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- 4 Brazilian firms agree to supply wind power at record low price
Enerfin Sociedad de Energia, Renova Energia, EGP-Serra Azul and Bioenergy Geradora de Energia have secured contracts to sell electricity from 10 proposed wind farms in Brazil at an average price of $42.16 per megawatt-hour, the lowest price ever for wind power, according to Empresa de Pesquisa Energetica, the country's energy agency. "This is definitely the cheapest wind energy in the world," said Maria Gabriela da Rocha Oliveira, an analyst with Bloomberg New Energy Finance. Bloomberg Businessweek
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- China's Goldwind aims to expand in Australian market
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology is looking to expand its presence in Australia as the country moves to get at least 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2020. Australia plans to bring online as much as 8,000 megawatts of wind power capacity by 2020 and the Chinese wind turbine maker is "looking to be a serious participant," said John Titchen, Goldwind's managing director in Australia. Bloomberg
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- Continental Wind Partners seeks buyer for Romanian wind project
U.S.-based Continental Wind Partners, which developed the biggest land-based wind farm in Europe, is looking for a buyer for a Romanian wind project that has the capacity to generate enough power for 400,000 households. Work on the Independenta wind project in Romania will commence once Continental secures a buyer, possibly in the first half of 2013, said project director Marta Pruszynska. Bloomberg Businessweek
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- Startup creates lightweight motor for wind turbine generators
Colorado-based startup Boulder Wind Power is developing a lightweight motor for wind turbine generators that features a circuit board design. The design cuts down the machine's total weight, "and it translates into cost savings because you don't have to build a heavy foundation and tower," said CEO Andy Cukurs. GigaOm
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