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World’s largest operational offshore wind farm goes on-line
April 9th, 2013 by RenewableUK
RenewableUK has welcomed the announcement that all 175 turbines at the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm, London Array, are now generating clean electricity. The turbines were installed in the Thames Estuary between January and December 2012. First power was generated in October 2012 and with the 175 th turbine now online, Phase One of [...]
UK wind turbines have capacity to power more than 4.5 million homes
March 6th, 2013 by RenewableUK
UK Department of Energy and Climate Change statistics show that UK wind energy output increased by 33% in 2012 compared to 2011 due to the extra capacity provided by new UK wind farms going operational onshore and offshore. The figures show that wind power generated 5.5% of the UK’s electricity needs in 2012, up from [...]
UK wind energy feeds over 5 GW into National Grid for first time
February 4th, 2013 by RenewableUK
According to UK National Grid, wind energy has generated a record amount of electricity in Great Britain. The new high was reached on Sunday morning, 3 February 2013, when wind generated more than 5 gigawatts for the first time – more than 12% of the nation’s electricity needs for industry, businesses and households – enough [...]
Scaling up wind turbine power by employing superconductivity
January 21st, 2013 by Elhuyar Fundazioa
SUPRAPOWER is an EU FP7 founded research project focused on a major innovation in offshore wind turbine technology by developing a new compact superconductor-based generator. The project aims to design an innovative, lightweight, robust and reliable 10 MW class offshore wind turbine based on a superconducting generator, taking into account all the essential aspects of [...]
Navitus Bay wind farm boundaries moved further from English coast
January 14th, 2013 by Navitus Bay Development Limited
Navitus Bay Development Ltd, as a direct result of discussions with statutory consultees and local communities, announced in December 2012 a reduction to its proposed wind park in Poole Bay to cover an area of approximately 67 square miles. The changes, which include moving the development further out to sea and making it smaller in [...]
UK public consultation in February 2013 for planned 218 turbine wind farm between Guernsey and Poole
January 12th, 2013 by Navitus Bay Development Limited
From the 1 February 2013, members of the public are being given an opportunity to view and comment on the latest plans for the proposed wind park off the Dorset coast. Navitus Bay Development Limited (Navitus Bay) is committed to hearing the views of the local community and so far has talked to over 2,000 [...]
GE researching and developing lower cost wind turbine technology
December 31st, 2012 by GE Global Research
GE, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will begin work on a project that could fundamentally change the way wind blades are designed, manufactured and installed. With most of the cost of electricity from wind energy tied up in the initial capital investments made in the [...]
Britain receiving over ten percent of its electricity from renewable energy
December 24th, 2012 by RenewableUK
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published statistics showing that renewable energy is playing an increasingly significant role in powering UK homes and business. The amount of UK electricity generated from renewable sources increased to 11.7% in the third quarter of 2012, up from 9.1% in the same period last year, due to [...]
Economic study shows advantages of UK offshore wind energy
December 4th, 2012 by WWF
Investment in UK offshore wind energy would create more jobs and generate higher GDP than reliance on gas-fired power, with only marginal impacts on electricity prices, according to a Cambridge Econometrics report ‘A Study into the Economics of Gas and Offshore Wind‘ published on 4 December 2012 by WWF-UK and Greenpeace. “Much of the debate [...]
Majority of the British public want more wind farms built
October 22nd, 2012 by RenewableUK
An independent opinion poll published by YouGov shows that a clear majority of the British public want more wind farms to be built. Fifty-five percent of those questioned say the number of UK wind farms should be higher than it is at present. Fourteen percent say it should be maintained at current levels. The survey [...]
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