The long-planned Cape Wind offshore wind project is unlikely to be producing electricity by mid-2015, New England’s power grid manager says in a new report that raises the prospect of more delays in a project beset by them. But Cape … Continue reading
REpower signs contract for 150 MW wind energy project in US
Germany’s REpower Systems will supply 73 wind turbines for a 150 MW wind farm project currently under development in the US state of Oklahoma. Repower wins second biggest US wind energy order. The REpower MM92 wind turbines with an overall … Continue reading
UK Invests GBP 10 Million into Wave and Tidal Energy Research
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The government is to invest over £10 million in new research and development to help demonstrate that wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale, and with lower energy production costs. Marine Energy – Supporting Array Technologies is a … Continue reading
Renewable energy investment up 5% in 2011
While solar power (photovoltaic solar energy and concentrating solar power) investment outpaced wind energy in 2004 and 2010, this is the first time Bloomberg has found such a big gap. New investment in clean energy increased 5% to $260 billion … Continue reading
Ambitious Plans for European Offshore Wind Industry
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The new era is coming for offshore wind in Europe. Investments in this industry are going to double in next ten years. It is the fastest rising industry at the moment. In 2010, approximately USD 82 billion investments in offshore … Continue reading
Wind energy in China: 6 MW offshore wind turbines
In addition to offshore wind farm plants, Guodian United Power said the wind turbine is fit for onshore wind power and intertidal wind farms. Guodian United Power, a leading Chinese wind power manufacturer, unveiled a 6-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine … Continue reading
Goldwind wind power maker eyes global wind farm market
According to China Wind Energy Association (CWEA), China is able to produce 35GW wind turbines a year if the planned production capacities are put into operation in 80-odd wind turbine makers. Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co (Goldwind) has announced … Continue reading
China installs 20 GW of wind power in 2011
China’s wind power industry constructed another 20 GW of new wind farm capacity in 2011, bringing its total wind turbines capacity to 65 GW, a new analysis from global investment banking firm Jefferies & Co. Inc. shows. However, this robust … Continue reading
USA: O’Malley’s Offshore Wind Faces Great Challenges
The day Maryland lawmakers left Annapolis nine months ago, Gov. Martin O’Malley chided them, saying the legislature had “choked” on his signature environmental initiative: a measure to subsidize development of a multibillion-dollar offshore wind farm. The plan would have added … Continue reading
European Wind Power Market Experiences Hard Time in Past Two Years
Reportlinker recently announced new catalog with information on a new wind power market research. The European wind power market has experienced a tough period during the last two years due to the economic downturn and weaker demand for wind energy. … Continue reading