The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday seized a timely opportunity to facilitate a conversation on how competitive power markets can cost-effectively achieve carbon emissions reduction goals, says the Carbon Price Coalition, a diverse group of power generators, trade associations and think tank experts that in April called on FERC to explore the issue. … Continue reading Coalition Applauds FERC Decision to Hold Carbon Pricing Discussion
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Italy begins the first floating wind power plant in the Mediterranean
Italian developers have begun work on a 750-million-euro (840-million-U.S.-dollar) plan that would create the Mediterranean Sea’s first floating wind farm. The so-called 7Seas Med project will involve 25 floating wind turbines producing up to ten megawatts of power each. They will be located around 35 kilometers off the coast of the Sicilian city of Marsala, … Continue reading Italy begins the first floating wind power plant in the Mediterranean
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Enel Green Power starts construction of wind farm expansion in United States
Enel Green Power’s expansion of the Cimarron Bend wind farm in Clark County, Kansas, which will involve an investment of over 281 million US dollars, will add 74 wind turbines, increasing the project’s capacity from 400 MW to 599 MW. The expansion is supported by a 150 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Evergy and … Continue reading Enel Green Power starts construction of wind farm expansion in United States
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Nebraska’s wind energy continues to grow
A newly released report indicates that Nebraska is a top five state in recruiting direct business purchases of wind energy. Commercial and industrial companies bought 4,447 megawatts (MW) of U.S. wind capacity last year, setting a new record for annual procurements and bringing total corporate agreements for wind power to 16,857 MW, according to the … Continue reading Nebraska’s wind energy continues to grow
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Solar farms can increase biodiversity
With proper planning and ecological strategy Vattenfall’s solar power farms can contribute to a wider range of plant and animal life. 2020-06-18 Clemens van Gessel #Solarpower#Biodiversity In 2020 and 2021, Vattenfall will invest around EUR 50 million in solar power and energy storage. When developing a solar farm a number of measures to reinforce ecology … Continue reading Solar farms can increase biodiversity
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Iberdrola awards Navantia-Windar record offshore wind power contract, worth €350m
It comprises the construction and assembly of 62 ‘jackets’ and their corresponding piling for Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, being developed off the coast of Brittany in France which will supply clean energy to a million people.The agreement will provide direct employment for 1,000 workers in Galicia and Asturias and for over 1,100 in France, where … Continue reading Iberdrola awards Navantia-Windar record offshore wind power contract, worth €350m
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Most Powerful Wind Turbine, GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW, obtains provisional type certificate by DNV GL
GE Renewable Energy on track to obtain the full type certificate in the coming months. Haliade-X technology has already been selected as the preferred wind turbine for 4.8 GW of wind power projects in the US and the UK, enough to power more than five million households. GE Renewable Energy announced today that its Haliade-X … Continue reading Most Powerful Wind Turbine, GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW, obtains provisional type certificate by DNV GL
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Iberdrola awards Navantia an offshore wind energy contract worth 350 million euros
It includes the construction and assembly of 62 ‘jackets’ and their corresponding piles for this large installation that the company is developing in the waters of French Brittany and that will provide wind power to one million people.The agreement will directly employ around 1,000 professionals in Galicia and Asturias and over 1,100 in France, where … Continue reading Iberdrola awards Navantia an offshore wind energy contract worth 350 million euros
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Wind power in Finland, Nordex wind turbines for 43 MW wind farm
Nordex Group has received an order from its major customer ABO Wind for the supply and installation of nine N149/4.0-4.5 turbines for the Finnish project “Kokkoneva”. The turbines will be supplied in the 4.8 MW operating mode. The contract also includes a premium service contract of the turbines for the term of 15 years with … Continue reading Wind power in Finland, Nordex wind turbines for 43 MW wind farm
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GE Renewable Energy to hire 250 employees for its wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France
GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 250 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France, by the first quarter of 2021.Every new hire will go through an intensive training program at the factory’s ‘Center of Excellence’ to learn wind turbine blade manufacturing processes.Opened two years ago in April 2018, the … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy to hire 250 employees for its wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France
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Wind energy in Italy, Vestas wind turbines for Inergia
