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Just 4 Business - Bad Aibling, BY,Germany
July 11, 2007
Germany is world leader in wind power generation, solar and
bio energy. Germany’s leading role in particular with regard to the wind power
and photovoltaic installations which is a process in which electricity is
generated directly from sunlight is also a consequence of the intensive and
successful standardization processes in the German industry. China, however, which already today is the
world leader in terms of solar thermal systems could soon conquer the world’s
leading position in the field of wind power which is currently held by Germany.
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The Copenhagen Post - Copenhagen, Denmark
July 11, 2007
Increasing the amount of power Denmark obtains from wind
energy could have major economic benefits, according to an Institute for
Environmental Studies report. Denmark currently obtains about 20 percent of its
energy from wind turbines. The institute’s new figures indicated that the
nation could up that figure to 50 percent by investing about DKK 6 billion in
new wind energy products, a move that would also provide environmental benefits
worth 20 billion for Denmark and the other Nordic countries.
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Forbes – USA
July 10, 2007
Theolia announced agreements to the acquire renewable energy company companies
based in Italy and the Netherlands, for undisclosed amounts. Once the Italian
acquisition in complete, Theolia will have a 21 megawatts wind farm, due to
become operational by the end of the year, as well as several developments
representing capacity of around 75 mw that should receive authorisation in the
near future and 220 mw under development, all in Italy.
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Energy Business Review
July 9, 2007
Italian utility Enel and the region of Sardinia have signed
a protocol of understanding to foster the development of renewables and ensure
an abundant supply of power at competitive prices to strategically important
enterprises that operate on the island. As part of the agreement, Sardinia has
agreed to issue Enel with all authorizations needed to expand existing wind
plants or build new wind facilities for a total capacity of 160MW, within 90
days of the protocol's signing.
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Toronto Star - Ontario, Canada
July 8, 2007
Europe's wind power market will more than double by 2015 as Spain remains the
biggest producer. Europe's wind power will expand an average nine gigawatts a
year to 130.8 gigawatts in 2015, from 48.5 gigawatts at the end of 2006,
according to the study by Emerging Energy Research. Spain and Germany will
account for more than half of the expansion, though east European markets will
grow rapidly as 2015 approaches, it said. Northern Europe is likely to dominate
the growing market for offshore wind power.
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Forbes - NY, USA
July 6, 2007
Subsidies for Germany's solar industry will be cut back more than previously
announced to free up funds for offshore wind power plants, sources close to the
German environment ministry said. The government plans to increase the maximum
subsidy for wind power to 0.11-0.14 eur per kilowatt hour from currently 0.09
eur, the sources said. The changes will also force solar power firms to
increase the profitability of their facilities if subsidies are cut. German
environment minister Sigmar Gabriel is expected to make a statement on the
Renewable Energies Law today.
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Reuters – USA
July 6, 2007
France has potential to build 12 times its current wind power capacity, to help
meet EU targets to fight global warming, but red tape and fast rising costs are
obstacles, its renewable energy industry group said on Thursday. The 27-nation
European Union agreed in March that renewable sources should make up 20 percent
of the energy mix by 2020, up from the current seven percent. This surge in
wind power capacity would be equivalent to building more than 25 nuclear
reactors of 900 megawatts (MW) each in less than 13 years.
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Copenhagen Capacity – Denmark
July 5, 2007
With a breathtaking global demand in the back the Danish wind power industry is
steering towards sky-high growth rates again this year after a golden
2006. The global boom in the demand for
wind power is strongly reflected among the Danish companies that sold for EUR
6.5 billion last year. This reflects an increase in sales of 25 per cent and
this year growth is speeding ahead at the same pace with an entire gross
turnover of over EUR 8 billion, predicts the Wind Power Industry Association to
Børsen Business Daily.
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Power Engineering
July 4, 2007
GE Energy will provide 52 of the 2.5xl wind turbine machines
to Zorlu Enerji Elektrik Uretim A.S. for the wind park in Bahce. The 130 MW wind power project in south eastern
Turkey, which will more than double the country's installed wind capacity,
represents GE Energy's largest installation of its 2.5xl wind turbine
technology. This will be the largest
wind power project to date in Turkey.
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Monitor Daily
July 4, 2007
GE Energy Financial Services and Theolia, a developer of
wind farms in France, announced the completion of a previously announced
transaction that will significantly increase Theolia's wind generation
portfolio in Europe, bring it additional capital to fund growth, and form an
alliance to access additional wind project development opportunities and
structured capital expertise between the two companies.
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EARTHtimes.org
June 29, 2007
French energy company Alstom announced Tuesday it will
expand its wind power portfolio significantly.
