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Analysis sets price of global wind farmsCopenhagen, Denmark (SPX) Sep 06, 2012 Renewable energy sparks increased interest from investors. But how much should they in fact pay for a megawatt? Based on data from 162 global on- and offshore transactions, Deloitte has prepared an analysis substantiating that, on average, investors are willing to pay approx EUR 700,000 extra for a megawatt from an onshore wind farm which has been installed rather than from a park under construction. Also, investors are willing to pay EUR 2.3m more on average for a megawatt from an offshore wind f ... read more |
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 SeaRoc charter MPI Adventure for Narec's Offshore Anemometry Hub Installation International marine engineering company SeaRoc can confirm that they will charter MPI Adventure to install Narec's Offshore Anemometry Hub (NOAH), scheduled to take place in October 2012. Sea ... more | .. |
 Japan starts up first offshore wind farm Japan's first offshore floating wind farm began trial operations Wednesday off the coast of the western prefecture of Nagasaki, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Maximum Protection against Dust; Minimal Effort One of the main development targets in the wind turbine sector is to keep turbines running for several decades, if possible without a single interruption for servicing. This demands a lot of those c ... 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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 US Wind Power Market Riding a Wave That Is Likely to Crest in 2012 Facing looming policy uncertainty beyond 2012, the U.S. remained one of the fastest-growing wind power markets in the world in 2011-second only to China-according to a new report released by the U.S ... more | .. |
 Wind farms: A danger to ultra-light aircraft? Airfields for ultra-light aircraft are typically constructed on level ground - and so are wind farms. However, do wind power plantsgenerate turbulence that could endanger lightweight planes? A simul ... more | .. |
 Obama whips up wind power attack on Romney US President Barack Obama tried to put his Republican foe Mitt Romney on the defensive Thursday, accusing him of wanting to end tax credits for the wind energy industry and put at risk 37,000 jobs. ... more | .. |
 Off-shore wind power project considered The White House announced it is going forward with the assessment of floating offshore wind technology on the Outer Continental Shelf off Maine. ... more |
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Beijing decries 'discriminatory' ban on Chinese purchases of US farmland
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 Clegg: Gov't 'committed' to renewables British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says renewable energy will remain a key part of the country's energy policy despite reports of government infighting. ... more | .. |
 Mexico goes ahead with wind power project Mexico is going ahead with a wind power project at Santa Catarina in the north that will add up to 22 megawatts of electricity generation capacity to the national grid. ... more | .. |
 Offshore use of vertical-axis wind turbines gets closer look Sandia National Laboratories' wind energy researchers are re-evaluating vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to help solve some of the problems of generating energy from offshore breezes. Though VAWT ... more | .. |
 Wales wind power line plans draw protests The announcement this week of a route for power lines to connect Welsh wind farms to Britain's power grid have prompted strong protests from residents. ... more |
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 SeaRoc to provide full installation services on Narec's Offshore Anemometry Hub International marine engineering company SeaRoc has been appointed to provide the installation of the foundation, equipment platform and meteorological mast at Narec's proposed Blyth Offshore Wind D ... more | .. |
Italian police seize giant wind farm in mafia probe Italian police Friday seized assets worth 350 million euros ($428 million) including a giant wind farm in a crackdown on the 'Ndrangheta mafia in the southern region of Calabria, investigators said. ... more | .. |
 GL Garrad Hassan releases update of WindFarmer 5.0 Taking another step in the development of its wind farm design software, GL Garrad Hassan has released version 5.0 of WindFarmer. The software aids the design and analysis of wind farm layouts, to g ... more | .. |
 Belgium wind farm a go after EIB loan A once-languishing Belgian offshore wind power project has completed a comeback with $420 million in financing from the European Investment Bank. ... more |
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UK thermal satellite firm wins ESA contract to deliver real time climate and security insights
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 U.S moves massive wind farm plan forward U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar says environmental reviews for major wind energy initiatives in Wyoming, Rhode Island and Massachusetts are completed. ... more | .. |
Opponents force Wales wind farm hearings Determined local opposition has prompted British officials to launch a planning inquiry over RWE npower renewables' proposal for a major Wales wind farm. ... more | .. |
 Toward super-size wind turbines: Bigger wind turbines do make greener electricity In a study that could solidify the trend toward construction of gigantic windmills, scientists have concluded that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricity it produces. Their report ... more | .. |
Study: Bigger wind turbines are greener Swiss researchers studying wind turbines as alternative energy sources say the bigger the turbine, the greener the energy it produces. ... more |
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Scotland issues rare wind farm denial The Scottish government has issued a rare denial for a wind power project, turning down a bid to construct 30-turbine wind farm in the country's Highlands. ... more | .. |
 US wind industry gains major new supporters for Production Tax Credit campaign Major new supporters, including Republican strategist Karl Rove, emerged for the campaign to keep U.S. wind energy growing by extending a critical Production Tax Credit (PTC), as the global wind ind ... more | .. |
South Korea partners for offshore wind The United Kingdom and South Korea have formed an alliance to promote collaboration between the countries in offshore wind and tidal and wave power. ... more | .. |
 Change in air as Africa's biggest wind farm set for Kenya Tumbling down to the jade waters below, the rugged hills around Lake Turkana in northern Kenya are made of boulders and lava stone. ... more |
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BlackSky expands Gen-3 access to bolster Ukraine-focused intelligence operations
Maxar secures $205 million in multi-year deals to boost space capabilities across MEA
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Wind Powering An Island Economy The island of Maui has some of the most expensive electricity in the U.S. To reduce dependence upon fossil fueled generators for energy production, Maui Electric Company (MECO), the local utility ha ... more | .. |
 China Leads Growth in Global Wind Power Capacity Global installed wind power capacity continued to grow in 2011, albeit at a slightly lower rate than in 2009 and 2010, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital S ... more | .. |
US slaps duties on Chinese wind towers The United States on Wednesday imposed duties on large wind towers from China, alleging they are unduly subsidized for export to the US market. ... more | .. |
 Obama pushes for wind power tax credit U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress to extend the tax benefits key to the nation's wind power sector. ... more |
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US DoI Approves Ocotillo Express Wind Project The US Department of the Interior has approved construction of a 315-megawatt wind energy facility on more than 10,000 acres of public lands near Ocotillo, Calif. The project is expected to pr ... more | .. |
Opening Day Draws Close for Janneby Wind Testing Site The only independent wind turbine testing site in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein will soon be ready to accept its first wind turbines. The test field, which has been developed by GL ... more | .. |
NASA Satellite Measurements Imply Texas Wind Farm Impact on Surface Temperature A Texas region containing four of the world's largest wind farms showed an increase in land surface temperature over nine years that researchers have connected to local meteorological effects of the ... more | .. |
 Scientists find night-warming effect over large wind farms in Texas Large wind farms in certain areas in the United States appear to affect local land surface temperatures, according to a paper published in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study, led by Liming ... more |
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