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The EIB endorses R&D at Gamesa by granting it a EUR 200 million loan
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica a EUR 200 million loan to fund its Research, Development and Innovation Plan between 2008 and 2011. The financing agreement was signed in Bilbao this morning. The EIB loan will contribute to financing R&D&i investments in critical wind turbine components aimed at improving their performance and ...
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US now world leader in wind power production, says AWEA
US wind capacity is expected to increase 45% in 2008 although Congress' failure to extend the production tax credit (PTC) for the renewable energy industry threatens to derail further development, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Total US installed wind power capacity now stands at 19,549MW, up 2,726MW from the end of 2007, making the US the world leader in wind ...
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RWE and Haltermann Carless collaborate on a UK green hydrogen project.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed by German energy group RWE AG (ETR:RWE) and hydrocarbon specialty manufacturer Haltermann Carless to collaborate on a green hydrogen production project in the southeast of the United Kingdom. The plant is intended to be situated on a portion of the agrochemical and fuel additive manufacturing site of Haltermann Carless in Harwich, Essex. It ...
By RWE AG
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The new Torque wind turbine is the world’s most advanced small wind turbine
Torque Wind Turbine is presenting the world’s most advanced small wind turbine at the Clean Tech Business Day on December 9th 2014 in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. The driven scale model prototype provides interested customers, investors, part and generator manufacturers, distributors and installers, and of course the media, the opportunity to experience how this new wind turbine will ...
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NREL to partner with university of Delaware on offshore wind research
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the University of Delaware (UD) today announced they will work to facilitate the potential establishment of a test site for commercial wind turbines off the Delaware coast. Under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) worth $500,000 over the next five years, UD will work with federal and ...
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Infigen And Gamesa Enter 15-Year Long-Term Services Agreements
Infigen Energy (Infigen) and Gamesa Wind US LLC (Gamesa) today announced that they have settled all outstanding legal proceedings related to Gamesa-manufactured turbines purchased by Infigen. Five of the U.S. wind farm project companies (U.S. project companies) in which Infigen holds Class B membership interests have each executed 15-year Warranty and Maintenance Agreements (WMA) with Gamesa for ...
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Siemens well on track to become one of the world’s top three providers of wind turbines
Siemens continues to expand its international manufacturing network in the rapidly growing wind power business: This week, the technology company opened in Shanghai its first rotor blade manufacturing plant in China, a new nacelle production in Hutchinson, Kansas, and has selected Tillsonburg in Ontario for its Canadian rotor blade manufacturing site. The investment volume for the three new ...
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HUSUM WindEnergy: Construction of New German Offshore Wind Park Completed
BERLIN and HUSUM, Germany - Construction of Germany's newest offshore wind park has recently been completed. The 21 wind turbines that make up the Baltic Sea wind farm - dubbed Baltic 1 - are now complete and set to enter the commissioning phase, the final step before energy production can begin. This milestone for Germany's growing offshore industry highlights the number of market opportunities ...
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NREL, Gamesa to Collaborate on R&D Project
The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Gamesa Technology Corp., Inc. will study and test a variety of components and systems that will guide development of the next generation of wind turbines designed specifically for the U.S. marketplace. The public-private partnership expects to focus on innovations that will enhance the capabilities and ...
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Opportunities Opening Up for Service Providers in the Large-Scale Wind Turbines Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan
SINGAPORE - Wind turbine services have been experiencing considerable gains with the mushrooming of wind farms and the impending expiration of service contracts. As half of the installed base of the above 1.0 MW wind turbines in the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region is less than five years old, they are likely to be under warranty/original equipment manufacturer (OEM) long-term service ...
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Global Offshore Wind Turbine Market 2011-2015
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Offshore Wind Turbine Market 2011-2015 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0445023/Global-Offshore-Wind-Turbine-Market-2011-2015.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Wind_turbine TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Offshore Wind Turbine market to grow at a CAGR of 11.63 ...
By ReportLinker
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EU offshore wind installation grows during first half 2013 - but warning signs evident
277 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 1,045 megawatts (MW), were fully grid connected in Europe during the first six months of 2013. This is double compared to the same period in 2012 when 523.2 MW were installed. In addition, 268 foundations were installed and 254 turbines erected, all during the first 181 days of the year. "Offshore wind power installations were significantly higher than ...
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Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Project Now in Service with GE 2.5-Megawatt Wind Turbines
CEZ Group’s 600-megawatt Fantanele/Cogealac wind park, Europe’s largest onshore wind project, now is in full operation and is producing enough cleaner energy to power more than one million Romanian households each year. The project utilizes 240 GE 2.5-megawatt wind turbines, including the 1,000th 2.5-megawatt (MW) class machine installed by GE worldwide. The final wind turbine for ...
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Expanding Support for Its Customers, GE Opens Regional Wind Turbine Service Centers
Centers to Support Midwest Region—the Strongest Potential for Wind Development in the US SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Expanding its support for customers in the wind-rich Midwestern United States, GE (NYSE: GE) has opened two new wind turbine service centers in Albert Lea and Pipestone, Minn., with plans to expand into additional states in the region. The centers will serve as headquarters for ...
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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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China will have a major impact on the cost of environmental and energy investments
Whether it's consumables such as activated carbon or SCR catalysts or whether it's big equipment such as reverse osmosis systems or wind turbines, it will be Chinese activity which determines the price. This is the conclusion reached by the McIlvaine Company based on the forecasts and demand analyses conducted in each of its market reports on water, air and energy subjects. The reality is that ...
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World’s Largest Annual Wind Energy Event, WINDPOWER 2011 Conference & Exhibition, Kicks off in Anaheim, Calif.
WINDPOWER 2011 Conference & Exhibition kicks off from Anaheim today, with nearly 20,000 wind industry leaders, government officials and business executives converging from May 22-25 for the world’s largest annual wind power trade show. Hosted by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) at the Anaheim Convention Center, the conference returns to the ...
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TÜV Rheinland agrees cooperative venture with FGH
TÜV Rheinland has signed a cooperation agreement with FGH (Forschungsgemeinschaft für Elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft e.V.), a research association and certification body specializing in electrical grid connection based in Mannheim/Germany. The two companies will now cooperate closely on national and international wind energy projects. TÜV Rheinland pursues an expansion ...
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Wind Emerges as America`s Top Choice for New Power
Wind power emerged from 2019 as America's top choice for new power after building 9.1 gigawatts (GW), representing 39 percent of new utility-scale power additions. With these additions, operating wind power capacity in the U.S. now stands at over 105 GW, enough to power 32 million American homes. In addition, wind energy is now the largest provider of renewable energy in the country, supplying ...
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Wind Rebounds in 2Q, but Continued Growth Depends on Consistent Tax Policy
U.S. wind energy continued to rebound in the second quarter, with 2,151 megawatts (MW) of electrical generating capacity installed in the first half of 2011 versus 1,250 MW during the same time in 2010, up 72 percent. However, analysts at the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) cautioned that without stable policy such as an extension of the Production Tax Credit, ...
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