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Suzlon wins 58.8 MW wind energy project in Madhya Pradesh

Suzlon Group has bagged an order for 58.80 MW wind power project to be set up in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh. “Suzlon Group has won a repeat order from an independent power producer for a 58.80 MW capacity wind power project in Madhya Pradesh,” Suzlon said in a statement. According to the statement, the … Continue reading Suzlon wins 58.8 MW wind energy project in Madhya Pradesh

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Green light for innovative offshore wind farm

Vattenfall’s investment decision triggers an agreement for the European energy company to acquire the Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group’s 25% share for an undisclosed sum and become the 100% owner of Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm Limited, the company behind the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC), also known as the Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm. Together, Swedish … Continue reading Green light for innovative offshore wind farm

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Wind farm post-approval design changes made possible by smart technology

E.ON and Statoil gave the green light in May 2016 to the construction of the 385 MW “Arkona Becken Südost” wind farm, 35 km northeast of the island of Rügen. The use of seismic surface surveys made it possible to stick to schedule on this € 1.2 billion project despite changes to the wind farm … Continue reading Wind farm post-approval design changes made possible by smart technology

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Murdoch media gets it hopelessly wrong on wind energy

 It seems that the Murdoch media attack on the Australia wind industry knows no bounds, and not many facts either.The latest – from their Adelaide bureau, which earlier this week were congratulating themselves for an “investigative” report into the surge in electricity prices that did not even mention the impact of record gas prices – … Continue reading Murdoch media gets it hopelessly wrong on wind energy

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Wind farm dedicated in northern North Dakota

Officials have dedicated a $250 million wind farm in northern North Dakota that was more than a dozen years in the making. Xcel Energy’s Border Winds Farm north of Rolla has 75 turbines spread across 30 square miles of farmland. It employs 11 people and can produce 150 megawatts of electricity — enough to power … Continue reading Wind farm dedicated in northern North Dakota

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Wind power in Ireland. Nordex to supply wind turbines to 47.5 MW wind farm in County London

The Nordex Group has landed another order in Northern Ireland. The manufacturer will be installing 19 N90/2500 turbines for the “Brockaghboy” wind farm in Country Londonderry, Northern Ireland in spring 2017. This 47.5 MW project, developed by TCI Renewables, is owned by the Italian power plant operator ERG Renew – one of the major European … Continue reading Wind power in Ireland. Nordex to supply wind turbines to 47.5 MW wind farm in County London

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Wind energy in Iran: 4th Iranian Wind Power Congress

Iran unveiled plans for its first tender for utility-scale renewable energy projects last week. This announcement happened just before the 4th Iranian Wind Power Congress. WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson gave the keynote speech at the Energy Ministry in front of 500 people and pointed to the tremendous potential of one of the largest wind power … Continue reading Wind energy in Iran: 4th Iranian Wind Power Congress

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Wind Farm Approved in Victoria

The 96-turbine wind farm is the latest project in Victoria as the state bids to looks to become the nation’s renewable energy leader. But that could be hard to do if nothing is done to phase out coal-fired energy, the Greens say. The wind farm, in Dundonnell in the state’s southwest, will save an estimated … Continue reading Wind Farm Approved in Victoria

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Growing focus on offshore wind energy casts shadow over growth of onshore wind energy projects

The Paris Climate Conference in December last year brought together 195 countries to chalk out an action plan to limit global warming. The first-ever, legally binding global climate deal has aided the growth of the global onshore wind energy market. The market is anticipated to take a leap at a CAGR of 25% during the … Continue reading Growing focus on offshore wind energy casts shadow over growth of onshore wind energy projects

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Associations say EU law must hold Member States to account on renewables ambition

In October 2014, 28 EU Heads of State agreed that a binding target for renewables should be set at EU level to meet their collective climate and energy ambition. Since then, the European Parliament has consistently backed a binding renewable energy target for 2030, most recently in June 2016. The post-2020 renewable energy directive must … Continue reading Associations say EU law must hold Member States to account on renewables ambition

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German offshore wind power up 258 MW

