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Independent report advises EC to support the development of Airborne Wind Energy technology
On behalf of the European Commission, Ecorys studied the potential of the emerging Airborne Wind Energy (AWE) technology together with Fraunhofer IWES, NLR and the Politechnic University of Milan. The aim of the research was to provide clear insight into the AWE sector in order to facilitate the best use of investments for the further development of Airborne Wind Energy Systems. The ...
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Global Inverter Market for Renewable Energy Systems
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Inverter Market for Renewable Energy Systems http://www.reportlinker.com/p0925229/Global-Inverter-Market-for-Renewable-Energy-Systems.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy This research service analyzes the market for inverters employed in renewable energy ...
By ReportLinker
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Avionics system for demonstrator undergoing first simulation tests
Ampyx Power is making progress on the flight computer for AP3, our pre-commercial demonstrator that is currently being built at our workshop. The avionics system is designed for AP3, but also for the scaled up, commercial version of our Airborne Wind Energy System. Ampyx Power has chosen off-the-shelf available hardware for the navigation sensors, board computer and real-time operating system. ...
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Gamesa agrees sale of 30 MW wind farm in Catalonia to Greentech Energy Systems
Gamesa, a global leader in the design, manufacture and maintenance of wind turbines and a benchmark wind farm developer, has agreed the sale of a 30 MW wind farm development located in Tarragona (Spain) to Greentech Energy Systems, a Dutch wind farm developer with a pipeline in Denmark, Germany, Italy, Norway and Poland. This wind farm, developed and built by Gamesa's wind farm development ...
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New British Renewable Energy Record as Wind Smashes 16 Gigawatt Threshold
RenewableUK is highlighting a new renewable energy record set on Sunday, when wind generated more than 16 gigawatts (GW) of electricity in Britain for the first time, providing more than 40% of the country's power. The record was set on the evening of December 8, with wind generating up to 16.162GW according to National Grid. Their data shows that overall on Sunday wind provided 43.7% of British ...
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Europe-wide standardised outdoor tests for PV modules
The Fraunhofer IWES in Kassel, Germany and the association DERlab e.V. are presenting for the first time Europe-wide stan-dardised outdoor tests for PV modules at the world’s largest so-lar energy conference EU PVSEC. Module manufacturers sell their products all over the world. And yet, since unified standards are lacking, a location-specific, direct product comparison has not been possible. ...
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IFAT CHINA 2008: Wind energy – the eco-power of the future
The potential is there, and so is the technology and political will. In China things look good for a rapid expansion in the exploitation of wind energy. The environmental trade fair IFAT CHINA, which takes place from 23 to 25 September 2008 in Shanghai, is a chance to find out all about this market and to review the associated technology. China´s economic boom has also brought with it a huge ...
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IEG: Key wind, the leading wind power event is back
The Mediterranean´s leading trade show event for the wind power sector, promoted in Italy by ANEV, will be staged at Rimini Expo Centre from 6th to 9th November, together with Key Energy Key Wind, Italy´s event of reference for the wind power sector, will be held at Rimini Expo Centre from 6th to 9th November 2018. The Show is organized by Italian Exhibition Group as part of Key ...
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Fowke addresses House Energy and Power Subcommittee
On Tuesday, March 5, 2013, Ben Fowke, chairman, president and CEO of Xcel Energy, addressed the U.S. House Subcommittee on Energy and Power. His comments emphasized the critical role that fuel diversity, including fossil fuels and renewable resources, and federal incentives such as a customer renewable credit play in ensuring Americans have clean, reliable energy at a competitive price. "The ...
By Xcel Energy
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Dominion Receives Federal Grant to Evaluate Ways to Reduce Cost of Offshore Wind Generation
Dominion (NYSE: D) has received a two-year, $500,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to look for ways to reduce the cost of offshore wind electricity generation by at least 25 percent. "One of the biggest challenges to off-shore wind generation is bringing down the cost so it can be more competitive with other forms of electric power generation," said Mary C. Doswell, senior vice ...
