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Clean currents announces `Wind Powered Baltimore Week`
Maryland based Clean Currents is hosting Wind Powered Baltimore Week October 15 – 21st, 2012 to celebrate Baltimore’s growing community of businesses, non-profits, and homes powered by wind. The week long recognition of green energy powered organizations includes events, promotions, and kicks off this year’s Green Neighborhood Challenge. Over 35 businesses and community groups ...
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Inox Wind signs landmark agreement with AMSC for the launch of 3MW Wind turbines in India
Inox Wind Limited, one of India’s leading wind energy solutions provider, has signed an exclusive agreement with AMSC (NASDAQ:AMSC), a global solutions provider serving the wind and power grid industry, to launch the 3MW wind turbine which is especially suitable for low wind regimes in India. The 3MW wind turbine platform is a globally operating and proven platform. This agreement comes on ...
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AMSC and ComEd Agree to Install Resilient Electric Grid System in Chicago
AMSC, a global energy solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, announced this week that it has entered into an agreement with ComEd, which delivers electricity to more than 4 million customers in northern Illinois, to deploy AMSC’s high temperature superconductor technology which is expected to make the electric grid even more reliable for ComEd customers.The project is ...
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Wind energy bumps into power grid`s limits
When the builders of the Maple Ridge Wind farm spent US$320 million to put nearly 200 wind turbines in upstate New York, the idea was to get paid for producing electricity. But at times, regional electric lines have been so congested that Maple Ridge has been forced to shut down even with a brisk wind blowing. That is a symptom of a broad national problem. Expansive dreams about renewable ...
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A powerful combination of partners
The organizers of Wind Power Asia/Clean Energy Expo China (WPA/CEEC 2010), the China Energy Council (CEC), Koelnmesse and CCPIT Beijing, this week announced that the Asian Wind Energy Exhibition organized by the China Machinery Enterprise Management Association (CMMA) will be incorporated into the existing exhibition, creating a powerful synergy from the combination of both events. The combined ...
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NREL Study: Active Power Control of Wind Turbines Can Improve Power Grid Reliability
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), along with partners from the Electric Power Research Institute and the University of Colorado have completed a comprehensive study to understand how wind power technology can assist the power grid by controlling the active power output being placed onto the system. The rest of the power system’s resources have ...
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New IEC Standard to help improve wind turbine quality
Wind power technology has seen remarkable developments in recent years, spurred on by its promise as a dependable source of renewable energy. As a result, it has moved from a niche form of power generation to acquire complete legitimacy in the energy sector. To respond to this rapid evolution in the technology, the IEC has published the second edition of its Standard for measuring the power ...
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NREL study shows 20 percent wind is possible by 2024
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) released the Eastern Wind Integration and Transmission Study (EWITS). This unprecedented two-and-a-half year technical study of future high-penetration wind scenarios was designed to analyze the economic, operational, and technical implications of shifting 20 percent or more of the Eastern Interconnection’s ...
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Specialty Products Inc. Offers Cutting Edge Technology and 24/7 Tech Support
With more than 40 years of experience in the plural component polymers industry, Specialty Products, Inc. (SPI) offers turn-key polyurea solutions, spray and pour foams, state-of-the-art equipment, and custom formulations to clients across various markets in the US and abroad. Outstanding customer service and an in-house R&D team are among the strongest attributes of the company. SPI is able ...
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Nepal to finalise national wind policy
KATHMANDU] Nepal is set to finalise a draft national wind policy in the coming months, to harness wind energy's potential as a solution to its current energy crisis. The policy, prepared by Nepal's national wind task force (NWTF), will be finalised in the next three months, said NWTF member Manoj Kumar Mishra at a national workshop on wind energy this week (31 January). It aims to attract ...
