The development of both wind power facilities, located in 14 municipal terms -Merindad de Río Ubierna; Valley of the Navas; Rodilla Monastery; Rublacedo de Abajo; Villayerno; Morquillas; Ferrets; Burgos; Ash Knee; Santa María del Invierno; Santa Olalla de Bureba; Castil de Peones; Quintanavides and Alcocero de Mola-, will involve the investment of around 178 million … Continue reading Wind energy in Burgos, Capital Energy advances in the development of the Cerevil and Cerecol wind farms
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Africa’s untold story: how the digital revolution is also helping renewables
In Africa, disruptive technologies are accelerating innovation and development and facilitating the energy transition. These stories are being told in a series of webinars by RES4AFRICA focusing on the relationship between digitalization and clean energy. Stories about Africa are often peppered with platitudes and false myths that risk biasing the way we see this vast … Continue reading Africa’s untold story: how the digital revolution is also helping renewables
Continue readingChevron Invests in Offshore Wind Energy for First Time
Chevron Corp.’s venture capital arm and Moreld Ocean Wind agreed to invest in Ocergy Inc.’s development and commercialization of floating offshore wind turbines. The investment by Chevron Technology Ventures is its first in offshore wind. The size of the investments weren’t disclosed. Floating turbines would be useful in ocean areas that are too deep for … Continue reading Chevron Invests in Offshore Wind Energy for First Time
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Ingeteam consolidates its presence in wind energy in Panama
Ingeteam has obtained a new contract in Panama to carry out the operation and maintenance (O&M) tasks of the substation of the Penonomé Wind Farm, the first in Panama and one of the largest in Central America. Including AES Eólico Penonomé, which consists of 22 turbines and whose power is 55 megawatts, and which is … Continue reading Ingeteam consolidates its presence in wind energy in Panama
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Statkraft to build its first wind power plants in Chile
Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable energy generator, will build its first wind farms in Chile, expanding its renewable energy generation capacity in the South American country amid an increasing demand for hydro, wind and solar power in the southernmost nation in the world. Combined with the company’s existing hydropower assets, Statkraft will reach a generating capacity … Continue reading Statkraft to build its first wind power plants in Chile
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Spain, seventh country in the EU in investments in wind energy in 2020 with 1,500 million euros
Spain has been the European market with the highest activity in the acquisition of onshore wind power projects and installations, with 2,500 million euros for a total of 2.4 GW of wind power.European wind invested 43 billion euros in 2020, covering 20 GW of power for new wind farms to be built in the coming … Continue reading Spain, seventh country in the EU in investments in wind energy in 2020 with 1,500 million euros
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Money pouring into wind energy despite COVID, but are there enough projects out there?
Europe invested €43bn in new wind farms in 2020, the second highest annual amount on record. The investments cover 20 GW of new capacity that will be built in the coming years, 13 GW of it in the EU. But this is much less than what Europe needs to deliver its 2030 climate and energy … Continue reading Money pouring into wind energy despite COVID, but are there enough projects out there?
