Wind Energy News
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Iowans Want Energy Conservation Before New Coal Plants
DES MOINES, Iowa, December 21, 2007 (ENS) - Four out of five Iowans believe energy conservation and fuel efficiency should be the focus of state efforts to meet electricity demand before new coal-burning power plants are built, according to a new public opinion poll. Iowa officials are contemplating two coal-fired facilities proposed for construction near Waterloo and Marshalltown. ...
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New IEA international R&D projects
Research portfolios among the collaborative programmes within the IEA's energy technology network are constantly adapting to meet today's evolving energy challenges. Here are some new projects. • The IEA Demand-Side Management (DSM) Programme has created a new multi-country research project, Task XVIII on 'DSM and Climate Change'. It will seek pathways to greater synergy between programmes to ...
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Scottish & Southern Energy gets planning consent for Scottish wind farm
The decision follows a Public Inquiry into the development, which was concluded in August 2007 – the original planning application was made in October 2005. The wind farm will have 23 turbines and construction work is expected to begin next year, with the wind farm scheduled to be commissioned in 2010. Its development will require the investment of around £55m. When Achany is commissioned, SSE ...
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US Senate approves scaled-back energy bill
The U.S. Senate approved a landmark energy bill last Thursday that requires the first increase in vehicle fuel economy standards in more than 30 years. But the bill is far less ambitious than Democrats wanted, as they bowed to pressure from Republicans and the Bush administration and removed a $22 billion tax package that would have cut tax breaks for oil companies and boosted support for ...
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Offshore wind `could power UK homes by 2020`
Business Secretary John Hutton revealed the vision at a conference for the European energy industry in Berlin on Monday. Mr Hutton made much of Britain's unrivalled wind resources though his speech was firmly focused on aspirations and possibilities rather than any concrete plan which would be implemented. 'The challenge for the government and for industry is to turn this potential - for our ...
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Sustainable Innovation 08 call for papers
Background Sustainability is a global imperative. Climate change is now 'top of mind' with widespread daily media coverage, stakeholder consensus on the science, highlighting of the economics by the Stern Review, and Al Gore's recent Oscar and Nobel Prize. This is leading to growing discussion over the need for a transformation towards low carbon economies and technologies. Coupled to this ...
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New global survey lets on-the-ground climate decision makers be heard
A fascinating picture has emerged from a unique survey of 1,000 climate decision makers and influencers from across 105 countries conducted by GlobeScan in the two weeks leading up to the Bali Climate Conference (22 November – 5 December 2007). Unlike public opinion polls, this survey focuses on the views of professionals in position to make or influence large decisions in their organizations and ...
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Siemens reorganizes into three sectors, one of which Energy
Siemens AG has taken a further important step in restructuring the company. The company plans to organize its operations in the three Sectors Industry, Energy and Healthcare into 15 Divisions as of January 2008. “This new and more focused company structure will further increase our profitability and transparency. Clear responsibilities will ensure that we are faster in the market and closer to ...
By Siemens AG
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Siemens to supply wind and steam turbines for renewable energy projects in Spain – Order volume more than EUR170 million
Siemens Power Generation (PG) has received major orders from Spain to supply wind turbines as well as key equipment for solar thermal power plants. ACS, Spain’s largest construction company, has ordered 50 wind turbines with a capacity of 2.3 megawatts (MW) each to be erected in four wind farms in Andalucía. ACS has also ordered an industrial steam turbine for the solar-thermal power plant ...
By Siemens AG
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Vibrant Wind Industry Seeks Tax Credit Extension
Continuing a growth trend, the American wind power industry has added over 2,300 megawatts of generating capacity to the nation’s electrical grid so far this year. There are a total of more than 5,000 MW in various stages of construction, establishing wind as one of the largest sources of new power in the country today. But the industry's growth depends on renewal of a federal production tax ...
