News & Articles on Large Wind Power
Large wind turbines are those used to generate commercial quantities of electricity. This category includes single turbines used in distributed applications as well as arrays of multiple wind turbines used in a wind power plant.
Yomiuri Shimbun: Japan Aims to Triple Wind Power
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The government aims to triple the nation’s supply capacity of electricity generated through wind power to 7.5 million kilowatts by developing transmission grids in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, it has been learned. . .
FITs Most Successful Policy for Developing Wind Energy—GWEC Says
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Paul Gipe
Feed-in tariffs are the world’s most effective policy for developing wind energy said the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) this past summer. . .
Renewables International: German wind sector strong again in 2012
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Craig Morris
On Wednesday, the official figures for new wind turbine installations in Germany were published, and the sector grew by around 20 percent. German wind energy association BWE emphasizes how reliable the German market is year after year. If anything, Germany needs to focus on ramping up wind now that photovoltaics has caught up in terms of total installed capacity. . .
Danish Renewable Generation Reaches 40% of Supply
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Paul Gipe
Danish release statistics on the growth of renewables and the continuing decline in Carbon emissions. . .
Grist: Earn $20 pretending to hate wind energy
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Philip Bump
Our firm needs 100 volunteers to attend and participate in a rally in front of the British Consulate/Embassy in Midtown Manhattan on the East Side on Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 12 noon. The event is being held in order to protest wind turbines that are being built in Scotland and England. . .
Renewable Energy Swings Votes
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Glen Estill
The poll, conducted by ACORE in the days immediately following the US election, found that energy was an important part of an voter’s decision, on a par with foreign policy, and ahead of abortion. The swing state voters were supportive of candidates whose policies favoured renewable energy. 80% of voters in Iowa, and 75% of voters in Colorado supported renewable energy. . .
