Energy news, August 2012

German-Austrian joint venture for wind farms featuring the world's biggest turbine

German project developer juwi has formed a joint venture with Austria’s Verbund AG.

Glass for the storage of nuclear waste

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GBT announces Brazil blade manufacturing operation

Flessak Energia Eolica Ltd (FEEL) of Brazil and Global Blade Technology (GBT) of the Netherlands have formed a new company GBT do Brasil Equipamentos Eolic

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2013 will be "even tougher" for Vestas

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced that it is intensifying its cost reduction plans in order to prepare for a challenging 2013. It will

Cape Wind offshore wind power proposal gets federal aviation authority approval

The long running dispute over the Cape Wind offshore wind project in Nantucket Sound, 30 miles from the shore of the state of Massachusetts, has come anoth

Keele University partnership develops vertical axis turbine for urban environments

Keele University has been working in partnership with McCamley Ltd, a renewable energy company with premises on the Keele campus business park, to develop

Report: US wind market booms, but policy uncertainty threatens jobs

While policy prospects beyond 2012 remain uncertain, the US wind power sector was one of the fastest growing wind energy markets in the world throughout 20

Thermoplastic wind turbine blades offer potential

Some wind turbine blade manufacturers are turning to carbon fibre reinforced thermoplastic composites, which are less liable to break and easier to repair

Third International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials

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Construction completed at offshore wind turbine blade testing facility in UK

Shepherd Construction has completed the construction of a new offshore wind turbine blade testing facility in at Blyth, Northumberland.

Obama: seven utility-scale wind energy and solar projects to be expedited in the US – 3GW wind plan in the mix

US President Barack Obama has given his support to seven “nationally and regionally significant solar and wind energy projects” – including a 3GW wind farm

Construction starts on Germany’s €1.3bn Meerwind offshore wind farm project

Offshore construction work has got underway for the Meerwind Süd and Ost Offshore Wind Farms.

ABB wins $55mn energy infrastructure order to support wind power growth in Brazil

ABB has secured a key order to supply substations and transmission infrastructure to increase wind-generated electricity in Brazil’s energy mix.

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As US wind power gets tax extension boost Spanish industry fights for its life

As the Spanish wind industry faces the crushing prospect of an 11% tax to be levied on it, its US counterpart is sighing with relief after proposals to ext

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Offshore wind up to 10% of global installed capacity by 2020

Although offshore wind is often the most talked about part of the wind sector, it is likely to account for no more than 10% of global installed wind power

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Siemens secures 270MW wind turbine order in Australia

Siemens has won its first major order for wind turbines in Australia.