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Offshore Commercial Wind Farm in Germany Commences Operation

EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg has announced the commissioning of the EnBW Baltic 1 offshore wind farm covering an area of around seven square kilometers and lies around 16 KM north of the Darss/Zingst peninsula in the Baltic Sea.

9 May 2011

Apex Wind Energy Deploys Triton Advanced SoDAR Systems to Assess Wind Level

Apex Wind Energy (Apex) and Second Wind have declared the starting of wind farm optimization (WFO) attempts at the utility scale Midwest wind generation site by utilizing two Triton advanced SoDAR systems provided by Second Wind.

9 May 2011

Right Placement of Wind Turbines Increases Power Production Efficiency

Right placement of wind turbines increases the productivity of wind farms – says a new research from the University of Adelaide.

9 May 2011

Fraunhofer Institute to Test Endurance of Large Wind Turbine Rotor Blades

The Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (IWES) located in Bremerhaven has taken the arduous job of opening a facility to test oversized rotor blades up to 90 meters length in the early part of summer this year.

4 May 2011

ACG to Display Composites Solutions Wind Turbine Blades

Advanced Composites Group Ltd (ACG), Richmond Aerovac and GRPMS, all members of Umeco Composites Structural Materials (UCSM) – a Division of Umeco plc, will be co-exhibiting on Stand T30 at the 2011 ALL-ENERGY show in the Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre - Bridge of Don, Aberdeen on the 18th and 19th May 2011.

3 May 2011

Department of Veterans Affairs Powers Massachusetts National Cemetery with Wind Power

The Department of Veterans Affairs has recently performed a ceremony to dedicate a new wind turbine installed at the Massachusetts National Cemetery.

28 Apr 2011

Great Escape Restaurant Goes Green

The Chicago based Great Escape Restaurant, which utilizes wind energy generated electricity for almost all its usages has earned the distinction as the only eco-friendly restaurant in the United States.

28 Apr 2011

Gujarat State Fertilizers + Chemicals Signs Accord with Suzlon for Wind Power Project

Suzlon Group, a wind turbine producer in India, declared that it has contracted an accord with Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals (GSFC), a public sector undertaking of the Gujarat government manufacturing fertilizers and chemicals.

26 Apr 2011

Google Makes Investments in Renewable Energy Technologies

Google, in addition to the internet is also active in making investments in clean technologies.

26 Apr 2011

BASF Releases Short Duration Films on Wind Energy

BASF, a chemical company, has released two films on wind energy. The films delve in detail about the most eco-friendly wind energy spotlighting the opportunities available, the benefits they offer and the present challenges of the industry.

25 Apr 2011