By Dominion
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Phaesun Offgrid-Specialist sponsors solar lamps and energy store for world record attempt in LEGOLAND® theme park in Germany
Memmingen, 30 March 2010. The Australian marine biologist Lloyd Godson is going to start a spectacular attempt to set a new world record in the Bavarian LEGOLAND® theme park in Germany today. For a fortnight, the adventurer will stay in a 4m² under water home without coming up to surface. With 2.500 watt hours, Godson will try to generate the largest amount of electricity ever produced by under ...
By Phaesun GmbH
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SMA Upgrades Efficiency, Power Output of Sunny Island Inverters
SMA has released its new Sunny Island 4548-US and 6048-US off-grid solar inverters for the North American market. Expanding upon the proven technology of the Sunny Island 5048-US, these devices reach a new maximum efficiency of 96 percent and CEC-weighted efficiencies up to 94.5 percent, as well as up to a 20 percent increase in power output for the Sunny Island 6048-US. The Sunny Island 4548-US ...
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Capacitors For Renewable Energy Systems: World Market Outlook: 2013-2018
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Capacitors For Renewable Energy Systems: World Market Outlook: 2013-2018 http://www.reportlinker.com/p01087479/Capacitors-For-Renewable-Energy-Systems-World-Market-Outlook-2013-2018.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy Details This new report from Paumanok ...
By ReportLinker
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Greece must embrace renewable energy to meet Kyoto targets
Unlike most other EU Member States, Greece was allowed a limited increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the Kyoto Protocol (25 per cent by 2012 compared with 1990 levels). However, at current rates of increasing emissions, it is unlikely to keep within this limit. Recent research suggests that measures promoting renewable energy supply (RES) power generation, combined heat and power ...
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Apex BP Solar off-grid department transferred to Phaesun France SAS - off-grid specialist from Memmingen/Germany opens branch in France
Due to its growth and a correspondingly growing customer base, BP Solar has decided to work with specialised Off-Grid Master Partners to be able to provide its customer network and key accounts with an efficient and high quality service. In this context, BP Solar and Phaesun GmbH agreed on the transfer of the Off-Grid systems department of the French BP Solar subsidiary to Phaesun. In the ...
By Phaesun GmbH
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Xcel Energy No. 1 Wind Energy Provider
Xcel Energy remains the number one utility provider of wind energy in the United States, according to a newly released report from the American Wind Energy Association. This is the ninth consecutive year that Xcel Energy has led the nation in providing wind energy to its customers. At the end of 2012, Xcel Energy had nearly 4,900 megawatts of wind electricity generating capacity on its ...
By Xcel Energy
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Modular Wind Energy Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Modular Wind Energy (www.modwind.com), a manufacturer of innovative rotor blades for large-size wind turbines, has achieved certification from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) as an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems compliant organization for the design, manufacture, installation, and service of wind turbine blades. LRQA is accredited by American National Accreditation Board ...
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Connexion Debuts Clean Energy Solutions at the 2011 ComEd Energy Expo
The Energy Efficiency Expo returned to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center last week for its 2nd year bringing together some 1,000 decision-makers from ComEd's largest business customers - senior management, chief engineers, energy managers, facility managers, and plant managers - all looking for energy efficiency solutions for their organizations. As the sole Platinum Sponsor of this ...
By Connexion
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EU wind industry skills shortage: over 5,000 more workers needed per year
The European wind industry faces a severe skills shortage of around 5,500 appropriately qualified staff per year. This shortfall could climb to 18,000 by 2030 - nearly 5% of the entire wind industry workforce - if numbers of suitable workers don’t increase. The warning comes in a report to be published by the EU’s Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind), based on research by ...
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Offshore Wind Energy Market Worth to Reach Reach USD 87.5 Billion by 2026
According to the Research Report, The global offshore wind energy market in 2019 was approximately USD 36.07 Billion. The market is expected to grow above a CAGR of 13.5% and is anticipated to reach over USD 87.5 Billion by 2026. Also called as offshore wind power, offshore wind energy is the renewable energy production from the wind farms constructed off the shore to harvest wind energy for ...
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