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Press archive 2004

02.01.2004
Opposition to wind turbines is not just of “not in my back yard” nature suggests research

Oposition statistics pose problems for the UK Government's target of 15% of renewable energy coming from green sources by 2015

04.01.2004
The International Energy Agency predicts a large price drop in renewables

The study "Renewables for Power Generation" gives insights into various aspects that will affect pricing of the future

05.01.2004
The world's biggest wind power network could be built off the Lincolnshire coast

Hundreds of turbines could bring about a massive jobs boost in construction and onshore energy factories

08.01.2004
Mortality of birds and bats attracted by wind turbines tracked by monitoring report in the USA

Tall lighted structures are suspected to be more an attractant than other types

09.01.2004
Energy to 2050: Scenarios for a Sustainable Future -

A report designed to provide analysis on climate change and to develop scenarios to show the impacts of alternative paths of action

10.01.2004
Lloyd's Register Group releases innovative wind energy CD ‘infocard’

13.01.2004
WindEnergy 2004: “Wind Power - Technology Transfer Center”

13.01.2004
Nordex starts the year with an increase in new business

Contracts for three foreign projects worth EUR 28 mn signed / First turbines are to be delivered in April 2004

14.01.2004
Chancellor Gerhard Schröder meets with ministers over Germany's future energy supply

What does the future hold for Germany's wind power?

16.01.2004
The European issues key guiding framework for emission trading plans

The move should help states draw up national allocation plans

21.01.2004
Real-time simulations raise the quality of the Nordex turbine-management software

Artificial worlds ensure an optimum energy yield of wind energy turbines

21.01.2004
Windfarm intentions in Mearns/Scottland, UK back on the road again!

Plan for windfarm previously thrown out by the councillors is now re-submitted

22.01.2004
Renewable energies to cater for up to 20% of Europe's energy demand by 2020

New projections show that the five main renewable sources will account for 34% of electricity generation in 2020

22.01.2004
European preparatory conference in Berlin issues a strong statement for increasing the share of renewable energy

A target value for renewable energies of at least 20% is achievable

25.01.2004
Renewable Energy for China

Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH is financing a wind farm project in China

30.01.2004
RWE Innogy signs £400m deal in the UK to double the size of its wind power business over the next three years

Cooperation with Englefield Capital and a subsidiary of Bahrain-based First Islamic Investment Bank

02.02.2004
WindEnergy: Multi-Megawatt systems and offshore make new demands on the component supply industry

WindEnergy - International Trade Fair at Hamburg Fair Site from 11 to 14 May 2004

03.02.2004
In 2003 Nordex once again becomes market leader in France

Nordex successfully defends its number one position in the French wind energy market

04.02.2004
Airtricity chooses Power Measurement to monitor energy production at wind farm in Ireland

Power measurement maximizes the efficiency, reliability and power quality of this installation

06.02.2004
European Wind Energy Association launches wind strategy plan

Areas of priority include offshore wind technology, environmental and social impacts etc.

08.02.2004
Tunisia to harvest the wind with modern wind turbines

Cooperation between Tunisian Government, UNDP and the German Technical Cooperation Agency

10.02.2004
Indian Industry and Government chart out new plans to tap on wind energy

Potential for wind energy is estimated at 65,000 MW / total electricity produced via wind energy currently lies at only 2,200 MW

11.02.2004
Green wind energy plant in California, USA generates large lawsuit for wind farms

Environmentalists say the area is the main breeding ground for the Golden Eagle and it has become a killing ground due to wind turbines

13.02.2004
The British Wind Association welcomes the UK Government's "Its Only Natural" initiative

Further proof that the UK government means business on renewable energy sources

14.02.2004
News from wind energy development 'Down Under'

Spanish based wind farm company is planning to erect turbines that could be seen from the Great Ocean Road in Australia.

16.02.2004

Insurance, Protection and New Contractual Service Agreements to Safeguard Wind Turbine Investments


WindEnergy - International Trade Fair at Hamburg Fair Site from 11 to 14 May 2004

18.02.2004
UK Offshore Wind 2004

BWEA's 3rd annual special topic conference

24.02.2004
The building of UK Wind begins UK Offshore Wind 2004

A billion pounds of investment means UK wind industry will power a million homes by end of 2005

25.02.2004
The vertical wind turbine - From Vertical Wind Turbine Technologies

Patented design won an advanced technology award in Atlanta, Georgia

27.02.2004
UK leads the way in wind power

Comparing the UK, Spanish, German and USA wind energy markets

27.02.2004
German expert pushes renewable energy in Japan

Renewable energy sources in Japan have not been sufficiently tapped due to a lack of government initiatives

27.02.2004
Austrailian Government wants more wind farms

State Government wants to see 400 more wind turbines built in Victoria in the next two years

27.02.2004
Enercon and Power Trading Corporation India sign PPA for wind energy

Power Purchasing Agreement applicable for its projects coming up in the States of Rajasthan, Karnataka and/or Andhra Pradesh

