Vestas are championing renewables and sustainable business practices to help transform the world’s power supply. Outside of his professional life, energy for Clive Turton means being able to surf, compete in triathlons and raise a family in the healthy outdoors. But as Asia Pacific President for Danish renewables company Vestas, his passion for energy comes … Continue reading A powerful ethical argument for wind energy
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Investigating How Wind Power Variability Can Be Reduced Through Predictive Control
The past decade has seen a rapid increase in the growth of wind energy in the United States. While conversion to renewable energy sources is necessary to reduce worldwide CO2 emission, the intermittency of wind energy creates a new set of challenges to be addressed. Specifically, the power output of a wind farm is not … Continue reading Investigating How Wind Power Variability Can Be Reduced Through Predictive Control
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Renewable Energy can account for 37% of Thailand’s energy mix by 2036
With a stronger and more ambitious energy development plan, Thailand’s share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption could surpass its national target by a quarter and reach more than 37 per cent by 2036, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Ministry of Energy of … Continue reading Renewable Energy can account for 37% of Thailand’s energy mix by 2036
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Peikko delivers gravity foundations to Markbygden Wind Farm
Peikko Group’s Swedish subsidiary Peikko Sverige AB has received a substantial order to deliver gravity foundation technology to Markbygden Wind Park in the Piteå area, Northern Sweden. Peikko delivers its reinforcement package including rebar coupling systems and punching and shear reinforcement for the 16 foundations of the wind park’s first phase. Peikko is also responsible … Continue reading Peikko delivers gravity foundations to Markbygden Wind Farm
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Engie Consortium Wins Wind Farm in Egypt
French energy company Engie said it won a contract from the Egyptian government to develop a 250 MW wind farm in Rhas Gharib area on the Gulf of Suez. Engie’s deal will be together with its consortium partners Toyota Tsusho Corporation/ Eurus Energy Holdings Corporation (40 per cent) and Orascom Construction (20 per cent). The … Continue reading Engie Consortium Wins Wind Farm in Egypt
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Wind turbine heights, capacities increased over past 10 years, EIA data shows
Over the past decade, U.S. wind turbines have grown in height and capacity, attributing to more efficient use of wind resources and blade length designs, according to utility-scale electricity generator data collected by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). At higher altitudes, wind speed is increased and is not obstructed by various windbreakers, such as … Continue reading Wind turbine heights, capacities increased over past 10 years, EIA data shows
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Pakistan looks to wind energy
After Pakistan’s largest solar energy project failed to produce the desired results, the government is now looking to wind as a potential clean source of energy that could bridge the country’s power shortfall of around 7,000 megawatts during peak-demand in the summer months. The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park in the Cholistan desert was launched in March … Continue reading Pakistan looks to wind energy
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Acciona Energía to replace 90 older wind power systems with 12 new wind turbines
The Nordex Group has won a 30-MW order to renovate one of Acciona Energía’s oldest wind farm in Spain. In the second half of 2018, it will upgrade the 30-MW wind farm “El Cabrito” with twelve multi-megawatt turbines. In this connection, Acciona Energia has opted for eight N100/3000 turbines and four AW70/1500 turbines that fit … Continue reading Acciona Energía to replace 90 older wind power systems with 12 new wind turbines
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ICD inks deal for 45MW Jordan wind power project
Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) and Shobak Wind Energy have signed facility agreements for a $26 million financing to part fund the construction of a 45 MW wind farm in Jordan near the Shobak town municipality, 160 km south of capital Amman. The balance of the Shariah-compliant senior financing is … Continue reading ICD inks deal for 45MW Jordan wind power project
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Tesla builds world’ biggest battery in Australia
The world’s biggest lithium-ion battery has plugged into an Australian state grid, an official said Friday, easily delivering on Tesla Inc. chief executive Elon Musk’s 100-day guarantee. Musk promised to build the 100-megawatt battery within 100 days of the contracts being signed at the end of September or hand it over to the South Australia … Continue reading Tesla builds world’ biggest battery in Australia
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Clean energy leaders statement on passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in US Senate
