Suzlon Energy plans to install 800 megawatts of wind energy plants in South Africa over the next two years as the country looks to reduce its power shortage.
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Juhl Wind Announces Startup of Construction on $3.6 Million Wind Energy Project for Winona County Minnesota
The wind turbines project will cost approximately $3.6 million and is expected to be completed by the end of 2010.
Continue readingCounty Durham wind farm up and running
The wind farm features five 2MW wind turbines, which stand 110m tall to the tip of the blade and will produce enough wind energy to meet the electricity needs of around 5,5001 homes each year.
Continue readingCanadian Wind Energy Association Launches 26th Annual Conference
The Canadian Wind Energy Association’s 26th Annual Conference and Exhibition – CanWEA 2010 – will be held in Montreal, Quebec, November 1 – 3 at the Montreal Congress Center.
Continue readingPakistan building 500 MW Wind Power Project
The wind energy is environment friendly power generation and the world is also trying to develop wind farms to generate cheapest energy for its consumers.
Continue readingWind power Nordex Begins Production at Arkansas Plant
?Wind energy has tremendous potential in the US, but it?s about more than just creating green jobs.”
Continue readingBrookfield Renewable Power Celebrates Opening of Gosfield Wind Energy Project
Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. (?Brookfield?) announced the opening of the 50 megawatt (MW) Gosfield Wind farm in the Town of Kingsville in Essex County, Ontario.
Continue readingOffshore wind power monitoring program advancing in New Jersey
The company expects to have the buoy in place off the coast of New Jersey by the end of the year, pending receipt of required permits from various federal agencies.
Continue readingPakistan plans 200 to 500 MW Wind Power Project
EOBI will set up wind power project of 200 to 500 MW with the collaboration of local manufacturing.
Continue readingChile: First wind farm in Magallanes
It is the first industrial wind energy project in Magallanes expecting to begin operations in late 2010.
Continue readingPhilippines – ADB grants $630,000 for wind energy projects in Luzon
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) said today it is extending a $630,000 grant to the Philippines to finance a feasibility study for three potential wind power projects in Luzon.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Monitoring Program Advancing
SeaZephIR will be installed to assess wind resources and monitor water conditions and will be supplemented with additional resources to survey avian and marine life.
Continue readingenXco Signs Power Purchase Agreement for Shiloh III Wind Power Project
enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company (PARIS:EEN) has entered into a Power Purchase Agreement for up to a 100 megawatt wind farm to be built in Solano County, California.
Continue readingChina on target to achieve wind energy goals
A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd, based in Liaoning province, is entering the US wind energy market by supplying wind turbines to a joint venture that has plans to build a $1.5 billion wind farm in Texas.
Continue readingWind energy focus in Armenia
In 2003, The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) drew a wind power map of Armenia. The total capacity of economically sound wind power stations is estimated at 450 MW.
Continue readingNew findings about wind energy could lead to expanding their use
Wind power is likely to play a large role in the future of sustainable, clean energy, but wide-scale adoption has remained elusive.
Continue readingWind energy as the solution to Africa?s energy shortages
In a recent survey conducted by the International Quality and Productivity Centre (IQPC), 64.28% of the 2,754 energy sector respondents have chosen wind power as the principle solution to meet Africa?s growing energy demand.
Continue readingChina’s wind energy blows to US stock market
Wind power in China accounted for about 25 GW of electricity generating capacity at the end of 2009, and it aims to reach 150 GW by 2020.
Continue readingChina – Dabancheng Wind Farm now has a combined generating capacity of 500 MW
Wang Wenqi was mocked as a fantasist when he set out plans to create China’s wind power capital in Dabancheng, a small and nondescript town in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Continue readingWind Energy Update’s O&M Summit 2010
0.019 euro per kWh is the average real cost of O&M compared with estimated costs from a leading wind turbine OEM of $0.005 per kWh.
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