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Innovation & Project Execution for Offshore Wind Farms in Germany
Prysmian Group, world leader in energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces that the interconnection between the Veja Mate offshore wind farm and the offshore grid connection system Borwin2 in the German North Sea has been successfully plugged in. The…
Wind Farms Deliver all Scotland’s Power for Four Straight Days
The recent flurry of UK wind power records continued today, as analysts confirmed Scotland generated power equivalent to the country’s entire electricity demand on four consecutive days late last year. WWF Scotland, drawing on data from WeatherEnergy, reported all of…
Wind Farms Saved 36 Million Tonnes of Carbon Emissions over Six Years, Study Shows
Wind power has played a major role in cutting UK carbon emissions, preventing the creation of almost 36 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel sources over the six years up to 2014, a new analysis has found.…
Wind farms do not discourage tourists, economists find
Wind farms do not discourage holidaymakers, according to new research which “puts to bed the myth” that the sight of turbines on the horizon damages tourism. A report by economic consultants said the onshore wind industry in Scotland had expanded…
Offshore Windfarms ‘Can Provide More Electricity Than the World Needs’
Erecting wind turbines on the world’s best offshore sites could provide more than enough clean energy to meet global electricity demand, according to a report. A detailed study of the world’s coastlines has found that offshore windfarms alone could provide…
Ben & Jerry’s Joins the Campaign to Support Onshore Windfarms
Tubs of Strawberry Breeze-cake, Cherry Gale-cia and other wind-themed ice-creams will feature in a campaign by Ben & Jerry’s to persuade the government to rethink its opposition to onshore windfarms. The renamed flavours will be sold at half price on…
UK Climate Targets at Risk Without Government Support for Windfarms, Says Energy Boss
The UK’s climate targets are at risk if the government does not reverse its decision to end support for windfarms, the head of one of the Big Six energy companies has warned. Keith Anderson of ScottishPower said onshore wind power…