Indonesia’s first wind farm officially inaugurated

Sidrap wind farm, Indonesia’s first commercial-scale wind project, has been officially inaugurated by the country’s president Joko Widodo. Mott MacDonald is lenders’ technical, environmental and social advisor to the overseas private investment corporation (OPIC) and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) on the scheme and will now monitor operations in an ongoing role. Located in South … Continue reading Indonesia’s first wind farm officially inaugurated

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Africa to reach 30 GW wind energy capacity by 2027

Africa is set to reach 30GW in installed wind capacity by 2027, marking a significant increase over a decade from last year’s capacity of 5GW. These figures are according to an analysis by Make in a report called ‘Africa Wind Power Market Outlook’, which states the growth will be led by Egypt, Morocco and South … Continue reading Africa to reach 30 GW wind energy capacity by 2027

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Soluna To Build Its Own Wind Power Plant in Morocco

Soluna Technologies, Ltd. has unveiled plans to build its own wind farm power plant in Southern Morocco in one of the world’s windiest regions and combine it with the company’s private computing facilities to help power the blockchain in a more eco-friendly and sustainable way. The New York-based computing company, backed by Brookstone Partners, will … Continue reading Soluna To Build Its Own Wind Power Plant in Morocco

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New York Governor writes offshore wind energy support

In a letter yesterday, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo called on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to support New York’s offshore wind initiative by delineating and leasing at least four new wind energy areas recommended by the state’s Offshore Wind Master Plan. The Governor’s letter also enclosed the state’s comments on the … Continue reading New York Governor writes offshore wind energy support

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NextEra Energy breaks ground on 160-MW wind power project in Nebraska

State and local leaders and landowners joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, and Omaha Power Public District (OPPD) to break ground on Nebraska’s newest renewable energy project – the Sholes Wind Energy Center. The project will create hundreds of construction jobs as well as millions of dollars in economic benefits … Continue reading NextEra Energy breaks ground on 160-MW wind power project in Nebraska

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Senvion secures cooperation for 130 MW of wind energy projects in Germany

Senvion has signed agreements for the supply of turbines with a total capacity of about 130 MW with PROKON Regenerative Energien eG. The contract for the installation of the 4.2M140 prototype is firm and will start in 2018. Another 14 MW-project has already been awarded tariffs in the last auction and is part of conditional … Continue reading Senvion secures cooperation for 130 MW of wind energy projects in Germany

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Suzlon wants to test overseas wind power markets again:

The Pune-based company was on a leveraged expansion spree when the global markets were good and used to draw close to around 60 per cent income from outside. But the global financial crisis of 2008 choked investment into green energy space crippling the wind energy space. Having gone through a debt restructuring, the Tulsi Tanti-founded … Continue reading Suzlon wants to test overseas wind power markets again:

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Brookstone to Build Wind Farm in Morocco

Brookstone Partners, a New York-based private equity firm, has announced plans to construct 900 megawatt (MW) wind farm near Dakhla – a disputed territory presently administered by Morocco. Brookstone founded ‘Soluna’ – the site that will house the proposed wind farm – after acquiring rights to the land from Altus AG. The company hopes to … Continue reading Brookstone to Build Wind Farm in Morocco

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AWEA Wind Energy Resource Assessment Conference: Finding the windiest sites

How much energy a wind farm is going to produce is the single biggest driver of wind farm economics. Accurate assessment is a critical factor in developing successful wind projects and has a direct impact on which projects are financed and constructed and which are not. The AWEA Wind Resource & Project Energy Assessment Conference in … Continue reading AWEA Wind Energy Resource Assessment Conference: Finding the windiest sites

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Acciona net profit up to €186 million (+132.1%)

Ordinary net profit, excluding capital gains on the sale of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Spain and of Trasmediterranea, amounted to €100 million (+25.6%). ACCIONA obtained €186 million in attributable net profit in the first half of 2018 (+132.1% year-on-year) due both to business growth and to the capital gains on the divestment of … Continue reading Acciona net profit up to €186 million (+132.1%)

