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Northleaf Capital-led Group Agrees to Buy 75% Stake In Australian Wind Farm
EnergyAustralia, the Australian unit of Hong Kong-listed power generator CLP Holdings Ltd. (0002.HK), has agreed to sell its majority stake in a wind farm to Canada’s Northleaf Capital Partners and Australia’s Palisade Investment Partners, a person familiar with the matter said Tuesday. EnergyAustralia will receive proceeds, net of costs, of 228 million Australian dollars (US$228 [...]
Continuar leyendo...Vestas deploys multiple ZephIR Lidars at largest wind power project in the Southern Hemisphere – Macarthur Wind Farm, Australia
Martes, abril 30, 2013
Leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas have announced the deployment of three ZephIR 300 Lidar systems at the 420MW Macarthur Wind Farm in Australia to provide hub height and full rotor wind speed measurements across the Southern Hemisphere’s largest wind power project. The site already containing six traditional 84 metre met masts, will see the ZephIR [...]
Continuar leyendo...Largest wind farm in Southern Hemisphere officially opens
Viernes, abril 12, 2013
Owned by Australian-based AGL Energy and New Zealand-based Meridian Energy, the Macarthur Wind Farm is a genuinely global construction, engineering, and technology project, with equipment and personnel coming together from four continents. Â Vestas and Leighton Contractors combined to deliver the logistically complex, AUD $1 billion Macarthur Wind Farm three months ahead of schedule. With the [...]
Continuar leyendo...Australian coal plant uses more land than wind energy
Miércoles, marzo 6, 2013
While wind turbines get spread out over a wide area, apart from the bases of the wind turbines and the roads built to service them, almost all the land is still available for its original purpose which is normally either grazing or cropping. In Australia wind farms only remove about 1% of their total land [...]
Continuar leyendo...ReneSola PV module shipments to Australia top 100 MW
Miércoles, febrero 27, 2013
ReneSola Ltd (“ReneSola” or the “Company”) (NYSE: SOL), a leading global manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (“PV”) modules and wafers, today announced that the Company has shipped over 100 megawatts (“MW”) of PV modules to customers in Australia since January 2012. The PV module shipments have been used by leading solar retailers, distributors and project developers [...]
Continuar leyendo...ASU, Australian Solar Institute collaborate on projects to advance concentrated solar power
Miércoles, febrero 27, 2013
As part of a global cause to bolster solar power technologies, Arizona State University researchers are taking part in three new solar energy projects funded by the Australian and U.S. governments. The investment for these projects includes $68 million for two, eight-year research programs and $15.5 million for 11 collaborative projects. This collaboration is part [...]
Continuar leyendo...Electricity from Australian wind farms is cheaper than new coal and new gas » By Chris Rose |
Viernes, febrero 15, 2013
The Australian wind farm sector got a boost of confidence from a Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) analysis that showed electricity produced by the emissions-free generating technology is 14% cheaper than a new coal plant and 18% cheaper than a new gas plant. “The perception that fossil fuels are cheap and renewables are expensive is [...]
Continuar leyendo...Australia wind energy cheaper than fossil fuel
Sábado, febrero 9, 2013
The cost of wind power generation had fallen by 10 per cent since 2011 due to lower equipment expenses, even as the cost of solar power had dropped by 29 per cent. ”The fact that wind power is now cheaper than coal and gas in a country with some of the world’s best fossil fuel [...]
Continuar leyendo...Australian Wind Energy Now Cheaper Than Coal, Gas, BNEF Says
Jueves, febrero 7, 2013
Wind energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Electricity can be supplied from a new wind farm in Australia at a cost of A$80 ($84) per megawatt hour, compared with A$143 a megawatt hour from a new coal-fired power [...]
Continuar leyendo...Manuel Blanco to lead the Australian Solar Thermal Research Initiative
Lunes, febrero 4, 2013
The new head of Australia’s solar thermal research effort says the cost of generating electricity can be halved by 2020, placing it on course to match the renewable energy contribution from PV technologies. The new head of Australia’s solar thermal research effort says the cost of generating electricity can be halved by 2020, placing it [...]
Continuar leyendo...Australia plan largest wind energy project in Tasmanian
Jueves, enero 3, 2013
Hydro Tasmania has begun community consultation on King Island for its proposed 600MW TasWind farm, which would deliver wind energy to the National Electricity Market (NEM) via an undersea cable to Victoria. With a price tag of A$2 billion (US$2.08 billion), the project requires a minimum of 200 turbines to be economically viable, which would [...]
Continuar leyendo...600 MW wind farm set for Tasmania
Viernes, noviembre 30, 2012
The 600 MW wind farm is projected to cost about a$2bn and would consist of 200 wind turbines. King Island wind farm. Renewable energy provider Hydro Tasmania announced earlier this week its intention to investigate TasWind, a 600 megawatt wind farm consisting of around 200 turbines likely to be located on King Island. The idea [...]
Continuar leyendo...Wind energy meets 26% of South Australia’s electricity demand
Viernes, noviembre 30, 2012
Wind energy in South Australia now meets around 26% of the region’s electricity demand and has become one of the nation’s growth sectors, a new report says. The 22-page report  The Critical Decade: Generating a renewable Australia  also noted that wind power is one of the country’s most cost-competitive renewable electricity sources. Published [...]
Continuar leyendo...Hydro Tasmania plans Australia’s largest wind farm for King Island
Miércoles, noviembre 28, 2012
The $2 billion Hydro Tasmania proposal will have 200 turbines, be able to power 250,000 Australian households and create 500 jobs during construction. Mayor Greg Barratt said the project would help save the struggling island community. “It’s just what the island needs … it’s not a quick fix but it’s something to look forward to,” [...]
Continuar leyendo...Wind energy and solar power could power Australia
Lunes, noviembre 26, 2012
Australia could be powered almost entirely by renewable energy in coming decades, says a new report. But the renewables expansion needs to be large and sustained with investment growth encouraged by policy certainty, says the report, “Generating a Renewable Australia” from the Climate Commission. The release of the report Monday in Sydney coincided with the [...]
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