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		<title>Vestas shipping 168 MW of turbines to Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/12/08/vestas-shipping-168-mw-of-turbines-to-australia.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:05:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vestas has received an order for 56 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines (168 MW in total), from Hydro Tasmania, the largest power generator in Australia. The units are to be installed at the Musselroe wind farm, being developed in Tasmania. Under the terms of the agreement, Vestas is to deliver and install the turbines, with its [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Siemens supplying wind turbines for First Wind&#039;s Oahu wind farm</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/10/19/siemens-supplying-wind-turbines-for-first-winds-oahu-wind-farm.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 11:29:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Siemens will be delivering and installing 30 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines at the Kawailoa Wind Project, being developed by First Wind on the northern shores of Oahu Island, Hawaii (USA). The wind farm is to have 69 MW of installed capacity. This is the first time First Wind has ordered turbines from Siemens for deployment at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REpower and Suzlon begin joint operation in Australian market</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/10/05/repower-and-suzlon-begin-joint-operation-in-australian-market.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 10:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REpower and Suzlon have begun the process of combining their operation in the Australian wind energy market. The two companies are going to continue operating under a single name &#8211; REpower Australia. The new company will be offering both REpower and Suzlon wind turbines and equipment, giving its customers a broader choice range for their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Trina Solar signs 22 MW supply deal with Origin Energy</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/08/17/trina-solar-signs-22-mw-supply-deal-with-origin-energy.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trina Solar announced a strategic partnership with Origin Energy (Australia). The  solar module manufacturer is to supply Origin Energy with about 22 MW of PV modules over the next 12 months, with delivery of the modules beginning in Q3 2011. This agreement will strengthen Trina Solar&#039;s position in the Australian residential solar energy segment. Origin [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Acciona inaugurates third wind farm in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/07/20/acciona-inaugurates-third-wind-farm-in-australia.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/07/20/acciona-inaugurates-third-wind-farm-in-australia.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 15:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Spanish renewable energy company has inaugurated its third wind energy project in Australia. At a ceremony attended by the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Acciona Chairman José Manuel Entrecanales, the 46.5 MW Gunning wind farm was officially opened. It features 31 Acciona Windpower AW-1500 units, representing an investment of about EUR 107 million. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Partnsership formed to produce aviation biofuel in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/07/08/partnsership-formed-to-produce-aviation-biofuel-in-australia.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/07/08/partnsership-formed-to-produce-aviation-biofuel-in-australia.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 20:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Virgin Australia and Renewable Oil Corporation have formed a partnership to produce a sustainable aviation biofuel. The companies plan to produce biofuel from mallees, a eucalypt tree which can be grown in a sustainable manner in various parts of Australia. The innovative process called fast pyrolysis, developed by Dynamotive, will be used to process mallees [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ormat awarded BOT cotnract for geothermal power plant in New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/06/22/ormat-awarded-bot-cotnract-for-geothermal-power-plant-in-new-zealand.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/06/22/ormat-awarded-bot-cotnract-for-geothermal-power-plant-in-new-zealand.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ormat Technologies announced the company has been awarded a build, operate and transfer (BOT) contract by Tikitere Geothermal Power Limited (TGL), for the Tikitere geothermal area near Rotorua, New Zealand. Under the terms of the agreement, Ormat and TGP are to joint develop a geothermal power plant with an estimated 45 MW capacity. The project [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AREVA Solar and partners building solar thermal project in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/06/21/areva-solar-and-partners-building-solar-thermal-project-in-australia.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:24:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AREVA Solar, CS Energy and Wind Prospect CWP, as a consortium, have been selected as preferred partners by the Australian government for the development of Solar Dawn, a solar thermal power project. This project is part of the first round of the Australian Government&#039;s Solar Flagships program. Solar Dawn is a 250 MW hybrid solar/gas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GE wind turbines to be installed in Australia</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/06/21/ge-wind-turbines-to-be-installed-in-australia.html</link>
		<comments>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/06/21/ge-wind-turbines-to-be-installed-in-australia.html#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 09:18:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GE announced an order for 22 GE 2.5-100 wind turbines, which are to be installed at the Mumbida wind farm, being developed in Western Australia. The wind farm is a 50/50 partnership project between Verve Energy, a government owned power utility, and Macquarie Capital. This wind turbine supply contract is worth USD 130 million. Mumbida [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mighty River Power building 82 MW geothermal plant in New Zealand</title>
		<link>http://www.renewbl.com/2011/06/09/mighty-river-power-building-82-mw-geothermal-plant-in-new-zealand.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2011 09:26:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>vladimir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mighty River Power announced the company is planning to build an 86 MW geothermal power plant north of Taupo, on the Ngataramki geothermal steam field, considered to be one of the best locations for geothermal development in the world. The power plant is an investment of about NZD 466 million (USD 382 million). Once completed, [...]]]></description>
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