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Power generation is blowing in the windLivermore, CA (SPX) Jan 18, 2012 By looking at the stability of the atmosphere, wind farm operators could gain greater insight into the amount of power generated at any given time. Power generated by a wind turbine largely depends on the wind speed. In a wind farm in which the turbines experience the same wind speeds but different shapes, such as turbulence, to the wind profile, a turbine will produce different amounts of power. This variable power can be predicted by looking at atmospheric stability, according to Lawrence ... read more |
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 Spain's Gamesa wins Chinese wind turbine contract Spain's Gamesa, one of the world's top wind turbine groups, has won a contract to supply Chinese firm Longyuan with 50 Megawatts of power generating capacity, the company said Monday. ... more | .. |
 SA Opposition wind policy threatens $3 billion investment The South Australian Opposition's policy on wind farms would threaten more than $3 billion of investment and push up power prices for South Australian householders if implemented in its current form ... more | .. |
 Mortenson Starts Construction of Rim Rock Wind Project Mortenson Construction was recently selected by San Francisco-based developer, NaturEner, for the construction of the Rim Rock Wind Project. Located on nearly 21,000 acres approximately 20 miles nor ... 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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 Firms make 10 bids for huge French wind farm project: source French and Spanish companies have put in 10 bids to build hundreds of wind turbines off France's Atlantic coast and in the English Channel, a source close to the project said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 New Research Helps Predict Bat Presence at Wind Energy Facilities An interactive tool developed by researchers from the USDA Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) will help wind energy facility operators make informed decisions on efficient way ... more | .. |
 Natural Power launches WindManager in the US Leading international renewable energy consultancy Natural Power announces this week the release of WindManager - a groundbreaking wind farm portfolio information system increasing profitability of ... more | .. |
Denmark to push green energy in EU helm Denmark says it plans a heavy push on green energy initiatives during its six-month stint in the presidency of the European Union. ... more |
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 Scottish wind firm passes 1-gigawatt mark The Scottish renewable energy firm SSE says its rapid expansion of onshore wind farms has resulted in its surpassing the 1-gigawatt installed capacity mark. ... more | .. |
China launches offshore wind farm China has launched its largest intertidal wind farm. ... more | .. |
 ISO New England Selects GL Garrad Hassan as Wind Power Forecaster In order to manage wind generation in its real-time and day-ahead markets, the system operator for the New England area of the U.S., ISO New England Inc., has awarded GL Garrad Hassan a two-year con ... more | .. |
 Mortenson Construction Completes Comber Wind Project For the last year, Mortenson Construction, one of North America's leading renewable energy contractors, has worked through challenging weather conditions to construct the 165.6- megawatt Comber Wind ... more |
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 Wind sector trade dispute revs up A coalition of U.S. manufacturers of utility scale wind turbine towers is calling for stiff tariffs on towers coming into the U.S. market from China and Vietnam. ... more | .. |
 Wind Power Accounts For Over 80 Percent Of Brazil's Contracted Energy The Brazilian National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) held the A-5 Power Generation Auction on December 20, resulting in 42 new electricity generation projects with a total installed capacity of 1,2 ... more | .. |
Eneco appoints Natural Power as Owner's Engineer on 51MW Lochluichart wind farm Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has been appointed as Owner's Engineer at Lochluichart wind farm for energy company Eneco. The company will be providing constr ... more | .. |
 Iowa State engineers study how hills, nearby turbines affect wind energy production Hui Hu pulled a model wind turbine from the top of an office filing cabinet. The turbine tower was just 10 inches high. Its three blades were 10 inches in diameter. It was a perfect 1:320 scale repr ... more |
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 More than twenty UK wind farm sites adopt Natural Power's ForeSite wind forecasting service In the last six months more than twenty wind farms in the UK have moved to leading renewable energy consultancy group, Natural Power, to provide their wind farm production forecasting service, ForeS ... more | .. |
 Lawrence Livermore ramps up wind energy research As the percentage of wind energy contributing to the power grid continues to increase, the variable nature of wind can make it difficult to keep the generation and the load balanced. But recent work ... more | .. |
British wind turbine factory said a 'go' A $327 million wind turbine factory in the English port of Hull is moving ahead, German manufacturer Siemens and port officials said this week. ... more | .. |
 Campbell Scientific selects ZephIR wind lidar technology for US wind market Campbell Scientific (CSI), with more than 35 years of world-class measurement equipment experience, has announced the selection of wind lidar system ZephIR 300 as the company's remote sensing soluti ... more |
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 Models test terrain effect on wind turbine Engineers at Iowa State University say they have begun studying how hills and valleys affect wind turbines' production efficiency. ... more | .. |
Wind farm fuels Ethiopia's green power ambitions Villagers in Ethiopia's arid north live as they have for centuries surrounded by cattle and donkeys; only the rows of towering white wind turbines look out of place. ... more | .. |
Brazil's wind power growth draws investors Brazil's burgeoning wind power industry is drawing international investors to northeastern regions of the country, the hub of most tangible growth in the sector. ... more | .. |
 Mortenson Construction Completes Elk Wind Project Mortenson Construction, one of the leading renewable contractors in North America, has completed construction of the Elk Wind Project located in Greeley, Iowa. Owned by RPM Access, an independ ... more |
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Enel: More new wind capacity in Iberia Italian energy company Enel SpA says it is increasing its wind power resources in the Iberian Peninsula with 66 megawatts of new generating capacity. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
 AREVA Wind M5000-135 offshore turbine evolves proven M5000 platform 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 M ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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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