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Regulating Bodies |
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| BMM | The Management Unit of the North Sea Mathematical Models and the Scheldt estuary, abbreviated to MUMM, is a department of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), a federal scientific establishment that comes under the Federal Science Policy (previously known as OSTC). |
| CREG | The CREG is the federal body regulating the gas and electricity market in Belgium and advises the competent minister on the granting of land concessions. |
| ELIA | The Belgian transmission system operator |
| MinEco | Ministry for Economic Affairs |
| VREG | The VREG or Vlaamse Reguleringsinstantie voor de Elektriciteits- en de Gasmarkt (Flemish Electricity and Gas Market Regulator) is a "regulatory body" responsible for regulation and control of the Flemish electricity market. |
Offshore Wind Farms in Europe |
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| Prinses Amaliawindpark | Prinses Amaliawindpark is situated some 23 kilometres offshore from IJmuiden, in block Q7 of the Dutch continental shelf. |
| Middelgrunden | 40 MW offshore wind farm near Copenhagen, Denmark, installed year 2000 |
| Horns Rev | In the summer months of 2002, Elsam constructed the world’s largest offshore wind farm at the Danish west coast |
| North Hoyle | The North Hoyle Offshore Wind Farm2, situated 7-8km off the North Wales coast between Prestatyn and Rhyl, will consist of 30 wind turbines with an installed capacity of 60 megawatts. |
| Kentish Flats | Elsam is erecting UK largest offshore wind farm at Kentish Flats, situated on the southern side of the outer Thames estuary |
| Scroby-Sands | E.ON’s Scroby Sands Project is one of the first offshore windfarms being developed in the UK. It is one of 18 offshore windfarms proposed as part of the Crown Estates Round 1 licensing awards. The windfarm is located approximately 2.3 km offshore Great Yarmouth on the coast of East Anglia. |
| Offshore windfarms | Offshore Wind Farms in the UK |
| WSH | Details Operating Off- and Near shore Wind farms |
Wind Energy Associations |
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| VWEA | Vlaamse Windenergie Associatie |
| GWEC | Global wind
energy council |
| EWEA | European Wind Energy Association Actively promoting the utilisation of wind power generation within the European Union and beyond |
| AWEA | American Wind Energy Association |
| BWEA | British Wind Energy Association |
| DWIA | The Danish Wind Industry Association (DWIA) is a non-profit association whose purpose is to promote wind energy at home and abroad. |
| DEWI | Wind energy made in Germany |
| WAB | WAB is the network for on- and offshore windenergy in the north west region of Germany, with 210 companies and institutes as member. From the windenergy sector to the maritime sector and research institutes. |
Wind Power in general |
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| Greenpeace | Wind power: tremendous potential |
| RECS |
Renewable Energy Certificate
System |
| National
Wind Power |
Wind Power in the UK |
| INFORSE-Europe | INFORSE-Europe is a network of
50 NGOs working for sustainable energy solutions to protect environment and reduce poverty. |
Renewable Energy and Rational Energy Consumption |
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| Greenprices | Green Energy in Europe |
| UNFCCC | United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change |
| energy-server | the platform for renewable energy and energy-efficient construction |
| CAN Europe | Climate Action Network |
Wind Turbine Manufacturers |
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| REPOWER | REpower Systems AG is one of the leading turbine producers in the German wind energy sector with a market share in excess of 10%. |
| SIEMENS | One of the leaders in the global
wind energy industry High quality, a good reputation, solid design and a range of creative details for all wind power demands |
| ENERCON | ENERCON is the first international wind turbine manufacturer which was awarded a certificate for turbine properties usually only characteristic of power stations. |
| GE | GE Energy is one of the world’s leading wind energy companies and wind turbine suppliers. |
| MULTIBRID | A new dimension in Offshore-Technology |
| NORDEX | The Nordex Group is a globally-oriented manufacturer of wind energy systems – focussing principally on turbines in the megawatt class |
| VESTAS | Vestas ontwerpt, produceert, installeert en onderhoudt windturbines, moderne installaties die gebruik maken van de wind om concurrerende en milieuvriendelijke energie te scheppen met kwaliteit en zorgvuldigheid |
Magazines |
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| Windpower monthly | News, views and analyses from the world's leading wind energy magazine |
| Windstats | Windstats newsletter is a quarterly international wind energy publication with news, reviews on wind turbine production and operating data from over 12.000 wind turbines, plus much more. |
| REW | Renewable Energy World |
Scientifique Surveys |
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| Oosteroever | Op een boogscheut van het populaire Klein Strand ligt - gescheiden door de vaargeul - het onbekendste stukje Oostende : de Oosteroever. Gelukkig komt hier de laatste jaren meer en meer verandering in : het VLIZ vormde de trekker van een heuse maritieme cluster (Innovocean), C-Power bouwt er de sokkels voor het eerste Belgische windmolenpark op zee, het Militair Hospitaal krijgt als woongebied een tweede leven. |
| VIWTA | The Vlaams Instituut voor Wetenschappelijk
en Technologisch Aspectenonderzoek is an independent and autonomous
institute, associated with the Flemish Parliament. The viWTA wishes to contribute in a constructive way to the public debate about science and technology and to allow the voice of the people to be heard in this discussion. |
| VLIZ | The Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ) acts as a co-ordinating and information platform for marine sciences in Flanders. VLIZ hosts the Flanders Marine Data and Information Centre, and deploys the vessel Zeeleeuw for oceanographic research. |
| Planeet Zee | Op 7 januari gingen een 600-tal jongeren tussen 16 en 19 uit gans Vlaanderen van start met het e-learningproject Planeet Zee. |
| Curry & Kerlinger, LLC | Consultants to the Wind Power Industry on birds and other wildlife issues |
| Winddata | Database of Wind Characteristics |
| ECN | Energieonderzoek Centrum Nederland |
Energy Database |
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| Renewable Energy World Suppliers Database | World Directory of Renewable EnergySuppliers and Services and the Renewable Energy Database web-site. |