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RENAC Introduces New Online Training Programme: Green Hydrogen and Renewable Power-to-X (PtX) Professional
In 2022, the Renewables Academy (RENAC) launches the new six-month online training programme, Green Hydrogen and Renewable Power-to-X (PtX) Professional. It includes 10 courses that cover the most important technical and economic aspects of green hydrogen and PtX. A unique calculation tool for green hydrogen generation cost is also part of this new training programme. Green Hydrogen and Renewable ...
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New study sheds light on the growing US wind power market
For the fourth consecutive year, the U.S. was home to the fastest-growing wind power market in the world in 2008, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Energy and prepared by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). Specifically, U.S. wind power capacity additions increased by 60 percent in 2008, representing a $16 billion investment in new wind projects. “At ...
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Holiday giving Campaign to benefit solar cookers in Haiti
Clean Currents today announced it is partnering with Solar Cookers International for its annual holiday giving campaign. From now through January 12, 2011, which is the one-year anniversary of Haiti's devastating earthquake, Clean Currents will donate a portion of proceeds from every residential wind power enrollment to the purchase and distribution of solar cookers in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. ...
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Golden West Power Partners Select 147 GE 1.7-100 Brilliant Wind Turbines to Power Colorado Wind Farm
GE’s 1.7-100 Wind Turbine, Most Efficient in Its Class, Selected for This Project Golden West Wind Farm Will Provide Nearly 250 Megawatts of Wind Power to the Colorado Grid GE to Provide Five-Year Full Service Agreement for Golden West Wind Farm GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it will supply Golden West Power Partners LLC with 147 GE 1.7-100 brilliant wind turbines for the ...
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McLean’s Mountain Wind Farm to be Powered by GE Turbines
Northland Power and Mnidoo Mnising Power’s McLean’s Mountain Wind Farm on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Will be Powered by 24 GE Wind Turbines McLean’s Mountain Wind Farm Will Provide 60 Megawatts of Wind Power to the Ontario Grid GE Will Provide around-the-Clock Innovative Remote Monitoring and Diagnostics and 10-Year Service Agreement for Operations and Maintenance GE ...
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Ambri Inc. Secures $144M Financing for Battery Technology for Daily Cycling Long Duration Energy Storage Applications
Ambri Inc. has announced that it has secured a $144 million financing to commercialize and grow its daily cycling, long-duration system technology, and to build a domestic manufacturing facility. The latest round of financing was led by strategic investors Reliance New Energy Solar Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited, Paulson & Co. Inc., and includes Ambri’s ...
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Filthy India air cutting 660 million lives short by 3 years
India's filthy air is cutting 660 million lives short by about three years, according to research published Saturday that underlines the hidden costs of the country's heavy reliance on fossil fuels to power its economic growth with little regard for the environment. While New Delhi last year earned the dubious title of being the world's most polluted city, India's air pollution problem is ...
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Siemens to connect Thanet offshore wind farm to the British power grid
Siemens Energy and consortium partner Prysmian Cables & Systems, have been awarded an order worth approximately EUR 87 million by Thanet Offshore Wind Ltd. to connect the Thanet offshore wind farm to the British power grid. Generating enough electricity to power over 167,000 homes, the wind farm with an installed capacity of 300 megawatts (MW) will be constructed in the North Sea, eleven ...
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First Wind Picks GE Advanced Software to Enhance Output of Two Wind Farms in Maine
GE (NYSE: GE) will install its WindCONTROL advanced software to help maximize energy output at two First Wind projects in Maine that feature a total of 95 GE wind turbines. The GE technology will regulate curtailment by monitoring and controlling the wind turbines’ ramp rates, effectively easing power spikes and putting less strain on the turbine compared to constant starts and stops. Click ...
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Mass Megawatts Reports Current and Future Cost Reduction with the Use of New Material
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC/BB: MMMW) anticipates a short term cost reduction of twenty to twenty five percent through the use of its new polymer material. The current wind power system rendition uses a substantial amount of metal related items. In the long term, Mass Megawatts projects at least another ten percent reduction in cost with the use of the new material and a savings in ...
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