Enel Green Power won a public tender, denominated Sureste I – Phase II and organised by the Mexican government’s electricity agency, for the construction of a 102 MW wind farm. The plant will be located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in the state of Oaxaca, an area characterised by high wind resources. Once completed, the … Continue reading Enel Green Power is awarded 102 MW wind energy capacity in Mexico
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China: 3,000 megawatts installed capacity in Concentrating Solar Power by 2015
China will have 3,000 megawatts of solar thermal power installed capacity by 2015, with the total market value reaching 45 billion yuan (7.15 billion U.S. dollars), according to a report released on Wednesday. Most parts of China are suitable for the development and use of solar energy, with 98 percent of the country’s territory recording … Continue reading China: 3,000 megawatts installed capacity in Concentrating Solar Power by 2015
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Ambitious Wind Energy Plan Unveiled in Russia
A scheme to build massive wind farms in Russia’s Arctic northwest and sell the resulting electricity to Europe could kick-start the country’s renewable energy industry. The plan, dubbed RUSTEC, would see dozens of onshore wind farms built across the Murmansk region and plugged into a “power bridge” carrying the energy into the European grid via Norway or Finland. It is the brainchild of the International Finance Organization, the branch of the World … Continue reading Ambitious Wind Energy Plan Unveiled in Russia
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Korean Firm to Invest U.S.$30 Billion in Solar Power Plants in Nigeria
A Korean firm, HQMC Korea Company Ltd, has indicated interest to invest $30 billion (about N4.62 trillion) to build 10, 000 megawatts solar power plant in Nigeria. Speaking yesterday in Abuja during a meeting with the management of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC), the Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Kin Moon said … Continue reading Korean Firm to Invest U.S.$30 Billion in Solar Power Plants in Nigeria
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Greenhouse-Gas Concentrations Reach Record High
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, according to a recent report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record high in 2011, according to the World Meteorological Organization. Between 1990 and 2011 there was a 30% … Continue reading Greenhouse-Gas Concentrations Reach Record High
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The Economic Benefits of Kansas Wind Energy
In Kansas, wind energy generation is at least equivalent in cost – and often cheaper – than traditional sources of energy, according to academic studies that analyzed the costs of various types of generation in the state. The best standard for this type of analysis is known as a levelized cost of energy (LCOE) comparison, … Continue reading The Economic Benefits of Kansas Wind Energy
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Juhl Wind enters JV to acquire existing wind farms throughout the United States and Canada
Juhl Wind, Inc. (OTCQB: JUHL), the Leader in Community Wind Power, is pleased to announce that it recently formed a joint venture with Boulder, Colorado-based 8030 Companies with a focus on the acquisition of existing wind farms and other clean energy assets across the United States and Canada. The joint venture has conducted preliminary discussions … Continue reading Juhl Wind enters JV to acquire existing wind farms throughout the United States and Canada
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Skanska Reaches Financial Close for Mullberg Wind Farm in Sweden
In accordance with the press release from Aug 20, 2012, Skanska (STO:SKAB) Infrastructure Development and Jämtkraft invest in a wind farm to a total of about SEK 1,2 billion. The project company has now reached financial close and procured the wind turbines for the project. Skanska and Jämtkraft own 50 percent each of the project company. … Continue reading Skanska Reaches Financial Close for Mullberg Wind Farm in Sweden
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China using more wind energy and solar power
Last year, the National Energy Administration set a goal to cap the country’s total energy consumption at four billion tonnes of coal equivalent by 2015, outlining the use of hydropower, wind power, solar power and biomass energy. Clean energy, including natural gas and hydroelectricity, accounts for a bigger proportion of China’s growing energy consumption, according … Continue reading China using more wind energy and solar power
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First Wind’s Bull Hill wind farm now on line, highlights wind power’s affordability
First Wind has another Maine wind farm under its belt, and it’s a project that once again highlights wind power’s ability to save utility customers money. The just-finished, 34-MW Bull Hill Wind project in Hancock County has entered commercial operations, the company announced. Bull Hill Wind features 19 Vestas V100 1.8-MW wind turbines that can … Continue reading First Wind’s Bull Hill wind farm now on line, highlights wind power’s affordability
