Renewable Energy Development

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Entries for April, 2008

Wind Power | Fowler Ridge Wind Farm

The Fowler Ridge Wind Farm is currently under construction in Benton County, Indiana. It is a wind energy project that is going to be completed in two phases and will have a maximum electricity capacity of 750MW. The first phase of the project will bring the first 400MW on-line with hopes that this part of the […]

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Tidal Energy | DeltaStream Tidal Turbines

The, as yet, under utilised renewable energy source sitting in the world’s oceans – I’m talking about Tidal Power – is about to draw another step closer to being tapped on a large commercial scale.
The latest venture is a demonstration project in the Welsh waters that will be backed by renewable energy developer Eco2, who […]

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Wind Power | Shiloh II Wind Project

French renewable energy company EDF Energies Nouvelle, under its US subsidiary EnXco, has obtained a permit to build a 150MW wind farm in Solano County, California. The project is known as the Shiloh II Wind Project and follows on from the Shiloh I wind farm which was developed by Oregon-based PPM Energy.
Shiloh II will comprise […]

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Wind Power | Ventominho Wind Farm

The first phase of a planned 240MW wind farm known as the Ventominho Wind Farm in northwestern Portugal has been commissioned. French renewable energy company EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the first 152MW by bringing 76 wind turbines into service. This represents around half of the planned 120 turbine project.
When the project is completed the […]

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Wind Power | Lewis Wind Farm Update

Last week I wrote about the proposed 181-turbine Lewis Wind Farm and the approval that was being sought by Lewis Wind Power. The Scottish Government has refused the application to proceed on the grounds that the project did not comply with European law protecting sensitive environments.
Scottish ministers were concerned that the project would have a serious impact […]

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Biomass | Brigg Biomass Power Plant

A straw burning power plant is being planned for the North Lincolnshire town of Brigg. In fact, the Eco2 proposal, if approved, the biomass power plant will be capable of generating 40MW of renewable energy electricity.
The planned site of the power plant will be in a former sugar beet factory and will receive lorry loads of […]

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