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Apple to build second renewables-powered data centre in Denmark

Denmark has become the hottest destination for data centers lately, with some big tech companies flocking to the country. At the beginning of this year, Facebook announced plans for a data center in Denmark, its third outside the United States. Last month, it was reported that Google bought a 73.2-hectare plot in Denmark to built … Continue reading Apple to build second renewables-powered data centre in Denmark

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Large energy consumers hungry for green power

There is a growing trend of major companies looking to secure reliable and competitive power from renewable energy and reduce the risks associated with fossil fuel-based power supply. 100 top companies including leading industrial players are already committing to procure 100% renewable power in the short term through Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). The Chemicals industry … Continue reading Large energy consumers hungry for green power

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Iowa has been a leader in wind energy for decades and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future

Iowa has been a leader in wind energy for decades and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future. Last year, Iowa generated 36.6 percent of its electricity from wind, the most ever for any state. That figure is expected to keep growing, with the state’s two largest utilities having already started $4 billion … Continue reading Iowa has been a leader in wind energy for decades and will continue to do so into the foreseeable future

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China’s top coal producer China Shenhua Energy has started building its first offshore wind power plant

China’s top coal producer China Shenhua Energy Co Ltd said on Friday it has started building its first offshore wind power plant with an installed capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) as part of its clean energy development strategy. The plant will generate 813.5 million kilowatt hour a year when connected to the grid, equivalent to … Continue reading China’s top coal producer China Shenhua Energy has started building its first offshore wind power plant

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When wind turbines move to town

It wasn’t always the case, but nowadays rural places are often among those in greatest need of new economic development. Sadly, the farm belt and Rust Belt have been losing jobs and investment for decades. It will take significant change to raise up rural communities, including welcoming new opportunities like wind. Rural areas already are … Continue reading When wind turbines move to town

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Nuclear power has taken a back seat to renewable sources of electricity for the first time

Electricity production from utility-scale renewable sources exceeded nuclear generation in March and April. That’s the first time renewable sources have outpaced nuclear since 1984. The growth in renewables has been fueled by scores of new wind turbines and solar farms. Recent increases in hydroelectric power as a result of heavy snow and rain in Western … Continue reading Nuclear power has taken a back seat to renewable sources of electricity for the first time

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Tesla 100 MW battery system will be installed at Hornsdale wind farm in South Australia

Tesla is to supply a 100MW energy storage system at Neoen’s 100MW Hornsdale 1 wind farm in South Australia. South Australia will attempt to ease pressure on its crisis-prone electricity grid with a world-leading battery station more than three times the size of its nearest rival, to be built by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Tesla Powerpack … Continue reading Tesla 100 MW battery system will be installed at Hornsdale wind farm in South Australia

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Grimsby students become big fans of wind energy

Twenty-five pupils from the John Whitgift Academy in Grimsby visited the construction site for Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm [on 5 July 2017 to learn more about offshore wind and the variety of jobs available in the industry. The visit was organised as part of DONG Energy’s three-year partnership with charity Teach First, which  aims … Continue reading Grimsby students become big fans of wind energy

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EDF Renewable Energy Confirms Turbine Order with Vestas for Copenhagen Wind Project

-EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) today has confirmed the order with Vestas Wind Systems A/S to supply V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for the 80 megawatt (MW) Copenhagen Wind Project (Project). In addition, the Company announced that Renewable Energy Systems (RES) was awarded the balance of plant construction contract. With these two milestones in place, the … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy Confirms Turbine Order with Vestas for Copenhagen Wind Project

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North Carolina legislature fixes a wind farm problem that doesn’t exist

Acting against the interest of North Carolina job-seekers and businesses, last week state legislators placed a moratorium on new wind farm permits through 2018. The last-minute amendment to H 589, a wide ranging energy bill, will stop North Carolina from harvesting more homegrown wind power. The bill now awaits a final decision from North Carolina … Continue reading North Carolina legislature fixes a wind farm problem that doesn’t exist

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Siemens Gamesa to supply 752 MW to DONG Energy in the Netherlands

