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Vestas announces 7 MW offshore Wind Turbine

06th April 2011
To: 06th April 2011

In a media briefing, Vestas the leading wind turbine supplier has announced plans to manufacture 7 MW offshore wind turbine.According to Vestas (www.v
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WCRE insists on a global ban on Nuclear Power

Denmark

18th March 2011
To: 18th March 2011

World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) insists on a global ban on Nuclear Power, phase out of current plants - and a decisive immediate move to a 1
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Flying Wind Turbine

Washington

04th March 2011
To: 04th March 2011

Makani Power has come up with an innovative flying wind turbine which is a mix of wind technology, aircraft and a kite. Displayed at APRA-E Energy Inn
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Vestas Opens New R&D Test Centre in India

Chennai

28th February 2011
To: 28th February 2011

Vestas has expanded its Technology R&D capabilities in India with the opening of a state-of-the-art test centre for wind turbine components in Che
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Unique Offshore Wind Turbines To Be Deployed by Vestas and WindPlus

Denmark

28th February 2011
To: 28th February 2011

Vestas, the leading wind turbine manufacturer of the world, has recently announced that it will deploy a unique offshore wind turbine, which is s
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WindMade: Leading businesses and non-profit organisations will develop first

Abu Dhabi

27th February 2011
To: 27th February 2011

The Global Wind Energy Council, WWF, the LEGO Group, the UN Global Compact, Vestas Wind Systems, PricewaterhouseCoopers (the Official WindMade Verific
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France provides 70 million Euros as soft loan to Indian Renewables

23rd December 2010

France has agreed to provide 70 million euros ($93.1 million) in long-term, soft loan to the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA)  
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Enercon announces installation of 7.5MW Wind Turbine

Magdeburg, Germany

20th December 2010

Enercon announced the installation of the first wind turbine of the type E-126 with an official rated capacity of 7.5 MW. The wind power firm has thus
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Chinese Govt slowing approval of new Wind Farms

China

20th December 2010

The Chinese government is now slowing the approval of new wind farms as it gives its national electricity system time to absorb thousands of new turbi
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Suzlon Subsidiary REpower bags order for 25 turbines in US

20th December 2010

Suzlon Energy, through its 90 per cent subsidiary REpower has bagged an order for 25 turbines totalling 51 MW from EverPower Wind Holdings in the US.T
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New Wind Power Technology for Offshore Turbines

20th December 2010

To make the towers stealth, Vestas (VWSYF) adopted material from the military, made it cheaper, and placed it in the tips of the turbines's rotors.Oft
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Siemens to invest approx $87million for Wind turbine Development in India

Vadodra, Gujarat

02nd December 2010

Siemens India has recently started operations in Vadodra, Gujarat, to commence and expand its presence in the wind and solar renewable energy segments
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Ernst & Young: Chine Clear Leader in Renewable Energy

02nd December 2010

According to consultants at Ernst & Young, which does a quarterly "country attractiveness" index, wind investment in China this quarter
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Offshore Wind development planned along Atlantic outer Continental Shelf in Maryland, USA

Maryland, USA

01st December 2010

Atlantic Offshore wind development is planned along the  Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf in Maryland, USA.According to Secretary of the Interior
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UN Climate talks to begin at Cancun, Mexico

Cancun, Mexico

29th November 2010

Almost 200 nations will meet in Mexico beginning Monday, Nov 29,2010 for the UN climate Talks. The two week conference is expected to be overshadowed
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UK to give Carbon price boost for renewable energy

UK

29th November 2010

In a bid to develop renewable energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions, the Govt of Britain will publish proposals that will set a price floor for carb
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Vestas to install 77MW wind power plant in Argentina.

Argentina

29th November 2010

Denmark based Vestas has bagged a turnkey contract along with a five year service and maintenance agreement, to supply and install 43 nos of its V90-1
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First Wind cancels its initial public offering

New York

26th November 2010

According to the Financial Times, NewYork, the US based, First Wind, a renewable energy group has decided to withdraw its first  public offering,
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Indian Railways installs 10.5MW Wind turbine at Tirunelveli.

