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Envision Energy, the Chinese wind group, will establish a blade innovation centre in Boulder, Colorado, to be led by Kevin Standish – formerly chief engineer of blades at Siemens Wind in the US.
Green storage for green energy
Researchers have demonstrated a safe and affordable battery capable of storing energy from intermittent sources — like rooftop solar panels — that is suitable for the home.
Stormy space weather puts equatorial regions’ power at risk
Stormy space weather sweeping across the equator is threatening vital power grids in regions long considered safe from such events, ground-breaking new research reveals.
German renewables lobby backs coal-exit consensus push
Germany’s renewable energy federation BEE said it is supporting a proposal by energy minister Sigmar Gabriel to convene a round table on an exit from coal and lignite in Europe’s largest economy.
Numerous bats killed by German wind turbines: Migratory bats at risk
Numerous bats are killed by German wind turbines. The number of such turbines, already very high, is planned to be increased further. More than two-thirds of bats being killed by wind turbines on German ground are migrants on their way between summer and winter habitats. Due to its geographical location in Europe, Germany has consequently a central responsibility for the conservation of migratory bats.
Wind power bodies lament ‘too small’ Spanish tender
Europe’s wind industry has sharply criticised the Spanish government over last week’s 700MW renewables auction – which included 500MW of wind – as being too small to satisfy demand, and warned it leaves the country at risk of missing its 2020 EU targets.
