Egypt has impressive plans for the future, launching its first privately owned wind farm in 2013 to be situated in the Gulf of Suez, the nation also aims to produce a fifth of its power from renewable energy sources by 2020.
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Goldwind To Acquire Two Wind Energy Companies
Goldwind will inject 550 million yuan into a wholly-owned subsidiary, Jiangsu Goldwind Wind Equipment Manufacturing, for the research of 6 MW wind turbine direct drive permanent magnets.
Continue readingUkraine?s EnergoAtom to increase investment in wind energy
National nuclear generating company EnergoAtom is considering expanding its wind power generation program, EnergoAtom President Yuriy Nedashkovsky told journalists.
Continue readingChina – Foreign firms eye wind energy sector
Governments and companies from around the globe are keen to get a piece of the action in China’s booming wind power market, which is set to surpass the United States as the world’s largest by the end of the year.
Continue readingREpower: 295 MW wind power contract signed for Thornton Bank offshore wind farm
REpower to deliver 48 wind turbines of the 6M type for phases 2 and 3. Biggest wind energy project financing in the offshore wind industry. Installations planned for 2012 and 2013 respectively.
Continue readingSpain’s ACS To Sell 1,757 MW Of Renewable Assets
ACS, which has also made an all-share takeover bid for German peer Hochtief , said it would sell 1,056 MW of wind energy in Spain and 352 MW abroad as well as 349 MW of concentrated solar energy in Spain.
Continue readingEcotricity gets green light for UK’s first ‘sun park’
Wind energy provider Ecotricity has taken a major step towards extending its renewable energy portfolio by securing planning permission for its first solar farm at a site adjacent to one of its wind farms in Lincolnshire.
Continue readingRWE Innogy involved in the expansion of Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank
The C-Power consortium, of which RWE Innogy is a shareholder, reached an investment decision concerning the construction of the second and third expansion phases at Thornton Bank offshore wind farm.
Continue readingImproving Food Security by Strategically Reducing Grain Demand By Lester R. Brown
After several decades of rapid rise in world grain yields, it is now becoming more difficult to raise land productivity fast enough to keep up with the demands of a growing, increasingly affluent, population.
Continue readingChevrolet Volt MI Vehicle Honored with 2011 Motor Trend Car of the Year Award
General Motors was ecstatic when Motor Trend Magazine announced the Chevrolet Volt MI electric vehicle won the prestigious title of the 2011 Car of the Year.
Continue readingOffshore and onshore grids planning takes centre stage at Berlin conference
Although still in its infancy, the idea of a future offshore North Sea supergrid might benefit by experiencing regulated financing through national transmission tariffs as well as having a single planner.
Continue readingPowering Europe ? Wind energy and the electricity grid
For higher penetration levels, changes may be needed in power systems and the way they are operated to accommodate more wind energy.
Continue readingFirst Wind Withdraws Registration Statement
First Wind is an independent wind energy company exclusively focused on the development, financing, construction, ownership and operation of utility-scale wind turbines projects in the United States.
Continue readingAEP Unit Signs Wind Power Contract
AEP Ohio will purchase all the power produced from the 99 megawatt (MW) wind turbines facility, which is situated in Benton Township, Paulding County, Ohio.
Continue readingPennsylvania poll: another big win for wind power
85% of voters think it is important for Pennsylvania to support continued expansion of wind farms, and 58% of Pennsylvania voters strongly support Pennsylvania continuing to develop wind turbines.
Continue readingThe world’s largest wind farms
I’ve seen plenty of wind farms and I wonder if I’m the victim of Texan bragging: the claim to host five of the largest wind power installations in the world.
Continue readingREpower and Akka Vind AB sign contract for wind farm project in Skåne province
The REpower MM92 wind turbines, each with a rated power of 2 megawatts (MW) and a hub height of 68.5 meters, are destined for the wind farm project Kiaby near Kristianstad in the Skåne province.
Continue readingSenegal has started construction of two wind farms with 175 MW
Senegal has started construction of two wind farms with a total installed capability of 175 MW, over a location on its northern coast.
Continue readingABB invests in renewable energy company
The investment gives ABB access to another renewable energy technology, and provides an entry into the emerging marine energy market.
Continue readingABB wins $125 million offshore wind power order in Belgium
Power link will bring 325 megawatts (MW) of wind energy into the European grid.
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