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Offshore wind farm DanTysk supplies electricity to German power grid
DanTysk offshore wind project has started supplying electricity to the German power grid for the first time. Vattenfall constructed the wind project in a joint venture with and Stadtwerke München (SWM), which owns a 49% stake...
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Isle of Man selects DONG Energy for 700MW offshore wind project development in UK
Denmark-based DONG Energy has been selected by the Isle of Man government in the UK for construction of a 700MW offshore wind power project in the Irish Sea. Parts of the territorial waters and...
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Shale gas cannot make UK self-sufficient in energy, says reportShale gas cannot make UK self-sufficient in energy, says report
Shale Gas will not make the UK self-sufficient in energy, according to a research by UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The report, titled 'The UK's Global Gas Challenge', stated that any talk of shale...
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Siemens and TenneT start trial for BorWin2 grid link in German North Sea
Siemens has initiated trial run for the BorWin2 direct current link in co-ordination with power grid operator TenneT in German North Sea. The offshore grid connection is expected to go into controlled operation in the...
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Samsung and Pattern Energy start construction of 180MW windpower project in Canada
Renewable energy firms Samsung Renewable Energy and Pattern Energy Group have started construction of the Armow wind power project in Ontario, Canada. The two firms have secured loans of C$580m ($517m) for construction of the project from...
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Hydro Tasmania drops 600MW Australian wind project
Australian power generator, Hydro Tasmania has decided to drop its $2bn TasWind project, which was planned on King Island. Setting up the stand-alone 600MW farm was 'not economically viable', according to Hydro Tasmania CEO Steve Davy. The...
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Wind energy to support almost 20% of global power supply: Report
Installed wind power capacity could grow 530% to reach 2,000GW by 2030, supplying 17-19% of global electricity, according to a report published in 2014 edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook by Global Wind Energy Council...
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