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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Foreigners Swept Aside As Wind Power Blows Through China
The world's biggest wind farm, China's Rudong, is unlikely to blow any business the way of foreign turbine manufacturers such as Vestas, Gamesa and Suzlon, according to local officials.
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Clean Energy Investment Leaps In Second Quarter
Global investment in clean energy and climate-friendly technologies leapt in the last three months but full-year levels won't recover until 2010 or 2011, analysts said on Wednesday. Falling energy demand and more expensive debt have hurt large renewable projects for example in wind and solar power. Recession has cut risk appetite, curbing funding for clean technology start-ups.
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UK Wind Boom Spikes Prices, Threatens Plants: Study
The dramatic growth in wind turbines around the British Isles may lead to huge spikes in power prices by 2030 and threaten the viability of backup plants needed for calm periods, according to Poyry Energy Consulting.
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New offshore wind farms could power every UK home
The findings of a strategic environmental assessment open the way for an increase in the number of offshore wind farms, which could produce enough energy to power every household in the UK.
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US wind power market: showing muscle in the crisis
The US wind power market has put on a breathtaking turn of speed in the last few years. And now, the incentives have been improved and the supply chain strengthened.
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Energy crisis:Assef stresses for utilisation of alternate energy sources
The existing energy crisis can easily be solved by proper utilisation of alternate energy sources. Deputy Chairman Planning Commission Sardar Assef Ahmed Ali said this on Thursday.
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Games venue to provide green power
After the Commonwealth Games floodlights have been switched off at the Thyagaraj Stadium, the complex will continue to light up around 1,800 homes. The highlight venue of the
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Key Facts About Wind Power In Canada
The Canadian Wind Energy Association is holding its annual conference and trade show in Toronto this week. It is expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees, 200 exhibitors and more than 100 speakers. Below are facts about wind power in Canada:
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U.S. Awards $550 Million In Renewable Energy Grants
The U.S. government on Tuesday awarded $550 million in grants to develop renewable energy projects to help double U.S. renewable energy production over the next few years, an Obama administration goal. The grants will pay cash to companies in lieu of tax credits to support solar, wind, biomass and other renewable energy production facilities.
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German Army Stops Wind Turbines As Security Threat
The German army has identified a series of wind park projects as a threat to national security and blocked investments worth 1.5 billion euros because it fears spinning wind turbines will interfere with its radar systems.