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Siemens Signs Local Talent
RTS Wind has been subcontracted by Siemens to erect wind turbines and install cabling at a project in Germany. The work involves the installation of eight 3MW direct drive turbines, as well as the internal cabling at the project in…
Ontario’s wind energy plan ignored impact on rural communities study says
The 2009 Green Energy Act gave little thought to the transformation that wind farms bring to rural communities — problems that even revisions to the act “will only partially address,” writes a group headed by Stewart Fast. Fast personally favours…
Why Brexit May Be Good News for World’s First Tidal Lagoons
Plans for the world’s first tidal lagoons off the coast of South Wales could be bolstered by Britain’s exit from the European Union, according to the developer pledging thousands of new jobs if the project is built. “Brexit doesn’t do…
Renewable energy increased in 2015
Renewable generation capacity increased by 152 gigawatts (GW) or 8.3% during 2015, the highest annual growth rate on record, according to new data released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Capacity Statistics 2016 finds that as of the…
Ministry’s assessment for wind park annulled
The Administrative Court in Split accepted Association BIOM’s law suit and declared invalid the decision of Croatia’s Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection to accept the construction of Bila Ploča wind power plant in Pelješac peninsula in the country’s south.…