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Butler Sherborn launches a new service Butler Sherborn energy
With increasing concern about the cost of fuel and global energy resources, Cotswolds property specialists Butler Sherborn are launching a new service for homes, businesses, farmers and land owners - Butler Sherborn Energy. “However you heat and provide power to your property - gas, electricity, oil or solid fuel - the cost is increasing, and with growing demand on global resources, this situation is only going to become more critical,” says R... [more]
Latest news from Renewable Energy World Europe 2012 : 'Integrating the renewables sector' shapes conference programme
Renewable Energy World Europe has announced details of this year’s conference programme and plenary discussion. ‘Integrating the renewables sector’ will be the central theme for this year’s conference, which will once again be co-located with POWER-GEN Europe. The event will take place from 12-14 June 2012 at the Köelnmesse, Cologne. Industry experts will deliver an unequalled programme of strategic, technical, keynote and plenary sessions acr... [more]
HENDRIX/KERITE CABLE OFFERS 34.5 kV TRXLP INSULATED UNDERGROUND CABLE WITH FLEXIBLE DELIVERY SCHEDULES
34.5 kV Cable is Ideal for Wind Power Applications Milford, NH- Hendrix/Kerite Cable (Marmon Utility, LLC.), a premier provider of high-quality underground power distribution products, announces its offering of 34.5 kV TRXLP-insulated medium voltage cable for applications in the wind power industry. Hendrix manufactures all cable in the USA, which is made and tested to ICEA/AEIC Standards and is dry-cure, triple-extruded. The 34.5 kV cable... [more]
3B-the fibreglass company releases the second game-changing product in its new benchmark series for wind turbine rotor blades
HiPer-tex™ W2020 high performance fibre glass allows longer and lighter blades for both offshore and onshore wind turbines. Pursuing its strategy to lead the innovation of glass fibre solutions for the wind energy sector, 3B-the fibreglass company is launching HiPer-tex™ W2020 high performance roving to satisfy OEMs’ needs for longer and lighter rotor blades to meet the challenging offshore and bigger onshore multi-megawatt wind turbines. B... [more]
Major industry speakers to address key energy issues and behavioural change at National Energy Management Exhibition (NEMEX)
National Energy Management Exhibition (NEMEX) opens at the NEC Birmingham in May 2012, featuring a new second conference theatre to mark its 30th anniversary with a host of top-level keynote speakers who will be expanding the ideas and available advice for energy professionals. One of the country’s leading environmentalists, Tony Juniper, will be spearheading the NEMEX seminar programme, alongside a number of influential MPs, including Barry ... [more]
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Wind, copper theft knock out power
Gusts of wind and a large copper theft were to blame Wednesday evening for about 3,700 power outages across the capital city and Shawnee County. Officials estimate the monetary damage to a Westar Energy substation struck by copper thieves at $300,000.
Siemens receives its first wind power order in Chile
ORLANDO, Fla., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Energy has received an order for a total of 50 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 115 megawatts (MW) for the El Arrayan wind power plant in Chile. ...
Redstone College Prepares Its Wind Energy Technology Graduates to Meet Colorado’s Wind Power Job Demand Growth
Redstone College, a Denver-based institution of higher learning, celebrated the commencement of its fourth graduating class from its Wind Energy Technology Program on May 21, bringing the total number of graduates since the program launched in August 2010 to 106.
Policy uncertainty, a cause for worry: Wind power cos
The wind power industry fears that capacity addition will suffer due to policy uncertainty. Specifically, the generation-based incentive scheme that offered 50 paise a unit of electricity has not been extended.
Cleantech Solutions Receives $1.7 Million in Orders for Wind Power Components
WUXI, Jiangsu, China, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- Cleantech Solutions International, Inc. ("Cleantech Solutions" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: CLNT), a manufacturer of ...
AMSC Receives 100 MW Wind Turbine Electrical Control System Order From Inox Wind
DEVENS, Mass. -- AMSC , a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, today announced that Inox Wind Limited, part of India's Inox Group of Companies, placed a follow-on order for 50 of AMSC's ...
Islamic, Asian Banks Agree to Funding for Pakistan Wind Power
The Islamic Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank agreed to a $133 million financing plan to develop two wind projects in Pakistan as the nation seeks new renewable sources to overcome power shortages.
Nation's wind power generation capacity grew fivefold in last decade
The nation's wind power capacity has climbed about fivefold to 2.5 million kw over the past decade, sources say. But growth in fiscal 2011 shrank to just under 100,000 kw — the slowest pace in the decade — following the termination of subsidies for wind plant construction the previous year, the sources said Saturday.
PHI Group Partners With Global Sun Wind & Power Corp. to Provide Hybrid Renewable Energy to Southeast Asia
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PHI Group, Inc., (PHIL.PK), (PHIL.PK), a company focused on energy and natural resources, announced today that it ...
Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
PIPESTONE, Minn., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Juhl Wind, Inc. (JUHL.OB), the Leader in Community Wind Power, announced today financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. "We are ...
