Sweden has some of the best wind resources in the world, but at present, wind energy only contributes about 2 percent to total power consumption.
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China’s pollution reduction right on target
China is beating its targets for reducing major air and water pollution for 2010, Environmental Protection Minister Zhou Shengxian said.
Continue readingWind power: Spain installed additional 717 MW
With 717 MW installed in the first six months of 2010, the total wind energy capacity has reached 19,880 MW, meeting 17% of overall electricity needs in Spain.
Continue readingPGE Enters Discussions to Purchase Rights to Wind Energy Plant (400 MW)
The wind farm have a nameplate energy production capacity of 400 to 550 megawatts, depending on the size and number of wind turbines.
Continue readingGE Opens Regional Wind Turbines Service Centers in the Midwest
With its strong wind power resources and available land, the Midwest is a key area for wind energy development. The new center will enable us to provide a wider range of services to our customers.
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Gas Natural Fenosa promotes $484 Million For Wind Farm In Australia
The Spanish energy company, Gas Natural Fenosa, has been given planning approval for a $484 million wind energy investment in regional Victoria.
Continue readingStatoil announces next generation wind turbines
In the world?s northernmost wind farm at Havøygavlen, Statoil is to test next generation wind turbine technology.
Continue readingChina Edges Out U.S. as Best Place to Invest in Renewables
The finding echoes a repeated series of warnings from AWEA and wind energy companies that the U.S. needs a strong RES to compete successfully for the new factories and skilled manufacturing jobs wind energy brings.
Continue readingWind power Vestas releases app for iPhone
The Vestas forecast is among the world?s best with a resolution as low as 3 km. The forecast is calculated on the supercomputer at Vestas Technology R&Ds headquarters in Denmark.
Continue readingCar Charging Group Partners With Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design
Car Charging Group Partners With Kobi Karp Architecture & Interior Design to Incorporate Electric Vehicles Charging Stations Into Company’s Designs Concepts.
Continue readingMoldova: a potential 1,000 MW of installed capacity in wind energy
The EBRD has given an estimate of a potential 1,000 MW of installed capacity in wind power exists in Moldova.
Continue readingVestas launches new clean energy jobs campaign in Australia
Vestas, the world?s leader in producing high-tech wind power systems, this week launched an advertising campaign to highlight the potential for new clean energy jobs being created in rural and regional Australia.
Continue readingTurkey is one of the key emerging wind power markets in Europe
Turkey is one of the key emerging wind markets in Europe. As a response to the high demand in wind farm installation, GL Garrad Hassan is adding more training courses offered throughout Turkey in 2010.
Continue readingVendum Batteries Announces Planned Expansion
Vendum Batteries (VNDB), a US-based battery technology development company, is pleased to announce it is looking at expanding its operations to coincide with an anticipated surge in business demand.
Continue readingTransforming the America Economy Through Innovation: Executive Summary
With over $787 billion in funding, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is one of the single boldest and largest investments in the U.S. economy in the nation?s history.
Continue readingThe Myth of Cheap Fossil Fuels
Recently, when Senator Harry Reid put forth a “spill bill” rather than an energy bill, my theory that the energy debate in this country has been framed upside down seemed to be confirmed.
Continue readingNew Solar and Wind Energy Projects in Israel
Green Wind Energy has obtained a permit from the Ministry of Interior, the Public Utilities Authority, and Israel Electric Corporation for its plans to build a 14-megawatt wind farm in the Golan Heights.
Continue readingXcel Energy: results from its wind power-to-battery storage project in Minnesota, and the bottom line is — the technology works
Xcel Energy released preliminary results from its wind energy-to-battery storage project in Minnesota, and the bottom line is — the technology works.
Continue readingAl-Mocha Wind Farm in Yemen
The wind energy project will be implemented through an EPC contractor procured through an international competitive bidding process according to the World Bank?s Procurement Guidelines to be announced in October 2010.
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