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South China: Guangdong province to build its first offshore wind farm
South China’s Guangdong province will launch this year the construction of its first offshore wind farm which will have a capacity of 198 MW and will be connected to the grid in 2014, according to Guangdong Electric Power Development Co. Ltd. on Monday.
read more... 31/01/2012
Wind power passes 6 GW in UK
According to the trade association of renewable energy in UK, the national wind sector has hit a landmark 6 GW of installed capacity, enough to generate power to 3,354,893 homes. The Renewable UK’s Chief Executive, Mari Mc Caffery said this is a national achievement and there’s a further 19.5 GW of capacity under construction, consented or in planning.
read more... 30/01/2012
AWEA: U.S wind power installations increased by 31% in 2011
According the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the wind developers installed wind turbines with capacity of 6,810 megawatts in the U.S. last year, up 31 % compared to 2010. In the four quarter domestic wind installations hit 3,444 megawatts, surpassing the first three quarters combined, led by California, Illinois and Ohio, the fastest-growing state.
read more... 27/01/2012
UK: Significant milestone for the wind industry
The trade association RenewableUK has announced that UK’s wind sector has reached a landmark of 6 GW of installed capacity, being enough to supply electricity to 3,354,893 households.
read more... 19/01/2012
Shanghai invests in clean energy
According to the city government, a total investment of CNY18 billion (or €2.2 billion) may be required by 2015 to increase Shanghai’s capacity of clean energy, mainly wind power. The expenses will play a crucial role in Shanghai’s target of having 1% of its primary use from non-fossil fuels that are locally developed and creating a local new energy industry. The target excludes solar heating.
read more... 17/01/2012