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Britain gives the consent for world’s largest wind firm Hornsea Two
British government gave the go ahead for plans to expand an offshore wind farm project off the Yorkshire coast which could ultimately have more than 600 turbines spread across an area of the North Sea more than twice the size of London.
read more... 17/08/2016
Germany: Merkur offshore wind project secures EUR 1.6bn from investors and banks
A consortium led by DEME Concessions Wind, which includes five sponsors has provided nearly EUR 500 million in equity to develop the 396-MW Merkur offshore wind project in the German North Sea.
read more... 16/08/2016
Scotland and wind turbines reached an important milestone
For the first time on record, wind turbines alone in Scotland provided 39.5 GW of electricity to the National Grid, the equivalent of the country’s total electricity needs. The electricity consumption of the country was 37.2 GW, revealing that wind turbines have generated more electricity than was used in the whole of Scotland on a single day.
read more... 15/08/2016
Russia to become “greener” by 2030
The Russian authorities plan to develop 13 hydroelectric power stations and 15 wind power plants with power capacity of over 100 MW across the country, according to the scheme of territorial planning in the energy sector to 2030 years published on the government website.
read more... 12/08/2016
Vattenfall acquires 79-turbine Global Tech 2 wind farm in the North Sea
Vattenfall has purchased the 79-turbine Global Tech 2 wind farm in the German North Sea from Strabag and Etanax.
read more... 11/08/2016