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Ingeteam awarded engineering contract for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in China

Spanish company Ingeteam Power Technology has been awarded a contract to supply engineering services for the construction of the Qinghai Delingha Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in China. The Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project, developed by the China General Nuclear Power Group, is a 50 MW parabolic trough located in the Qinghai Province, in the … Continue reading Ingeteam awarded engineering contract for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in China

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IHI and Toshiba to Launch Demonstration Research of Ocean Energy

IHI and Toshiba have been selected by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (“NEDO”) as co-researchers in the “Research and Development (“R&D”) of Ocean Energy Technology – Demonstration Research of Ocean Energy Power Generation”. After concluding the formal contract with NEDO, we will conduct demonstration research of a turbine system driven by the … Continue reading IHI and Toshiba to Launch Demonstration Research of Ocean Energy

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Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) achieves full financial close

Following the financial close of Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP), the first disbursement of funds pursuant to the financing agreements signed in March 2014 has been received. The Sh70 billion project is the largest single wind power project to be constructed in Africa and is to date, the largest private investment in the history … Continue reading Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (LTWP) achieves full financial close

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Oil price plunge and renewable energy

The 45% fall in oil prices is being portrayed as a big blow to clean energy deployment. In fact, its impact will vary by sector and region, but will be modest in major electricity markets where renewables compete with gas and coal, and benefit from stable policy support. The collapse in world oil prices in … Continue reading Oil price plunge and renewable energy

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Solar energy and electric vehicles could make suburban living awesome again

The suburbs have had it rough in the last few years. The 2008-2009 economic collapse led to waves of foreclosures in suburbia, as home prices plummeted. More recently, census data suggest that Americans are actually shifting back closer to city centers, often giving up on the dream of a big home in suburbs (much less the … Continue reading Solar energy and electric vehicles could make suburban living awesome again

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Abengoa secures PPA for its Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Photovoltaic (PV) plants in Chile

Abengoa is currently developing two concentrated solar power (CSP)  plants, 110 MW each, with tower technology coupled with a thermal energy storage system based on molten salts that can generate 24 hours a day. Additionally, Abengoa is also developing a 100 MW PV plant.   Abengoa will provide 950 GWh per year to the Chilean … Continue reading Abengoa secures PPA for its Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Photovoltaic (PV) plants in Chile

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First wind power to be built in Georgia

Georgian Energy Ministry will construct wind farms in Gori (Shida Kartli region, eastern Georgia) jointly with the country’s Energy Development Fund.   The plants will be built as part of the plans for the development of alternative energy sources in Georgia. Initially, the project for the construction of the first wind farm with the installed … Continue reading First wind power to be built in Georgia

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Navantia to support 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany witt Areva’s wind turbines

Iberdrola has awarded €160m contract to Navantia to complete the work for the 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany at the facilities in Puerto Real (Cádiz) and Fene (A Coruña).   Under the contract, Navantias shipyard in Fene will develop 29 jacket foundations, worth €90m, for the same number of wind turbines at … Continue reading Navantia to support 350 MW Wikinger offshore wind farm in Germany witt Areva’s wind turbines

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Wind energy in China

At least 15 Chinese companies were commercially producing wind turbines and several dozen more were producing components. Turbine sizes of 1.5 MW to 3 MW became common. Leading wind power companies in China were Goldwind, Dongfang Electric, and Sinovel along with most major foreign wind turbine manufacturers. China also increased production of small-scale wind turbines … Continue reading Wind energy in China

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Pattern Energy acquires 200 MW Logan’s Gap Wind power project

Growing its portfolio to 12 wind power projects, Pattern Energy Group, announced it acquired the 200 megawatt (MW) Logan’s Gap Wind project in Texas, which is currently under construction, from Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development). Upon completion of the project, Pattern Energy will have an owned interest of 164 MW and three institutional tax … Continue reading Pattern Energy acquires 200 MW Logan’s Gap Wind power project

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Renewable energy sources (wind energy, PV and Concentrated Solar Power) generated 42.8% of Spain’s total power for 2014

Renewable energy sources generated 42.8% of Spain’s total power for 2014, data by local grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) showed Tuesday. Wind energy output fell 6.1% year-on-year, still contributing 20.4% of the country’s total output.   The hydroelectric plants in Spain accounted for another 15.4%, while the solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar … Continue reading Renewable energy sources (wind energy, PV and Concentrated Solar Power) generated 42.8% of Spain’s total power for 2014

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Lake Turkana Wind Power project named “Best Power Project of 2014?