03.03.2004
WindEnergy Study 2004: Significant growth forecast in the wind energy market / 110,000 Megawatts, equivalent to 130 billion Euros, by 2012

WindEnergy - International Trade Fair at Hamburg Fair site from 11 to 14 May 2004

11.03.2004
International Cooperations Soaring Up

WindPower Technology Transfer Center at the WindEnergy 2004 in Hamburg

11.03.2004
The fight for wind energy is on in Germany

Subsidies for non-fossil power are criticized by experts

11.03.2004
NEPC Set To Export Wind Turbines To Bangladesh

Bangladesh is planning to install 100-MW wind power capacity in the next three years

11.03.2004
Barriers to wind farms in the UK revealed

Most influential objectors to wind power development in the UK outlined

11.03.2004
True costs of wind power

BWEA Statement on the Royal Academy of Engineering report 'The Costs of Generating Electricity'

12.03.2004
USA - California is more efficient when it comes to wind resources

Idaho has more wind resources than California, but California has developed many more projects

14.03.2004
Wind power growth continues on a global basis

Global wind power industry installed 8,133 Megawatts MW in 2003

18.03.2004
Project developers making Europe-wide plans - New wind farm projects to be presented at WindEnergy 2004

WindEnergy - International Trade Fair at Hamburg Fair Site from 11 to 14 May 2004

18.03.2004
Danish wind turbines head down under

Vestas subsidiary Australian Wind Technology receives order from wind energy project in Austrailia

23.03.2004
Birds and Wind Energy in the UK

Wind farm and ornithological interests can co-exist

23.03.2004
£400 Million deal will see more turbines built in the UK

Millions of pounds could be spent on wind energy projects in the Westcountry

24.03.2004
Wind energy plans revealed in Illinois, USA

Farmers in north-central Illinois are harvesting a new cash crop

27.03.2004
European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) announces revised set of objectives

New board and Executive Committee at the EWEA

28.03.2004
Nordex receives another order for large turbines from Portugal

Contract signed for nine 2.3 MW turbines / order value EUR 21 million

30.03.2004
Vestas and its recently acquired local rival NEG Micon win orders for 142 megawatts (MW)

Vestas Wind Systems has been named supplier of around one third of the total planned wind energy projects in the UK

08.04.2004
Expert Tells MPPs Ontario Could Get 10% of Electricity from Wind

08.04.2004
DIRECTORY OF KEY PERSONNEL IN ENERGY INDUSTRY (2003/ 2004) IN INDIA

08.04.2004
OSEA Fires Up Farmers with Wind Talk

08.04.2004
renewables 2004: News and Information Service

08.04.2004
New GE Research Center to benefit Company's Wind Energy Technology

08.04.2004
GE Energy to supply Wind Turbines for Canada's largest Merchant Wind Energy Project

08.04.2004
GE sees significant Growth in Wind Activities

Company's First 22 Months in Wind Energy Indicate Growing Global Interest in Renewables

11.04.2004
Spanish Company enters into the offshore market

11.04.2004
Wind turbines could increase farmers' profits

Ontario farmers could earn billions in new revenue

11.04.2004
Glasgow housing scheme to become the UK's first community-owned urban wind farm.

Plans by Ceda to erect three wind turbines near Castelmilk

11.04.2004
India’s first small wind generator developed

Sardar Patel University has developed the country's first indigenous Small Wind Generator

11.04.2004
Happy Easter to all www.windfair.net clients and freinds

16.04.2004
Turbine tower manufacturer saves jobs in Wales

New owners have pledged to build on the company's international reputation

18.04.2004
Quebec's vast wind energy potential is underlined by study

Wind energy can make a significant contribution to Canada's electricity supply

20.04.2004
WindEnergy as a point of contact for industry,
skilled specialist workers and students


By 2010 there will be 184 000 people in Europe working in the wind industry

20.04.2004
Themepark Offshore@WindEnergy

Offshore wind farms currently planned in Europe with an output of more than 20 000 megawatts

20.04.2004
Will wind energy in the UK cost tax payers millions?

New report into renewable energy is set to raise serious questions over the economic and ecological benefits of wind power

21.04.2004
Desert wind project in the planning, Los Angeles

Preparation for a draft Environmental Impact Report for proposed desert wind project announced

22.04.2004
More than 20 countries of the Middle East and North Africa Region preparing for renewables 2004

29.04.2004
µ-Sen an independent and high-performance partner within the wind energy branch

The Condition Monitoring System Omega-Guard® is the key product of µ-sen

29.04.2004
Leading wind turbine manufacturers present
innovations and tons of large exhibits in Hamburg


WindEnergy 2004 - International Trade Fair at the Hamburg Fair Site from 11 to 14 May 2004

30.04.2004
Turnus Energy at the WindEnergy Trade Fair Hamburg

Turnus to conquere the Australian market

03.05.2004
ScottishPower offers £6m to communities affected by wind-farm plan

Building of Europa's largest wind farm to benefit communities

05.05.2004
Los Angeles to use wind power to fight bad air quality

New city proposal for construction of a 120 MW wind farm

06.05.2004
WindEnergy 2004: Exhibitor participation up 30% on 2002

Largest National Exhibitor Groups from Spain and UK / Visitor Delegations from China, India and the Czech Republic

