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Knockaneden wind farm awards €9,000 to the local community
Knockaneden wind farm, owned by Caherciveen Wind Ltd and operated by Mainstream Renewable Power, has awarded €9,000 to local community initiatives in the second year of its annual community fund awards. The wind farm which is located in the townland of Knockaneden, Co. Kerry is now in its third year of operation. The community fund programme awards €1,000 per megawatt to the local ...
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NRDC REPORTS: Typical Wind Farm Supports Nearly 1,100 Jobs; Adds Millions of Dollars to Local Communities
Each major wind farm in America creates nearly 1,100 jobs and can add tens of millions of dollars in new taxes and other benefits to the communities where they're located, according to two new reports from the Natural Resources Defense Council. A new 250-megawatt wind farm will create 1,079 jobs throughout the many steps of building that wind farm, according to the NRDC report "American Wind ...
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Measuring emotional response and acceptance of wind turbines
Wind energy will likely continue to play a leading role in reaching the EU’s renewable energy targets. However, in some areas wind turbines face social opposition based in large part on the visual impact of wind turbines in the landscape. A new study outlines a novel methodology to measure emotional response to wind turbine visuals, which may assist wind farm planners in gauging public ...
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Masdar and Uzbekistan Government sign PPA agreement to develop landmark 500MW wind project
Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed an agreement with the Ministry of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan and JSC National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan to design, finance, build and operate a 500-megawatt utility-scale wind farm project. The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Investment Agreement was signed during a virtual ...
By MASDAR
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Biral Partnership Offers Real-World Safety Benefits to the Wind Turbine Sector
Meteorological equipment specialists Biral has been working closely with ORE Catapult to further develop its BTD-350 thunderstorm and lightning detection system for offshore wind farms and is installing its technology for testing at the Catapult’s 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine in Fife. ORE Catapult was established in 2013 by the UK Government and is part of a network of Catapults ...
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EBRD finances construction of new wind farm in Bulgaria
€60 million syndicated loan to build Suvorovo wind farm The EBRD is supporting the development of renewable energy in Bulgaria with a €60 million syndicated loan to Eolica Bulgaria to finance the development of the Suvorovo wind farm, in the north-eastern region of the country. Similar to many countries in the region, Bulgaria relies significantly on thermal and nuclear sources to satisfy its ...
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New partnership offers real-world safety benefits to the wind turbine sector
Meteorological equipment specialists Biral has been working closely with ORE Catapult to further develop its BTD-350 thunderstorm and lightning detection system for offshore wind farms and is installing its technology for testing at the Catapult’s 7MW Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine in Fife. ORE Catapult was established in 2013 by the UK Government and is part of a network of Catapults ...
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The Spanish government launches a plan to support the Spanish wind energy industry
The Wind Energy Industry Stimulus Plan (PRIE, under its Spanish form) was presented on October 15th at the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (MINETUR). At the event, chaired by the Secretary of State for Energy, Alberto Nadal, participated the General Directors of Industry and SMEs, Innovation and Competitiveness, and International Trade and Investment, Victor Audera, María Luisa ...
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Ex-Im Bank Provides $159 Million in Trade Finance for Pennsylvania Manufacturer to Export Turbines to Wind Farm in Honduras
WASHINGTON, - Gamesa Wind US LLC, a wind-turbine manufacturer headquartered in Langhorne, Pa., will export equipment and services for the Cerro de Hula Wind Farm, the first utility-scale wind project in Honduras, with the support of project financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank). Ex-Im Bank's $159 million direct loan to the project sponsor, Energia Eolica de ...
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Esri Launches European Wind User Group
Wind energy professionals across Europe now have a local source for the exchange of ideas, success stories, and information about geospatial technology for on- and offshore wind farms: the Esri European Wind User Group. The group's mission is to discuss the best ways to meet daily challenges and learn how proven applications of geographic information system (GIS) technology from Esri and its ...
By Esri
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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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ClimateCare helps drive renewable energy provision in Turkey
Businesses that choose to offset their carbon emissions by purchasing Gold Standard Voluntary Emissions Reduction (VER) credits, such as the 289,000 issued today by the Aliağa Wind Farm project, are changing the make-up of Turkey’s energy provision. Through carbon finance, ClimateCare is helping make it commercially viable for developers to exploit Turkey’s strong wind supply to ...
By ClimateCare
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GE Bringing 45 Megawatts of Advanced Wind Turbine Technology to Estonia
GE (NYSE: GE) wind turbine technology is making its debut in Estonia, one of Europe’s most promising wind sectors, by supplying 18 wind turbines for the Paldiski Wind Farm. Located in northwestern Estonia near the city of Paldiski on the Parki peninsula, the wind farm will be operated by Eesti Energia AS and Nelja Energia OÜ. Each operator is buying nine turbines from GE. In addition, ...
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Dominion Virginia Power Offshore Wind Study Recommends Ocean Substations Be Added in Atlantic
One offshore substation platform with two 230,000-volt power lines is appropriate to transmit to shore every 500-700 megawatts of wind-generated electricity constructed off the coast of Virginia, a study done at Dominion Virginia Power's request recommends. The report, completed by ABB Power Systems Consulting, evaluated the offshore transmission options to support future projects and built its ...
By Dominion
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SSE Renewables Selects GE Turbines for Scottish Wind Farm in the Highlands
33 GE 2.85-100 Wind Turbines Will Power the Dunmaglass Wind Farm GE Designed Wind Turbines Specifically for the Site to Meet Specific Requirements Second Project with SSE and GE in Scotland Announced in 2014 Further advancing the growth of renewable energy throughout the United Kingdom, GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it will supply SSE Renewables with 33 GE 2.85-100 wind turbines for ...
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Alstom Receives Frost & Sullivan Award for Outstanding Technology Innovation
Alstom Grid has been honoured with Frost & Sullivan's 2012 European Award for Technology Innovation, for achievement in the voltage source converter (VSC) high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology market. This prestigious accolade was presented to the French industrial group at the 2012 Excellence in European Best Practices Awards Banquet, at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel ...
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The Energy Co-op`s EcoChoice100 Renewable Energy Option Now Green-e Certified
SAN FRANCISCO, January 17, 2013 /3BL Media/ - Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) today announced that the Philadelphia, PA–based Energy Co-op’s 100 percent renewable energy option EcoChoice100 is Green-e® Energy certified. EcoChoice100 sources from solar and wind based in Pennsylvania as part of the ChoosePAWind initiative, and is available to customers in the state. The Energy ...
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Canada Hot Global Wind Market for GE
GE (NYSE: GE) advanced technology wind turbines have been selected to power nine new wind projects in the province of Ontario, Canada, adding approximately 650 megawatts of clean energy to the province’s electricity grid. When the projects are fully built out by 2015, GE wind turbines will be delivering approximately 1,200 megawatts of wind energy in ...
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Harnessing Turkey’s Strong Winds, GE- and GAMA-Owned Wind Farm Now Powering the Country, a First for Their Joint Venture
Turkey’s newest wind farm – the first owned by a joint venture of GAMA Holding A.S. and GE (NYSE:GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services – is now selling clean electricity and helping the country meet its renewable energy generation targets, the companies announced today at an American Council on Renewable Energy conference in New York. The ...
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Cost of turning off UK wind farms reached record high in 2021
Investing in more long duration electricity storage, such as expanding Drax’s Cruachan pumped storage hydro plant in Scotland, would mean more excess renewable power could be stored and made available when required, cutting costs and carbon emissions. The cost of turning off UK wind farms to manage the electricity system rose from almost £300m during 2020 to over £500m in ...
By Drax Group
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