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19.09.2011
Carbon Trust shortlists designs for offshore wind competition
The UK’s Carbon Trust has shortlisted 13 designs for the Offshore Wind Accelerator programme aimed at improving the economics of offshore wind by keeping turbines generating power in the harshest sea conditions and increasing revenues by as much as £3bn.
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15.09.2011
Vestas bolsters Latin America activity with order win
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas has progressed its Latin America presence by winning a 40MW order in Nicaragua and beginning the construction of its fully-owned 100MW wind project in Chile, which is set to be the country’s largest.
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14.09.2011
Tenesol to supply 500 PV systems for Millener project
French solar company Tenesol will install 500 photovoltaic (PV) systems and 250 converters as part of the €30m Millener smart grid project located on the islands of Corsica, Guadeloupe and La Reunion.
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14.09.2011
Duke Energy to build 69MW Pennsylvania wind farm
US company Duke Energy has announced it will build, own and operate a 69MW wind farm in central Pennsylvania. Electricity generated at the site will be sold to the Delaware Municipal Electric Corporation (DEMEC) under terms of a 25-year power purchase agreement.
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13.09.2011
Konarka forms several partnerships to advance solar coating products
US solar cell developer Konarka has formed strategic alliances with ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe, Lapp Kabek, Bischoff Glastechnik and the Fraunhofer Institute. The alliance will see the companies integrate Konarka’s organic solar film material into steel and glass surfaces.
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12.09.2011
Gamesa wins third Swedish turbine order in four months
Spanish wind energy developer Gamesa has been contracted to supply turbines with a combined capacity of 14MW for a project in Sweden, which is the third deal the company has signed in country in four months.
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01.09.2011
Siemens wins order for 15 European solar PV plants
Siemens has been contracted to construct and supply modules for 15 photovoltaic (PV) plants with a combined capacity of 25MW for Sun Development. Six of these developments with a capacity of 16.7MW will be in Italy and the remainder of the projects are in France, Martinique and Guadeloupe.
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01.09.2011
Offshore wind company Bard looks for seller
German offshore wind specialist Bard Holding has hired a US investment bank to help sell the company. The owners are looking to sell an 87.5 per cent stake in the business, according to Bloomberg.
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31.08.2011
Enel Green Power completes Greek wind farm
Enel Green Power has completed the installation of a 5MW wind farm on the Greek island of Crete bringing the company’s installed wind capacity in the country to 186MW. The small six turbine facility is the latest in a series of projects for Enel which also operates a hydro electric power station in Greece.
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30.08.2011
Typhone Offshore, HVC buy out 600MW wind farm
German wind energy developer the Bard Group has sold a 600MW offshore wind farm to be constructed in Dutch waters in the North Sea to green energy investor Typhoon Offshore and energy provider HVC.
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30.08.2011
Farm Power completes 1,100 panel PV installation in Dorset, UK
UK clean energy developer Farm Power has completed a 305kW photovoltaic (PV) system near the south coast of England in Dorset. The 1,100 panel system is located at Slepe Farm, near Poole, and was connected to the grid just 100 days after receiving planning consent from Purbeck District Council. The facility was constructed by energy efficiency solutions company Anesco.
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