Global wind report 2024
The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, finds this year’s Global Wind Report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The
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Renewables test IQ of the grid
Everybody agrees that tomorrow's electrical grid must incorporate wind and solar power seamlessly. But solving the reliability issue won't be easy.
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Exelon to buy Deere's wind power unit for $860 million
Electric utility Exelon Corp said it will buy Deere & Co
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Improved regulatory, fiscal steps to increase wind energy demand
Bangalore: The demand for wind energy is likely to go up on the back of the support available from the improved fiscal and regulatory measures, ICRA report said. The Centre as part of its National Action Plan for Climate Control (NAPCC) has set the share of minimum renewable energy in the overall energy procurement of utilities at 10% by 2015 and 15% by 2020.
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Suzlon plans R&D centre, listing in China
Suzlon Energy, the wind turbine major, has big plans in China, though these may take some time to put through.
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Suzlon to expand wind turbine capacity in China
SUZLONEnergy, India
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World's largest wind farm set to open
TERRY MACALISTER The world's largest offshore wind farm, which cost more than GBP750m to build, is poised to begin generating power off the coast of Kent, south-east England, with 100 turbines producing enough electricity to supply heat and light for some 200,000 homes. The Thanet facility, which is going through final testing by Vattenfall, its Swedish power company operator, is going on st
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Suzlon in pact with Kolkata firm for Rs 1, 149-cr projects
Pune: Suzlon Energy Ltd (SEL) signed of a new order with Kolkata-based Techno Electric Group for over 202.2 MW wind power projects for approximately Rs 1,149 crore. This order is part of a the agreement of 500 MW signed with Suzlon as the preferred supplier.
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Small turbines in testing
Small-scale wind power is getting a lot of attention nationally and internationally and is becoming increasingly popular. Even politicians now believe in the potential of wind generators. But these systems won't get established without mandatory quality standards.
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Wind power heads for deep sea
Floating Windmills Will Harness Energy Where Winds Are Strongest Danny Fortson Agroup of companies has come up with a radical proposal that it claims will open up thousands of kilometres of coastline to zero-carbon power: floating windmills. Project Deepwater was launched last year by firms including BAE Systems, the defence giant, and the utility EDF Energy to research ways of overcoming t
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Global wind energy outlook 2010
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">This new report released by GWEC finds that wind power could play a key role in satisfying the world's increasing power demand, while at the same time achieving major greenhouse gas emissions reductions. By providing detailed wind power trajectories for all the world’s regions, it shows how global wind power capacity could reach 2,300 GW by 2030, providing up to 22% of the world's electricity needs</span>. </p>