MAPNA Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Azerbaijani government to construct a wind farm in Baku, Akbar Adibfar said in an interview with the Tasnim News Agency. He added that the wind farm, which will produce 50 megawatts of electricity in its first phase, will be equipped with 2.5 MW … Continue reading Wind energy in Azerbaijan: Iran to build wind farm
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European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch a wind power futures contract
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch a wind power futures contract in the first quarter of 2016, it said on Wednesday, allowing customers to hedge risks and speculate on an increasingly important part of the electricity market. The contract could help both wind and conventional power plants cope with the unpredictability of wind … Continue reading European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch a wind power futures contract
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Wind power in Australia: Siemens wind turbines for a wind farm
Siemens and Neoen Australia have signed a contract for the Hornsdale Wind Farm project located in the state of South Australia. Consisting of 32 Siemens direct drive wind turbines, this project will provide clean energy for more than 70,000 households. The agreement includes also a long-term service contract. Neoen Australia is investing 250 million Australian … Continue reading Wind power in Australia: Siemens wind turbines for a wind farm
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Brazil wind energy to top 9 GW
This year alone, the wind power sector expects to install 113 new wind farms with a total capacity of 2.7 GW. Brazil’s Wind Energy Association (Abeeolica) expects the country to reach 9 GW of installed wind power capacity by the end of the year. Currently, the wind power capacity in the country is more … Continue reading Brazil wind energy to top 9 GW
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Wind energy in Uruguay: Enel Green Power links 50 MW wind farm
Enel Green Power’s 50MW Melowind wind farm has gotten grid connected in Cerro Largo, Uruguay. The company holds a 20-year power purchase agreement with Uruguay’s state-owned utility UTE. EGP has agreed an initial price of $64 per MWh generated for UTE’s energy offtake, which UTE said was about half the cost of traditional energy. … Continue reading Wind energy in Uruguay: Enel Green Power links 50 MW wind farm
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Keeping conventional power plants on life support not the answer to Europe’s overcapacity puzzle
Capacity mechanisms should not be a tool to keep unprofitable and unnecessary power plants online as the European Union continues to grapple with overcapacity, according to a paper released by the European Wind Energy Association. Capacity mechanisms – instruments whereby governments pay some generators to keep power plants online in order to meet peak demand … Continue reading Keeping conventional power plants on life support not the answer to Europe’s overcapacity puzzle
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India’s multi-GW solar power market
Per the end of July 2015 India topped 4.1 GW of PV capacity. Targeting another GW this fiscal year, having 10.8 GW of projects in the pipeline and with the goal to reach 100 GW before 2022, India is taking a lead in the international solar arena, drawing foreign investors, major manufacturers and everyone that … Continue reading India’s multi-GW solar power market
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Inox to build 100 MW wind farm in India for Ostro Energy
Inox Wind today said it has bagged an order for a 100 MW wind power project at Lahori in Madhya Pradesh from Ostro Energy. “Inox Wind Limited has bagged an order for a 100 MW wind power project at Lahori, in the state of Madhya Pradesh from Ostro Energy,” the company said in a press … Continue reading Inox to build 100 MW wind farm in India for Ostro Energy
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Alaska increases wind power capacity in utility- and distributed-scale projects
Although wind power provided less than 3% of Alaska’s electric power generation in 2014, Alaska’s wind power capacity has increased 20-fold between 2007 and 2014, growing from 3 megawatts (MW) to 60 MW. This increase is notable in light of the challenges of installing and connecting large wind generators, specifically the high costs of expanding … Continue reading Alaska increases wind power capacity in utility- and distributed-scale projects
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Wind power in Sweden: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Allianz Capital Partners has placed an order with Vestas for the Mombyåsen project in Sweden. The order takes Vestas’ firm order intake on the V126-3.3 MW in Sweden close to 200 MW. The order for the Mombyåsen project comprises 10 V126-3.3 MW turbines and includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines as well as … Continue reading Wind power in Sweden: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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Acciona Windpower opens a service center for wind farms contracted in northeast Brazil
ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs and manufactures wind turbines, has created a Wind Power Service Center in the city of Mossoró to service wind farms located in northeast Brazil, where the company has signed contracts for the supply of 264 turbines totaling 792 MW overall capacity. The center, located in one of … Continue reading Acciona Windpower opens a service center for wind farms contracted in northeast Brazil
Continue readingDon’t be fooled by misleading studies on Clean Power Plan
It seems like a different study attacking the EPA’s Clean Power Plan pops up in the media every other week. But many of these studies are riddled with flaws and funded by competing energy interests, so media and the public should think twice before repeating their claims. A new briefing from the Energy & Policy Institute (EPI) … Continue reading Don’t be fooled by misleading studies on Clean Power Plan
Continue readingAMSC Receives $40 Million Follow-On Order From Inox Wind
AMSC (NASDAQ:AMSC), a global solutions provider serving wind and power grid industry leaders, today announced that it has received an approximately $40 million order for wind turbine electrical control systems (ECS) from Inox Wind Limited, part of India’s Inox Group of Companies. AMSC expects to begin shipments under this new order during the second quarter … Continue reading AMSC Receives $40 Million Follow-On Order From Inox Wind
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Chinese-built solar power project benefits locals in Cameroon
The Mvomeka village solar power station project constructed by Huawei Technologies Company Cameroon Ltd. in Cameroon’s South Region has brought benefit to around 15,000 villagers. The completion ceremony of Mvomeka village solar power station project phase II was held Thursday in Mvomeka village with the participation of Cameroonian Water Resources and Energy Minister Atangana Kouna … Continue reading Chinese-built solar power project benefits locals in Cameroon
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Offshore High Voltage Stations successfully installed at the Gemini Wind Farm
Van Oord has successfully installed the two Offshore High Voltage Stations (OHVS) and first 77 transition pieces at the Dutch Gemini Wind Park. The realisation of the large offshore wind project construction is proceeding as planned. The OHVS installations were built in Hoboken, Belgium, and transported to Eemshaven. Deploying a heavy lift vessel, the 2,500-tonne … Continue reading Offshore High Voltage Stations successfully installed at the Gemini Wind Farm
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Enel Green Power will invest about US $ 600 million in solar power in Brazil
EGP has been awarded the right to sign 20-year energy supply contracts in Brazil for a total of 553 MW with its three new solar photovoltaic projects Horizonte MP (103 MW), Lapa (158 MW) and Nova Olinda (292 MW) following the “Leilão de Reserva” public tender. The addition of this award to EGP’s existing operational … Continue reading Enel Green Power will invest about US $ 600 million in solar power in Brazil
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Fossil Fuels Losing Cost Advantage Over Solar Energy, Wind Power, IEA Says
The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources such as solar and wind has dropped significantly over the past five years, narrowing the gap with power generated from fossil fuels and nuclear reactors, according to the International Energy Agency. “The costs of renewable technologies — in particular solar photovoltaic — have declined significantly over the past … Continue reading Fossil Fuels Losing Cost Advantage Over Solar Energy, Wind Power, IEA Says
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China’s Largest Onshore Wind Turbines Starts Operation
China’s largest set of onshore wind turbines has started operation in a demonstration area for renewable energy in north China’s Zhangjiakou City, Hebei Province. The unit is capable of generating up to 120,000 kilowatt hours of electricity daily, enough for 10s of thousands of households. The capacity of the new generator unit is 3.3 times … Continue reading China’s Largest Onshore Wind Turbines Starts Operation
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Letter by AWEA’s John Anderson fact checks Robert Bryce
The following letter was published in the August 28 edition of the Wall Street Journal letters section. No industry takes wildlife impacts more seriously than the wind industry Regarding Robert Bryce’s “Obama’s Wind-Energy Lobby Gets Blown Away” (op-ed, Aug. 19): Mr. Bryce distorts the facts about the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s eagle permit program. … Continue reading Letter by AWEA’s John Anderson fact checks Robert Bryce
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Kerala airport now runs entirely on solar energy
The airport company hopes to generate 18 million units of power a year from its 12 megawatt generation facility on the airport premises. That will also cut 175,000 tonnes of carbon emissions over the next 25 years, according to CIAL officials. That, they say, is the equivalent of planting three million trees or running a … Continue reading Kerala airport now runs entirely on solar energy
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