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.
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The 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 reading43-billion-dollar North Sea wind energy plan unveiled
Nine European countries have teamed up to plan a 30-billion-euro (43-billion-dollar) sustainable wind power project in the North Sea as part of efforts to address climate change and expand renewable energy.
Continue readingGermany still at top of wind power table in 2020
Germany will maintain its lead at the top of the European wind energy table in 2020 with a total installed capacity of up to 52,000MW, according to the latest figures calculated by the European Wind Energy Association.
Continue readingUK wind power industry welcomes Beauly-Denny power line
The UK wind energy industry trade body welcomed the Scottish Government?s decision to approve the Beauly-Denny power line as a vitally important step forward in delivering the UK?s 2020 renewable target.
Continue readingIberdrola head he world?s largest RDI project into marine renewable energy
A total of 19 companies and 25 research centres will take part in the Ocean Lider project over the next three years with a budget of ?30 million.
Continue readingSolar Mission will launch India as a leading PV Market
70% year-on-year growth needed to achieve 20,000 MW goal in 2022. India already has the world?s best solar resources, and solar energy could offer a solution.
Continue readingMaximum coverage of demand by wind power in Spain: 54,1%
During the early hours of 30 December, a new record of wind energy in Spain was reached. At 3:50 am wind power generation covered 54.1% of the demand.
Continue readingPatrick-Murray Administration Awards Contract for Development of Wind Turbine
Woburn company will install 1.5 megawatt wind turbine to help green the state’s transportation system and promote the Massachusetts clean energy economy.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables adelanta la construcción de cinco parques eólicos en Estados Unidos
Iberdrola Renovables durante 2009 logró 577 millones de dólares de los fondos de estímulo a las energías renovables en Estados Unidos.
Continue readingNew knowledge about materials to increase wind turbine reliability
Funding has been granted for a new centre at Risø DTU to increase the operating reliability of wind turbines. The research will also examine materials, the design and manufacture of the wind turbine blade.
Continue readingWind Power Project Would Not Impact Endangered Bird
A recently released independent scientific peer review confirms that a proposed wind energy project near Naselle, Washington, will not have a significant impact on the marbled murrelet.
Continue readingICE inaugura un parque eólico de 49,5 megavatios en Costa Rica
Costa Rica ya tiene 115 MW de energía eólica en 5 parques: Guanacaste con 50 MW, Tejona con con 20 MW, Movasa con 19,2 MW, Pesa con 19 MW y Aeroenergía con 6,8 MW.
Continue readingKenya plans 10 MW wind energy project
Kenya invited on Tuesday tenders for the construction of a 10 megawatt wind power project on the outskirts of the capital, after receiving a 20-million-euro loan from Spain.
Continue readingAMSC Signs Contract to Develop 5 Megawatt Wind Turbines with China?s Dongfang Turbine
American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: AMSC) announced that has signed a contract with Dongfang Turbine to develop 5 megawatt (MW) full conversion wind turbines for the offshore wind power market.
Continue readingA-Power Signs License Agreement with W2E Technologies
A-Power Energy Generation Systems, Ltd. (Nasdaq: APWR) (“A-Power”) announced it has signed a technology license agreement with W2E Technologies GmbH (“W2E Technologies”) to manufacture T8x 2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingDust off record books–Spain, Portugal hit new wind highs
2009 closed with a figurative bang in the wind integration field, with Spain setting a new national record December 30–54% of instantaneous electricity supply.
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