Joint statement by: Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO, American Council on Renewable (ACORE) Tom Kiernan, CEO, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Matthew Mallioux, Director, American Conservation Coalition (ACC) Heather Reams, Managing Director, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) Mark Pischea, President, Conservative Energy Network (CEN) Mark Fleming, President and CEO, Conservatives for Clean Energy (CCE) … Continue reading Clean energy leaders statement on passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in US Senate
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Researcher tests new methods to anchor wind turbines
There are lots of moving parts to bringing the world’s first freshwater wind turbines to Lake Erie by 2018, but Case Western Reserve University researchers are focused on keeping one critical piece from moving too much: The vertical support structure. Xeufei “Sophie” Wang, a research associate in the Department of Civil Engineering at Case Western … Continue reading Researcher tests new methods to anchor wind turbines
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Tens of thousands contact Congress: don’t let tax reform hinder wind energy’s growth
The Senate is set to vote any moment on a tax reform plan that could threaten our country’s progress in renewable energy. Right now, a new wind turbine is put in the ground every 2.5 hours. That means factory and construction workers are clocking in each morning to good-paying jobs. Where are those turbines being … Continue reading Tens of thousands contact Congress: don’t let tax reform hinder wind energy’s growth
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EDF Renewable Energy Signs Agreement with Google to Supply 200 Megawatts of Wind Energy in the United States
EDF Renewable Energy, EDF Energies Nouvelles’ subsidiary in North America, has signed an agreement to supply Google, a subsidiary company of Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOGL) with 200 megawatts (MW) of wind energy generated from the new Glaciers Edge Wind Project in Iowa. Glaciers Edge Wind Project, located in Cherokee County in the northwest portion of the … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy Signs Agreement with Google to Supply 200 Megawatts of Wind Energy in the United States
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Vestas to repower two wind farms in Italy
Vestas has received a combined 53 MW repowering order for the Castiglione Messer Marino and Schiavi d’Abruzzo wind parks, underlining repowering’s growing significance in wind energy’s continued growth. Vestas will replace 59 units of third party 600 kW turbines with 16 V112-3.3 MW turbines and hereby increase the wind parks’ nominal power by 50 percent … Continue reading Vestas to repower two wind farms in Italy
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Vestas wind turbines for MidAmerican
MidAmerican Energy Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy and the largest regulated utility owner of wind energy in the U.S, has placed an order for 70 MW of V110-2.0 MW turbines towards the 2,000 MW Wind XI project in Iowa. The turbines will be manufactured at Vestas’ four Colorado factories with expected delivery in … Continue reading Vestas wind turbines for MidAmerican
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Global atlas puts wind energy on the map
A new tool to help map the world’s wind energy potential has been launched. The World Bank and the Technical University of Denmark’s (DTU) ‘Global Wind Atlas’ aims to help policymakers and investors identify promising areas for wind power generation, anywhere across the globe. The Bank expects the tool to help governments save “millions of … Continue reading Global atlas puts wind energy on the map
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Fugro wins Ørsted contracts at two U.S. offshore wind energy projects
Fugro has been awarded contracts by Ørsted to undertake geotechnical investigations at two large-scale offshore wind development sites. Ørsted is pursuing the development of these two new projects – Bay State Wind, located 15 miles off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts and Ocean Wind, 10 miles off the New Jersey coast – to bring … Continue reading Fugro wins Ørsted contracts at two U.S. offshore wind energy projects
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Inspecting rotor blades with thermography and acoustic monitoring
Wind turbines have a design life of 20 years. The rotor blades must be regularly inspected at least once every four years to verify their structural integrity. This type of work is performed by industrial climbers. But the problem with inspecting offshore installations is that access is only possible when wind and weather conditions permit. … Continue reading Inspecting rotor blades with thermography and acoustic monitoring
Continue readingGoogle buys 536 MW from US wind energy
Google will buy 536 megawatts of wind power, adding to the company’s already large supply, making it the biggest corporate purchaser of renewable energy, according to a statement Thursday. Google also signed an agreement with EDF Renewable Energy for 200 MW from the Glaciers Edge Wind Project in Iowa, and with the Grand River Dam … Continue reading Google buys 536 MW from US wind energy
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