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20 Megawatt wind turbines are feasible, according to a new report from the EU-funded UpWind project. The UpWind project explored the design limits of upscaling wind turbines to 20 Megawatt (MW) and found that they would have rotor diameters of around 200 metres, compared to some 120 metres on today's 5 MW turbines.
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AWS Truepower has released the latest installment of its windTrends Bulletin, a quarterly analytical wind report. The report reviews wind patterns in the USA and Europe for the fourth quarter of 2010 based on AWS Truepower’s windTrends meteorological data set.
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BVG Associates haspublished an analysis of the supply chain for the offshore wind sector, which identified areas requiring focus if the industry were to deliver the capacity needed for UK to meet its 2020 renewable energy targets.
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3TIER has released a wind performance map for the fourth quarter of 2010. The map illustrates that wind speeds were above their seasonal average for large areas across the US. This increase is largely due to the La Niña phenomena.
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US Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu has announced the release of three solicitations, worth up to US$ 50.5 million over five years, to develop offshore wind energy technology and to reduce specific market barriers to its deployment. The projects are in support of an interagency plan called, "The joint National Offshore Wind Strategy: Creating an Offshore Wind Industry in the United States," which was rolled out in Washington, D.C., by Secretary Chu and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
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A fully sustainable and renewable global energy system is possible by 2050. The Energy Report that was published by Ecofys and WWF, is the first to demonstrate the feasibility of such ambitions across the whole planet. The Ecofys Energy Scenario was the basis for The Energy Report.
- Companies call for EU single energy market
- Global wind capacity increases by 22% in 2010
- 91 per cent growth for UK wind energy employment
- US wind energy industry finishes 2010 with half the installations of 2009
- Record growth for EU offshore wind power in 2010
- Global consumer label identifying corporations and products made with wind energy
- EU will exceed renewable energy goal of 20 percent by 2020
- Barak Obama signs 1603 into Law
- New offshore strategy from partnership Megavind
- Vital memorandum signed for offshore supergrid
- Chu aims for majority US renewable generation by 2050
- windTrends Q3 2010 Report released
- USA launches ‘Smart from the Start’ initiative to speed offshore wind energy development
- New report sets out vision for the future European grid and markets
- Research forecasts total offshore wind spend of € 38 billion
- GBP1.9 billion tender round for transmission links to offshore windfarms launched
- AWST questions reported diminishing wind speeds
- Current EU strategy will not meet 2020 climate and energy targets
- Anti-windfarm campaigners could cost England over GBP 1.3 billion
- The EC releases document ‘Wind energy developments and Natura 2000’
- US wind industry reports slowest quarter since 2007
- US$ 1 billion market for wind energy storage by 2015
- UK Government to retain a fund for port infrastructure upgrades
- 16GW of wind power added in first half of 2010
- China’s wind power can reach 230GW of installed capacity by 2020
- La Nina likely to boost wind power production across US
- Wind power to provide a fifth of world’s electricity by 2030
- First US offshore wind farm lease is signed by secretary Salazar
- Denmark can have a fossil free energy supply
- Global wind capacity to reach close to 200GW this year
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