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Europe
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July 15, 2009
REpower Systems and Vattenfall have signed a 150 Mw contract for an offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea. The deal is the largest offshore agreement to date in the U.K. for REpower. 30 turbines are intended for the Ormonde wind farm, on which construction is to begin at the start of 2011 around 35 kilometers away from the town of Barrow-in-Furness on the northwest coast of England.
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July 13, 2009
A study by the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) has found that the UK is likely to fall far short in meeting 2010 targets for renewable energy. BWEA said that on average across England only 50 percent of the renewable electricity generation would be met, with some regions such as the South West failing to reach even a third.
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China
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July 6, 2009
China's
wind power sector has witnessed 100 percent annual growth in the past three
years. The country's wind power installed capacity is expected to exceed 30 GW
by the end of 2010, up from 12 GW last year.
China
plans to build seven wind power bases with a minimum capacity of 10 GW each by
2020, in an initiative to greatly increase the use of the clean energy.
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Europe
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June 11, 2009
A new report
analyzes wind power sector in Germany.
Wind Power Profile of Germany discusses recent R&D activity in the wind
power sector in Germany
followed by information on key players - organizations and companies - in the
market and brief profiles of key wind power projects in Germany.
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Europe
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June 1, 2009
Leading
international energy companies were in Cologne
last week attending Power-Gen Europe 2009 (PGE), an industry trade show, to
discuss global climate change and the impact of the economic slowdown on the
global energy industry. At PGE, GE business leaders highlighted ways customers
are managing climate change.
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Europe
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May 28, 2009
A wind energy development co-operative in County Clare
today announced plans to construct one of Ireland’s largest wind farms. The company believes the proposed EUR200
million project would be capable of generating enough electricity to power
every home and business in County Clare, as well as meeting the Limerick
Clare Energy Agency’s 2010 targets for emissions reductions and renewable
energy production.
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India - Pakistan
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May 27, 2009
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC)
announced that its wholly owned AMSC Windtec subsidiary has licensed its
proprietary 2 megawatt (MW) doubly-fed induction wind turbine design to Inox
Wind Limited, part of India’s Inox Group of Companies (Inox). The license
provides Inox with the right to manufacture and sell the wind turbines
globally.
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China
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May 26, 2009
The German energy giant Siemens is building its first wind turbine manufacturing plant in China. The wind turbines produced in Shanghai will be for the Chinese market and for export. Siemens is investing more than 60 million euros in setting up this new location.
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China
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May 25, 2009
China is planning to spend $4.4 trillion on expanding renewable
energy use, state media said, as it seeks to rely more on cleaner ways to power
its growth. The investment will be
partly focused on wind power. China's
government says it will have 100 gigawatts of wind-power capacity by 2020 -
enough to power more than 60 million homes.
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Europe
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May 13, 2009
Permission has been granted to create the
world's largest offshore wind farm 12 miles off the Kent
coast in the United Kingdom. The project is eventually expected to have 1
gigawatt of energy generation capacity, enough to supply power for around
750,000 homes—or a quarter of Greater London
homes.
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Middle East
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May 12, 2009
A 2008 study by Oman found
the nation's solar energy potential is sufficient to meet all of our domestic
electricity requirements and provide electricity for export. The study also found wind energy potential
along the southern coast and in the northern mountains. It said there was some
potential for biogas, geothermal and wave energy but recommended the country
focus on wind and solar.
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China
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May 11, 2009
The Jiuquan wind power project in Gansu province, which
mainly comprises 18 wind power stations each with a capacity of 200,000 kw and
two wind power stations each with a capacity of 100,000 kw, will soon start
construction. Upon its completion in 2010, the wind power's installed capacity
will amount to 5 million MWs.
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Europe
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April 27, 2009
Germany has created a unique
wind energy / hydrogen project which bears watching. German chancellor Angela
Merkel has laid the foundation for a “milestone” renewable energy plant that
answers the big question surrounding wind energy: what happens when it isn’t
windy?
