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General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation has announced the addition of Clipper™ Windpower Technology courses to the current Wind Farm training program on GPiLearn™.
GPiLearn is an online, “blended” learning resource dedicated to the power industry. There are over 3,200 lessons and exams available on GPiLearn.
Adding the Clipper Windpower Technology content allows GP to help more power companies train Wind Farm technicians and comply with government regula... [more]
Changes to the End of Life Vehicle Regulations in 2003 now require sites that keep depolluted waste vehicles to apply for a waste management licence. This is to ensure that premises had the necessary infrastructure to carry out the work safely, such as impermeable surfaces and sealed drainage systems to prevent fluids escaping into the environment.
A scrap metal company has been ordered to pay more than £28,000 after admitting keeping and treating waste without the correct licence unlicensed... [more]
GE Energy has announced that its installed fleet of 1.5-megawatt wind turbines has surpassed 115 million operating hours in commercial service worldwide.
“This is an industry record for a single model of wind turbine,” said Victor Abate, Vice President-Renewables for GE Energy. “This milestone has been achieved by more than 8,500 GE 1.5-megawatt wind turbines around the world, including more than 5,200 in the United States. This performance milestone firmly establishes our 1.5-megawatt wind t... [more]
According to a report issued in February 2008 by the Global Wind Energy Council, India now ranks fourth in the world in terms of total wind power capacity. Capacity in the country grew by 28 percent in 2007 to 8 gigawatts (GW). According to the India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, the country has 60 GW of wind power potential.
American Superconductor Corporation has announced that it has licensed its proprietary Windtec WT1650 wind turbine design and manufacturing know-how exclusivel... [more]
Malcolm Wicks, the British Minister for Energy, has announced the appointment of the Chair, Peter Calliafas, and 12 members of a new WEEE Advisory Body (WAB), a public body established to provide advice to Government on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and the UK WEEE Regulations.
The WEEE Advisory Body has been established to provide independent advice on the development of the WEEE system following the implementation of the WEEE Directive in the UK and the intr... [more]
New WEEE Regulations on the electrical industry that came into effect on 1 July will result in more waste products being recycled and not consigned to the scrap heap. Last year 2 million tonnes of electrical waste was generated in the UK alone, enough to fill the new Wembley Stadium six times over.
The introduction of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations means that manufacturers, importers and retailers of domestic appliances, office equipment and other goods will ... [more]
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