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GE to supply turbines for Dunmaglass wind farm
US conglomerate GE has concluded an agreement to provide SSE Renewables with turbines, particularly for the 94MW Dunmaglass wind farm in Scotland.
read more... 09/07/2014
French Alstom to deliver 36 units of ECO 122 wind turbines in Brazil
The French manufacturer Alstom inked a deal on Monday with Brazilian electricity firm Tractebel Energia, a private power generator, to deliver 36 units of ECO 122 wind turbines to Trairi II project, a wind farm located in Ceara State, Northeast of Brazil.
read more... 08/07/2014
Norway: wind farm to be built off Britain by Statoil and Statkraft
Norway's Statoil and Statkraft will construct the Dudgeon offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk in Britain, according to Statoil on Tuesday. It is estimated that the cost will be around 1.5 billion pounds ($2.57 billion).
read more... 02/07/2014
Scotland: No wind farms in national parks
The latest planning policies from the Scottish Government, the National Planning Framework 3 (NPF3) and Scottish Planning Policy (SPP), include measures to reduce the impact of “fracking” on communities and banning wind farms from Scotland’s national parks.
read more... 24/06/2014
UK government gives the go-ahead to the largest offshore wind farm in the world
The British government gave the green light for the construction of the 1,200 megawatt (MW) East Anglia One offshore wind farm project, which is expected to be greater than the London Array, currently the largest offshore wind farm in the world.
read more... 18/06/2014