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Key Appointment Reinforces Civil Design Business
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26/02/2010 Wind Prospect has appointed Colin Aimers to the post of General Manager, Civil Engineering Services to spearhead the continuing growth of its UK based Civil Engineering Services business, as the Group continues to attract major contracts across Europe.
Widely recognised as a leading designer, Colin Aimers became a Chartered Engineer via his first onshore wind farm project ... Find out more >>
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AGL hit the green light on Hallett 5
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26/02/2010 AGL Energy Limited (AGL) have announced it has entered into agreements for the construction of the 52.5MW Hallett 5 wind farm at the Bluff Range in the mid-north of South Australia. Wind Prospect first gained Council consent for this project in 2004.
Construction will begin in July 2010 with completion anticipated in December ... Find out more >>
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Deuxième Conférence Wind Prospect
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18/02/2010 Wind Prospect organise sa Deuxième Conférence sur l’Exploitation et la Maintenance des parcs éoliens.
L’année dernière une cinquantaine de professionnels de l’industrie éolienne ont participé à l’évènement, et le succès devrait être au rendez vous cette année ... Find out more >>
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Greenvale AP Submits Met Mast Application for Green Energy
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16/02/2010 Greenvale AP have teamed up with on site wind energy specialists Wind Direct to investigate the possibility of producing clean, green renewable energy at their facility near Doddington, March.
The installation of a wind turbine at the Greenvale Doddington site, will enable Greenvale to reduce their carbon footprint, whilst protecting against volatile energy prices.
With ... Find out more >>
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Contract Win as Nova Scotia Powers Ahead with Wind
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28/01/2010 Wind Prospect Inc. has been awarded a contract to develop the Fairmont Wind Farm in Nova Scotia, Canada, by Nova Scotia Power.
The 4MW development in Antigonish County will become only one of a small number of wind farms to be developed in Nova Scotia since 2007, as the Province accelerates in earnest towards its renewable energy target of 25% by 2015.
The Fairmont ... Find out more >>
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European Expansion for Wind Prospect
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08/01/2010 Wind Prospect is set to bolster its European expansion with the opening of offices in both Istanbul and Warsaw during the first quarter of 2010.
The news comes hot on the heels of an announcement by Wind Prospect that it has secured a major European contract covering several countries, including Poland, Bulgaria and Sweden.
Wind Prospect has already recruited ... Find out more >>
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Wales’ Largest On-Site Wind Project Operational at Solutia Chemicals (UK)
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15/12/2009 The largest on-site wind generation project in Wales became operational yesterday as turbine blades started turning at Solutia Chemicals (UK).
Having completed the testing phase, the two 2.5MW wind turbines are now fully operational and will supply up to a third of the chemical company’s needs at the site in Newport, Wales.
Solutia is the second chemical ... Find out more >>
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African Double for Wind Prospect Advisory Team
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04/12/2009 Wind Prospect’s Advisory Team has continued its foray into the growing African wind energy market with two new contract wins.
The team, which delivers advice and consultancy services to developers, recently secured the contract to oversee the installation of a met mast in the Western Cape of South Africa. The team will carry out wind resource assessments and yield ... Find out more >>
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Wind Prospect breaks the UK's 4GW barrier
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19/10/2009 The 38MW Longpark wind farm which was developed and constructed by Wind Prospect, will be owned by EDF Energy Renewables. Chief executives of both companies, Euan Cameron and Vincent de Rivaz visited the site during June 2009 (see picture).
Having developed the UK's 2nd wind farm in 1992 (Haverigg), Wind Prospect have one of the longest track records in the ... Find out more >>
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Wind Prospect France Holds Celebratory Evening
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19/10/2009 Wind Prospect’s French office celebrated its anniversary earlier this month, with a cocktail reception held for more than fifty guests at the Musée des Arts et Métiers, in Paris.
