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Ocean planning & offshore wind energy

Offshore wind energy potential in the U.S. is enormous, but as we’ve seen with early efforts, so are the challenges to making offshore projects a reality. Over the past decade the demand for limited space in coastal waters has increased dramatically, both from traditional uses such as commercial fishing, recreation, port operations, shipping, aquaculture, and … Continue reading Ocean planning & offshore wind energy

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seebaWIND expects new service contracts for wind farms with 150 megawatts capacity in 2016

The showing of independent service provider seebaWIND Service at HUSUM Wind was a great success. The trade fair, which took place from 15 to 18 September in Husum, brought the company new customers and enquiries about service contracts for Germany and abroad.   The bankability of seebaWIND’s full maintenance contracts has been optimised – the … Continue reading seebaWIND expects new service contracts for wind farms with 150 megawatts capacity in 2016

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Gamesa reinforces its position in spot wind energy markets with new wind power orders in Turkey, Cyprus and Kuwait

Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed new contracts to supply 72.5 MW in three countries, expanding its geographic diversification to 54 countries, and its presence in spot markets, which represent 25% of the MW installed by the company. More specifically, Gamesa has signed contracts in Turkey (52.5 MW), Cyprus (10 MW) … Continue reading Gamesa reinforces its position in spot wind energy markets with new wind power orders in Turkey, Cyprus and Kuwait

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Wind energy in Bosnia: ERS to build 48 MW wind farm

The wind farm will have 16 wind turbines with a capacity of 3 MW each and is estimated to cost 127 million Bosnian marka ($72.4 million). Germany’s state-owned development bank KfW has already approved more than half the funding. The rest will be provide by state-run ERS.   Bosnia’s autonomous Serb Republic on Monday awarded … Continue reading Wind energy in Bosnia: ERS to build 48 MW wind farm

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Pattern Energy’s 200 MW Logan’s Gap Wind power facility in Texas starts operation

Expanding its operations in Texas, Pattern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGI) (TSX: PEG) (the “Company” or “Pattern Energy”), today announced that its 200 megawatt (MW) Logan’s Gap Wind facility in Comanche County, Texas, has completed construction and is fully operational. Project Highlights The 200 MW project has completed construction and is fully operational Long-term power … Continue reading Pattern Energy’s 200 MW Logan’s Gap Wind power facility in Texas starts operation

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NorthWestern Energy reaches settlement agreement in South Dakota rate case and completes purchase of Beethoven wind power project

NorthWestern Corporation d/b/a NorthWestern Energy (NYSE:NWE) announced it has reached a stipulated settlement agreement with the South Dakota Public Utility Commission staff concerning NorthWestern’s pending electric rate case and has completed its previously announced acquisition of the 80-megawatt Beethoven wind project located near Tripp, S.D., from BayWa r.e. Wind LLC for $143 million. The settlement … Continue reading NorthWestern Energy reaches settlement agreement in South Dakota rate case and completes purchase of Beethoven wind power project

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USTDA supports 60 MW solar power plant in Tanzania

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to NextGen Solawazi Limited to support the development of a 60-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic power plant in Shinyanga, a city in northwestern Tanzania.  The grant supports a feasibility study that will evaluate the technical and commercial viability of the power plant, conduct environmental and social impact … Continue reading USTDA supports 60 MW solar power plant in Tanzania

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Wind power a booming business in Texas

The Lone Star State reportedly gets nine percent of its electricity from wind power, with that number expected to go up. “Most of the wind turbines we have now are built along mountain ridges and up around Amarillo,” said Craig Overmiller, a professor at St. Philip’s College.   The wind there is caused by afternoon convection, … Continue reading Wind power a booming business in Texas

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Madhya Pradesh to focus on wind energy, solar power sources

The government of Madhya Pradesh seems no more interested in coal-run power projects. Its focus is on non-conventional power projects using solar and wind energy sources. Five thermal power plants in the state with a combined capacity of 8,500 megawatt (Mw) have been awaiting coal linkage for the past five years. Three of these are … Continue reading Madhya Pradesh to focus on wind energy, solar power sources

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Ghana’s first wind farm

Lekela Power, a renewable energy company, believes Ghana’s power deficit will be substantially bridged when it completes a US$300million first-utility scale wind-farm power project that is the biggest not only in Ghana but West Africa, the CEO, Chris Antonopoulos has confirmed. Set to become Ghana’s first utility-scale wind-farm, the Ayitepa project could power up to … Continue reading Ghana’s first wind farm

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Propelling the future with offshore wind power

