Global wind report 2024
The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy, finds this year’s Global Wind Report from the Global Wind Energy Council. The
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UK Budget Offers Incentives For Green Energy, Oil
Britain unveiled 1.4 billion pounds ($2.04 billion) of initiatives to encourage investment in green energy on Wednesday and also gave tax breaks to help squeeze the remaining oil from the declining North Sea.
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Wind power plant: FPCCI welcomes installation
President, Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FPCCI Sultan Ahmed Chawla) and Chairman Pakistan-Turkey Business Council, Amjad Rafi Thursday welcomed the installation of first wind power generation plant by Turkish Company, Zorlu Energy, which was launched by Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday.
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Highest installation cost: wind power to be costlier than IPPS: experts
Reliance on wind power to overcome power shortage is next to impossible because of its highest installation cost and lowest availability factor comparing with other power generation avenues.
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Big U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Wins Crucial Permit
A $1 billion proposal to build the first big U.S. offshore wind-power farm passed a key hurdle on Thursday by winning permit requirements in Massachusetts, where it faces opposition from some influential residents.
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Sears Tower to Be Revamped to Produce Most of Its Own Power
The Sears Tower, that bronze-black monument that forms the 110-story peak of the skyline here and stands as the tallest office building in the Western Hemisphere, will soon have another unique feature: wind turbines sprouting from its recessed rooftops high in the sky.
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Norway Proposes Sea-Based Wind Power
Norway's government proposed a new law on Friday to develop sea-based wind power as part of a plan to diversify from offshore oil and gas toward renewable energy. "Offshore wind energy may become the next adventure for the Norwegian industry and energy sector," Oil and Energy Minister Terje Riis-Johansen said in a statement of a draft bill presented by the center-left government.
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Joint venture eyes 1000MW power through wind turbines
A Bangladesh-Japan joint venture has offered to generate 1,000MW power by installing environment-friendly windmills in Bangladesh.
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U.S. Green Jobs Seen Taking Years Of Planning
Alternative energy jobs can provide vocations across many sectors of the economy but policy to spark them can take years to develop, U.S. governors told a Senate committee on Tuesday.
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Wind-powered island sets an example for Pakistan
A tiny island of fishermen is light years ahead of the rest of Pakistan, powering homes and businesses with wind turbines