Siemens Gamesa and DONG Energy have signed an agreement for the supply of 94 8-MW turbines (752 MW) at the Borssele 1 and 2 offshore wind power plant being developed in Dutch waters. The contract additionally includes maintenance of the turbines. The wind power plant will be located 22km from the coast of the Dutch … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa to supply 752 MW to DONG Energy in the Netherlands

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Google to use norwegian wind energy

Alphabet Inc’s Google unit expected to receive its first wind power from Norway by early September, the company told Reuters on Wednesday. Tellenes wind farm, a 50-turbine strong wind farm of 160-megawatt (MW) capacity that was currently under development, would become Norway’s largest wind farm and Google’s biggest in Europe. “We’ll purchase power as soon … Continue reading Google to use norwegian wind energy

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Massachusetts kicks off new ocean energy development process

Massachusetts electric distribution companies and the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) just issued a joint request for proposals (RFP) for 400 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind energy – the first request of its kind and a huge milestone of American offshore wind. The highly anticipated request follows a Massachusetts law passed last year calling … Continue reading Massachusetts kicks off new ocean energy development process

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Great Yarmouth in pole position for strategic wind farm investment

Vattenfall, the developer of two of the world’s largest offshore wind farms off the Norfolk coast, is in talks with Peel Ports to invest in the port at Great Yarmouth, potentially creating well over a hundred jobs. The Swedish energy group is keen to locate its operations base for Norfolk Vanguard and Norfolk Boreas at … Continue reading Great Yarmouth in pole position for strategic wind farm investment

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Wärtsilä to enhance the reliability of world’s largest offshore wind farm

The technology group Wärtsilä signed in January a contract with Babcock International Group plc to design and build a number of switchboards and distribution boards for the world’s first offshore reactive compensation station, a vital part of transmitting to shore the electricity produced sustainably by the offshore wind farm. The Hornsea Project One offshore wind … Continue reading Wärtsilä to enhance the reliability of world’s largest offshore wind farm

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Pakistan to produce 2,050 MW wind energy

Wind power generation capacity in Pakistan increasing rapidly as 13 projects with a cumulative installed capacity of around 650 MW have been installed and commissioned whereas 25 projects with cumulative capacity of around 1400 MW are in various stages of implementation. Pakistan is developing wind power plants in Jhimpir, Gharo, Keti Bandar and Bin Qasim … Continue reading Pakistan to produce 2,050 MW wind energy

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Wind energy in Germany: Nordex awarded new contracts for 81 MW

In the second quarter, Nordex received contracts for the execution of a total of 13 projects with a combined capacity of 81 megawatts. These are already approved wind farms for which finance has been finalised and which are eligible for remuneration under German renewable energies legislation (EEG). The projects will be executed this year for … Continue reading Wind energy in Germany: Nordex awarded new contracts for 81 MW

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GRI Renewable Industries will manufacture wind towers in Argentina

GRI Renewable Industries (GRI), wind industrial división of Corporación Acek, has concluded a Joint Venture agreement with Metalurgia Calviño (CALVIÑO) to initiate the manufacture of wind towers in Argentina in the second semester of 2017. This new GRI facility will be located in the existing industrial plants in the Industrial Center of CALVIÑO in Florencio … Continue reading GRI Renewable Industries will manufacture wind towers in Argentina

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James Fisher Subsea Excavation supporting client with multiple cable repairs at offshore wind farms

Subsea excavation experts James Fisher Subsea Excavation (JFSE), part of James Fisher and Sons plc, is providing equipment and personnel to VBMS – specialists in subsea power cable installation and balance of plant maintenance in the renewables industry – for several concurrent projects. The company’s Twin R2000 spread, coupled with its patented water jetting system, … Continue reading James Fisher Subsea Excavation supporting client with multiple cable repairs at offshore wind farms

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Masdar JV set to launch world’s first floating wind farm

Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar said its joint venture has reached a key milestone in the development of the world’s first commercial scale floating wind farm, which on completion will be sited off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. All five wind turbines, each with a capacity of six megawatts, have been mated onto a … Continue reading Masdar JV set to launch world’s first floating wind farm

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