Wind Power

Onshore and offshore wind farms, turbine technology (Vestas, Siemens Gamesa), capacity factor, curtailment.

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Guishan Offshore Windfarm

198MW offshore wind farm near Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. Operational since 2018 with 49 turbines.

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Copper indium gallium selenide: Material properties and photovoltaic applications

CIGS is a I-III-VI2 semiconductor with a chalcopyrite structure, widely used in flexible thin-film solar cells.

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CrossBoundary Energy: Renewable Investment in Africa

CrossBoundary Energy is a Kenyan renewable energy investment company focusing on solar, wind, and battery storage projects for industrial co...

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Solar power by country: Global deployment, capacity and policy

Analysis of solar power deployment by country, covering global capacity growth, regional trends, and major national projects.

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Solar United Neighbors: Community Solar Co-ops and Policy Advocacy

Solar United Neighbors is an American nonprofit organizing solar co-ops for group home installations.

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Wind power: Technology, economics and global deployment

Overview of wind power generation, covering turbine technology, grid integration, economics, and historical development.

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Taryn Lane: Community Wind Energy Leadership in Australia

Profile of Taryn Lane, manager of Hepburn Community Wind Farm and Australian renewable energy expert.

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Seaweed fuel: Technology, economics and research status

Analysis of seaweed fuel production, cultivation methods, and economic viability as a biofuel source.

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Scaled Wind Farm Technology (SWiFT) Facility

Profile of the SWiFT wind turbine research facility in Lubbock, Texas, and its role in DOE wind energy research.

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Micro combined heat and power: Technologies, efficiency and global deployment

Overview of micro-CHP systems for homes, covering fuel cells, Stirling engines, efficiency gains and market status in Japan, Europe and the...

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Tethys: The Global Database for Renewable Energy Environmental Effects

Tethys is a DOE-supported online knowledge management system centralizing data on the environmental effects of wind and marine renewable ene...

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Glidden Doman: Helicopter Pioneer and Wind Turbine Innovator

American engineer Glidden Doman pioneered helicopter rotor dynamics and transferred the technology to two-bladed wind turbines.

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Inch Cape Wind Farm

Proposed offshore wind farm in Scotland with 1080 MW capacity, featuring XXL monopiles and Vestas turbines.

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Nigeria Renewable Energy Master Plan

Policy framework by Nigeria's Federal Ministry of Environment aiming for 10% renewable energy share by 2025.

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Tidal power: Technology, history and global deployment

Tidal power converts energy from tides into electricity. This article covers tidal barrages, lagoons, stream generators, and global projects...

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Wind farm: Design, siting and global deployment

Overview of wind farms, covering turbine spacing, onshore/offshore siting, grid integration, and regional deployment statistics.

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Walney Wind Farm: Development and Operations in the Irish Sea

Walney Wind Farm is a major offshore wind complex in the Irish Sea, operated by Ørsted with a total capacity of 1026.2 MW.

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Ravina Project Toronto: Residential Energy Research and Home Ownership

The Ravina Project is a Toronto-based residential research initiative studying the climate impacts of home ownership through solar energy an...

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Bioenergy Europe: The European Bioenergy Trade Association

Bioenergy Europe is a Brussels-based trade association founded in 1990, uniting national associations and companies to promote biomass energ...

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Solar air conditioning

Overview of solar air conditioning technologies, including photovoltaic, thermal absorption, and passive cooling systems.