Wind energy in Uruguay: Talas de Maciel I wind farm achieves financial close

The US$117 million Talas de Maciel I onshore wind farm in Uruguay, being developed by Astidey S.A, has successfully reached financial close. Mott MacDonald was lenders’ technical advisor to the Export-Import Bank of the United States and Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Uruguay S.A. for the project and is now providing construction monitoring services in an … Continue reading Wind energy in Uruguay: Talas de Maciel I wind farm achieves financial close

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SunEdison to build 5 GW of wind power and solar energy in Karnataka, India

SunEdison is to develop 5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity in India’s southern Karnataka state, the company said on Tuesday, boosting the Indian government’s efforts to increase the wind energy and solar power generation.   Under a memorandum of understanding signed with the state government, SunEdison said it will build a mix of solar … Continue reading SunEdison to build 5 GW of wind power and solar energy in Karnataka, India

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Abu Dhabi’s Masdar is eyeing wind power and solar energy projects in Oman and Saudi Arabia

“Oman is stepping forward and we’re expecting Saudi Arabia to offer tenders this year,” said Bader Al Lamki, the director of Masdar Clean Energy. “There is momentum building up in the region [for clean energy projects].”     Masdar entered Oman’s wind energy market in October, signing a deal to build a 50 megawatts wind … Continue reading Abu Dhabi’s Masdar is eyeing wind power and solar energy projects in Oman and Saudi Arabia

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MidAmerican completes work on 3 new wind energy plants in Iowa

MidAmerican will have 1,715 wind turbines when the entire wind power project is complete.  That’s enough capacity to power the equivalent of more than one million average Iowa homes.   The company is building five new wind farms as part of its 1,050-megawatt wind power project, which is the largest economic development project in Iowa … Continue reading MidAmerican completes work on 3 new wind energy plants in Iowa

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Vaisala and US Department of Energy to Improve Wind Power Forecasting in Complex Terrain through $2.5M Study

Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, has been selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) to coordinate a $2.5 million project to improve wind energy forecasting in complex landscapes and terrain.   As the wind energy industry expands globally, it continues a steady migration into increasingly remote and challenging territories. While … Continue reading Vaisala and US Department of Energy to Improve Wind Power Forecasting in Complex Terrain through $2.5M Study

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Boralex acquires wind farm with Enercon wind turbines

Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: BLX) announces the acquisition of the equity interest owned by Northland Power Inc. into the Frampton community wind power project which has a total capacity of 24  MW (“Frampton”). Owned by the municipality of Frampton at 33,3% and, after closing of the transaction, by Boralex at 66,7%, the … Continue reading Boralex acquires wind farm with Enercon wind turbines

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Enel Green Power extends framework agreement with Vestas to develop additional wind energy capacity in the USA

Enel Green Power, acting through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGP-NA), has extended  the framework agreement signed at the end of 2013 with Vestas for the development of wind farms in the United States. The 2013 agreement, which provided for the supply of Vestas wind turbines, supported and will continue to support … Continue reading Enel Green Power extends framework agreement with Vestas to develop additional wind energy capacity in the USA

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Master Wind Energy to set up 49.50 MW wind power project at Jhimpir, Pakistan

M/s Master Wind Energy Limited (MWEL), a subsidiary of Master Group, has secured Letter of Intent (LOI) from Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) for the development of 49.50 MW wind power project in Jhampir, district Thatta, Sindh under Policy for the Development of Renewable Energy for Power Generation 2006. MWEL has received the generation license … Continue reading Master Wind Energy to set up 49.50 MW wind power project at Jhimpir, Pakistan

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Samsung, Pattern Energy and Six Nations Complete Wind Energy Project in Ontario with Siemens wind turbines

“Wind power provides clean, emission-free electricity for Ontarians while creating thousands of jobs and economic opportunities,” said Bob Chiarelli, Minister of Energy.   “Collaborative projects like this one will help wind reach 15 per cent of the province’s installed capacity by 2025.”Ontario’s newest wind facility is now up and running. Samsung Renewable Energy, Inc. (Samsung) … Continue reading Samsung, Pattern Energy and Six Nations Complete Wind Energy Project in Ontario with Siemens wind turbines

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Wind energy in Poland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm of RWE Innogy

Investors are increasingly regaining confidence in the Polish wind power market. RWE Innogy has now ordered seven N117/2400 wind turbines from Nordex for the 17-MW Opalenica wind farm. The wind turbines are to be installed in summer 2015. The company has also signed a 15-year premium service contract for the turbines. “We are pleased to … Continue reading Wind energy in Poland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm of RWE Innogy

