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China´s Offshore Wind Market Expected to Grow to US$16 billion
Despite the considerable challenges and bottlenecks faced by China's offshore wind power market, the country's efforts in technologies for development of offshore wind power have remained strong. Thanks to years of coordination and cooperation between the government and domestic offshore wind power players, the first batch of offshore wind power license projects, most of which have been idle for ...
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ACCIONA Windpower introduces its 3 MW wind turbine at PowerExpo 2008 Exhibition in Zaragoza
ACCIONA Windpower, ACCIONA's wind turbine manufacturing and supply division, today introduced its AW-3000 machine at PowerExpo 2008 Exhibition in Zaragoza, Spain. The new 3 MW rated capacity wind turbine expands the company's range of products in the multi-megawatt market segment. Designed to leverage the proven strength and high reliability of the company's AW-1500 machine, the AW-3000 offers ...
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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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New supply partners for biggest wind energy distribution portal
Exactly on schedule to coincide with the beginning of the repair season, the online distribution platform WINDSOURCING.COM has further expanded its position as the leading global sales portal for product and service offerings in wind energy. Its product range from components, spare parts and repair equipment has further grown to around 15,000 items. Forming part of it now is the entire wind ...
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Mainstream Renewable Power wins seven government contracts in Chile to build one gigawatt of wind energy plants worth USD $1.65bn
Mainstream leads largest and most competitive energy tender in Chilean history with award of 986 megawatts Tender seven times oversubscribed – 84 companies submitted 85,000 gigawatt hours (GWh) of bids for just over 12,000 GWh of available power The awarded projects are located throughout Chile and are scheduled to begin supplying energy from January 2021 Global wind and solar energy ...
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Investors ask congress to extend wind production tax credit
Two dozen investors with more than $800 billion in assets under management today called for an immediate extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for renewable power. In a letter delivered to Congressional leaders, investors noted that this critical tax credit creates broad economic benefits, both for wind power producers and their suppliers across the nation. Several of these investors will ...
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Carbon Trust calls for businesses and consumers to ‘try before you buy’ a turbine
The Carbon Trust is launching a new online tool to help businesses and consumers considering installing a wind turbine to work out how much power it could generate alongside the cost and carbon savings. The tool will help ensure that small-scale turbines are installed in locations where they will deliver the most carbon and cost savings. By inputting a postcode, details about the surrounding ...
By Carbon Trust
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Siemens Demonstrates its Confidence in the U.S. Renewable Energy Market by Continuing to Invest in the U.S.
In line with its ongoing U.S. manufacturing expansion efforts, Siemens Energy celebrated the official opening of its new wind turbine nacelle assembly facility in Hutchinson, Kansas, today. This is an important milestone in Siemens' growth strategy in the U.S., further demonstrating the company's stated commitment to U.S. investment and its confidence in the long-term future of the U.S. renewable ...
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Nation’s First Major Energy Facility Co-Locating Wind, Solar and Battery Storage
Portland General Electric Company and NextEra Energy Resources, LLC have announced plans to construct a new energy facility in Eastern Oregon combining 300 megawatts of wind generation with 50 megawatts of solar generation and 30 megawatts of battery storage. The new project, called the Wheatridge Renewable Energy Facility, will be the first of this scale in North America to co-locate and ...
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Greenscape announces solar and wind suppliers for Denver green parking project
wind, solar and geothermal incorporated within development of world"s greenest parking facility Greenscape Capital Group Inc. ("Greenscape") (TSX VENTURE: GRN) is pleased to announce that Green Park Denver LLC ("GP") has selected solar and wind energy suppliers for its Denver parking facility. The facility design utilizes solar, wind and geothermal energy sources amongst other operational ...
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Will clean energy lead to the next generation of Asian Tigers?
Renewable energy has the potential to transform Asian society, but only if its leaders can take it to the next level. This piece originally appeared in the Jakarta Post. The West created the automobile, led the space race, and invented the Internet. Each of these innovations transformed society, powering rapid economic growth and enabling people to reach new frontiers in ways that had never ...
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Suzlon Receives 31.5 MW Order From Canada-Based Sprott Power Corp.
Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., the North American subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) – the world's fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer* – announced today a new order for 15 S97-2.1 MW wind turbines at an Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada wind power project in development by Sprott Power Corp. The project is slated for completion in March 2012, and Suzlon is delivering the project ...
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SC Johnson Awarded for Commitment to Environmental Sustainability
SOURCE: Justmeans DESCRIPTION:SC Johnson has received the prestigious Torchbearer Award from the Wisconsin Sierra Club for the company's commitment to renewable energy and a sustainable environment. The Torchbearer Award is bestowed upon decision makers that display a commitment to promote legislation, regulations or practices that help protect the environment.SC Johnson received the honor ...
By 3BL Media
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Global Wind Turbine Gearbox Market to Exceed $8 Billion by 2020, Wind Rotor Blades Drop to 49K Units Installed
The global wind power market witnessed tremendous growth in 2011, as annual wind power capacity installations recovered after a slight dip in 2010. In fact, Global wind energy installed capacity increased at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 26.5% from 74,122 Megawatts (MW) in 2006 to 240,000 MW in 2011. The wind turbine industry provides employment to over 450,000 people worldwide. ...
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DEWI GmbH publish Wind Energy Study 2008
The international wind energy industry takes a very positive view of further development of the worldwide wind energy market in the coming years. Thus the world market volume of annual new installations is expected to be multiplied by five within ten years, from about 20 000 MW in 2007 to about 107 000 MW in 2017. The results of the fourth WindEnergy Study were presented in Berlin today – they ...
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French Developers and GE Fuel Wind Energy Growth in France
GE to Provide 27 Advanced Wind Turbines to Meet Europe’s Highest Reliability, Availability Standards Developers Boralex and InnoVent Invest in GE Culture of Health, Environment and Safety for New Wind Farms in France 77 Megawatts of New Wind Energy Will Help France Reach Renewable Energy Goal of 23 Percent by 2020 Projects in Picardy and Nord Pas-de-Calais are Located in Two of ...
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Unique political common ground on uk renewables and green bank
Cross party support for the new UK Green Bank has reigned in, despite election politics. With the recent release of the Treasury’s Strategy for National Infrastructure and the Tory Energy Policy, spending on renewable energy and modernizing UK energy infrastructure has emerged as unique common ground between the three major parties. The Treasury’s Strategy includes the Green Investment Bank, ...
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Renewable Distributed Energy Generation
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Renewable Distributed Energy Generation http://www.reportlinker.com/p0165354/Renewable-Distributed-Energy-Generation.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Solar_Photovoltaic Distributed Solar Photovoltaics, Small Wind Power, and Stationary Fuel Cells: Demand Drivers and Barriers, ...
By ReportLinker
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Evance R9000 Small Wind Turbine Receives Full Certification from US Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC)
Evance Wind Turbines, a world leading manufacturer of small wind turbines, is delighted to announce that its 5kW R9000 turbine has achieved full certification from the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC) - the US independent body that certifies small turbines that meet or exceed its performance and safety requirements. The Evance R9000 successfully passed rigorous safety, function, ...
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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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