Some 43 wind turbines commissioned in first half of the year says VDMA. Developers have commissioned 43 wind turbines in German waters totalling 258MW in the first half of 2016, according to the country’s engineering association VDMA.   A further 54 machines with 324MW of capacity are installed, but not yet online, while foundations for … Continue reading German offshore wind power up 258 MW

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DNV GL launches new Joint Industry Project for standardisation of floating wind turbines

DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has launched a new joint industry project (JIP) together with fourteen global partners to mutually develop a Recommended Practice for the coupled analysis of floating offshore wind turbines. Despite the fact that the wind industry has a strong focus on the development … Continue reading DNV GL launches new Joint Industry Project for standardisation of floating wind turbines

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Indonesia plans to increase use of renewable energy

Indonesia is planning to increase the use of renewable energy in the near future amid rising energy demand.   The government aimed to increase the proportion of renewable energy usage to 25 percent within the next 10 years from the current level of less than 10 percent, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Sudirman Said … Continue reading Indonesia plans to increase use of renewable energy

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Arise has entered into a conditional agreement for the sale of its 12.8 MW Bohult wind farm to a fund managed by Allianz Global Investors

Arise AB (publ) (“Arise”), has today entered into a conditional agreement for the sale of the 12.8 MW operating Swedish wind farm Bohult (the “Wind Farm”) to AREF2, a fund managed by Allianz Global Investors (“AllianzGI”) for a consideration of EUR 19.1 million on a cash and debt free basis. The transaction is based on … Continue reading Arise has entered into a conditional agreement for the sale of its 12.8 MW Bohult wind farm to a fund managed by Allianz Global Investors

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Wind Energy Foundation launches Renewable America Champions social media contest

The Wind Energy Foundation (WEF) has recruited, trained, and mobilized hundreds of business people and other community leaders to help strengthen renewable energy policy through its A Renewable America (ARA) campaign over the past two years. Past successes In 2015, we worked with partners to advance understanding and support of the Clean Power Plan and … Continue reading Wind Energy Foundation launches Renewable America Champions social media contest

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Senvion installs its first 3 megawatt wind turbine in North America

Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, installed its first 3 megawatt (MW) machine in North America, the Senvion 3.2M114. The turbine has a rated output of 3.2 MW, hub height of 100 metres, and a rotor diameter of 114 metres. It is the first of 46 turbines to be installed at the Mesgi’g … Continue reading Senvion installs its first 3 megawatt wind turbine in North America

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E.ON to create jobs in Arkona offshore wind farm

Local companies will have an opportunity to participate in constructing the Arkona offshore wind farm. Seeing to it that as many companies from Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as possible are able to participate and operate the Arkona wind farm is the goal of the supplier agreement that E.ON put together today in Rostock with the support of … Continue reading E.ON to create jobs in Arkona offshore wind farm

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Wind energy in France: Nordex wind turbines to project developed in-house

Once again the Nordex Group has sold a new project in France via its “Nordex Development” distribution channel. The manufacturer will be supplying five N100/2500 turbines with a total capacity of 12.5 MW for the “Mont d’Erny” wind farm.   This project is located in the north of France, in the former Nord-Pas-de-Calais region and … Continue reading Wind energy in France: Nordex wind turbines to project developed in-house

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Anniversary of South Africa’s launching 450 MW Concentrated Solar Power allocation in REIPPPP Rd 4.5

South Africa launched in July 2015 round 4.5 of its Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), to procure an additional 1.8 GW of renewable energy capacity. News says some 450 MW of the capacity is to be allocated to CSP projects and seven CSP projects were bid. One year has passed after the … Continue reading Anniversary of South Africa’s launching 450 MW Concentrated Solar Power allocation in REIPPPP Rd 4.5

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First wind turbine of largest wind farm in southeast

The first turbine of the largest wind farm in the southeastern United States now stands above a Pasquotank County corn field. The other 103 planned for the approximately $400 million project will be built before the end of the year, said Paul Copleman, spokesman for Avangrid Renewables, formerly Iberdrola Renewables. The turbine will not provide … Continue reading First wind turbine of largest wind farm in southeast

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