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Europe
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April 22, 2009
Chancellor Alistair Darling presented the
"world's first Carbon Budget" as part of his statement to the House
of Commons. Darling said the Labour government would cut the UK's emissions
by 34% before 2020. Offshore wind
projects are set to gain £525 million through a rise in the Renewables
Obligation banding for the next two years.
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Europe
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April 16, 2009
Scottish
and Southern Energy plc, a UK-based energy company, announced that the
company's renewable energy development division Airtricity has teamed up with
Fluor Limited to form a new energy consortium called the Seagreen Wind Energy
Limited. Seagreen Wind Energy Limited
will bid for the exclusive rights to develop wind farms under The Crown
Estate's Round 3 Offshore Wind Farm Development Program.
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Asia/Pacific
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March 31, 2009
Australia's
biggest electricity and gas retailer, AGL Energy, has agreed to buy 63 turbines
from India's Suzlon Energy
for a $341 million wind-power project in South
Australia. In
February, both the firms had entered into an agreement for supplying 54 units
of Suzlon's wind turbine generators.
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Latin America / Caribbean
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March 30, 2009
Ireland-based renewable energy developer
Mainstream Renewable Power said on Wednesday it would invest $1 billion in
Chile through 2014, focusing on wind power.
The firm said it would build a wind farm near the coast in central Chile
that will comprise 16 windmills, which would enter operation next year and
produce enough electricity to supply 19,000 homes.
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Europe
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March 25, 2009
REpower Systems AG has just completed erection
of the first wind farm consisting exclusively of REpower 6M turbines. The three
turbines, installed in the Westre civic wind farm close to the German-Danish
border, each have six megawatt rated power and a rotor diameter of 126 metres, making
them some of the biggest wind turbines in the world.
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Europe
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March 24, 2009
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
(RSPB) fears that Britain may not meet its targets on renewable energy unless
it builds more wind turbine farms across the country. The RSPB denied its call for more wind power
represented a U-turn and said that it was stressing the need to find sites for
turbines where wildlife would be relatively unaffected.
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India - Pakistan
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March 23, 2009
The wind power generation industry is going
through a slowdown worldwide. Indian companies are finding it increasingly difficult
to raise resources amid such a demand slowdown.
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China
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March 3, 2009
Wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy on Tuesday
said that it has formed a joint venture with China’s Inner Mongolia North
Longyuan Wind Power Corporation to
supply turbines for a 100 megawatt, World Bank-aided wind power project in
China.
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China
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February 25, 2009
China
Wind Systems, based in Wuxi, started production this month at its new manufacturing
facility for wind turbine components. The
Wuxi City plant's completion clears the path for China Wind to sign supply
agreements with other major manufacturers in China’s wind turbine industry.
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China
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February 24, 2009
General Electric Co (GE) plans to double
wind turbine deliveries to Chinese customers over the next two years, the
Shanghai Daily reported. Gamesa
Corporacion Tecnologica has received several turbine orders from China’s renewables
development company Longyuan Electric Power Group Corporation.
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Europe
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February 23, 2009
Swedish
state-owned energy giant Vattenfall, the Nordic region’s largest utility, has
offered to take over Dutch energy provider Nuon. Both companies announced in a
joint statement that Vattenfall is buying a minority share of 49 percent within
the next few months.
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Latin America / Caribbean
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February 17, 2009
The World Bank Group is investing $61.5
million for construction of a wind farm in Chile. The International Finance Group (IFC) of the
World Bank is supporting the government of Chile’s objectives of rapidly
increasing and diversifying its energy supply. The Totoral Wind Farm, situated
300 kilometres north of Santiago, will consist of 23 two-megawatt wind
turbines.
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February 16, 2008
The only polar base operating entirely on
renewable energy was officially opened
in Antarctica on Sunday. Belgium’s Princess Elisabeth Station will be the first
to rely on wind turbines rather than diesel generators for power.
