Canada Surpasses 2000 MW of Wind Energy Capacity Installed
December 11, 2008 by Editor
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The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) announced Canada has officially become the 12th country in the world to surpass 2,000 megawatts (MW) of installed wind energy capacity. Wind currently supplies approximately 1 percent of Canada’s electricity demand, with 85 wind farms representing... Read More
Sainsbury’s Signs Wind PPA Deal
December 10, 2008 by
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UK-based retail giant Sainsbury’s has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) that will directly lead to the creation of a new £8 million [US $12 million] wind generation project at Lochhead in Scotland. Due to be completed in mid-2009, Sainsbury’s will purchase energy direct... Read More
Novera Plans 20 MW of UK Wind Farms
December 8, 2008 by
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Novera Energy plc, announced that it has submitted planning applications for two wind farms in Northumberland. Read the original: Novera Plans 20 MW of UK Wind Farms Read More →
Power-Gen: Energy Diversity Is Key to Success
December 7, 2008 by
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At the Power-Gen International conference — an event with over 1,200 exhibitors in the coal, oil and natural gas industries — you might not expect renewables to play an important role in the conversation around energy. But as businesses in the conventional energy sector are now convinced... Read More
France’s Largest Wind Project Commissioned
December 4, 2008 by
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EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDFEN) has commissioned the 52-megawatt (MW) Chemin d’Ablis wind farm, the country’s largest such project to date. The project, which is spread across eight communes of the Eure-et-Loir department and is built alongside a 17-kilometer stretch of the A10 autoroute,... Read More




