onshore wind farm News
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Consent secured for largest onshore wind farm in Europe
Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) has been granted consent by Scottish Ministers to develop in southern Scotland a wind farm with a total capacity of up to 456MW. The wind farm will be built in two phases and, on completion, will be the largest onshore wind farm in Europe. The wind farm, known as Clyde, is located between Biggar and Moffat. It became part of SSE’s development portfolio when ...
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Ripple Energy seeks crowdfunding for wind farm co-ownership venture
The campaign is apparently open to anyone who wishes to invest amounts between £10 to £1million Ripple Energy has recently confirmed that it has started a crowdfunding drive for enabling its first wind farm this year, aiming to expand its vision of allowing customers to co-own as well as be direct energy users of onshore wind power projects throughout the U.K. Sources familiar with ...
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New index to rank acceptability of onshore wind farms
A new study has developed a scoring system that could help authorities approve proposals for onshore wind plants. It considered four aspects of a wind farm: the technical properties, the social impact, the environmental impact and the share of earnings offered as compensation for any negative effects. The EU climate change and energy package1 has set a number of targets to be met by 2020, ...
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Giant British wind farm plans blown away
The Scottish government has a number of powers separate from the British government in London, including planning and environment policy. Lewis Wind Power, a consortium of AMEC and British Energy, had proposed constructing 181 turbines, with a capacity of 651.6 megawatts -- enough to meet the average domestic electricity requirement of more than 20 percent of Scotland's population. 'The Lewis ...
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Ørsted takes final investment decision on Farranrory Onshore Wind Farm in Ireland
The wind farm, which will consist of nine wind turbines and have the capacity to generate 43.2 MW of green electricity, is expected to be fully operational by the summer of 2026. This will bring Ørsted’s operational capacity across solar power and onshore wind in Ireland and Northern Ireland to over 500 MW. The FID follows the project’s successful bid under the Irish ...
By Ørsted A/S
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WISE Power launches online engagement tool for onshore wind farms in Europe
The project website - WE Engage - aims to foster public support for onshore wind power through information and advice to communities, Transmission System Operators, developers and local authorities. The interactive platform creates a one-stop shop for information-sharing, which allows groups and individuals to have a say in the siting and expansion of wind projects. The online tool also includes ...
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Paldiski onshore wind farm officially opened in Estonia
Eighteen GE 2.5-100 Wind Turbines to Mark Company’s Debut in the Country 45 Megawatts of Wind Power to Increase Estonia’s Renewable Energy Capacity Estonia in Pole Position to Reach the 2020 Renewable Energy Targets GE (NYSE: GE) announced today the opening of the Paldiski Wind Farm on the Pakri peninsula in northwestern Estonia. With 18 GE 2.5-100 wind turbines, the Paldiski ...
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RWE to extend Polish wind portfolio to 240 MW
Poland is an important core market for RWE. The construction work for the erection of 14 wind power systems at Nowy Staw near the city of Gdansk is starting today. RWE Innogy has been operating a wind farm with a capacity of 45 megawatts (MW) here since 2013, which is now being extended by 28 MW. The systems of the manufacturer Senvion have a capacity of two MW each. All in all, the Nowy Staw ...
By RWE AG
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Windy Rig construction keeps it local
Construction is expected to take around 16 months, with the project due to reach operational stage in 2021. Ionic Consulting are supporting Statkraft as Owner’s Engineer during construction, with RJ McLeod completing the Civil Works and Powersystems UK providing the Electrical Works. Windy Rig wind farm is a subsidy free project located in Dumfries & Galloway and was ...
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IEA report shows global transition to renewables is underway
The report – World Energy Outlook 2015 – highlights that renewable energy installations accounted for almost half of the world's new power generation capacity in 2014. As a result, renewables have already become the second-largest source of electricity. Dickson said: "The IEA's World Energy Outlook shows that the transformation of the world's power systems is unfolding before our ...
