The issue of wind energy’s contribution to Denmark’s electric supply arose in response to an op-ed by Robert Bryce in Sunday’s Washington Post.
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Sempra Energy to install 1,2 GW of wind power in Baja California (Mexico)
Sempra Energy has revealed that it will construct a 1.2-GW wind farm on the Sierra de Juarez in Baja California (Mexico).
Continue readingNational retailer Sam?s Club first to use wind power
As part of a company commitment to be supplied 100 percent by renewable energy, Sam?s Club is the first retailer in the U.S. to install a significant number of micro wind turbines mounted on parking lot.
Continue readingCommission taking comments on Idaho Power?s REC plan
Idaho Power Company is proposing a plan to sell the renewable energy credits (RECs) it earns for its renewable power to other power providers and share the proceeds with customers.
Continue readingFirst offshore US wind farm in Massachusetts
AWEA applauds Secretary Salazar for approving the Cape Wind project. Such forward-thinking decisions are necessary for the U.S. to realize the many environmental and economic benefits of offshore wind power.
Continue readingAWEA applauds Secretary Salazar for approving the Cape Wind Power Project
AWEA applauds Secretary Salazar for approving the Cape Wind project. Such forward-thinking decisions are necessary for the U.S. to realize the many environmental and economic benefits of offshore wind energy.
Continue readingGE First Wind Power in Turkey
GAMA Energy A.S. and GE (GE) announced their first wind energy projects in Turkey, the 22.5-megawatt Sares and 10-megawatt Karadag wind farms in the country’s western region.
Continue readingWind power offshore in 2009
Offshore wind energy, although still in its infancy, is starting to have an increasing impact on Europe?s wind power development, and it is expected to reach 40 GW or more of installed capacity by 2020.
Continue readingUK reaches 1GW of offshore wind energy By Zoë Casey (EWEA)
The 1 GW level was reached as Dong Energy?s wind farm Gunfleet Sands, and E.ON?s Robin Rigg offshore wind farms were completed. These two farms add to the UK?s portfolio of 11 offshore wind farms.
Continue readingAEE´s First Meeting on Risk Prevention in the Wind Power Sector
SGS will be participating in the I International Meeting on Risk Prevention in the Wind Energy Sector organized by AEE from May 11-12, 2010 in Barcelona, Spain.
Continue readingREpower is first wind energy manufacturer with certification according to SDLWindV
Variants of the MM series (new systems) now fully certified. First system certificates for MM wind farms expected in the coming weeks. Double-fed system demonstrably meets high network requirements in Germany.
Continue readingWind power order for Nordex in China (57 MW)
Nordex acquires the next wind energy orders in the People?s Republic: the Chinese utilities Beijing Energy and Ningxia Electric Power have ordered a total of 38 wind turbines from the S77/1500 series.
Continue readingAlpha Ventus: Germany’s First Offshore Wind Farm
Alpha Ventus is the first open sea wind farm of its kind in Germany?s territorial waters. It marks the beginning of a new era in environmentally-friendly wind power generation in Germany.
Continue readingCape Cod marks birth of a global offshore wind power industry
The approval by the Obama administration of the US?s first offshore wind farm “marks the birth of a new phase in offshore wind energy.
Continue readingU.S. wind power installed only 539 MW in the first quarter of 2010
The American Wind Energy Association today announced that the U.S. wind industry installed 539 megawatts (MW) in the first quarter of 2010, the lowest first quarter figure since 2007.
Continue readingOn the Road with GE?s ?Capture the Wind? Blade Tour By Emily Caruso (GE)
?Capture the Wind? tour is focused on building greater awareness of the benefits of renewable energy technologies, the impact that wind power has on our daily lives, and the need for stable federal policy.
Continue readingSuzlon receives ?LEED Platinum? certification
Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL), the Leadership in Energy and Environment Design (LEED) Platinum award for its new headquarters in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Continue readingPotential winners and losers wait for Cape Wind Power Project By Chris Madison (AWEA)
A ?yes? will be a boon to the potential U.S. offshore wind energy industry, which has been looking to this project for a much-needed jump start.
Continue readingChina and India look to offshore wind power to feed their green electricity needs
As Europe has already successfully experienced, it was inevitable that other parts of the world would soon catch on to the huge potential that offshore wind energy can provide.
Continue readingGC China assist Guoneng in the development of its 200 MW wind farm
Currently, 200 MW of the wind power project has been established under the auspices of the Jilin Provincial Government and 50 MW out of the aforementioned 200 MW has obtained construction approval.
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