Huge Wind Turbine Blade Falls In So. Cal
Tue, 21 May 2013 08:58:13 CDT cbs8.com
Hundreds of wind farms around the world have slowed operations after huge turbine blades fell in Southern California and Iowa.
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Carbon Trust Launches £2m Offshore Wind Project To Increase Energy Yields
Tue, 21 May 2013 07:30:51 CDT edie.net
The Carbon Trust today unveiled its latest wind energy research project which aims to help the industry to improve prediction accuracy, reduce financing costs and optimise windfarm layouts.
EU Destroys Competitiveness - Throws Away 1.1 Billion Euros Per Day
Tue, 21 May 2013 05:17:00 CDT yahoo.com
More wind energy will increase Europe's competitiveness, which is being undermined by increasing fossil fuel import costs.
Egypt Resumes Wind Expansion With Auction
Tue, 21 May 2013 04:49:27 CDT windpowermonthly.com
It also coincides with resumed building work of NREA's 200MW wind project using 2MW turbines from Spain's Gamesa and towers from El Sewedy Wind Energy Generation (SWEG) . Egypt leads the North African-Middle East wind market with 550MW online.
Vote To Determine Fate Of Falmouth Wind Turbines
Tue, 21 May 2013 04:10:46 CDT wgbhnews.org
"We have got to come up with alternative power sources and stop burning fossil fuels," Laird said. "There's no question we have to do that. But I'm not sure that putting a wind turbine you can't make a neighborhood uninhabitable.
Wind Farms Get Pass On Eagle Deaths
Tue, 21 May 2013 02:17:40 CDT fosters.com
This is not the path forward," said Katie Umekubo, a renewable energy attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council and a former lawyer for the Fish and Wildlife Service.
Wind Turbine Adds Interest To Cruces Landscape
Tue, 21 May 2013 01:09:34 CDT abqjournal.com
What it has turned out to be is a large wind turbine that is designed to help offset energy costs at the museum on North Main Street. "It's big," said Will Ticknor, administrator of the city's museum system.
Two Wind Projects Get Commercial Approval
Mon, 20 May 2013 19:10:42 CDT renewablesbiz.com
In two separate statements, the firms both announced that the energy department has given them certification for commerciality for their wind projects .
Are Britain's Ports Ready To Reap The Benefits Of Offshore Wind Power?
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:21 CDT businessgreen.com
The project started offshore construction this year and is expected to employ 300 people during the build out phase. Once it is completed by the end of next year, another 30 skilled workers will be required for operations and maintenance (O&M) work.
Could A Tablet App Help Reduce Wind Farm Objections?
Mon, 20 May 2013 18:15:10 CDT businessgreen.com
A new tablet app could help reduce the cost of building wind farms and speed up planning processes for new projects, its developers have claimed.