For the first time this decade, global CO2 emissions saw a slight decline in the past year.
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Offshore Wind Farm in Rhode Island
Governor, Speaker and Senate President Praise PUC Approval of Power Purchase Agreement between National Grid and Deepwater Wind for Planned Offshore Wind Farm.
Continue readingSri Lanka gets US$18.55mn Indian wind energy investment
The Board of Investment said it granted investment approval to Powergen Lanka to set up the wind farm plant in Uppudaluwa, Puttalam.
Continue readingOil and Natural Gas proposes to set up a wind energy project in Rajasthan
Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) proposes to set up 102 megawatt (MW) capacity wind power project in Rajasthan at an estimated cost of Rs 650 crore.
Continue readingAFC has invested ?16 million in wind energy in Cape Verde
The Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) has invested about N12.2 billion (Euro 16 million) in the development of a wind power project in Cape Verde.
Continue readingVestas lands order for the largest wind power project in Australia
Vestas signed a wind energy contract for the delivery of 140 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for key account customers AGL Energy Limited and Meridian?s 420 MW Macarthur wind farm project, located in Australia.
Continue readingWind power is the fastest growing renewable energy sector in India
India is likely to generate almost five times more wind energy capacity than the government?s estimate by 2030 i.e. total installed capacity will reach 142 GW by 2030, which would produce 341 TWh of electricity.
Continue reading586 electric vehicles already circulating in Spain
The Ministry of Industry has recently released official data Movele plan until July 16, 2010, indicating that to date 586 have been subsidized electric cars.
Continue readingNordisk Vindkraft and HgCapital to build wind farm in Sweden
Nordisk Vindkraft and HgCapital have signed agreements for the sale and construction of the Ytterberg wind farm in the Mala Municipality, Vasterbotten County, Sweden.
Continue readingJuhl Wind Announces New $10 Million Community Wind Farm
Juhl Wind announced the recent execution of a $10 Million wind power project Development Agreement with GL Wind, a wind farm formed by Gundersen Lutheran Hospital.
Continue readingWind power in Israel: More wind turbines in Golan
Green Wind Energy has obtained a permit from the Ministry of Interior, the Public Utilities Authority, and Israel Electric Corporation for its plans to build a 14-megawatt wind farm in the Golan Heights.
Continue readingMEGAJOULE installs met mast MJ 200
Since its six years of acting as a renewable energy consultant MEGAJOULE has performed wind power studies for close to 10 GW of clean wind energy.
Continue readingIndowind Energy receives approval for 18 MW wind farm at Chitradurga, Karnataka
This is the last milestone requited for submission to UNFCCC for consideration for the issuance of carbon emission certificates. The wind power project is estimated to generate about 32,000 CERs per year.
Continue readingIndia wind power?s share to be 24% by 2030
India inches towards wind energy to overcome power shortages.
Continue readingWindPower Innovations: Direct-Drive wind turbines are the future of wind energy
WindPower Innovations announces Permanent Magnet Direct Drive wind turbine solutions as a key component in its overall mission to provide unique and efficient ways for the wind energy.
Continue readingGovernment of Canada Invests in Wind Energy in New Brunswick
New Brunswick will soon be benefiting from a new source of clean, renewable energy thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.
Continue readingLM Wind Power: New North American service center in Texas
The Abilene/Sweetwater area has the nation’s highest concentration of wind turbines making Abilene an ideal location for their regional blade service business.
Continue readingRenewableUK welcomes decision to allow local authorities to sell electricity
RenewableUK, the country’s leading renewable energy trade association has welcomed the Government’s decision to overturn a ban on local authorities selling renewable electricity back to the Grid.
Continue readingOG&E Completes Crossroads Wind Farm Development Purchase
The $451 million wind energy project will add 227.5 megawatts of renewable generating capacity to the OG&E fleet, with 95 wind turbines rated at 2.3 megawatts each, plus three 3-megawatt, direct-drive wind turbines.
Continue readingThe Average Size of Wind Power Projects Resumed its Upward Trend
As the wind energy industry has grown, so too has the average size of installed wind farm projects. Projects installed in 2009 averaged nearly 91 MW, which is below the 120 MW average size of projects built in 2007.
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