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  1. Call for UK to renationalise electricity sector

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    Wed, 23 May 2012

    The UK government should renationalise its electricity industry if major power companies continue to resist its changes to the British energy market.

  2. Scotland to host new wave energy test centre

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    Tue, 22 May 2012

    A new £9.5m ($15m) wave and tidal energy centre is to be opened in Scotland.

  1. Siemens announces first turbine order from Chile

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    Mon, 21 May 2012

    Siemens has received its first wind turbine order from Chile, for a total capacity of 115 MW, at the El Arrayán wind power project, l400 kilometers north of Santiago.

  2. India in bid to double renewable capacity

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    Tue, 22 May 2012

    India intends to more than double its renewable power capacity to almost 53 GW by 2017.

  3. RWE vows to expand wind power capacity further

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    Mon, 21 May 2012

    German utility RWE has emphasised that it will continue to expand its renewable power capacities, with particular attention on building its offshore and onshore wind farm portfolio.

  4. BP Sempra partnership continues with Hawaii wind project

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    Fri, 18 May 2012

    American gas utility Sempra Sempra Energy  (NYSE: SRE) is to join forces with BP Wind Energy NYSE: BP to develop the A uwahi Wind farm in Hawaii, US as part of an ongoing strategic partnership in wind generation development.

  5. Google backed wind project takes forward step in US

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    Tue, 15 May 2012

    A $5bn transmission line which is intended to send power from wind farms off the East Coast of the US has overcome a legislative obstacle, allowing the Google Inc-backed project to move to the next step in the approval process, officials said.

  6. Renewables company breaks £6m barrier

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    Tue, 15 May 2012

    Leading renewable energy company Eco Environments has seen its turnover grow to more than £6m ($9.6m) – compared to £1.3million last year.

  7. Wind Power Energia recibe préstamo

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    Wed, 16 May 2012

    La brasileña Wind Power Energía ha recibido la segunda instalación de un préstamo de US$150 millones por parte del Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID), dijo la compañía.

  8. Wind power boom in Mexico

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    Mon, 14 May 2012

    By the end of this year, the national wind energy association expects Mexico to be number 20 on the list of countries ranked in terms of wind power energy.