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Global expenditure on renewable energy projects to double by 2020
According to a new long-term projection model from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, annual global expenditure on renewable energy projects will increase from $90 billion (USD) in 2009 to $150 billion in 2020. The model shows that this will further increase to $200 billion by 2030 given current policy targets. The new findings apply the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Global Energy and Emissions Model GE2M, which is a long-term projection model cov... [more]
Larkfleet Group launches Lark Energy to provide affordable and sustainable heat and power
At a time of concern over climate change, volatile energy prices and uncertainty over future supply, Larkfleet Group has launched Lark Energy to provide affordable and sustainable heat and power to Larkfleet’s customers. Lark Energy will focus on developing cleaner, locally sourced energy for new and existing housing developments. This will include electricity and heat generated by the sun (photo-voltaic electricity and solar thermal), bioma... [more]
Whitelee Wind Farm wins top prize at the annual Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning
John Swinney MSP has presented the top prize at the annual Scottish Awards for Quality in Planning to representatives of Scottish Power for their Whitelee Wind Farm – Europe’s largest onshore wind farm which can provide carbon free power from its 140 turbines to 180,000 homes. The judges were particularly impressed by the scale of the project and the efficient way it progressed through the planning process, with Scottish Power having engaged w... [more]
Beacon Power connects Smart Energy flywheel energy storage system at a wind farm in California
Beacon Power Corporation has shipped, installed and connected a Smart Energy™ 25 (Gen 4) flywheel energy storage system at a wind farm in Tehachapi, California. The system is part of a wind power/flywheel demonstration project being carried out for the California Energy Commission. The primary goal of the project is to demonstrate that advanced control technology with energy storage can help expand the delivery of wind energy by effectively in... [more]
EMMA energy and micro-generator controller can divert surplus energy to additional storage devices
To date, an average of 50 per cent of what is generated by a micro-generator is uncontrollably exported to the grid due to the unavailability of a smart energy management device that can manage and match energy supply and demand in any household. Coolpower Products Ltd. has launched a technology solution for the UK market, that will provide a smart energy management device for both domestic and commercial buildings, that more effectively mana... [more]
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China speeds up offshore wind power construction (People's Daily)
China will give top priority to developing offshore wind power projects to boost its flourishing wind power industry in 2010, according to a senior energy official . The government would put large-scale offshore wind power concession projects out to tender, said Shi Lishan, deputy director of the New Energy and Renewable Energy Department of the National Energy Bureau at a recent seminar ...
U.S. wind power growing fast but still lags (CNET)
The wind industry in the U.S. is being outpaced by other government-subsidized power providers in what one insider calls "a global footrace."
HITS AND MISSES — Park Township drain, wind and solar power, ‘Meatout,’ tourism promotion (The Holland Sentinel)
Miss: Confusion on Park Twp. drain Hit/Miss: Reaction to wind power plan Hit: Padnos solar power project Miss: ‘Meatout’ proclamation spat Miss: Lost window for tourism ads
ZPMC moves into rail, wind power (China Daily)
SHANGHAI: Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Co (ZPMC), the world's largest port equipment maker, is planning to expand into the nation's high-speed railway and wind power sectors, making them its new growth engines, company President Kang Xuezeng said on Friday.
Train, wind power factories win second round of approvals (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
A lease and land sale with two Spanish companies opening separate train and wind power component factories in Milwaukee were recommended for approval Friday by the Common Council's Zoning, Neighborhoods and Development Committee.
Research and Markets: Analyzing the Wind Power Industry in Denmark (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
DUBLIN----Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Analyzing the Wind Power Industry in Denmark" report to their offering.
U.S. wind power growing fast but still lags (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
* U.S. added 10,000 MW of wind-power capacity in 2009
Wind power moratorium on Woodstock warrant (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
WOODSTOCK — Selectmen voted this week to place a request for a six-month moratorium on wind power projects on the annual town meeting warrant set for March 29.
Report says China is squeezing U.S. firms out of its massive wind-power market (Dallas Morning News)
WASHINGTON - U.S. companies are getting squeezed out of the big Chinese wind-power market even as Dallas investors are bringing Chinese firms here via a big wind farm in Texas, according to a new industry report.
SRP Buys Entire Output of Iberdrola Renewables' Dry Lake 2 Wind Power Project (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
PORTLAND, Ore.----Iberdrola Renewables and Salt River Project today announced SRP has agreed to purchase the entire output of Phase 2 of the Dry Lake Wind Power Project in northern Arizona for a 20-year term.
