Today, photographer and wind power enthusiast Robert van Waarden reports on wind energy in Thailand, as part of the Global Wind Day “wind energy stories” series. “A wind turbine represents modernity. So, they want this in their community. Hey we are modern, they say. This is latest technology and we are independent, from Burmese gas … Continue reading Wind turbines represent modernity in Thailand
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Anti-wind energy groups appear to spread illnesses they complain of
For many years, an unfounded assertion about wind power has thwarted the best of debunking efforts. That is the claim that wind turbine sound–in particular “infrasound,” which normally cannot be heard, but which can come from wind turbines as well as many other sources in the natural and human environment–has some mysterious characteristic causing a … Continue reading Anti-wind energy groups appear to spread illnesses they complain of
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Gamesa signs a new wind power order for 32MW in Finland
Gamesa makes progress in the framework agreement with TuuliWatti by signing a new order for 32 MW to outfit Tornio wind farm in Finland. Gamesa strengthens its presence in the country, where it has landed the supply of the 4.5 MW platform in 2012. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has strengthened its … Continue reading Gamesa signs a new wind power order for 32MW in Finland
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Geothermal energy grows with Bagnore
The design of Bagnore 4 was based on the highest global standards; under the project, two 20 MW groups will be built, which can generate up to 310 million kWh of energy per year. The construction of the geothermal Bagnore 4 plant has started in the municipalities of Santa Fiora and Arcidosso, in Tuscany.
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Microgrids
The microgrid market is currently moving into full-scale commercialization with the launch of dozens of successful pilot programs globally, decreasing costs of solar photovoltaic (PV), and a relaxing of prohibitions against distributed generation operation during times of grid stress, including the ability to island from the larger utility grid during emergencies. As with any new … Continue reading Microgrids
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Two new wind farms enter service in the province of Malaga
The two wind power plants, Angosturas with an installed capacity of 36 MW and Madroñales with an installed capacity of 34 MW, are located in the municipalities of Campillos, Teba and Almargen. Enel Green Power España has connected two new wind farms to the grid in the province of Málaga, thus adding an additional 70 … Continue reading Two new wind farms enter service in the province of Malaga
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CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
The Advanced Technology Centre for Renewable Energies (CTAER) has signed a contract with IDOM engineering to start work on the construction of the “Variable Geometry testing facility for the Evaluation and Characterization of solar collectors of the parabolic trough type”. The process governed by the Law of Public Contract is therefore concluded, and the construction … Continue reading CTAER sets up an innovative concentrated solar power installation for parabolic trough testing
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China to build unified low-carbon certification system
China will build a unified certification system for low-carbon products as part of its efforts to boost the consumption of green goods, according to the country’s top economic planner. An independent third-party agency will assess the carbon footprint of products and services and grant low-carbon certificates to those that have met certain requirements, according to … Continue reading China to build unified low-carbon certification system
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Yingli Green Energy announces strategic cooperation with GCL-Poly
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), a leading solar energy company and one of the world’s largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) manufacturers, which markets its products under the brand “Yingli Solar”, today announced that the Company has entered into a non-binding strategic cooperation framework agreement (the “Agreement”) … Continue reading Yingli Green Energy announces strategic cooperation with GCL-Poly
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TuuliSaimaa deploy ZephIR lidar during construction of wind farm
TuuliSaimaa develop wind farms in Finland and have been working with ZephIR lidar systems over many years. This novel application sees the company using ZephIR 300, the industry leading wind lidar, to monitor wind speed at the ‘under construction’ 21 MW Muukko wind farm in an area approximately 8 kilometres east of the city of … Continue reading TuuliSaimaa deploy ZephIR lidar during construction of wind farm
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Gamesa joins the
The campaign’s goal is for the public, companies and institutions to use energy more efficiently in order to reduce CO2 emissions Gamesa is set to observe “Earth Hour” for another year, as part of a WWF-led initiative begun in 2007 in Australia in which the public, companies and institutions are invited to turn out all … Continue reading Gamesa joins the
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Bridges: Speech to New Zealand Wind Energy Association
Thank you for the opportunity to address your annual conference. Its great to be here. Your industry is an exciting one with its challenges, and opportunities.Simon Bridges 21 March, 2013 Speech to New Zealand Wind Energy Association Thank you for the opportunity to address your annual conference. It
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Stanford
Scientists working at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences (SIMES) have improved an innovative solar-energy device to be about 100 times more efficient than its previous design in converting the sun’s light and heat into electricity. “This is a major step toward making practical devices based on our technique for harnessing both the … Continue reading Stanford
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Grid Integration of Wind Energy and Solar Power Is Cheap
The latest numbers on the wind industry show wind energy generating an increasingly significant portion of U.S. electricity. Wind became, for the first time, the biggest source of new generating capacity in 2012, at 42 percent. That pushed the renewables
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Estimating how much energy a planned wind farm will produce – the so-called resource assessment – with as much accuracy as possible is vital to gaining financing for that project, but forecasting energy output is fraught with difficulty. We spoke to Mike Anderson, Technical Director at RES, to unpick the issues. What exactly is resource … Continue reading How much energy will a wind farm produce?
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China approves new wind energy projects
The National Energy Administration approved the third group of wind power projects with a combined capacity of 28.72 megawatts, according to an announcement on the NEA’s website on March 11. A total of 491 wind power projects were approved by the administration with a combined capacity of 27.97 megawatts, while four demonstrative projects, with a … Continue reading China approves new wind energy projects
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New Zealand Wind Energy Association Conference starts tomorrow
Vestas awarded five-year service contract extension at 63 MW wind power plant in Canada
Vestas has secured a five-year service agreement from ENMAX Energy Corporation for the Kettles Hill Wind Farm, which includes 35 V80-1.8 MW wind turbines in Alberta, Canada. The contract for the 63-MW site includes Vestas’ Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service option, which guarantees an energy-based availability of up to 97 per cent guarantee to … Continue reading Vestas awarded five-year service contract extension at 63 MW wind power plant in Canada
Continue readingWind Energy: Optimising Operations
Making operations and maintenance as efficient and cost effective as possible is vital if the wind industry is to reach its potential. Moreover, the need to ensure that turbines are robust and easy to maintain becomes increasingly important as the offshore sector grows and even onshore turbines are placed in more hostile environments that are … Continue reading Wind Energy: Optimising Operations
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Wind farm expects construction start off Cape Cod by year-end
Cape Wind expects to complete financing for its long-delayed 468-megawatt offshore wind farm and start construction of the project in U.S. federal waters off Cape Cod, Mass., by the end of the year. Cape Wind said in a statement it selected Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, a unit of Japanese bank holding company Mitsubishi UFJ Financial … Continue reading Wind farm expects construction start off Cape Cod by year-end
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