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Powersystems Announce Electrical Works Contract For Glen Kyllachy Onshore Wind Farm
Powersystems has announced it has been awarded the electrical balance of plant contract by Scottish company RJ Mcleod who are a highly experienced civils contractor based in Dingwall – who have been appointed to construct the 50MW Glen Kyllachy wind farm on behalf of their mutual client Innogy Renewables. Experience in the design and installation of high voltage electrical infrastructure ...
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SPIE Nederland Takes Part in the Construction of one of the Largest Onshore Wind Farms in the Netherlands
The consortium Ventus Zeewolde, consisting of the companies SPIE Nederland B.V., CG and Dura Vermeer B.V. won the contract for the "Balance of Plant" for one of the biggest wind farm projects in the Netherlands. The Wind farm is located in the south of Flevoland. The wind farm will contain 36 Wind Turbine Generators and foundations, the electrical wind farm infrastructure, access roads, crane ...
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Esri European wind user group finds new uses for GIS
Redlands, California—European wind energy professionals gathered in Dublin, Ireland, recently to discuss innovative ways to meet renewable-energy demands using the Esri ArcGIS platform. Members of the Esri European Wind User Group shared how they apply ArcGIS maps, apps, and tools to offshore and onshore wind-farm development, planning, engineering, construction, operations, and ...
By Esri
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Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 7–20 October 2010
Below is a roundup of news from or about Sub-Saharan Africa for the period 7–20 October 2010 Cattle plague eradicated, scientists announce Scientists celebrated the eradication of the deadly cattle plague rinderpest last Friday (15 October). It is only the second time, following the eradication of smallpox 30 years ago, that a viral disease has been wiped out. The UN Food and Agriculture ...
By SciDev.Net
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RWE to extend wind power portfolio in Poland
RWE Innogy is to commence construction work on their 7th wind farm, Opalenica, in Poland this week. The plant manufacturer Nordex will build seven wind power turbines with a capacity of 2.4 megawatts (MW) each in the region of Poznan. Altogether, the wind farm will have an installed capacity of around 17 MW and will supply an equivalent of around 21,000 Polish households with green electricity ...
By RWE AG
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RWE to extend wind power portfolio in Poland
RWE Innogy is to commence construction work on their 7th wind farm, Opalenica, in Poland this week. The plant manufacturer Nordex will build seven wind power turbines with a capacity of 2.4 megawatts (MW) each in the region of Poznan. Altogether, the wind farm will have an installed capacity of around 17 MW and will supply an equivalent of around 21,000 Polish households with green electricity ...
By RWE AG
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Frost & Sullivan: Banking on Europe`s offshore wind industry
The offshore wind industry has already garnered government support and is increasingly piquing the interest of the private sector thanks to its ability to contribute significantly to the European renewable energy targets of 2020. As installed capacity continues to grow, and market share increases, the banking sector will continue to become progressively more involved in this industry. The ...
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Siemens Gamesa service terms for record PPA show growing risk comfort
Siemens Gamesa's 25-year service contract for Norsk Hydro's longest-ever wind purchase in Sweden highlights an increasing appetite for long-term performance risk in the highly competitive operations and maintenance (O&M) market. In July, Norwegian aluminium company Norsk Hydro signed a 29-year wind purchase contract with Green Investment Group (GIG), a subsidiary of Macquarie, for a new ...
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The Economist: An innovative approach to making electricity from the wind
The wind blows more strongly at higher altitudes. That is why wind turbines have grown ever taller. The blade tips of today’s biggest now reach up a dizzying 260 metres, the height of the Transamerica building in San Francisco. Many dream of capturing stronger winds even higher up than that, but building taller turbine masts and constructing blades able to withstand the terrifying ...
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EU reaches 100 GW wind power milestone
100 GW of wind power can generate electricity over a year to meet the total consumption of 57 million households, equivalent to the power production of 39 nuclear power plants. It took the European wind energy sector some twenty years to get the first 10 GW grid connected. It only needed 13 years to add an additional 90 GW. Half of the total European wind power capacity has been installed over ...
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