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From March 2008

• The Ameralik Span across Ameralik fjord in Greenland with a span width of 5,376 metres is the longest span of an electrical overhead powerline in the world.

Would be used once article has been expanded.Beagel 08:36, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

• The Arklow Bank Wind Park in the Irish Sea is the world's first commercial application of offshore wind turbines over three megawatts in size.

Would be used once article has been expanded. Beagel 12:54, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

• The Isle of Man to England Interconnector is currently the longest AC submarine power cable in the world.

Would be used once article has been expanded and the fact has been verified.Beagel (talk) 14:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

• The NorNed cable is the longest submarine power cable in the world.

Would be used once article has been expanded and the fact has been verified.Beagel (talk) 14:54, 16 February 2008 (UTC)

• Acciona Energy is the largest developer, owner and operator of wind farms in the world, with 164 wind farms in nine countries representing over 4,500 megawatts (MW) of wind power installed or under construction.

Would be used once article has been expanded.Beagel (talk) 18:59, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

• When completed, the Whitelee Wind Farm is expected to be Europe’s largest wind farm.

Would be used once article has been expanded.Beagel (talk) 18:08, 21 February 2008 (UTC)

• Nord Pool, the Nordic Power Exchange, was the world's first multinational exchange for trading electric power and the only commodity exchange to provide trade in emissions allowances (EUAs) and carbon credits (CERs),

Would be used after verification.Beagel (talk) 14:17, 1 March 2008 (UTC)

• Syncrude Canada Ltd. is the world's largest producer of synthetic crude oil from oil sands. Beagel (talk) 08:11, 15 June 2008 (UTC)
• Gladstone LNG to be the first LNG plant in the world to convert coalbed methane to LNG.

Would be used once article has been expanded. Beagel (talk) 08:15, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

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