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Chile’s Cerro Dominador Concentrated Solar Power plant synced with the grid
The 110-MW Cerro Dominador concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Chile has been successfully synchronised with the Chilean SEN grid system. The solar thermal plant will inject electricity into the grid in stages over the coming months. “Synchronization kicks off first phase. We then move on to the second phase, which is calibration of the … Continue reading Chile’s Cerro Dominador Concentrated Solar Power plant synced with the grid
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IRENA and China State Grid Agree to Advance Transition Through Power System Enhancements
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the State Grid Corporation of China (SGCC), have today signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will see the two organisations work closely to support grid enhancements, system flexibility and sector-coupling in China and IRENA’s Clean Energy Corridor regions. The agreement aims to advance the global energy … Continue reading IRENA and China State Grid Agree to Advance Transition Through Power System Enhancements
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Nordex supplies the VSB Group with wind turbines for a total of 42 MW of wind power to Poland
In March, the Nordex Group received an order from the VSB Group to supply turbines in the 3MW class in Poland. The project developer has ordered 11 turbines for a wind cluster in Poland totalling about 42 MW of installed capacity. The order also includes a Premium Service contract for the turbines covering a period … Continue reading Nordex supplies the VSB Group with wind turbines for a total of 42 MW of wind power to Poland
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Ørsted completes divestment of 25% of Ocean Wind Offshore Wind Farm
Further to our company announcement issued on 4 December 2020, Ørsted has now completed the divestment of 25% of the Ocean Wind Offshore Wind Farm to New Jersey’s Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). The information provided in this announcement does not change Ørsted’s previous financial guidance for the financial year of 2021 or the announced expected … Continue reading Ørsted completes divestment of 25% of Ocean Wind Offshore Wind Farm
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EDP Renewables starts operation of Serracapriola wind farm in Italy
It is one of the first wind farms of the Italian auction held in October 2019 to be connected to the grid. It has seven wind turbines and an installed capacity of 28 MW. With the commissioning of this project, EDPR’s operational capacity in Italy rises to 299 MW. EDP Renováveis, SA (“EDPR”), global leader in … Continue reading EDP Renewables starts operation of Serracapriola wind farm in Italy
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Acciona’s shareholders approve Renewables Business’ IPO at Extraordinary Meeting
ACCIONA’s shareholders today authorized in an Extraordinary Meeting the sale of shares of Corporación ACCIONA Energías Renovables (ACCIONA Energía), through an initial public offering. The company’s Shareholders Meeting has authorized ACCIONA’s Board of Directors to carry out the flotation process “whenever it deems appropriate”, adopting the necessary decisions “including (…) fixing the size of the … Continue reading Acciona’s shareholders approve Renewables Business’ IPO at Extraordinary Meeting
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Digitalization will drive solar power success
DNV today released the first part of the “More than the sun: A solar report series,” a group of comprehensive reports about the outlook for solar energy and how digitalization will boost the value of electricity generated by PV plants and drive the success of solar PV for the next 30 years. “Solar PV investors … Continue reading Digitalization will drive solar power success
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Iberdrola brings green hydrogen to Glasgow
The UK’s largest electrolyser is to be built close to the UK’s largest onshore wind farm, Whitelee (539 MW) The plant will include a 20 MW electrolyser, able to produce up to 8 tonnes of green hydrogen per day, a solar PV facility (up to 20 MW) and a battery energy storage scheme (up to … Continue reading Iberdrola brings green hydrogen to Glasgow
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Enercon initiates fund platform for institutional investors
In order to advance the marketing of onshore wind projects in Germany and Europe, ENERCON has initiated a fund platform for investors. The ‘ENERCON Wind Onshore Deutschland I’ fund has been launched as the first investment product. The fund has been designed as a closed-ended reserved alternative investment fund (S.A., SICAV-RAIF). The fund was able … Continue reading Enercon initiates fund platform for institutional investors
Continue readingStatkraft to build 102 MW wind farm project in Chile
Statkraft will build three onshore wind power plants with a combined capacity of 102 megawatt (MW) in Chile, its first such units in the South American country. In total, the Torsa wind power project is expected to produce more than 300 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable energy annually once fully operational by December 2022, enough … Continue reading Statkraft to build 102 MW wind farm project in Chile
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Tokyo Gas to install 19 offshore wind turbines in wind farm
Tokyo Gas Co. will install 19 offshore wind turbines near the eastern Japan coast from 2024 as the government moves toward its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, the gas and power utility company has said. The wind turbines will be located in waters near the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture and generate a maximum of … Continue reading Tokyo Gas to install 19 offshore wind turbines in wind farm
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Azerbaijan aims developing use of wind energy
Plans to develop the use of offshore wind energy have been discussed in Azerbaijan, reports Trend referring to the Azerbaijan Ministry of Energy. The discussions were held with the participation of representatives from the Ministry of Energy, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and international consulting companies within the development of offshore wind … Continue reading Azerbaijan aims developing use of wind energy
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Hydropower: new life for power plants, and new energy
We currently have around 15 Repowering and Refurbishment projects in Italy. Because hydroelectric power is essential for the energy transition. Hydroelectric power is Italy’s main source of renewable energy, in terms of both installed capacity and electricity production. It is also the oldest. The power of water allows us to produce energy in a way … Continue reading Hydropower: new life for power plants, and new energy
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