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30% of Europe’s Electricity Could Be Wind Powered by 2020
A pair of reports released by WindEurope asserts that by 2030, 30% of the electricity consumed in Europe could be generated from the wind. The continent is on track to overhaul its energy infrastructure. According to the reports (Wind Energy…
Europe Could Attract $417 Billion With Higher Wind-Power Target
Europe’s wind power industry may attract 351 billion euros ($417 billion) of investment by 2030 if countries adopt reforms and targets for their energy systems in the next year, trade association WindEurope said. The European Union may create 716,000 jobs…
Vattenfall Cuts Ribbon on Wales’ Largest Onshore Wind Farm
Wales’ largest onshore wind farm is officially up and running, with Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones heralding the technology as a “key part” of Wales’ low-carbon economic future. Vattenfall, the Swedish developer of the 228MW Pen y Cymoedd wind farm,…
Kimberly-Clark to Power Mills with Wind Energy
Kimberly-Clark Corporation has made a major commitment to renewable energy with agreements to annually purchase approximately 245 MW of electricity from two new wind power projects in Texas and Oklahoma. The renewable energy supplied by the wind farms is equivalent…
GM To Buy 200 Megawatts Of Wind Energy For Ohio & Indiana Facilities
US automotive behemoth GM has announced it will purchase 200 megawatts worth of wind energy to meet 100% of the electricity needs of its Ohio and Indiana manufacturing facilities. GM announced this week that it will buy a total of…
Siemens Gamesa Awarded Mammoth 300 Megawatt Wind Turbine Order In China
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced this week that it had received one of its largest ever Chinese wind turbine order, for 300 megawatts set to be delivered to Inner Mongolia. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is the result of a merger…
M&M’s Launches Fans Of Wind Energy Campaign To Inform Consumers About Renewable Energy
One of the world’s favorite candy companies, M&M’s, has launched a new campaign called Fans of Wind energy in an effort to inform consumers of the value of renewable energy and its importance in counteracting climate change. “People sure do…