| Wind Power The global community has to, and is in the process of changing the way it generates and uses energy. Governments around the world are focussed on finding ways of producing energy in a safe, sustainable and environmentally friendly way. Great empahsis is also being placed on eliminating wasteful energy use. All these initiatives are aimed at reducing the amount of green house gases produced, and released into the atmosphere. The scientific community regularly warn us that the average temperature of the world is increasing, leading to climate change. The UK Government recently stated that it wants to see harmful carbon emissions reduced by 50% before 2050.
In April 2002, the Government put in place the Renewables Obligation legislation. All electricity suppliers are required to source 10% of their supply from renewable technologies by 2010. The UK is often referred to as the green powerhouse of Europe, and wind is at the forefront of helping to meet and beat that target.
As a nation, we have to greatly increase the contribution renewable technology makes in heating our homes, in the delivery of our public services and helping to grow our economy. Currently, wind technology is helping generate the cheapest source of renewable energy available. The cost of electricity generated using wind technologies, competitively compare to those paid for electricity from conventional power plants.
Latest Wind Power news For The US Fossil Fuel Lobbyists: A Rebuttal02/09/2010Recent data and analyses have made it clear that the emissions savings from adding wind energy to the grid are even larger than had been commonly thought. In addition to each kilowatt-hour (kWh) of wind energy directly offsetting a kWh that would hav...  Come The Argyll Renewables Revolution02/09/2010Communities in Argyll are working together to ensure they get maximum benefit from three proposed offshore windfarm sites which could bring up to £9billion of investment to the county.
Companies have been given permission to survey the sit...  Boost For East Belfast02/09/2010Harland and Wolff has won a multi-million pound contract to design and build two sub-station platforms for an offshore windfarm.
The contract has been awarded by Siemens for the Gwynt y Mor facility 10 miles off the coas...  Plans For 200 Wind Farms On The Moray Firth01/09/2010A 200-turbine offshore wind farm has been proposed for a site off the Caithness coast.
Consortium Moray Offshore Renewables is to hold a series of studies on the project's potential economic and environmental impact....  6 Million Euro Investment In Mozambique Renewables01/09/2010The solar energy company Isofoton has won a tender of five rural electrification contracts with a value of over €6 million granted by the National Energy Fund of the Mozambique Ministry of Energy (Fundo Nacional de Ene...  PNE Repowering Project A Success31/08/2010The wind farm developer PNE WIND AG has successfully completed the repowering of the Görike wind farm in Brandenburg (Germany). The project is the second repowering project conducted by PNE WIND, which has now received... | | Featured Wind Power company Quiet Revolution Ltd develops and supplies elegant renewable energy solutions, especially small wind products optimised for use at the point of energy demand.
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