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Wind farms outstrip nuclear power
2014-10-22 01:07:59| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The UK's wind farms generated more power than its nuclear power stations on Tuesday, the National Grid says.
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Impact of offshore wind farms on marine species
2014-10-16 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Offshore wind power is a valuable source of renewable energy that can help reduce carbon emissions. Technological advances are allowing higher capacity turbines to be installed in deeper water, but there is still much unknown about the effects on the environment. In a recent paper, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science researcher Helen Bailey and colleagues review the potential impacts of offshore wind developments on marine species and make recommendations for future monitoring...
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Northland Power Acquires Majority Stake in North Sea Offshore Wind Farms from RWE Innogy
2014-09-10 17:47:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Northland Power Inc., Toronto, will acquire an 85% equity stake in three offshore wind projects. read more
Construction of Wind Farms is Surging in 2014
2014-08-11 21:23:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Washington, D.C., say renewable energy tax credits have encouraged the start of construction of over 14,000 MW in wind-generation in the United States so far in 2014. Content Classification: Curated read more
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Brits: We Prefer Onshore Wind Farms Over Fracking
2014-04-17 03:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CleanTechnica: The majority of people in Britain would prefer to live near a wind farm than a fracking site, new YouGov research commissioned by Ecotricity revealed today. When given the choice, 62% said they would rather have a wind farm in their local council area than a fracking site, with just 19% preferring to have fracking nearby. The research comes as Ecotricity founder Dale Vince today accused the Government of contradicting its own research on public attitudes to onshore wind. The Department...