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UK’s largest solar farm connected to the National Grid
Lark Energy has obtained the approval from Charnwood Borough Council in November 2012, and has built the solar farm in a record time of less than 8 weeks.
read more... 15/04/2013
London Array: The largest offshore wind farm connected to the grid
London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, reached its full capacity at the 630MW first phase on Saturday, 6 April, along with the commissioning of the 175th and final turbine.
read more... 10/04/2013
UK: Offshore wind farms generated a record amount of electricity in 2012
UK renewable power generation hiked by 20% in 2012 due to the contribution of new offshore wind farms in spite of lower than average wind speeds over the year, according to figures released by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 02/04/2013
Vestas to supply wind turbines for new wind farm in Italy
The Danish manufacturer of wind turbines Vestas, has received an order from ERG Renew S.p.A, Italy’s largest wind energy producer, to provide 17 units of the V100-2.0 MW turbine for the 34MW Palazzo San Gervasio wind farm in Basilicata, Italy.
read more... 19/03/2013
Dong Energy to double the size of Walney wind farm
Danish-based developer Dong Energy confirmed plans to more than double the size of the Walney wind farm off the coast of Cumbria. A planning application is due to be submitted in May and, if accepted by the Planning Inspectorate, the 144sq km extension could be in operation by March 2018.
read more... 14/03/2013