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The biggest wind farm in Kansas

Wind energy generation in Kansas increased at nearly double the national average during 2013. The state’s existing wind power projects are featured on a new list.   Wind energy potential in Kansas is estimated to be 952,371 megawatts, making it the second-best wind resource in the country, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Such … Continue reading The biggest wind farm in Kansas

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The UK Has More Offshore Wind Turbines Than The Rest Of The World

The UK’s coastlines, incredibly, now have more offshore wind turbines than the rest of the world put together, according to a government report. Now another £21 billion investment is planned in the sector. The report, “UK Offshore Wind: Opportunities for trade and investment,” says the UK is the best location on earth for the green … Continue reading The UK Has More Offshore Wind Turbines Than The Rest Of The World

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Wind power saves Oklahoma $1.2 billion each year

The American Wind Energy Association analyzed hourly data from the Southwest Power Pool in 2013 and calculated when wind turbines were used to generate electricity, The Oklahoman reported. The pool operates the electric grid and plans transmission for 6.2 million households in parts of nine states. Since wind is free after the turbines are installed, … Continue reading Wind power saves Oklahoma $1.2 billion each year

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China climate pledge needs 30 times more solar energy or nine times more wind power

China, which does nothing in small doses, will need about 1,000 nuclear reactors, 500,000 wind turbines or 50,000 solar power plants farms as it takes up the fight against climate change.   Chinese President Xi Jinping agreement last week with President Barack Obama requires a radical environmental and economic makeover. Xi’s commitment to cap carbon … Continue reading China climate pledge needs 30 times more solar energy or nine times more wind power

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Data Center Interest in Renewable Energy on the Rise

Renewable energy is among the top emerging technologies being considered by data center owners to help address power and cooling costs, according to a Mortenson survey of corporate data center executives, data center developers and operators, and information technology providers at the 2014 Data Center World conference. Eighty-four percent of respondents feel there is a … Continue reading Data Center Interest in Renewable Energy on the Rise

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GE Builds Brilliant Future of Wind Energy with 25,000th Wind Turbine Installed

First wind energy deals in countries including Kenya, Morocco, Pakistan and Croatia. Global fleet producing more than 100 terawatt hours of renewable energy, enough equivalent energy to power approximately 28 million European households for a year. Continuing investment of more than $2 billion to expand platform of brilliant wind turbines, software.   Powering the people … Continue reading GE Builds Brilliant Future of Wind Energy with 25,000th Wind Turbine Installed

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Dong Energy banks on larger offshore wind turbines

Dong Energy, Europe’s largest offshore wind farm developer, plans to make the switch to giant wind turbines in a move that could signal a breakthrough for a new generation of products.   The mega-machines, double the size of the current standard, had not been a commercial success, but that could be changing after Danish utility … Continue reading Dong Energy banks on larger offshore wind turbines

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Wind power saved customers in Oklahoma more than $1.2 billion last year

A new analysis by the American Wind Energy Association looked at wind generation in the regional grid that includes Oklahoma and found consumers were saving money when wind turbines are used instead of fossil-fuel plants. Wind power saved electricity customers in Oklahoma and surrounding states more than $1.2 billion last year, the American Wind Energy … Continue reading Wind power saved customers in Oklahoma more than $1.2 billion last year

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China installed capacity of hydro, wind energy and solar power is expected to stand at 350 gigawatts, 200 gigawatts and 100 gigawatts

Installed capacity of hydro-, wind power and solar energy is expected to stand at 350 gigawatts, 200 gigawatts and 100 gigawatts, respectively. Energy self-sufficiency will be boosted to around 85 percent.   China has issued a long list of targets for its future energy strategy as the country looks to modernize its energy structure. The … Continue reading China installed capacity of hydro, wind energy and solar power is expected to stand at 350 gigawatts, 200 gigawatts and 100 gigawatts

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Wind power will be the dominant energy source at Brazil’s next power-generation auction

