion water, wind energy deal
Lesotho has signed a $15 billion (11 billion euro) renewable energy deal with a South African company in the country's largest-ever private investment, officials said on Thursday. ... more
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SeaRoc to provide two Meteorological Masts to Forewind on Round 3 Dogger Bank
SeaRochas been selected to project manage the supply, installation and commissioning of two lattice meteorological towers in accordance with a specification provided by Forewind - the consortium res ... more
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SeaRoc and CDS Wind sign joint agreement to deliver offshore renewable services
Marine engineering company SeaRoc, part of the Natural Power group, have signed a joint agreement with marine technology specialists CDS Wind Ltd. (CDS) of Seoul, Korea, to help further develop the ... more
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Vestas receives 99MW order for Texas wind-energy project
Vestas has received a 99 MW order from E.ON Climate and Renewables North America for 55 V100-1.8 MW turbines for the Anacacho wind-energy project near Uvalde, Texas. The contract includes deli ... more
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GE invests in Indian wind power
GE Energy Financial Services will invest $50 million to form a joint venture with Indian clean energy developer Greenko Group for 500 megawatts of wind projects in India. ... more
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Euro Bank: Wind policy 'direction' needed
More confidence-building policy measures are needed to inspire greater amounts of financing for wind power projects, the European Investment Bank says. ... 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
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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
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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
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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
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Investment blows into India's wind sector
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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