Vestas has secured an order from Inergia SpA, a leading producer of renewable energy in Italy, for the Stornara wind farm located in the Apulia region. Awarded in the Italian auction round in October 2019, the 18 MW order adds to the more than 1.1 GW of wind power contracts signed by Vestas in Italy’s … Continue reading Wind energy in Italy, Vestas wind turbines for Inergia
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Iberdrola will supply wind energy to Vodafone in Spain
Through a PPA, the energy company will provide long-term green electricity – generated by a wind project it is building in Aragon – at 13,500 points owned by the operator. This alliance represents an important leap in compliance with the strategic framework of a sustainable and responsible company with the planet, which establishes that in … Continue reading Iberdrola will supply wind energy to Vodafone in Spain
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Change of management at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Board of Directors and CEO Markus Tacke mutually agree to terminate CEO contract. Offshore head Andreas Nauen appointed new CEO with immediate effect. The Board of Directors and Markus Tacke have mutually agreed to terminate his CEO contract, effective June 17, 2020. Andreas Nauen (55), who has headed the company’s successful offshore activities, has been … Continue reading Change of management at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
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Wind energy in Vietnam, Vestas supplies wind turbines to a 48 MW intertidal wind farm
Vestas has secured its second full Engineering Procurement Construction (EPC) contract in Vietnam with a 48 MW Tra Vinh V1-3 project from REE Corporation, a Vietnamese publicly listed company. Vestas will provide a full turn-key solution with delivery, installation and commissioning of 12 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines delivered in 4.0 MW operating mode, as well … Continue reading Wind energy in Vietnam, Vestas supplies wind turbines to a 48 MW intertidal wind farm
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GE Renewable Energy, COBOD and LafargeHolcim co-develop record-tall wind turbine towers with 3D-printed concrete bases
Careers(link is external) Businesses GE 7.26 Press Release GE Renewable Energy, COBOD and LafargeHolcim co-develop record-tall wind turbine towers with 3D-printed concrete bases June 17, 2020 Historic multi-year collaboration between three leaders in their industry to increase renewable energy production and use Wind turbine towers have typically been limited to a height of under 100 … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy, COBOD and LafargeHolcim co-develop record-tall wind turbine towers with 3D-printed concrete bases
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Keeping the wind energy workforce safe: Cloth face coverings help prevent COVID-19 spread
Cloth face coverings can help slow the spread of COVID-19 and help those who may have the virus but don’t know it from transmitting it to others. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where other social distancing measures are difficult to maintain, such as grocery … Continue reading Keeping the wind energy workforce safe: Cloth face coverings help prevent COVID-19 spread
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Iberdrola launches a friendly takeover bid for Australian wind power company Infigen Energy
The company continues to agitate the energy sector, with a fourth operation that follows the acquisition of 100% of the French Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, the acquisition of the French company Aalto Power and the purchase of two wind projects in Scotland. Thanks to the purchase through a friendly operation of this listed company, which … Continue reading Iberdrola launches a friendly takeover bid for Australian wind power company Infigen Energy
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Wind energy in Brazil is expected to have 24.2 GW by 2024
With 16 GW of wind power installed in the country, wind energy is expected to reach 24.2 GW in 2024, considering auctions already held and contracts signed for wind farm plants on the free market. Infovento 2019, a newsletter produced by the Brazilian Wind Energy Association and published on Monday, June 15, World Wind Day, … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil is expected to have 24.2 GW by 2024
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REN21 Report shows renewables’ progress limited to power sector
Growth in renewable power has been impressive over the past five years. But too little is happening in heating, cooling and transport. Overall, global hunger for energy keeps increasing and eats up progress, according to REN21’s Renewables 2020 Global Status Report(GSR), released today. The journey towards climate disaster continues, unless we make an immediate switch … Continue reading REN21 Report shows renewables’ progress limited to power sector
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Top 15 wind power asset owners account for over one-third of global wind energy capacity
In the early days of the modern wind power industry, project development from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s was largely driven by citizen investors, first in Denmark and later in the Netherlands and Germany. Today, after nearly four decades of wind project development, wind power now plays a central role in energy portfolio planning … Continue reading Top 15 wind power asset owners account for over one-third of global wind energy capacity
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