The announcement said Alstom signed an agreement Monday to buy Spanish
wind turbine company Ecotecnia for more than $471 million. Barcelona-based
Ecotecnia designs, assembles and installs a wide range of onshore wind turbines
in sizes that range from 640 kilowatts to 2 megawatts. It is currently
developing larger turbines with up to a 3 megawatt capacity.
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Forbes - NY, USA
June 24, 2007
EDP
Energias de Portugal SA unit Neo Energia plans to double its installed wind
power capacity in France, Belgium and the Iberian peninsula in the next three
to four years, which represents a total investment of about 2.6 bln eur.
He added that Neo Energia aims to have 4,200 megawatts of installed capacity in
those regions by the end of 2010, compared with about 2,200 MW in 2007. About
3,000 to 3,100 MW of the new installed capacity will be in Spain, about 600 MW
in Portugal and about 500 MW in France and Belgium.
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Inter
Press Service - Rome,Italy
June 24, 2007
For
decades, Portugal basically ignored the infinite possibilities proffered by its
geographical conditions for producing clean energy. But that is starting to
change, and the country is now among those that are putting the strongest
emphasis on alternative energy sources. The most abundant sunlight in
Europe, strong winds from the Atlantic Ocean to the west, strong flowing rivers
and huge ocean waves have long been disregarded in this South European
country... revenues into paying its bulky oil bill.
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International Herald
Tribune
June 24, 2007
A
new feature is increasingly becoming a part of the Eastern European landscape:
wind turbines. While Germany, Spain and Denmark are still by far the biggest
wind-producing countries on the Continent, Eastern Europe is fast becoming a
new frontier in wind power development as Europe tries to find environmentally
friendly ways to satisfy growing energy demand and to meet ambitious targets
for renewable energy.
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Business World – Ireland
June 15, 2007
The Irish Wind Energy Association The group has called for
such a shift to form part of the central plank in the new Government's energy
platform. Association president, Paddy Teahon, said: "Wind power is the
renewable energy source that works, and which is already supplying the
electricity needs of 600,000 homes in Ireland." "Wind power in
Ireland accounts for 75pc of all renewable power generation and provides enough
electricity to meet the needs of 600,000 homes", he
added.
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Energy.gr - Greece
June 13, 2007
Environmental groups in Greece urged the government
yesterday not to grant licenses for wind power parks on two Aegean islands,
claiming they would damage the environment and affect income from tourism. Heavily reliant on fossil fuels, Greece wants
renewable energy to cover as much as 20 percent of its overall energy
consumption by 2010, with wind parks earmarked for the lion’s share of green
power. Many locals on both islands have
opposed the plans, saying they want to protect their main source of income
which is tourism.
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New Europe - Brussels, Belgium
June 11, 2007
An energy analysis has determined that doubling the amount of windmill power
would put an extra several million Danish crowns annually into the nation’s
budget, Copenhagen Post reported on June 1. Government plans to double the
capacity of the nation’s windmills to cover half of Denmark’s power needs would
result in annual savings of 40 million crowns, according to a new study from
research and consultancy agency EA Energy Analyses. The government has proposed
increasing wind-power capacity to 6,000 megawatts by 2025 - twice the current
output.
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Scottish Enterprise
May 23, 2007
The world's wind market offers huge opportunities to
Scottish companies with total global revenue over the next five years estimated
at £35billion and continued growth forecast until at least 2025. The findings
are from a new report commissioned by the Scottish Enterprise energy team and
unveiled at All-Energy, the UK's biggest event for the renewable energy sector.
It is the second in a series of similar reports on the energy sector.
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The Guardian – U.K.
May 23, 2007
Gordon Brown is to give the go-ahead for a new generation of
nuclear power stations, which will be built across the country. Alistair
Darling, the Trade and Industry Secretary, told that the Chancellor he offer
his unequivocal backing for the government’s energy white paper, to be
published on Wednesday. A major push to harness wave power and build hundreds
of new wind farms - many of which will be based offshore - are also likely to be
approved.
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People's
Daily Online - Beijing,China
May 22, 2007
Spanish government has accorded Morocco a loan amounting to 100 million euros
(135 million U.S. dollars) on the construction of the Tanger Wind-Energy Park. The funding, which came from the Development
Assistance Fund ( FAD). The Tanger Wind-Energy Park, with a production capacity
of 140 MW, will be constructed in the south of Rabat. The park will help meet Morocco's rising
energy needs, which grow at a pace of about eight percent annually, and also
help towards achieving Morocco's goal of producing 1,000 MW of clean energy by
2012.
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