06.05.2004
Into the Blue

Financing the future of the emerging wave and tidal power sector

07.05.2004
European Commission releases EWEA Wind Report

Report shows where wind energy fits into the continent's energy mix

08.05.2004
Facts about the European Commission EWEA/EC DG TREN Report

14 interesting facts taken from the report

09.05.2004
Pakistan expecting $500m investment in alternative energy

Alternative energy generation through wind and solar plants to generate electricity at cheaper rates

10.05.2004
Turkey - World Bank lends $203.03 mln to finance renewable energy project

Agreement on a 203.03 million U.S. dollars loan was signed to finance the renewable energy.

10.05.2004
REpower is supplying Japan with another eight wind turbines

The Japanese operations of REpower Systems AG are going from strength to strength

12.05.2004
Next Tuesday May, 11th the world largest WindEnergy International Trade Fair in Hamburg starts

More than 330 Exhibitors from 18 Nations will present their products and services

14.05.2004
Protestors in Scotland against erection of over 100 windfarms

Each turbine would have a hub height of 80m and the rotors would have a diameter of up to 88m

15.05.2004
Rooftop wind turbine, energy for the people

Could provide a personal electricity supply for every home on which they are perched

16.05.2004
Wind energy is said to be key to solving China's energy shortage

China's electricity generated by wind energy would possibly reach 14% of global wind energy output

18.05.2004
Wind energy on the rise in New Zealand

Opening of expanded Tararua windfarm marks the beginning of an era of rapid growth for wind power in New Zealand

19.05.2004
Nordex obtains first major order from the Baltic region

Contract signed for eight 2.3 MW turbines

21.05.2004
Planning ahead for wind energy boom in the USA

Developers have brought 1,100 MW of wind for interconnection study to the Mid-Atlantic states'

23.05.2004
Austrailia to build its largest wind farm

Project partners Hydro Tasmania and Spanish power company EHN (Oceania)

31.05.2004
India - Small wind turbine to produce 500 MW of wind energy

Wind turbine to also function at low wind speeds

03.06.2004
2004 will be record year for UK wind industry

UK wind industry is on course to deliver a record year of new generating capacity in 2004

05.06.2004
The answer's not just blowing in the wind!

Ambitious targets for green energy are at risk unless other forms of renewable energy other than wind power are developed

07.06.2004
e.disnatur orders more large turbines from Nordex

Boost given by high demand for multi-MW turbines

09.06.2004
Planned wind farm in Austrailia is in the wind

Adelaide company is planning to build an 18 to 22-turbine wind farm

11.06.2004
International Conferences for Renewable Energy 2004 in Bonn

Renewables 2004 Conference brings together more than 3,000 delegates and observers from 154 countries

12.06.2004
UK - Biggest offshore wind farm in planning

250 turbines will be sited about 20 miles out to sea

14.06.2004
Portuguese wind energy project calls on GE Energy

GE Energy is using its massive corporate reach to secure wind power projects abroad

15.06.2004
Multibillion-dollar wind projects in Austrailia bite the dust

.4 billion worth of wind energy projects will be shelved as a result of the released energy statement

18.06.2004
Farmers in India blame wind turbines for lasting drought

Investigation led by India's most eminent scientists

19.06.2004
Vestas rethinks wind turbine plant in Austrailia

Implcations of released energy white paper

21.06.2004
Nordex extending its management board for further growth

Hansjörg Müller (38) to be appointed to the company’s management board

24.06.2004
UK's largest offshore wind farm set to be switched on

Britain must spend £1 billion a year on renewable energy

26.06.2004
USA - Farmers support wind energy

Support among farmers on a range of issues related to the future growth of the U.S. wind industry

27.06.2004
Wind power - an important strategic choice to solve the shortage of China's electricity and energy

Part one

28.06.2004
Wind power - an important strategic choice to solve the shortage of China's electricity and energy

Part two

30.06.2004
Build and deliver wind energy in Manchester, UK

UK wind industry's 26th annual event

01.07.2004
Austrailia - Investec invests $30m on wind farm

Unlisted investment bank Investec on the prowl for more clean energy projects worldwide

02.07.2004
Wind farm blows new life into Spanish village

Village of Higueruela in Spain is dwarfed by the 15-storey high windmills

04.07.2004
Work on the UK’s biggest on-shore wind farm starts

£90 million development at Hadyard Hill

05.07.2004
European Conference on Renewable Energies and Cooperation Exchange 2004

November 17th -20th in Vienna, Austria

06.07.2004
India - Power ministers to draw up plan on renewable energy

Draw up of a comprehensive action plan to deploy renewable energy systems

08.07.2004
Nordex to strengthen activities in Asia

Foreign German Minister Fischer supports german-asian co-operation for the development of renewable