Huge spikes in electricity transmission rates and an impending energy shortage in southern New England are killing businesses, hampering new economic growth and making it tough for many people to make ends meet. The problem will likely reach a crisis point with the impending closure of Somerset’s Brayton Point Power Plant in 2017. Most of … Continue reading Propelling the future with offshore wind power

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Wind energy in Brazil: Wind power generates 30% of energy in the Northeast

In the last month, wind turbines were responsible for 30.6 percent of all of the energy produced in the region –the greatest contribution registered to date by the ONS (National Electric System Operator).   Driven by a reduction in costs and the prolonged drought, the amount of wind power generated in the Northeast reached its … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Wind power generates 30% of energy in the Northeast

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TransAlta Renewables announces pricing of $442 million project financing of three Ontario wind energy assets

TransAlta Renewables Inc. (TransAlta Renewables) (TSX:RNW) today announced that on September 24, 2015 it priced a $442 million bond offering for its indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, Melancthon Wolfe Wind LP (the “Issuer”), which will be secured by a first ranking charge over all assets of the Issuer. The bonds are amortizing and bear interest from their … Continue reading TransAlta Renewables announces pricing of $442 million project financing of three Ontario wind energy assets

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International symposium on Community Power held during the Husum Wind Fair

The Husum Wind Fair, the traditional meeting place for the wind industry, has welcomed an international distinguished group of panelist to explore the status and new developments on community power and small and medium sized companies (SMEs) in Germany, Europe and worldwide. Together with the audience, the panelists discussed the challenges which SMEs and community based investors like energy cooperatives … Continue reading International symposium on Community Power held during the Husum Wind Fair

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Jan De Nul Group and Nobelwind sign EPCI contract for the construction of a wind power plant in the Belgian North Sea

Jan De Nul Group and the offshore wind project Nobelwind signed the first offshore wind contract for Jan De Nul’s recently acquired offshore jack-up heavy lift vessel Vidar. It concerns the engineering, procurement, construction and installation of 51 monopile foundations for 50 wind turbines and for the Offshore High Voltage Substation (OHVS), the supply and … Continue reading Jan De Nul Group and Nobelwind sign EPCI contract for the construction of a wind power plant in the Belgian North Sea

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Alstom hiring people at its Saint-Nazaire offshore wind turbine industrial facility

Alstom continues spurring the job market in the Pays de la Loire Region, especially in the Saint Nazaire area. The Group is currently hiring people in the area, mostly operators, to work in the offshore wind turbine plant which was inaugurated in December 2014. Launched in the summer, the campaign will stretch until December 2015. … Continue reading Alstom hiring people at its Saint-Nazaire offshore wind turbine industrial facility

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Enel Green Power acquires Indian renewables energy firm BLP Energy

Enel Green Power (“EGP”) has today announced the acquisition of a majority stake in BLP Energy (“BLP”), the utility scale wind and solar subsidiary of Bharat Light & Power Pvt Ltd (“BLP Group”) for a total consideration of approx. 30 million euros.   With this transaction EGP enters the Indian renewables market, marking the Group’s … Continue reading Enel Green Power acquires Indian renewables energy firm BLP Energy

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Siemens Wind Power sets up development centre in Hyderabad

Siemens Wind Power, a turbine division of Siemens AG, signed a five-year contract with engineering services provider Axiscades Engineering Technologies Ltd to set up an offshore development centre (ODC) to design wind turbines and provide design support to production and research teams of Siemens working out of Denmark, Germany and the US. The ODC will … Continue reading Siemens Wind Power sets up development centre in Hyderabad

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Enel Green Power Inaugurates Italy’s First Storage Facility for Renewables

Enel Green Power has today inaugurated the first power storage facility for renewable energy plants in Italy in Catania, Sicily. The 1MW/2MWh storage system has been connected to EGP’s 10 MWp Catania 1 photovoltaic plant.   The storage system, which is an integral part of Catania 1, will increase flexibility in management of the power … Continue reading Enel Green Power Inaugurates Italy’s First Storage Facility for Renewables

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Light Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales in North America Are Expected to Total Nearly 7.4 Million from 2015 to 2024

A recent report from Navigant Research analyzes the North American market for light duty plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs), including detailed geographic forecasts of PEV sales by U.S. state, metropolitan statistical area (MSA), Canadian province, Canadian city, and selected U.S. utility service area. North America is currently the world’s largest market for PEVs, with more than … Continue reading Light Duty Plug-In Electric Vehicle Sales in North America Are Expected to Total Nearly 7.4 Million from 2015 to 2024

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