wind energy technology News
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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 Energy News: Tomorrow`s energy with an innovative drone
Join Ampyx Power on its journey to tomorrow’s energy. Ampyx Power develops a disruptive next generation wind energy technology with a drone attached to a cable. With this technology, the cost of wind power, both on- and offshore, can be dramatically reduced, while simultaneously reducing visual, noise and environmental impact of wind power installations. When flying a kite at ...
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How wind energy could provide up to 28% of EU electricity consumption by 2030
In its newly released Strategic Research Agenda, the European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind) presents an ambitious vision in which over a quarter of the EU’s electricity could be provided by wind in 2030. It describes the research priorities that tie in with this vision, and the financial and human resources these priorities will entail. According to the Strategic Research Agenda ...
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Wind energy grows 45% in 2007
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) reported last week record growth in wind power generation with 5,244 megawatts of capacity installed in 2007 — a 45% increase reflecting $9 billion in investment and 30% of all new power generating capacity in 2007. 2008, however, will likely show growing pains as there is a current shortage of wind turbines, a situation that the AWEA sees as a big ...
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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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GreenBlu awarded Phase I SBIR from U.S. DOE Offices of Advanced Manufacturing and Geothermal Energy
The U.S. Department of Energy Announces $46 Million for Small Business Research and Development Grants EERE Helps American Small Businesses with $21.6 Million for Phase I Innovation Projects Nine EERE technology offices will fund 109 awards under 12 topics – one for each office (Advanced Manufacturing Office (AMO), Bioenergy Technologies Office, Building Technologies Office, Fuel Cell ...
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NREL Fills Leadership Role at Wind Technology Center
Dr. Daniel Laird will join the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory on Oct. 12 as director of the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC), the country's premier wind energy technology research facility. Laird, who earned his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Madison-Wisconsin, is relocating from the Energy Department's Sandia National Laboratories in ...
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Wind energy’s most prestigious prize goes to Professor Arthouros Zervos
The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA. Speaking at the presentation of the award at the conference dinner of the EWEA 2013 Annual Event in Vienna, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Christian Kjaer said “It is hard to know where to begin to describe this year’s winner’s achievements. They are not limited to one area of ...
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Acciona to invest in renewable energy & infra projects in Philippines
Acciona S.A., a Spanish infrastructure company, has reportedly announced the expansion of its operations in Philippines and plans to recruit more manpower as it looks for opportunities in the renewable energy sector in collaboration with a local company. Reports cite, Acciona is weighing the potential of entering into a power purchase deal with private firms, especially large industrial ...
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Denmark generates 140% of energy from wind power
On July 09, 2015, Denmark reached a renewable energy milestone by becoming the first country to generate 140% of its energy needs with wind power. According to The Guardian, the surplus energy was redistributed to neighboring Germany, Norway, and Sweden. The country is known for being a pioneer of wind energy technology with a long history of manufacturers such as Vestas and Siemens Wind Power. ...
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Spain was in 2013 the first country where wind energy was the first source of electricity for an entire year
For the first time in history, wind has been the primary source of electricity in Spain in a whole year. In fact, Spain is the first country in the world where wind is ranked as the technology that contributes most to the power demand coverage for an entire year. According to the 2013 advance report of the system operator Red Eléctrica de España (REE), the power demand coverage ...
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Secretary of Energy Rick Perry Announces $18.5 Million for Offshore Wind Research
Today (12/12), U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced $18.5 million in new Department of Energy (DOE) funding for an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium that will conduct U.S.-specific research aimed at reducing the cost of offshore wind in the U.S. This consortium will be a cooperative private-public innovation hub addressing topics, including wind plant technology ...
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DOE Funding Notice: $10M in Funding to Develop Clean Energy Interconnection Tools
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) recently announced the Solar and Wind Interconnection for Future Transmission (SWIFTR) funding opportunity, which will provide up to $10 million to develop new analytical tools and approaches that will accelerate the reliable interconnection of renewable energy into the electrical ...
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Survey Reveals Projections for Lower Wind Energy Costs
The cost of producing electricity via wind power is expected to fall 24-30 percent by 2030 and 35-41 percent by 2050, according to a survey of the world's foremost wind power experts. Cost reductions are anticipated as a function of continued advancements in wind energy technology. These findings are detailed in new study published in the journal Nature Energy and conducted by the Energy ...
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Energy Secretary Granholm Announces Ambitious New 30GW Offshore Wind Deployment Target by 2030
Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm (March 29) joined the Secretaries of the Interior and Commerce at a White House roundtable meeting to announce a national goal to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030. This effort is expected to support approximately 77,000 jobs in industry and surrounding communities, generate electricity to power over 10 million American homes, and cut 78 million ...
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EU destroys competitiveness - throws away 1.1 billion Euros per day
More wind energy will increase Europe's competitiveness, which is being undermined by increasing fossil fuel import costs. As EU Heads of State and Government meet to discuss Europe's energy policy on 22 May, they should remember that the EU paid 406 billion Euros for oil and gas imports in 2012 (1.1 billion Euros per day), 3.2% of its GDP. The bill has gone up by 200 billion Euros over the past ...
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Connecting the Dots: Putting Offshore Wind Energy to Work
By Tiffany Plate, NREL The most recent U.S. Census states that 44.4 million people, or nearly 14% of the population, live along the Atlantic Coast. That is a lot of people—who need a lot of electricity. And as the country pushes to decarbonize the energy sector, that power needs to increasingly come from renewable sources, like solar and wind. But densely populated coastlines often do not ...
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US$50m for green energy in Argentinian rural areas
The World Bank has approved US$50 million to support the Renewable Energy in the Rural Market Project (PERMER), an innovative program providing clean energy to rural communities in Argentina. Through this new initiative, more rural communities will be receiving reliable electricity using renewable energy technologies. An additional 15,500 new solar home systems will be built, and 140 thermal ...
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GE 1.5-Megawatt wind turbine commissioned for DOE program designed to move US wind energy technology forward
As part of a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) initiative to drive new levels of performance in wind turbine technology, which will help ensure further U.S. wind industry growth, a GE (NYSE: GE) 1.5-megawatt wind turbine today was commissioned at the National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Boulder, Colo. Building off the experience of the country’s largest installed turbine base, the GE 1.5 ...
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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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