Deals for 'new generation' renewable technologies – wind, solar, biomass - are entering the big time driving the market to new record highs, reports PwC in its annual global analysis of merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions in the renewable sector.

Some of the main points include:

• Total renewables deal value leaps 40% worldwide, driven by industry shake-out

• Reappraisal of nuclear post Fukushima gives extra boost to renewables' generation and prospects

Read More: http://press.pwc.com/GLOBAL/News-releases/renewables-ma-hits-new-record-highs/s/ce2bd04f-23cb-493e-b5c9-7813bb13423e

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Power generation is blowing in the wind - https://www.llnl.gov/news/newsreleases/2012/Jan/NR-12-01-03.html

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Kenya’s delayed Lake Turkana Wind project is predicted to begin in April 2012, improving stable energy resources to the country. - http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/smart-takes/kenyas-lake-turkana-wind-project-receives-approval-after-delays/21139?tag=nl.e660

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A report released on Thursday by the Department of Energy (DOE) examining the role that rare earth metals play in the manufacture of wind turbines, electric vehicles, and photovoltaic (PV) thin-film solar cells finds that these clean energy technologies may see supply disruptions for five rare earth metals (dysprosium, neodymium, terbium, europium, and yttrium) in the short term, though risks will generally decrease in the medium and long term. - http://www.powermag.com/POWERnews/4279.html?hq_e=el

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One Per Cent: Why did a Scottish wind turbine explode in high winds? - http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/onepercent/2011/12/why-did-a-wind-turbine-self-co.html

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Lawrence Livermore ramps up wind energy research - https://www.llnl.gov/news/newsreleases/2011/Dec/NR-11-12-05.html

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This is the Enercon E-126, the first wind turbine with 6 MW rated power, rotor diameter: 126m (413ft), hub height: 135m(450ft). Two of these giant wind power units have been built for testing at an onshore location, Rysumer Nacken, near Emden, in the northwest of Germany.
Here each WPU is expected to produce about 18 Mio kWh per year, enough for more than 4,500 homes

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AES Corporation's wind farm spread across twelve miles of West Virginia’s Laurel Mountains has more than 60 turbines and it generates power for 20,000 homes, and feeds energy into the PJM Interconnection grid.

What is different about this wind farm is the use of a series of 1.3 million lithium ion batteries placed in white shipping containers. PJM sends signals to the battery system every four seconds, telling it to either distribute electricity from the turbines onto the grid, or store it for use when the wind isn’t blowing.

Watch the Video here - http://www.energynow.com/video/2011/11/14/capturing-wind

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Batteries turn intermittent wind into a steady stream of power - The 98 megawatt (MW) Laurel Mountain wind facility is storing excess energy in a huge 32 MW bank of lithium-ion batteries, the use of which is bringing the price down, while size and performance is improving.
http://www.matternetwork.com/2011/11/w-virginia-wind-farm-proves.cfm

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How far can wind power go toward reducing global carbon emissions from electricity production? - http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/energy-scale-part2-1025.html

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Compressed air energy storage company SustainX recently received a patent for technology that could help improve grid storage and make utility-scale r - http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/how-sustainxs-latest-patent-will-improve-grid-storage/9743?tag=nl.e660

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In India, knowledge of renewable energy is low, says a survey, and even fewer residents are aware of energy efficiency - BUT 71% of consumers were willing to pay higher prices for electricity if it came from renewable sources! http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/10/indias-clean-energy-knowledge-gap-revealed/

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In an interview to the English news channel ET NOW, some of the prominent names of the Indian renewable energy industry shared their thoughts on why wind power was losing its speed in the alternative energy sector. Mr. Narasimhan Santhanam, Director, Energy Alternatives India [EAI] explained on how the Wind farms were initially set up in areas where there were no land acquisition problems and in the coastal region of the state; followed by Mr. Shivaram, vice-chairman & CEO, Orient Green Power, who elaborated on how the industrial demand and the incentivized packages like guaranteed Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) and a 80% discounted depreciation catapulted wind energy to its peak. These facts were reaffirmed by Mr. Banmali Agarwala, ED, Strategy and Business Development, TATA Power, who also said that the estimated capacity of wind energy was 12 GW. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I-W1x3uyAY

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Australia overall doesn’t show up among the world’s wind-power leaders, but it’s a different story in South Australia. By at least one calculation, the state in the south-central part of the country has higher per capita installed wind capacity than Denmark or Spain. And now there could be a lot more on the way: Premier Mike Rann said India-based wind-turbine manufacturer Suzlon has plans to build a 180-turbine, 600-megwatt (MW) capacity plant.

http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/09/giant-wind-farm-eyed-for-south-australia/

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It’s refreshing to see a little innovation going into the wind industry. On Tuesday Danotek, a startup that builds a technology called permanent magnetic generators for wind turbines (also with applications in the transportation and grid sectors), announced that it has raised $15 million from high-profile investors GE Energy Financial Services, Khosla Ventures, CMEA Capital, and Statoil Technology.

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The Brazilian authorities have this week confirmed that wind power in the country currently costs less than natural gas, after a series of energy auctions saw wind farm operators undercut other forms of energy generation.

Seventy-eight wind power projects won contracts in last week's energy auctions held by Brazil's National Electric Power Agency, totalling 1,928MW and priced at approximately 99.5 reals (£37.4) per MWh.

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2103849/brazilian-wind-power-cheaper-natural-gas

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China's Wind Power Sector Struggles with Rare Earth Price Hikes

While an increasing number of wind power equipment manufacturers in China have started to adopt direct-drive permanent magnet technology, rare earth minerals, some of the core raw materials used to produce wind turbines, are becoming a significant barrier to their development.

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2011/08/chinas-wind-power-sector-struggles-with-rare-earth-price-hikes

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U.S. Wind Industry Shows Strong Recovery

Did you know that, since 2007, 35% of America's new electrical generating capacity has been powered by wind-more than twice the amount of new coal and nuclear capacity combined? New numbers from the second quarter of 2011 show that the trend is continuing. According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the U.S. wind industry installed 1,033 MW of new capacity in the second quarter of this year, a 46% increase over the same period last year. At this rate, wind power is ahead of schedule to perhaps generate 20% of U.S. electricity by 2030-a goal identified by the Department of Energy under the George W. Bush administration.

Most of the new turbines were installed in California (420 MW), followed by Oregon, Illinois, Utah and Ohio.

http://www.earthtechling.com/2011/08/u-s-wind-industry-shows-strong-recovery/

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http://www.winergy-group.com/ - Winergy has been supplying innovative drive systems and wind turbine components to the international wind power industry since 1981. Every second wind turbine installed worldwide is equipped with at least one of our components for converting wind power into electrical energy.

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http://www.wind-works.org/ - a nice site on wind and solar energy

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