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Triton Knoll wind farm obtains green light
The Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey has granted consent to RWE Npower Renewables to build Triton Knoll wind farm. With up to 288 turbines, the proposed Triton Knoll wind farm would be around 60 % bigger than the London Array and could generate up to 1,200 MW of renewable energy.
read more... 12/07/2013
London Array officially opened and running
The world's largest offshore wind farm was officially opened by Prime Minister David Cameron on Thursday. The London Array has a total of 175 turbines with a combined capacity of 630 MW and it is capable of powering 500,000 homes per year.
read more... 05/07/2013
Green energy situation in Italy
The renewable energy sector in Italy is one with the highest potential in Europe, being today a leading producer of electricity from renewable sources. The solar PV capacity has seen a great success, growing 3000% over the past three years. The wind market has also seen constant high levels of investment, with the number of installations increasing by almost 40% in 2012.
read more... 03/07/2013
Scotland: Iberdrola has completed Europe’s largest onshore wind farm
ScottishPower Renewables, a subsidiary of the Spanish energy group Iberdrola Renovables, has announced it has completed the expansion of the Whitelee onshore wind farm in Scotland, located south of Glasgow. The capacity of the project has been enlarged from 322MW to 539MW installing 75 wind turbines manufactured by the French company Alstom.
read more... 01/07/2013
UK menaced by blackouts of power within 2 years
According to the energy watchdog Ofgem the risk of power blackouts in UK has doubled in the last year, as the country is facing an energy crunch which will cause an increase of the energy bills. The supply crisis is the result of Britain forcing old coal and oil plants to shut down supporting projects of new green wind farms and nuclear plants.
read more... 01/07/2013