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Rosatom to Enter Wind Energy Sector

Russia’s State nuclear corporation, Rosatom, is planning to enter into the wind power segment. It is trying to locate foreign partners to assist in the construction of wind farms in Eastern Europe, Ukraine and the Balkans.

23 Nov 2010

Windlab Acquires More Triton Sonic Wind Profilers for Use in Wind Power Projects

Windlab, a global wind energy development company, declared that it has started using the Second Wind manufactured Triton Sonic Wind Profilers, regularly for assessing the wind speed.

22 Nov 2010

GWEC Report Predicts Global Wind Power Generation to Reach 2,300 GW

A recent study report published by Greenpeace International and Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) indicates that wind energy will fulfill around 12% of the worldwide power demand by 2020 and the figure will go up to 22% by 2030.

20 Nov 2010

Ecotricity Unveils Wind Energy Fueled Electric Sports Car

Ecotricity, a green energy company from the UK, has introduced Nemesis, a sports car run on electric power generated from wind energy. The car was planned and constructed in less than two years time by a leading Formula one car engineer’s team from Norfolk, in the UK.

20 Nov 2010

Pakistan and USA Sign Accord to Establish Wind Generation Project in Pakistan

Pakistan and United States have entered into an accord to install a 150 MW wind power production project at a cost of $375 million.

20 Nov 2010

Tidal Wind Turbine to be Hauled Out of Bay of Fundy

The first anniversary of the deployment of the experimental turbine in the Bay of Fundy is to be observed by Nova Scotia Power and their Partner OpenHydro by bringing the broken 400 ton gigantic tidal power turbine out of the water.

20 Nov 2010

Invenergy to Construct Wind Energy Farm Near Great Falls

Invenergy, a Chicago-based firm has filed an application for obtaining permits for construction of a $50 million, 24 MW Big Otter Wind Energy Project, with an area of 3500 acres, about 20 miles to the southeast of the Great Falls.

19 Nov 2010

Wind Turbine to be Remanufactured by Energy Maintenance Service in DMACC Campus

The Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) has signed a contract with a Broad wind Energy company, Energy Maintenance Service (EMS), for the remanufacture and assembling of a wind turbine on the DMACC Ankeny Campus, with construction plans commencing this week.

19 Nov 2010

enXco Signs Power Purchase Agreement with Indianapolis Power + Light Company

enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, and Indianapolis Power and Light Company (IPL), an electric power retailing company, have joined in the groundbreaking celebrations of the Lakefield Wind Project. The 205.5 MW wind project is anticipated to be completed and become fully functional in the fall of 2011.

19 Nov 2010

Alstom Hydro China Opens First Phase of Hydro Turbine and Generator Production Facility

Alstom Hydro China, owned by Alstom, a leading power generation company, has announced the completion of the first phase of its hydro turbine generator factory in Tianjin, China.

19 Nov 2010