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Wind Prospect in Sunday Times 'International Track 100'
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12/07/2010 The Sunday Times ‘International Track 100’ has this week listed Wind Prospect among Britain’s private firms with the fastest growing overseas sales.
The figures published by the Sunday Times show Wind Prospect at no.27 in the list, with a growth in international sales of over 95% between years 2006 – 2008.
Listed amongst other companies ... Find out more >>
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Consent Achieved on Fenland Wind Farm Site
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24/05/2010 Planning permission for a Fens wind farm has been granted by the Planning Inspectorate, following an appeal against the decision made by Peterborough City Council to refuse the scheme.
The 7-turbine Nutsgrove development is a joint venture between partners Wind Prospect Developments and Ridgewind. It will have a maximum capacity of 14MW and be sufficient to power the ... Find out more >>
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Irish Newsletter March 2010
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22/04/2010 Please download our 'Irish Newsletter' produced for the Irish Wind Energy Conference held in Dublin, 25th & 26th March 2010.
This document provides a round up of what has been going on in Wind Prospect projects across the island of Ireland. Find out more >>
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Dewlay Cheese reaches financial close
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24/03/2010 Wind Direct has last night achieved financial close on its 2MW on-site generation project at Dewlay Cheesemakers Ltd in Garstang, Lancashire.
Agreements have been finalised between Wind Direct and client/landowners Dewlay Cheesemakers; turbine supplier Repower; and financial investors HgCapital. The civil engineering contract has been awarded to Hanson Contractors, with ... Find out more >>
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Scottish Government Concedes on Flawed Wind Farm Decision
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22/03/2010 The Court of Session in Edinburgh has quashed a decision by the Scottish Government to reject the application for the 14-turbine Stacain wind farm near Inveraray.
The wind farm was originally granted planning consent locally by Argyll and Bute Council in December 2007.
However, in March 2008, the Scottish Government ‘called in’ the project to examine, ... Find out more >>
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Welsh Minister Opens Largest On-Site Wind Project
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15/03/2010 Wales’ environment minister Jane Davidson has officially opened two wind turbines developed, constructed and now operated by Wind Direct at the site of Solutia Chemicals, Newport.
The Wind Direct project, which is the largest of its kind in Wales, was also fittingly chosen as the background to the launch of the Welsh Assembly Government’s Energy Policy Statement ... Find out more >>
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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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Power of Scotland - Wind Prospect's Portfolio Blossoms
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24/02/2010 Wind Prospect is starting 2010 determined to live up to its catchphrase - providing services and consultancy “from the people who build their own”.
And the Group is starting with a bang as the Edinburgh team prepares to submit a Section 36 application for the 81MW Braemore wind farm.
The project, which is being developed in partnership with Alpha Wind, ... 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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