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 Glasgow, Scotland (UPI) Nov 7, 2012 An 85-megawatt wind farm in the Scottish highlands has been approved despite the objections of hikers who say spectacular views of the moors will be ruined. Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced Monday planning approval had been granted to the Beinneun wind farm, near Fort Augustus in the Highlands, to be developed by RidgeWind Ltd., of Lyneham, England. Ewing said the wind farm will put $48 million into the Highland economy during the two-year construction period, including $1 ... read more |
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 China backs suit against Obama over wind farm deal China on Friday said it hoped the United States would "fairly" handle a lawsuit filed by a Chinese-led company against President Barack Obama over a blocked wind farm project. ... more | |
 DNV KEMA awarded framework agreement for German wind project developer SoWiTec Sonnenbuehl-based SoWiTec Development GmbH and Co. KG (SoWiTec) is working in various markets around the world. To support its ambitions, DNV KEMA Energy and Sustainability has been awarded a framew ... more | |
 Sandia Labs benchmark helps wind industry measure success Sandia National Laboratories published the second annual 2012 Wind Plant Reliability Benchmark on Monday, and the results should help the nation's growing wind industry benchmark its performance, un ... 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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 Bigger wind turbines make greener electricity The latest episode in the American Chemical Society's (ACS') award-winning Global Challenges/Chemistry Solutions podcast series concludes that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricit ... more | |
Lawsuit fights Obama ban on wind farm sale to Chinese A Chinese-owned company has filed suit against President Barack Obama for blocking its purchase of wind farms near a US military base on national security grounds, court documents made public Tuesday showed. ... more | |
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 Wind could meet many times world's total power demand by 2030 In 2030, if all energy is converted to clean energy, humans will consume about eleven-and-a-half terawatts of power every year, all sources combined. If there is to be a clean-energy economy based o ... more | |
 High-altitude winds have large potential as a source of clean energy Airborne wind energy-an emerging approach to harnessing high-altitude winds-could scale up fairly quickly if given significant government support for research and development, according to a survey ... more | |
 More accurate wind energy forecasts Wind power is one of the most important forms of renewable energy. In order to exploit inland wind as effectively as possible, turbines must be optimally positioned and dimensioned. A 200-meter high ... more | |
Report backs greater role for wind energy Wind power can play a greater role than currently supported in meeting most or bulk of global energy demand, a report from Stanford and Delaware universities says. ... more |
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South Australia blown away by wind power this week South Australia's blustery conditions this week had one positive: wind power provided more than half of the state's power on Wednesday, according to the Clean Energy Council. Clean Energy Council Po ... more | |
 Long-planned Scottish wind project OK'ed A major wind farm project in Scotland's Hebrides Islands has been approved after a 10-year battle and significant downsizing of the original plans. ... 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 | |
 Analysis sets price of global wind farms 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 ... 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 |
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