wind energy assessment News
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Accelerating the switch to renewable energy sources
New research explores ways to encourage the transition to renewable energy systems and reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The study highlights the long lead times to implement renewable energy initiatives and warns that many countries may suffer energy shortages in the coming decades, unless prompt action is taken. Over 80 per cent of global energy use is derived from fossil fuels and between 2005 ...
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New tool to assess the ecological impacts of offshore wind turbines
How do offshore wind farms affect marine wildlife? A new study outlines a systematic approach developed for Swedish waters that could also be useful for assessing wind energy impacts on the marine environment more widely. Under the 20-20-20 targets, the EU is committed to increasing the proportion of its energy that is produced from renewable resources to 20% by 2020. To address this challenge, ...
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Methods to resolve conflicts between energy production and nature conservation
The drive to increase renewable energy production can sometimes be at loggerheads with the desire to preserve natural landscapes. In this study, researchers from across Europe assessed the environmental impacts of renewable energies in the Alps, making key recommendations to resolve conflicts between different users of habitats. Renewable energy is a core part of strategies to mitigate climate ...
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Carbon Trust calls for businesses and consumers to ‘try before you buy’ a turbine
The Carbon Trust is launching a new online tool to help businesses and consumers considering installing a wind turbine to work out how much power it could generate alongside the cost and carbon savings. The tool will help ensure that small-scale turbines are installed in locations where they will deliver the most carbon and cost savings. By inputting a postcode, details about the surrounding ...
By Carbon Trust
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New Study by ArcVera Shows Texas Icing Event Led to Over $4 Billion Financial Loss for Wind Farms
ArcVera Renewables, a leading international provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and storage projects, recently published its report "ERCOT Market Cold Weather Failure 10-19 February 2021: Wind Energy Financial Losses and Corrective Actions".The study set out to quantify the lost energy production and calculate the financial impact of the rare Texas winter weather event. ...
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DNV GL maps wind energy production potential in Zambia, Tanzania and The Maldives for World Bank ESMAP project
DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has created the preliminary wind atlases for Zambia, Tanzania and The Maldives, as part of phase 1 of an Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) project funded by the World Bank. The project aims to reveal the true extent of wind energy production potential in each of the three countries. ...
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NREL releases estimate of national offshore wind energy potential
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announces the release of a new report that assesses the electricity generating potential of offshore wind resources in the United States. According to the Assessment of Offshore Wind Energy Resources for the United StatesPDF, 4,150 gigawatts of potential wind turbine nameplate capacity (maximum turbine capacity) ...
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SgurrEnergy advises on investment in world’s first floating offshore wind farm
SgurrEnergy, part of Wood Group’s clean energy business, acted as technical advisor for the investment in Hywind floating offshore wind farm. Located off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, it is the world’s first multi-turbine floating offshore wind farm. This project is an important milestone between demonstration and full commercialisation of floating wind. ...
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Nearly 100 NREL staff to discuss innovation at WREF 2012
Nearly 100 renewable energy experts from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE)’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have been selected to present at this year’s World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF) to be held in Denver, Colo., on May 13-17, at the Colorado Convention Center. NREL’s Director, Dan Arvizu, opens the conference as a keynote speaker at the May 14 plenary ...
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Homegrown BC wind energy a cost-effective and clean choice to meet increased electricity demand: Turbine prices drop 20 per cent while productivity increases 27 per cent since 2009
Wind energy is a cost-competitive and clean choice to supply the significant amounts of new electricity the province will require due to increased industrial development. The cost of developing clean wind energy has dropped significantly in the past three years while technology improvements have increased productivity, an analysis by GL Garrad Hassan has found. The report commissioned by ...
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