Tagged: Wind Turbines
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Goal to attract wind-energy players to set up €7bn supply chain in Ireland’s midlands News
30.04.2013 Manufacturers of wind-turbine components and transmission technology are meeting today in Tullamore, Co Offaly, to discuss the potential of setting up a local supply chain in... -
Scotland reveals stg£15m fund to invest in deep-water wind turbines News
26.04.2013 The Scottish government has announced a new stg£15m fund that will be used to help develop prototype foundations for deep-water offshore wind turbines. -
Ireland installed 125MW of wind energy capacity in 2012 – EWEA analysis News
08.02.2013 A total of 105.6GW of wind energy capacity has now been installed in the EU, with Ireland installing 125MW in 2012, according to figures published by the European Wind Energy... -
Ireland's wind-energy industry welcomes MoU on renewable energy trading News
24.01.2013 With Ireland's Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte, TD, and the UK’s energy secretary Edward Davey set to sign a memorandum of understanding... -
Mitsubishi to pump €576m into German offshore wind projects News
17.01.2013 Dutch-owned German transmission system operator TenneT has closed a deal with Mitsubishi, which will see the Japanese firm invest €576m in four high-voltage cables to connect... -
Greenwire wind farm projects could create 3,000 jobs, claims developer News
16.01.2013 Element Power, the renewable energy group behind the €8bn Greenwire wind energy project that is aiming to export 3GW of electricity to the UK from Ireland by 2018, is calling on... -
BP and Sempra open two new wind farms in US News
09.01.2013 BP’s wind-energy division and Sempra US Gas & Power, a developer of renewable energy and natural gas solutions, have started the commercial operation of a 141 megawatt (MW) wind... -
Is Apple set to give the wind-energy sector an overhaul? News
08.01.2013 It seems Apple could be planning to develop a new type of wind power technology as the company has filed a patent for a wind-energy storage solution. -
The year in clean tech – green data centres, tidal farms and energy trading News
28.12.2012 From Greenpeace storming Apple’s California headquarters in May to new Irish ventures making headway in the energy-efficiency space and Ireland’s first electricity link with...Categories: Sustainability, Science, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Green Tech, Green Computing, Green, Government, Engineering, Energy, Economy, Data Centre -
London Array adds final wind turbine to 630MW offshore farm News
14.12.2012 It has been heralded as the world’s largest offshore wind farm under construction. Now, developers of the London Array have installed all 175 turbines of the 630MW project, with... -
Bord na Móna wind farm to create 150 construction jobs in Offaly News
10.12.2012 Bord na Móna is creating up to 150 construction jobs during the build of its new wind farm in Mount Lucas, Co Offaly, Ireland's Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has announced. -
NI wind energy company Simple Power opens first wind turbine News
11.10.2012 Northern Ireland’s Environment Minister Alex Attwood officially opened the first wind turbine from wind energy company Simple Power in Randalstown, Co Antrim, today. -
IWEA claims wind energy could create 30,000 jobs in Ireland by 2020 News
04.10.2012 Experts from the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) have claimed Ireland’s wind-energy market has the potential to create 30,000 jobs by 2020 – that’s if the Government brings... -
Gaelectric gets planning go-ahead for two wind-energy projects in Northern Ireland News
04.10.2012 Irish renewable energy development and energy storage company Gaelectric has been given planning approval for two wind farm projects in Co Derry. Both projects are expected to... -
Irish Wind Energy Association to power annual conference via wind energy News
03.10.2012 At its annual conference in Killarney tomorrow, the Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) is planning to run the event entirely by wind-generated electricity. -
Siemens to unleash new offshore wind-turbine blade prototypes News
04.09.2012 Engineering giant Siemens is preparing to unveil a new 75-metre long rotor blade for use in its future offshore wind turbines. Siemens is claiming that the rotor will have a... -
Struggling Danish company Vestas in talks with Mitsubishi on possible alliance News
28.08.2012 Just last week the Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas announced that it is to cut its workforce by 1,100 employees by the end of September, as the ailing company struggles... -
Wind energy developer Simple Power signs 15-year agreement with Power NI News
08.08.2012 Northern Irish wind-energy company Simple Power has signed a 15-year agreement with the electricity retailer Power NI. The contract means the energy supplier will purchase power...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, Investments, Government, Engineering, Engineer, Energy -
Energy developer Element Power to create 13,000 wind-farm job opportunities News
17.07.2012 Global renewable energy developer Element Power has announced that National Grid UK, the operator of the UK electricity network, has today confirmed its Irish operation has been... -
How energy-efficient buildings work (infographic) News
17.07.2012 Existing buildings are responsible for more than 40pc of the world’s total primary energy consumption and for 24pc of global carbon dioxide emissions, reveals a new infographic...