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Wind power battle in fairy tale land
2013-07-11 04:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Plans to expand wind energy into the most scenic parts of Germany are fuelling increasing opposition across the country. Anti-wind campaigners are angry that areas including the forests made famous by the tales of the brothers Grimm are among the targets for new turbines. For the first time they have formed a national opposition group to thwart the expansion. They say the growth of wind will damage forests and tourism across the country. Germany has embarked on a massive expansion of...
Korean institute conducts non-destructive tests on wind power generation blades
2013-07-11 01:00:00| Power Technology
Korea Institute of Standards & Science (KRISS) is using FLIR Systems' thermal imaging cameras to develop standards for non-destructive testing of metallic and composite materials used in wind power generators.
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Future of UK offshore wind power in 'serious doubt'
2013-07-09 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The future of offshore wind power generation in the UK is in serious doubt, as the government's plans to encourage new windfarms are over-expensive and flawed, a new thinktank study has found. The left-leaning Institute for Public Policy Research has found that the government has done too little to attract wind turbine manufacturers to set up in the UK, with the result that only a small proportion of the tens of billions of expected investment in offshore wind will benefit British manufacturers....
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Vestas secures 93MW wind turbine contract for South African power plant
2013-07-04 01:00:00| Power Technology
Denmark-based Vestas has received a 93MW wind turbine contract from Cennergi, a joint venture between Exxaro and Tata Energy, for the Tsitsikamma community wind farm in South Africa.
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Energy Northwest Tests Wind Power Storage System
2013-07-02 02:48:16| Energy - Topix.net
Researchers in the Pacific Northwest are testing and evaluating a new power storage system that could help store excess electricity generated by the region's many wind farms.
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