Located in northern Kenya, LTWP, the largest wind power project in Africa has been finalized, after eight years of preparation. Earlier this month, the project of € 623 million has reached a milestone with the completion of its financial closing, becoming the largest private investment ever made in the history of Kenya. He has won … Continue reading Lake Turkana Wind Power project named “Best Power Project of 2014?

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Enel Green Power wind energy is growing in Chile

With its 99MW Taltal wind power, Enel Green Power has strengthened its presence in Chile, one of the most active Latin American countries as regards green energy development.   Enel Green Power has completed and grid-connected Taltal, its largest wind farm in Chile. It features 33 units of 3MW wind turbines that will generate an … Continue reading Enel Green Power wind energy is growing in Chile

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The Eight Best Things To Happen To Renewable Energy In 2014

2014 brought us plenty of news to be unhappy about. The year had barely begun when a major chemical spill poisoned the water of 300,000 West Virginians, a disaster that left residents worried about the safety of their water for months. Not even a month after the spill, tens of thousands of tons of coal … Continue reading The Eight Best Things To Happen To Renewable Energy In 2014

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Germany provides $800 million loan for Moroccan Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)

The German government has provided a €654 million ($800 million) loan for two concentrated solar power (CSP) parks under construction in Morocco’s Ouarzazate region that will have a combined capacity of 350 MW. The Noor Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) complex in Ouarzazate will employ three different technologies: parabolic trough, solar tower and photovoltaics. The German … Continue reading Germany provides $800 million loan for Moroccan Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)

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Enel Green Power begins operation of new Bagnore 4 Geothermal energy plant

Enel Green Power has completed and connected to the grid its new geothermal power plant, Bagnore 4, located in the municipalities of Santa Fiora and Arcidosso, near Grosseto, in the Italian region of Tuscany. Bagnore 4, designed to fit perfectly into the surrounding environment, joins the 20 MW Bagnore 3 plant. The new geothermal power … Continue reading Enel Green Power begins operation of new Bagnore 4 Geothermal energy plant

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EurObserv’ER estimates EU-28 RES share at 15% in 2013

The 2009/28/EC Directive sets the Member States a mandatory 20% global renewable energy share target of gross final energy consumption with binding compulsory targets for each individual country for 2020. Calculating the renewable energy share for each country is a delicate task. The results presented are EurObserv’ER estimates based on data collected by the project … Continue reading EurObserv’ER estimates EU-28 RES share at 15% in 2013

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Atlantis Awarded Feed-in Tariff for 4.5MW of Tidal Energy in Canada

tlantis Resources Limited’s Canadian subsidiary has been awarded a Feed-in Tariff for up to 4.5 megawatts of tidal generation to be deployed at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Developmental Feed-In-Tariff award of C$530 (£292) per megawatt hour (MWh) provides revenue support for Atlantis to deploy and operate … Continue reading Atlantis Awarded Feed-in Tariff for 4.5MW of Tidal Energy in Canada

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Goldwind to Supply Wind Turbines for Serbia’s First Wind Farm

Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, China’s biggest maker of wind turbines, will ship equipment with a capacity of 100 megawatts to the first wind farm in Serbia. Goldwind will supply 40 sets of 2.5-megawatts each to the wind power project in northeast Serbia and provide engineering and construction services, the Urumqi, Xinjiang-based company said in … Continue reading Goldwind to Supply Wind Turbines for Serbia’s First Wind Farm

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