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Germany: 50Hertz alone will invest 400-500 million euros in power grid in 2014
German power grid operator 50Hertz intends to make an investment of 400-500 million euros this year to build transmission connections that will convey wind power from Germany's inaccessible regions to its industrial centers to sustain its move from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
read more... 09/07/2014
French Alstom to deliver 36 units of ECO 122 wind turbines in Brazil
The French manufacturer Alstom inked a deal on Monday with Brazilian electricity firm Tractebel Energia, a private power generator, to deliver 36 units of ECO 122 wind turbines to Trairi II project, a wind farm located in Ceara State, Northeast of Brazil.
read more... 08/07/2014
Norway: wind farm to be built off Britain by Statoil and Statkraft
Norway's Statoil and Statkraft will construct the Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk in Britain, according to Statoil on Tuesday. It is estimated that the cost will be around 1.5 billion pounds ($2.57 billion).
read more... 02/07/2014
Daily: European power prices slip on colder weather, weak demand and stronger wind output
Brent crude has retreated above $114 a barrel on Tuesday, spurred by continuing violence in Iraq, supply disruptions in Libya and expectations of a slump in U.S. crude stockpiles.
read more... 25/06/2014
Scotland: No wind farms in national parks
The latest planning policies from the Scottish Government, the National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3) and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), include measures to reduce the impact of “fracking” on communities and banning wind farms from Scotland’s national parks.
read more... 24/06/2014