Invited guests included insurance companies, bankers, developers, manufacturers, owners and government officials from the wind industry, gathering together to celebrate this ... Find out more >>
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Soirée Annuelle Wind Prospect à Paris
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19/10/2009 A l’occasion de l’anniversaire de sa filiale française, Wind Prospect a reçu plus d’une cinquantaine des représentants de la profession éolienne à un cocktail dînatoire au Musée des arts et métiers le mercredi 14 Octobre 2009 à Paris. Assureurs, banquiers, développeurs, fabricants, investisseurs, ... Find out more >>
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Solutia Wind Turbine Blades Set for Delivery
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16/10/2009 Wind turbine blades for Solutia Chemicals’ green energy project are to be delivered to the Newport site this weekend.
A convoy of six extended articulated lorries will transport the 45m turbine blades required for Solutia’s two wind turbines in the early hours of Saturday morning, from Newport dock, west of the river Usk, across the Usk Bridge and to the Solutia ... Find out more >>
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Armaec Energy chooses know-how of Wind Prospect for 400MW Indian portfolio
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05/10/2009 Wind Prospect has been appointed to provide development and engineering consultancy services on nine wind power projects across India for the Armaec Energy Group.
Wind Prospect is reviewing over 400MW of projects which are at varying stages of development in the states of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. The company will provide support to the projects ... Find out more >>
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GE Energy Award Wind Prospect Major Consultancy Contract
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24/09/2009 Wind Prospect’s consultancy division has signed a five-year contract to provide development and technical services to GE Energy.
Wind Prospect will begin by managing the development of over 700MW of wind power projects within Poland, Bulgaria, Sweden and Romania, with further schemes already identified.
Where existing developers have already been assigned ... Find out more >>
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Wind Prospect Sponsor Fens Challenge 2009
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20/09/2009 Wind Prospect sponsored the third round of the ‘Midlands Autumn Trailquest’ held in the Lincolnshire Fens on Sunday 20th September. Much of this annual ‘orienteering on bikes’ event is set within view of Red House wind farm in Gedney Marsh.
Wind Prospect developed and constructed the Red House wind farm in the Spring of 2006, which consists of ... Find out more >>
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Wind, Direct to Owenstown
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27/08/2009 An innovative new town in Scotland for 20,000 people could soon be using energy generated by Wind Direct turbines.
Owenstown, which is named after the pioneering mill owner, Robert Owen, will be built on a 2,000 acre site in Lanarkshire and if everything goes to plan, could be established within the next three years.
Wind Direct will be participating in the ... Find out more >>
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Major Update on Hong Kong Offshore Wind Farm
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03/08/2009 Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report on the Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Project Approved
Wind Prospect and CLP today welcome the approval of Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Report on the proposed offshore wind farm project. The approval represents an important milestone to realising ... Find out more >>
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Dewlay Scoops Top Industry Award
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26/06/2009 Lancashire based cheese maker, Dewlay, has picked up the 2009 Food Northwest Award for Environmental Sustainability.
Organised by Food Northwest, the organisation set up by the Northwest Regional Development Agency (NWDA) to lead the food and drink industry, the annual awards are in their fourth year.
The awards recognise the innovation and achievements of businesses ... Find out more >>
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Turbines sprout at Longpark
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18/06/2009 Reproduced with kind persmission of REnews:
EDF Energy Renewables has started to put up turbines at the 38MW Longpark wind farm near Galashiels. The company expects to complete its first Scottish project around the turn of the year. The 19-turbine scheme features Repower MM82 turbines and is one of a number of farms currently being ... Find out more >>
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Major milestone on road to maiden Hong Kong project
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18/06/2009 Reproduced with kind permission of REnews:
Wind Prospect and local partner CLP Holdings have overcome a significant hurdle on the way to building a 200MW wind farm in the waters off Hong Kong. Planning authorities have approved the project’s environmental impact assessment for public inspection, kicking off 30 days of open consultation ... Find out more >>
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