News Archive April 2006

UK - Wind power for Michelin's Dundee plant

First major manufacturer in Scotland to commit to using renewable energy

Canada - Towering turbines harvest the wind

Wind starts cranking out power and money in Huron County

Norway - Ventus Energy Inc. announces power purchase agreement for PEI wind farm

Construction of $18 million Norway Wind Park is expected to begin this year

EU Spring Summit - Renewables’ target for 2015

“Cautious step in the right direction” but does not constitute a long-term commitment, says EWEA

E-TP, the smart electronic Torque Tester series with the new torsion metrology

dialog@WindEnergy - high-powered supporting programme on current top issues of the industry

Renewable electricity and internal energy market: EWEA welcomes legal actions taken by the Commission

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EWEA launches policy conference on Large Scale Integration of Wind Energy

EWEA secures full support of both the European Commission (DG TREN) and the European. 7 - 8 November, Brussels - www.ewea.org/integration

REpower successfully concludes capital increase

UK - BWEA endorses introduction of wind turbine safety rules

Increasing best practice and guidance for growing energy sector

Israel - Renewable energy incentives get boost

Manufacturers using renewable energy sources see 3.5 percent rise in state incentive premiums

UK - Wind power intermittency blown out of proportion

New research shows no significant obstacle to development of renewable resources

USA – Montana dotted with wind energy projects

Legislative changes promoting wind result in several counties and developers to surge forward with new projects

India – Suzlon and wind energy I

Indian wind-energy firm Suzlon and a top Indian businessman's foray into tapping wind energy

China - More wind power on the horizon

Plans to build wind power facilities of 5,000 MW by 2010 underway

New Zealand - Renewable energy target needs more wind power

Government could still meet its renewable energy targets for 2012

India – Suzlon and wind energy II

Indian wind-energy firm Suzlon and a top Indian businessman's foray into tapping wind energy

REpower participates in first offshore wind farms in German Baltic Sea and North Sea

GE ENERGY'S PLANT IN SALZBERGEN INAUGURATES NEW WIND TURBINE MOVING LINE

Australia - Govt accused of planning tax to help wind farm industry

Victorian Opposition says the Government will tax energy consumers to subsidise the wind sector

Project developers move into more and more markets Exhibitors at WindEnergy present wind farm plans

“Offshore Wind Power Seminar – Engineering Best Practice”

GL Wind and Garrad Hassan:

Electronic Torque Wrench E-Torc/A without reference arm

Microprocessor-controlled torque wrench to use in all areas of industrial manufacturing

USA - Wind power replacing coal produced electricity in MPCA

Main goal is to reduce carbon dioxide, which contributes to global warming

Kenya - Aggreko wins wind energy contract

Aggreko International of UK to supply 100 megawatts to cushion Kenyans against rationing

UK - Drive to increase Britain's offshore wind energy

Aiming for 10% of our electricity to come from renewable sources by 2010

Ireland – Government urges to put wind power top of the energy agenda

State agency warns Ireland may need a nuclear power plant to meet its electricity demands

BWEA submission to energy review I

Industry calls on Prime Minister to commit to generating a fifth of UK electricity from renewables by 2020

BWEA submission to energy review II

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The largest ever EU-funded wind energy research project gets under way

Over 100 wind energy specialists gathered in Brussels to kick off the largest ever long-term wind energy research project to receive funding from the EU.

US wind industry has its first national pavilion at WindEnergy Boom is a challenge for the industry worldwide

Europa - Wind power established as the safe, clean and cheap option

20 years after Chernobyl

UK - Econcern acquires wind energy project developer WinWind B.V.

Strengthening activities and expertise in onshore wind energy project development

USA - MidAmerican plans more wind energy

MidAmerican Energy receives approval to install up to 545MW of additional wind-powered electric generation in Iowa

'Accelerating Wind Energy Development in India and Europe: the Quest for Synergies'

The Netherlands - Shell begins construction at Egmond aan Zee Offshore wind farm

First foundation pile marks the start of the offshore construction work

Japan - Prefectural government installs wind-powered generators on two of its buildings

Electricity generated to provide electricity to an ordinary household for about three months

Pakistan - 100 MW of wind energy to be installed by June 2006

Search for power generation from all possible sources

WindEnergy International Trade Fair - Register now

USA - Ski resorts purchase 100% of energy from wind farms

Resulting in a 30% increase in electricity bills

Offshore a focus of WindEnergy 2006

International wind industry gives information on new developments specifically for offshore applications

Financiers and insurers give information at WindEnergy 2006 on current offers Trend towards security and internationalisation

UK - Green light for Europe's largest wind farm

Scotland leading the way in the renewables revolution

USA - US wind energy president to head of New Zealand Wind Energy Association

American wind energy president to head New Zealand Wind Energy Association