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World`s largest biomass plant approved
Britain is set to build the world's largest biomass plant after the Government gave the green light to a scheme in south Wales. The 350MW wood chip-fuelled plant, which will be based in Port Talbot, is expected to generate enough electricity to power half of the homes in Wales. Energy Secretary John Hutton approved plans for the £400m plant from London-based firm Prenergy Power Ltd on ...
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Questions and Answers on the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan)
Yesterday the European Commission adopted a proposal for a European Strategic Energy Technology Plan. Energy technology will be a key element of Europe's plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and move towards a low-carbon future. But there are structural weaknesses in the current energy research system (see MEMO/07/469 – Why Europe needs a Strategic Energy Plan). The SET-plan (see ...
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Renewable technology - the key to our future?
As the threat of global warming advances so does the search for solutions. One hope for the future is that technologies such as solar power and carbon 'capture' could come to the rescue. But are these hopes misguided? MEPs on Parliament's temporary Climate Change Committee held a hearing on 19 November to gauge opinion on the matter. Across the board they heard from experts and MEPs of the need ...
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55 Percent Growth In Coal-fired Power Generation By 2020
Despite concerns about global warming, there will be a steady increase in world coal-fired generation resulting in installed capacity of 2.1 million MW (2l00 GW) by 2020. This new forecast in the McIlvaine report, Coal-fired Boilers: World Analysis and Forecast, represents a substantial reduction from the forecast made in April when the 2020 anticipated capacity was predicted at 2.7 million MW. ...
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Who Said It’s Not Easy Being Green?
(Washington, D.C. - Oct. 22, 2007) – This evening, EPA is recognizing 17 leading organizations that are taking voluntary steps to address climate change by purchasing green power and helping advance the development of the nation’s green power market. This year’s green power purchaser award winners include a mix of Fortune 500 companies, businesses, municipalities and a university. 'America is ...
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Massachusetts Offshore Wind Farm Denied Permit to Site Cables
BOSTON, Massachusetts, October 18, 2007 (ENS) - The Cape Cod Commission has denied a permit for the nation's first proposed offshore wind farm to run submarine and upland transmission cables from the site in Nantucket Sound to connect with the power grid on the mainland. After voting against the proposal Thursday, the commission said it denied the permit application on procedural grounds ...
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Kansas Denies Air Permit for New Coal-Fired Generators
TOPEKA, Kansas, October 18, 2007 (ENS) - Concerned about clean air and global warming, Roderick Bremby, Secretary of the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, KDHE, has denied the air quality permit for the two proposed coal-fired generators at the Sunflower Electric Power Corporation plant near Holcomb. The proposed $3.6 billion 700-megawatt generators have been the subject of months of ...
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Clean Energy Boom Powers Texas
AUSTIN, Texas, October 8, 2007 (ENS) - Texans like to say that everything is bigger in Texas, and when it comes to wind power, they're right. Texas boasts the world’s largest wind farm - FPL Energy’s 735 megawatt, MW, Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center - and also the world's second largest wind farm - the 505 MW Sweetwater project owned by Babcock & Brown & Catamount Energy, both located ...
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Pennsylvania County First to Power All Buildings with Wind
NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania, September 28, 2007 (ENS) - Montgomery County in Pennsylvania Thursday became the first 100 percent wind powered county in the United States. Montgomery County, the utility PECO and Community Energy officials today announced a 29 million kilowatt hour wind energy purchase that will power all county facilities. Equal to the electric consumption of 2,700 typical homes, ...
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NRG Applies for First U.S. Nuclear Power License in 29 Years
WASHINGTON, DC, September 25, 2007 (ENS) - NRG Energy, Inc of New Jersey and the South Texas Project Nuclear Operating Company have filed an application to build and operate two new nuclear power reactors at the South Texas Project nuclear power station site in Matagorda County. This is the first full nuclear plant license application in the United States in 29 years, since Pennsylvania's Three ...
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