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Posted by: keulenae

Lessons in RE Development From Navarre, Spain

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 07:29:30 -0000

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As a case study of a successful approach, let’s take a look at what Spain has been able to accomplish. Spain has tackled its development of renewable energy sources aggressively. With 11,615 megawatts (MW) of installed wind capacity at the end of last year, Spain is second in the world to Germany in capacity (and about on par with the United States). The 23,372,000 MWh generated in 2006 provided just over 8.5% of Spain’s electricity: only Denmark boasts a higher percentage.

Tags: renewables spain usa wind

Posted by: keulenae

Dutch Companies Investigate Offshore Energy Storage System

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:05:09 -0000

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KEMA, in partnership with the civil engineering firm Bureau Lievense and technology illustrators Rudolph and Robert Das, has developed an "Energy Island" concept to store power generated from an offshore wind farm. The concept design is the initial result of an on-going feasibility study being conducted for Dutch energy companies.

Tags: netherlands storage wind

Posted by: keulenae