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NextEra Energy Resources, OPPD, break ground on the Sholes Wind Energy Center in Nebraska

State and local leaders and landowners joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), and Omaha Power Public District (OPPD) to break ground on Nebraska’s newest renewable energy project – the Sholes Wind Energy Center. The project will create hundreds of construction jobs as well as millions of dollars … Continue reading NextEra Energy Resources, OPPD, break ground on the Sholes Wind Energy Center in Nebraska

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German Onshore wind energy – Policy action needed now to achieve German and European climate targets

Following the record expansion year 2017 for onshore wind energy in Germany, new installations are declining in 2018 as expected. The figures collected by Deutsche WindGuard show a gross increase of 1,626 MW or 497 onshore turbines in the first semester of 2018; the net increase amounted to 1,505 MW. This corresponds to a 29 … Continue reading German Onshore wind energy – Policy action needed now to achieve German and European climate targets

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Sandia National Laboratories: 40 years of concentrated solar power research

From testing space shuttle tiles to making electricity from sunlight, the world’s first multimegawatt solar tower has contributed to energy research, space exploration, defense testing and solar energy commercialization since it was commissioned at Sandia National Laboratories in July 1978. In 1978, Sandia National Laboratories began concentrating solar power research at the newly constructed National … Continue reading Sandia National Laboratories: 40 years of concentrated solar power research

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U.S. wind energy surpass 90 GW with strong demand from Fortune 500 brands and utilities

A record amount of wind energy capacity is now under construction at wind farms across America, according to second quarter results released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Strong demand for low-cost wind power from utilities and other buyers, including major corporations like AT&T and Walmart this quarter, continues to drive the industry’s … Continue reading U.S. wind energy surpass 90 GW with strong demand from Fortune 500 brands and utilities

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Siemens Gamesa net profit continues to recover, reaching €45 million, with a record backlog of €23,226 million

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy released its results for the first nine months (October-June) and the third quarter (April-June) of fiscal year 2018 today. The company’s financial performance in the third quarter and the first nine months of FY2018 was in line with the fiscal year 2018 guidance (revenues of €9,000-9,600 million and EBIT margin of … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa net profit continues to recover, reaching €45 million, with a record backlog of €23,226 million

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Virginia pushes to attract offshore wind power

Virginia currently doesn’t have any offshore wind turbines. Dominion Energy is working on two offshore wind turbines that are part of a pilot program the state’s largest utility says could eventually lead to the development of a much larger wind farm. Virginia has picked a consultant to help boost its chances of becoming the east … Continue reading Virginia pushes to attract offshore wind power

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Europe adds 4.5 GW of wind energy in first half of 2018

There was 3.3 GW of onshore wind, driven by Germany (1.6 GW), France (605 MW) and Denmark (202 MW).   The 1.1 GW of offshore wind was mainly in the UK (911 MW), Belgium (175 MW) and Denmark (28 MW). Germany is set to install new offshore wind in the second half of the year. … Continue reading Europe adds 4.5 GW of wind energy in first half of 2018

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China boasts of building Africa’s second largest wind farm in Ethiopia

With Xi Jinping visiting Africa this week, China’s state media has been trumpeting projects on the continent which Chinese firms have helped to build. One of which is a massive wind farm in Ethiopia with more than one-hundred 70-meter-tall turbines that have a total capacity of 153MW. The project, which was completed in 2016 by … Continue reading China boasts of building Africa’s second largest wind farm in Ethiopia

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Saudi Arabia receives four bids for wind farm

Saudi Arabia has received bids from four consortiums competing to build a $500 million Saudi wind farm project, officials said Wednesday, as the world’s top oil exporter pushes to diversify its energy sector. France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles placed the lowest bid for the 400-megawatt Dumat al-Jandal wind project in the northern Al Jouf province, while … Continue reading Saudi Arabia receives four bids for wind farm

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