Tag: wind energy

Amazon to Flip the Switch on Massive Wind Project in North Carolina

Before the ball drops on New Year's Eve, 104 wind turbines scattered across 22,000 acres of farmland near Elizabeth City, North Carolina, will begin churning out electricity. It will be the South's...

NTPC, India’s Largest Power Producer, Enters Wind Energy Market

NTPC Limited, the largest power generation company in India, has finally entered the country’s largest renewable energy sector. NTPC Limited recently announced that it will set up its first wind energy project after...

Norway’s Biggest Oil Company to Build Huge Offshore Wind Farm Off Coast of New York

If everything goes to plan, New York City and Long Island will be harnessing the Atlantic Ocean's strong and dependable winds as a source of renewable energy. Norway's biggest oil company will be...

CS Wind Confirms Investment in New UK Offshore Wind Turbine Tower Factory

The UK is to get a new offshore wind technology manufacturing plant, after CS Wind yesterday confirmed it is to build a new tower factory in Campbeltown, Scotland. The company said that as...

Ecotricity Trumpets 20 Years of Wind Energy

Green energy supplier Ecotricity is this week celebrating another milestone for UK wind energy this week, after the firm's first ever wind turbine turned 20. The Lynch Knoll windmill in Gloucestershire was completed...

America’s First Offshore Wind Farm Goes Online

With the flip of a switch Monday, the country's first offshore wind power project began commercial operations. That's something to celebrate—and it's only the beginning for this abundant energy resource! Developed by U.S.-based...

Shell Prepares to Set Sail with Offshore Wind Investment as Consortium Secures Dutch Contract

The Netherlands' position as an emerging hub for low cost offshore wind farms received a further boost this week, as a consortium secured the rights to develop a new 700MW project with...

REECO Holding named a new management in REECO SRB

REECO Holding  named a new management of the office, responsible for Western Balkans activities in Novi Sad. Ms. Ljiljana A. Milanković, is the new project manager of REECO in Serbia. Plans for 2017...

Renewable Energy in US Gained 24 Percent Through First Nine Months of 2016

The U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA) on Nov. 29 released electric generation statistics through the end of September 2016. Generation from geothermal, solar, and wind energy increased by 24 percent compared with...

Scotland Generates Enough Wind Energy to Power Almost Every Household for an Entire Month

Wind turbines in Scotland provided enough electricity to supply the average needs of almost all Scotland's homes last month, according to a report. Data from WeatherEnergy showed turbines generated 792,717MWh of electricity to...

Renewable Street Lighting Firm Powers Up with £1.5m Investment

A UK firm that develops street lighting that is fully powered by renewable electricity has launched in Greater Manchester, backed by £1.5m investment from its founder. Solar Street Lighting, founded by North West...

$75m Loan for Country’s Largest Wind Farm in Pakistan

The Asian Development Bank announced on Monday its approval of a $75 million loan to support the development of the largest wind farm in Pakistan. The deal with Triconboston Consulting Corporation (TBCC) is...

Electric Cars Pose ‘Resoundingly Negative’ Threat to Oil Companies: Analyst Fitch

So far, though, the oil industry hasn't seemed to give plug-in electric cars much attention. ExxonMobil and OPEC have both predicted that, even by 2040, electric cars will make up less than...

Wind Power Could Supply 20% of Global Electricity by 2030

Although solar power gets more press, the wind power industry is growing nearly as fast. The (GWEC) released an historic report Tuesday in Beijing, saying 20 percent of the world’s total electricity...

The World’s First Wind-Hydro Turbines Will Generate Energy Even When There’s no Breeze

One of the biggest challenges wind farms face is how to generate power when there’s no wind. Max Bögl Wind AG and GE Renewable Energy are attempting to solve that issue by...

Solar & Wind Cheaper To Replace Coal In UK Than Biomass

A new study has concluded that transitioning to wind and solar power would be a cheaper option for the United Kingdom to replace its coal fleet than using biomass electricity generation. According to...

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