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Asia/Pacific
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February 3, 2009
Japan's biggest wind farm operator, Eurus
Energy Holdings Corp, is bullish on business opportunities in the United
States, but regards China as risky because of uncertainty about government
support for the sector. China is about
to surpass India to become Asia's biggest market for wind energy, in some part
due to funds from Europe, Asia and the Middle East seeking U.N. carbon offsets
from clean energy projects overseas.
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Middle East
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January 28, 2009
The 1st International Conference on
Investment Opportunities in wind energy in Iran will be held on May 4, 2009. The Conference addresses the Iranian wind
energy market and developing financial, technical and managerial issues to
boost the market. The event is hosted by
ABIC Group with the collaboration of Iran Renewable Energies Organization
(IREO), which is the sole authority for the wind energy activities in the nation
and an affiliate of Iran’s Ministry of Power.
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Africa
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January 26, 2009
A number of Danish
companies are considering investments in South African wind power but have
warned that the industry needs the certainty of a renewable energy policy and a
feed-in tariff. The companies were speaking at a wind energy conference on
Friday after Denmark and South Africa signed an energy co-operation agreement,
which will transfer Danish help to South Africa for wind mapping and capacity
building.
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Europe
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January 20, 2009
Abu Dhabi's green energy
firm Masdar said on Monday it was reviewing whether to proceed with financing
the vast London Array offshore wind farm project. Masdar could become the second company to pull
out of the project to build the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, casting a
new cloud over the development’s future.
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China
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January 14, 2009
The General
Electric Co. subsidiary GE Drivetrain Technologies and China-based A-Power
Energy Generation Systems Ltd. signed letters of intent on Monday for a supply
deal and a for a joint venture partnership. GE Drivetrain Technologies will
supply A-Power with more than 900 2.7 megawatt gearboxes beginning in 2010.
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Europe
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January 12, 2009
Great Britain's wind farms have slowed in electrical production
during a cold snap due to lack of wind.
The Met Office said there has been an unusually long period of high
pressure across the UK for the last couple of weeks, causing the cold snap and
very little wind.
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India - Pakistan
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January
6, 2009
The world’s fifth largest wind turbine maker, Suzlon Energy, has agreed
to sell about 10% of its equity stake in gearbox designer Hansen Transmissions
to Ecofin, a London-based investment firm which specializes in the utility and
infrastructure sectors. Suzlon says the
sale is part of its strategy to finance future growth plans.
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China
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January 5, 2009
Wind
installation in China grew substantially by the end of 2008, surpassing the
Indian market - the largest wind power market in Asia. According to a new
research report “Wind Power: Opportunities in Emerging Markets” by RNCOS, wind
power installation is rapidly increasing in the People’s Republic of China
(PRC) and posted a stupendous growth rate of more than 127% by end of 2007.
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Europe
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December 31, 2008
The Russian news agency Interfax reported
that the Astrakhan region has signed a protocol of intent with Fersa Cherkessk
LLC to install wind turbines in the region.
Astrakhan is situated in the Volga Delta. Fersa Cherkessk is a venture of the Spanish
energy firm Fersa Energias Renovables, which engages in electricity generation
from alternative energy sources.
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Asia/Pacific
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December 29, 2008
Six areas in the Philippines are being
considered as possible sites for wind
power farms by private investors. The areas being eyed by the companies for
possible wind farms are located in the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Negros
Occidental and Negros Oriental.
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Europe
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December 23, 2008
Germany utility RWE plans to build its
first offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
RWE has acquired the project
company Enova Energieanlagen, which is part of the Enova Group. This
acquisition includes the rights to the offshore wind project North Sea
Windpower 3. Following the acquisition, the wind farm will be renamed Innogy
Nordsee 1.
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India - Pakistan
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December 18, 2008
Suzlon Energy, the world's fifth leading
and India's largest wind turbine manufacturer, will invest about 270 million
euros to enlarge its stake in German wind power company REpower Systems AG. Suzlon will pick up a 22.4 percent stake that
Martifer Group of Portugal holds in REpower, which will increase its holding in
the German firm to about 91 percent.
