Forewind has agreed with The Crown Estate a target installed capacity of 9 GW, though the zone has a potential for approximately 13 GW, which equates to around 10 per cent of total UK electricity requirements.
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Day4 Energy Expands Contract for Solar Electric Projects in Ontario to 5.1MW
Day4 Energy Inc. (TSX: DFE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating) announced that it has entered into a supply contract to provide a total of 5.1 megawatts (MW) or 23,000 modules to Ontario’s Hybridyne Power Systems.
Continue readingNevada Geothermal Power Announces Successful Drilling to Date Will Increase Production at Blue Mountain Faulkner
Nevada Geothermal Power Inc. (NGP) (TSX-V: NGP, OTC-BB: NGLPF)announce that it has completed two new deep injection wells that will enable the Faulkner 1 to operate at approximately 40 MW (net).
Continue readingInnovación activa un sistema que estima el potencial eólico en Andalucía
Permite ahorrar costes a las pymes que realizan la campaña de medición del viento para instalar aerogeneradores de pequeña potencia.
Continue readingWind Energy Market in Poland
The “Wind Energy Market in Poland” PWEA Conference is the largest event in the Polish wind power sector.
Continue readingIntegra Wind Services: New Jobs in Wind Energy in Oklahoma
As a start-up company, Integra Wind Services is looking to tap into wind energy. Over the next five years, Integra plans to hire 205 people from the greater Oklahoma City area. The average salary is $50,000 for qualified workers.
Continue readingGo Ahead for Offshore Wind farm
The go-ahead has been given for a major expansion of offshore wind power in the seas around Scotland.
Continue readingNew Wind Power Record in 2009 in Ontario
Wind energy generation in Ontario rose by more than 60 per cent over the previous year, Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) reported today in its analysis of 2009 data.
Continue readingThe Crown Estate Announces Round 3 Offshore Wind Development Partners
The Crown Estate has today announced the successful bidders for each of the nine Round 3 offshore wind power zones within UK waters.
Continue readingFluor Consortium Wins Exclusive Rights in Round 3 of UK Offshore Wind Farm
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that its UK division, Fluor Limited, and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc), have been awarded exclusive rights by The Crown Estate to develop the Round 3 offshore wind farm.
Continue readingE.ON welcomes award of South Coast Round 3 offshore wind farm zone
E.ON has today (JAN 8) welcomed the news that it has been awarded the exclusive right to develop a large-scale offshore wind farm off the Sussex coastline by The Crown Estate.
Continue readingCrown Estate To Develop 5GW Of Offshore Wind Off Scotland’s East Coast
Speaking at Bute House, Edinburgh, Gareth Baird, Scottish Commissioner of the Crown Estate, announced two successful consortia to develop offshore wind zones off Scotland.
Continue readingSeaEnergy and EDP win Moray wind offshore site
SeaEnergy and its partner EDP Renovveis have been awarded acreage by the Crown Estate to develop offshore wind farms in the Moray Firth, Scotland, with an approximate installed capacity of 1.3GW.
Continue readingIberdrola se adjudica en Reino Unido uno de los mayores parques eólicos marinos (7.200 MW)
La instalación, que se denominará East Anglia Array, podría empezar a construirse en 2015 y suministrar electricidad a cerca de cinco millones de hogares.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy Expansion Would Improve UK’s Energy Security
Potential for 6,400 additional wind turbines generating 32GW far exceeds previous plans. £75 billion offshore wind industry could support up to 70,000 clean energy jobs by 2020.
Continue readingCentrica awarded Round Three offshore wind power zone
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today welcomed the news that it has been successful in The Crown Estate’s Round Three offshore wind tendering process.
Continue readingOffshore wind power to provide 25% of electricity and 70,000 jobs by 2020 in UK
Wind power in the UK has just been given a massive shot in the arm with several large-scale new offshore projects in the pipeline.
Continue readingVattenfall Boosts Its Position in Offshore Wind Power in UK
Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have today been awarded the rights to develop a major offshore wind farm off the east coast of England in the North Sea.
Continue readingEDP Renovaveis Awarded 1.3 GW Moray Firth site in UK
EDP Renovaveis (EDPR) and SeaEnergy plc announced that they have been awarded acreage by The Crown Estate (Zone 1) to develop offshore wind farms in the Moray Firth, Scotland, with an installed capacity of 1.3 GW.
Continue readingIberdrola Renewables plans for wind power in the US receive boost with $600 million of incentives
Iberdrola Renewables has brought forward the planned construction of five new wind farms, with a combined 813 MW, thanks to the stimulus funds approved by the US government.
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