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Iran plans to double renewable energy: plans to build wind energy and solar power plants with 3200 MW

Iran plans to double its renewable energy output, by the end of current Iranian calendar year (March 20, 2015), according to an official with Iran’s power sector.   The country’s renewable power output is scheduled to reach 400 megawatts by the yearend; the Fars News Agency quoted Homayoun Haeri, the managing director of the Iran … Continue reading Iran plans to double renewable energy: plans to build wind energy and solar power plants with 3200 MW

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Two new Enercon wind power production facilities inaugurated in Magdeburg

Enercon has inaugurated two new wind power production facilities in Magdeburg. In the presence of Saxony-Anhalt governor Reiner Haseloff (CDU), Magdeburg mayor Lutz Trümper (SPD) and other invitees, Enercon Managing Director Hans-Dieter Kettwig gave the official starting signal for the operation of Magdeburger Komponentenfertigung GmbH (MKF) and Magdeburger   Generatorenfertigung GmbH (MGF) on Tuesday, 8 … Continue reading Two new Enercon wind power production facilities inaugurated in Magdeburg

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Turkey’s wind energy generation increases 11.65 percent

Turkey’s aim is to supply 30 percent of its total energy demand from renewable energy including wind energy, solar power and hydropower. The planned installed capacity for 2023 for wind power plants is 20,000 megawatts. Turkey’s electricity production from wind power increased by 11.65 percent reaching to 8.367 million megawatt hours in 2014 compared to the previous year. According to Turkish Electricity Transmission Company, Turkey obtained 7.495 … Continue reading Turkey’s wind energy generation increases 11.65 percent

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SolarReserve wants to install 800 MW of solar energy in Chile, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)

US concentrated solar power firm SolarReserve Llc wants to install 800 MW with energy storage technology in Chile in the next years, Chilean daily El Mercurio said today, quoting managers of the company.   The first solar energy project, Copiapo Solar of 260 MW, includes two concentrated solar power towers and a photovoltaic (PV) plant estimated at a … Continue reading SolarReserve wants to install 800 MW of solar energy in Chile, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)

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Suzlon plans Rs24,000 cr wind energy and solar power investment in Gujarat

Suzlon will set up 2,000 MW of on-land wind energy capacity, 500 MW of offshore wind power capacity and 500 MW of solar energy capacity, says chairman Tulsi Tanti.     Debt-laden wind turbine maker Suzlon Energy Ltd on Saturday announced its plans to invest Rs.24,000 crore over the next five years on energy projects … Continue reading Suzlon plans Rs24,000 cr wind energy and solar power investment in Gujarat

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ACWA Power wins 1.7 bln euro Morocco Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) deal

A consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power International has won a 1.7 billion euro contract to build two concentrated solar power (CSP) plants totalling 350 megawatts in the southern Moroccan city of Ouarzazate, the Moroccan solar energy agency (Masen) said in a statement. The two concentrated solar power (CSP) plants are the second phase of … Continue reading ACWA Power wins 1.7 bln euro Morocco Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) deal

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Rebound in clean energy investment in 2014 beats expectations

Surges in investment in offshore wind energy in Europe, and solar power in China and the US, helped to drive the 2014 global clean energy total up 16% to $310bn. Clean energy investment rose for the first time in three years in 2014, overcoming a slump in oil prices that unsettled the outlook for the … Continue reading Rebound in clean energy investment in 2014 beats expectations

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Enercon wind energy ship arrives in Uruguay

German company Emercon’s E-Ship 1, the world’s first wind energy cargo vessel, arrived in the port of Montevideo this week to a warm welcome from Uruguayan politicians and business leaders. The 130-meter (425-feet) long vessel departed from Germany in November and docked here this week with the equipment for the installation of 50 turbines at … Continue reading Enercon wind energy ship arrives in Uruguay

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RES Americas Executes PPA with Wolverine Power Cooperative for 114 Megawatts of Wind Energy

Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a leader in the development, engineering, and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in North America, is pleased to announce that its subsidiary RES America Developments Inc. has entered into a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Wolverine Power Supply Cooperative, Inc. (Wolverine) for 114 … Continue reading RES Americas Executes PPA with Wolverine Power Cooperative for 114 Megawatts of Wind Energy

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SunEdison to develop 1.6 GW wind energy projects

SunEdison bought new wind turbines from TerraForm Power to develop up to 1.6-GW of wind energy projects that qualify for the federal production tax credit (PTC). In November, the companies signed a definitive agreement to acquire First Wind for $2.4 billion. That included more than 1.6 GW of pipeline and backlog projects, of which 1.4 … Continue reading SunEdison to develop 1.6 GW wind energy projects

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