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A man in Kazakhstan produces energy creating artificial tornados
Valentin Nizovkin, a resident of Almaty, has invented yet another energy installation. This time it involves artificial tornadoes to convert wind energy into electricity.
08 November 2014
$550 million wind power plant to be built in Zhambyl Oblast
A new $550 million-worth wind power plant will be constructed in Zhambyl Oblast
16 September 2014
Kazakhstan to subsidize 50% of renewable power generators installation
The Government of Kazakhstan will subsidize 50% of expenses to stimulate remote households to install renewable energy sources-based generators.
16 June 2014
Spanish island to be fully powered by wind, water
The smallest and least known of Spain's Canary Islands, El Hierro, is making a splash by becoming the first island in the world fully energy self-sufficient through combined water and wind power.
29 April 2014
Wind-ripped roofing knocks 10 y.o. into coma in Taldykorgan
A strong wind blew off parts of roofing from a school building in Taldykorgan and threw them at a 10-y.o. boy who was walking by leaving deep cuts in his belly.
11 April 2014
China to fund construction of wind power station in Kazakhstan's Pavlodar oblast
China will finance construction of the wind power station worth 15 billion tenge ($100 million) in Pavlodar oblast.
09 September 2013
Researcher suggests new wind generators for Kazakhstan
A scientist has invented a new wind generator specially for Kazakhstan weather conditions.
19 August 2013
Green power stations to cover 2 percent of Kazakhstan's energy needs
Green power station will produce enough energy to meet around 1-2 percent of the overall Kazakhstan’s electricity needs by 2020.
09 August 2013
Karaganda oblast to get wind power station in 2016
A 15 MW wind power plant will be constructed in Karaganda oblast in central Kazakhstan.
31 May 2013
Eurasian Development Bank to finance the first wind power plant in Kazakhstan
The Bank will grant a loan of $94 million for a 10-year period to construct the wind power plant.
30 April 2013
Foreign wind farms cause uproar in Mexican villages
Foreign energy firms have flocked to a narrow region of southern Mexico, known as one of the world's windiest places, to build towering wind turbines, but some projects have angered and torn indigenous villages.
07 April 2013
Canadian researchers develop energy storage system
Canadian researchers have developed a ground-breaking method which may ultimately enable excess energy created by wind turbines and solar panels to be stored for later use.
30 March 2013
Kazakhstan to produce wind generators
Technologies for production of components for development of green energy are going to be introduced in Kazakhstan.
06 February 2013
All EXPO-2017 facilities to work on renewable energy
Kazakhstan Prime-Minister instructed that all the EXPO-2017 facilities use power generated from alternative energy sources.
05 February 2013
Kazakhstan to finance installation of wind power stations by farmers
Individuals with no access to power generation systems can get 50 percent of the cost of 5kW generator from at the budget: Minister.
05 February 2013
Kazakhstan will use German technologies to build wind power plants
Samruk Green Energy and KazAgroFinance have signed an agreement on joint sales of small wind generators.
21 January 2013
Wind generators to produce electricity in North-Kazakhstan oblast
Wind generators were purchased in Novonikolskoye village of North-Kazakhstan oblast.
10 October 2012
Study says wind could power the whole world
There's enough wind to power the world many times over, according to a study out Monday, but it would take a massive infrastructure investment to harness it that analysts say is not realistic.
11 September 2012
Share of wind and solar energy will reach 10% in Kazakhstan by 2030
The share of renewable energy sources in Kazakhstan will make 10 percent by 2030.
29 March 2012
Kazakhstan's wind and solar energy estimated at 1 trillion kilowatt-hours
Potential of renewable energy sources in Kazakhstan is evaluated by experts at over a trillion kilowatt-hours per year.
03 November 2011