A total of 14.2 gigawatts of planned wind energy capacity from 577 projects qualified for the Nov. 28 event, the most of any energy source, Brazil’s energy research agency Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica said.   Wind energy will be the dominant energy source at Brazil’s next power-generation auction with developers contributing 70 percent of all … Continue reading Wind power will be the dominant energy source at Brazil’s next power-generation auction

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India is the second wind energy market for Gamesa

Gamesa expects to reach a wind turbine output of about 700 MW in India this year, up from 400 MW in 2013. The company’s chairman Ignacio Martin was in Chennai to launch a new production line at the company’s plant in Mamandur, near Chennai to manufacture larger G114-2.0 MW wind turbines, which are expected to … Continue reading India is the second wind energy market for Gamesa

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Vestas stages flash mob in Cape Town harbor to raise awareness for world’s critical energy challenges

In an exceptional call for action, Vestas Wind Systems (CPH:VWS) executed a surprise stunt during the leg start of the Volvo Ocean Race in Cape Town yesterday evening. A flash mob of more than a dozen boats, one of which carried a South African children’s choir, demanded action on the critical energy challenges the world … Continue reading Vestas stages flash mob in Cape Town harbor to raise awareness for world’s critical energy challenges

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AWEA, 450 organizations, call on congress to extend successful clean energy tax provisions

More than 450 businesses, companies and other organizations have signed and sent a letter urging Congress to immediately extend expired and expiring clean energy tax measures, including the renewable energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC), before the end of this year.   “AWEA is proud to join this diverse coalition of companies and … Continue reading AWEA, 450 organizations, call on congress to extend successful clean energy tax provisions

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Wind Power in India: Gamesa has established in the wind energy sector with G114-2.0 MW wind turbines

Ignacio Martín, Gamesa’s Chairman and CEO, Xabier Etxeberria, Business CEO, and Ramesh Kymal, Gamesa’s CEO in India, today inaugurated the expanded nacelle facility in Chennai, paving the way for introduction of the G114-2.0 MW into the market over the course of 2015. Gamesa is present in India as technology provider and wind farm developer. Since … Continue reading Wind Power in India: Gamesa has established in the wind energy sector with G114-2.0 MW wind turbines

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GE wind energy looks to global expansion

General Electric looking to grow its wind energy business by increasing installations of wind turbines globally while providing services such as data analytics to improve their performance, a top company energy executive said on Wednesday.   The U.S. conglomerate plans to have a presence with its wind turbine business in 35 or more countries next … Continue reading GE wind energy looks to global expansion

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EDF EN Canada and Énergie du Granit Announce the Commissioning of Le Granit Wind Farm

EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles Group, and Énergie du Granit Inc. announced today that the 24.6 megawatt (MW) Le Granit Wind Project has declared commercial operation. The wind power project represents a joint-ownership undertaking formed by EDF EN Canada and Énergie du Granit, a company wholly owned by the MRC … Continue reading EDF EN Canada and Énergie du Granit Announce the Commissioning of Le Granit Wind Farm

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Impsa sells Brazil wind power plants

Industrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona SA, the Argentine wind-turbine maker owned by the Pescarmona family and known as Impsa, agreed to sell holdings in wind parks in Brazil to a local developer as it prepares to restructure its debt. Ventos de Sao Jorge Energias Renovaveis SA, a Fortaleza, Brazil-based wind-power developer owned by the Salus investment fund, … Continue reading Impsa sells Brazil wind power plants

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Google, IKEA, And SunEdison Bought A Lot Of Wind Power This Week

With politically-charged pipeline maneuvering and international climate jockeying taking up most of the attention this week, three major wind power purchases show how clean energy is chugging along amid all of the rousing rhetoric. On Tuesday, IKEA announced its biggest renewable energy purchase to date: a 165 megawatt wind farm in southern Texas. This is … Continue reading Google, IKEA, And SunEdison Bought A Lot Of Wind Power This Week

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