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India - Pakistan
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December 17, 2008
The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory
Commission has proposed a sharp increase in the wind power tariff to
attract more private investors and tap the state’s wind power potential. Tamil Nadu offers a low price for wind energy
from private investors compared to states like West Bengal.
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India - Pakistan
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December 16, 2008
Suzlon Energy, India’s wind turbine maker,
has announced a reallocation of responsibilities at the top management level,
with the responsibilities of the CEO distributed between the offices of the
chairman and managing director, Tulsi Tanti, and the COO, Sumant Sinha.
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Europe
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December 15, 2008
Turkish companies have decided to produce
wind turbines. Model Enerji, formed during the first half of
2008, is the first company founded in Turkey to manufacture megawatt-class wind
turbines. Istanbul-based Model Enerji plans to manufacture the 1.65-megawatt
turbines, which utilize a doubly fed induction generator drive train, at a
factory to be established in Ankara’s industrial zone.
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Latin America / Caribbean
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December 12, 2008
The Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has
agreed to supply 100 megawatts of installed wind capacity to Venezuelan state
oil firm PDVSA for nearly $150 million. Work
will begin in 2009 and involve the supply, installation and two years of
maintenance for the 76 wind turbines which make up Venezuela's first wind farm,
located in the state of Falcon.
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Asia/Pacific
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December 9, 2008
New South Wales Climate Change Minister
Carmel Tebbutt has announced that NSW would join the other Australian states in
introducing a feed-in tariff system and that the NSW system
would be along the lines of the anticipated federal program. The design of a national feed-in tariff (FIT)
system, and renewable energy sources to include, is the subject of a Senate
committee report.
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Europe
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December 8, 2008
Royal Dutch Shell and its partners have
withdrawn from a major UK wind energy project.
The consortium of Shell, Scottish Power and Denmark's Dong Energy have
abandoned the Cirrus Array project off the Northwest coast after denying a
month ago it had exited the project. The consortium cancelled the 800
million pound project after five years and millions of pounds of investment.
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Europe
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December 4, 2008
BlackRock New Energy Investment Trust in Great Britain
invests globally to generate long-term capital growth from stakes in companies
which focus on alternative energy or energy technology. Started in October 2000, more than 40% of the
£96 million trust is invested in wind-related companies.
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December 3, 2008
The state of Rajasthan in India is set to
attract an investment of $16.04 billion in renewable energy sector, with 14
companies proposing projects to tap power from wind and biomass. Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Chairman Rajeev Swaroop said that the state government
has signed memorandum of understanding with 14 power companies to set up
power plants in the field of wind biomass energy.
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Europe
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December 2, 2008
Great Britain’s Committee on Climate Change
has published its first report describing
how to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by 80% before
2050. Created by the Climate Change Act,
the committee said the target would require "almost full
decarbonization" of the power industry by 2030. It suggests wind power will play a major role
in decarbonization.
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Asia/Pacific
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December 1, 2008
Spanish energy company Union Fenosa SA will
invest $1.2 billion to double Australia's wind farm power generation by
2013. Australia’s Trade Minister Simon
Crean commented the seven wind farms will boost Australia's clean energy
capabilities and help reduce the nation's greenhouse gas emissions.
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China
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November 24, 2008
British Columbia-based Finavera Renewables
struck a $800 million funding deal with Fairfield, Conn.-based General Electric
for Finavera wind farms in Canada. The
deal gives GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE, the exclusive right to
fund or arrange equity and debt financing.
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Europe
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November 24, 2008
If all of Wales was covered with wind
turbines, the nation would generate only a sixth of the Great Britain’s energy
needs, according to a physicist at Cambridge University. This criticism comes as the Environment Agency
is about to announce plans to build up to 80 turbines on its own land and the
speculation that a new nuclear power station will be built in Wales intensifies.
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