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Alabama Power recognized for saving its Southeastern customers money with wind power from TradeWind Energy of Kansas
Alabama Power has received the “Outstanding Commercial Achievement Award” from the American Wind Energy Association for helping to bring cost-effective wind power to the Southeast, along with TradeWind Energy, the Kansas company from which it’s purchasing the electricity. The association presented the award before over 400 leaders of the U.S. wind energy industry at its … Continue reading Alabama Power recognized for saving its Southeastern customers money with wind power from TradeWind Energy of Kansas
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EWEA 2013 chair sees wind energy as resilient despite the economic crisis
In the second of this two-part interview, EWEA 2013 Annual EventChair Francesco Starace, CEO of Enel Green Power, explores the recent developments in the wind power sector and looks at the sector’s prospects ahead… EWEA’s last Annual Event in Copenhagen is already over six months ago, what key developments – positive and negative – have … Continue reading EWEA 2013 chair sees wind energy as resilient despite the economic crisis
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Siemens receives onshore wind energy orders from Europe and South Africa
Siemens Energy has secured the order for the Jeffrey’s Bay wind power plant with a capacity of 138 megawatts (MW). This marks the company’s market entry into the South African wind power sector. Siemens has now received a total of 16 orders for more than 270 onshore wind turbines from Europe and South Africa since … Continue reading Siemens receives onshore wind energy orders from Europe and South Africa
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Five ways wind energy can survive without PTC extension
I explained why Obama winning re-election is not necessarily an automatic savior for the wind power industry. Basically, an extension of the Production Tax Credit (PTC) is not a given (although I give it better than even odds), and the current extension being pushed by the American Wind Energy Association would act as little more … Continue reading Five ways wind energy can survive without PTC extension
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Energy-Development-Security Nexus in Afghanistan
As a result of international assistance, Afghanistan’s electricity sector has expanded significantly. Although from a low base, Afghanistan’s installed energy capacity has increased by around 139%, from approximately 430MW in 2001 to 1029MW in 2009, and the overall supply of electricity has almost tripled between 2006 and 2011. The major economic hubs of the country, … Continue reading Energy-Development-Security Nexus in Afghanistan
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Sluggish wind energy market buffets wind turbine makers in China
Sinovel Wind Group Co Ltd, China’s second largest wind turbine maker by sales, has put 350 of its workers on paid leave until further notice as a drop in new orders takes its toll on the company’s balance sheet, the company said in a statement Saturday. The company’s revenue fell to a record low of … Continue reading Sluggish wind energy market buffets wind turbine makers in China
Continue readingHawaii’s largest wind energy project to date
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that construction of its Kawailoa Wind project has been completed and commercial operations have begun. Located on Kamehameha Schools’ Kawailoa Plantation lands on Oahu’s North Shore, the 69 megawatt (MW) wind project will be able to generate enough clean and cost-competitive wind energy to power … Continue reading Hawaii’s largest wind energy project to date
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Vestas agrees to sell wind turbines to Enel Green Power in Chile
Italy’s Enel Green Power has agreed to purchase a 90MW wind farm in Chile from Vestas for $165m. Today, there is information in the market regarding Enel buying Vestas’ 90 MW project in Chile. Vestas can confirm that Enel has signed a conditional purchase agreement for Vestas’ Talinay project in Chile (ref. news release from … Continue reading Vestas agrees to sell wind turbines to Enel Green Power in Chile
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Ford Sells 2,000 Electric Vehicles to GE
Ford Motor Co. (NYSE: F) and General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) today announced that GE will purchase 2,000 of Ford’s C-Max Energi plug-in hybrids for GE’s fleet. The purchase will bring the total number of vehicles in GE’s total fleet of 25,000 vehicles to more than 5,000 alternative fuel vehicles. The two companies also plan … Continue reading Ford Sells 2,000 Electric Vehicles to GE
Continue readingIranian firm to manufacture 2.5MW wind turbines
Iran’s MAPNA Generator Company will manufacture 2.5MW generators through indigenizing related technology by the next 1.5 years, IRNA quoted the company’s deputy managing director Hamid Amini as saying on Sunday. The wind turbines will be manufactured based on the world’s latest technology, he added. The company plans to manufacture 9 wind turbines, he noted. Currently, … Continue reading Iranian firm to manufacture 2.5MW wind turbines
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