24th November 2010

The department has recently erected a 10.5 MW wind turbine at its coach building factory located in Tirunelveli, a town in Tamil Nadu, India. The 350
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China to have 239 Giga Watts of Wind Power by 2020

24th November 2010

According to the most recent China Wind Power Outlook, the installed wind capacity China could reach 239 GW by 2020.China led the world in newly insta
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South Korea to invest USD 150 mn, for 140MW Windfarm in Ecuador

09th November 2010

South Korea is to invest in a wind farm project having an installed capacity of 140 MW, and Korean investment will be U.S. $ 150 million.
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A new wind farm in Ecuador will have 20 wind turbines of 1.5 MW

Ecuador, S. America

09th November 2010

The wind power plant will have 20 1.5 MW wind turbines located 84 kilometers southwest of the city of Cuenca.Ecuador will have a new wind farm “
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China to be center of action for Suzlon in coming years

02nd November 2010

According to Tulsi Tanti, chairman of Suzlon Energy —the largest wind turbine manufacturer in Asia, China is all set to emerge as the wind
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2500MW Wind Farm to be built in South Korea

Seoul

02nd November 2010

SOUTH Korea will build a massive offshore wind farm off the west coast by 2019 to develop new sources of renewable energy and help wind turbine export
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Suzlon Group's Pipestone, Minnesota factory to layoff 110 workers

Minnesota, US

02nd November 2010

Wind-turbine maker Suzlon Group will idle its Pipestone, Minnesota, plant, putting 110 workers out of jobs, because the once-booming U.S. wind energy
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Govt of India to set up Green Bank

01st November 2010

The government of India proposes to set up a Green Bank. The government levies a Rs 50 per tonne cess on both domestically-produced and imported coal.
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India US to collaborate for development of Wind Energy in Africa

01st November 2010

On President Obama's visit to India, India and the US will look to joining hands in spurring a green revolution and health uplift in Africa.According
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University of Illinois Wants Wind turbines

29th October 2010

The University of Illinois says it is seeking a qualified firm to build utility-scale wind turbines to be linked to the school's electrical distributi
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Gamesa to Invest in UK Offshore Market

26th October 2010

Spanish wind energy firm Gamesa has become the latest company to declare plans to invest in the UK offshore market, as £60 million of Government
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Suzlon bags large order from Techno-Electric

Kolkata

24th September 2010

 Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL), the world’s third leading and India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, announced the signing of a new
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World's largest offshore wind farm - UK

UK

24th September 2010

On 23rd September 2010, the world's largest offshore wind farm opened in Britain, as part of the government's bid to reduce the carbon emissions that
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200 MW capacity overseas wind farms by OGPL

Chennai

24th September 2010

On 20th September, a Chennai based Orient Green Power Ltd (OGPL), an associate company of Shriram EPC Group, said that its targeting to set up wind po
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Husum Wind Energy, the industry shows their strengths and challenges

Husum, North Germany

24th September 2010

by Sven TräderThe exhibition of the wind industry in Husum has came to end and showed their enormous potential but also the changes who ahea
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Large Turbines by Gamesa

Spain

22nd September 2010

Gamesa, a Spanish company, plans to expand both geographically and in terms of the size of its turbines. Gamesa operates in more than 50 markets and h
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Offshore Projects taking off in China

China

22nd September 2010

Offshore projects are taking off in China . The 102-megawatt Donghai Bridge Wind Farm began operating near Shanghai this July. Four more farms nearby,
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Siemens Gearless WT

22nd September 2010

On Sept 8 2010, the world’s northernmost wind farm at Havøygavlen, Statoil is to test next generation turbine technology. The innovation
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Cheaper Wind Turbine Blades

22nd September 2010

ReRotar Sustainable Technologies has developed a system for the manufacture of domestic wind turbine blades utilising a propriety manufacturing proces
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Floating Platform Offshore WTG

22nd September 2010

An engineering firm in San Francisco is designing a giant floating wind turbine platform that could make offshore wind more of a reality.Marine Innova
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2000 MW Siemens - Samsung wind turbine supply agreement for Canada

Canada

17th August 2010

Jens-Peter Saul, CEO of the Siemens Wind Power Business Unit has reportedly said that with this supply agreement Siemens was strengthening its positi
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Farooq Abdullah for scaling-up renewable energy projects

Manila

23rd June 2010

Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India,   Speaking at the Asia Clean Energy Forum organized by th
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We have to leave Earth in a better shape for future generations

MANILA

22nd June 2010

“ We have to work jointly to meet the challenge of climate change,” Said Dr. Farooq Abdullah addressing a gathering of distinguished guest
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IRENA receives World Wind Energy Award

Istanbul

15th June 2010

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) received the World Wind Energy Award from World Wind Energy Association at the World Wind
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RE Power Income up 11%

Franfurt

29th May 2010

REpower, which is controlled by Suzlon Energy Limited, has reported a 11.54 per cent growth in income to 57.93 million Euro.<br><br>
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Ocean coupled wind energy

California

29th May 2010

Wind Energy could be effectively harnessed by Sailing ships from the winds blowing over the vast tracts of ocean too far from the shore for wind turbi
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Laila boosts Wind Power

Tamil Nadu

29th May 2010

The cyclonic storm Laila in the Bay Bengal is reported to have boosted wind power generation the State of Tamil Nadu. The production from wind mills p
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