Current wind farm projects have indicated that costs have stabilised at around £140 / €160 per MWh and regulators have put forward a challenge that offshore wind should reach a LCOE of £100 / €120 MWh by 2020, in order to maximise the size of the industry. Opportunities for savings across Offshore Wind finance, technology … Continue reading Wind Energy Update: Ways to Lower the Levelised Cost of Energy in Offshore Wind Power
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Apple to build solar energy plant to power data center
Apple will pay for construction of an 18-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy plant in northern Nevada to provide power for a data center the technology plans east of Reno. The Fort Churchill Solar Array, to be built in Yerington, was included in a filing Monday by NV Energy Inc. with the Public Utilities Commission. Apple announced … Continue reading Apple to build solar energy plant to power data center
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Acciona finishes its second wind farm in Poland, with AW 3000 wind turbines
Krobia I (33MW) wind farm has eleven 3 MW ACCIONA Windpower wind turbines on concrete tower. ACCIONA Energía has grid connected its second wind farm in Poland, totaling 33 megawatts (MW). This takes its overall figure for the country to 71 MW of installed capacity. It consists of eleven 3 MW ACCIONA Windpower wind turbines. … Continue reading Acciona finishes its second wind farm in Poland, with AW 3000 wind turbines
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Financial Close of Taralga Wind Farm
CBD Energy Limited (CBD) is pleased to announce the Taralga Wind Farm project has reach financial close. CBD Executive Chairman Gerry McGowan said “This is the culmination of our vision to be a diversified renewable energy company. Being involved in wind generation, as well as solar, is an important component of this strategy. Developing a … Continue reading Financial Close of Taralga Wind Farm
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Tailwind for Nordex in Germany: Further contracts for 77 MW signed
Over the past few months, Nordex SE has received contracts for the delivery of a total of 31 multi-megawatt turbines for several wind farms in Germany. Leading the race once again was the N117/2400 light wind turbine, of which 24 alone have been sold. Nordex will be installing five of these turbines at the
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Tata Power achieves Financial Closure for its 95 MW Tsitsikamma Wind Farm Project in South Africa
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power pany today announced the successful financial closure for its 95 MW Tsitsikamma Wind Farm Project in South Africa Joint Venture Company with Exxaro, Cennergi (Pty.) Ltd. The Company had recently also announced the successful financial closure of its 135 MW Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm Project in South Africa.
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Gamesa to supply 46 MW to ITC Group in India
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, makes progress in India by signing a new contract to supply 46 MW of capacity to ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division, subsidiary of the Indian group ITC. The agreement calls for the installation and supply of 23 Gamesa G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at Tagguparthi, Andhra Pradesh … Continue reading Gamesa to supply 46 MW to ITC Group in India
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Automobile Production Sets New Record in 2012
World auto production set yet another record in 2012 and may rise even higher during 2013. According to London-based IHS Automotive, passenger-car production rose from 62.6 million in 2011 to 66.7 million in 2012, and it may reach 68.3 million in 2013. When cars are combined with light trucks, total light vehicle production rose from … Continue reading Automobile Production Sets New Record in 2012
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EGP
Wind energy, solar thermodynamic, hydroelectric: Enel Green Power integrates renewable resources in contexts that are urban or man-made, producing a reduced visual and environmental impact. Innovation is an essential factor for a company’s successful performance: this is why EGP, which in 2012 established an area and a team specifically devoted to innovation, targets research and … Continue reading EGP
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Wind energy and other renewables to power 25% of world within 5 years
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), stating that global power generation from hydro, wind, solar and other renewable sources will exceed that of gas and be twice that of nuclear by 2016, is receiving widespread news coverage. Renewable power is expected to increase by 40% in the next five years, according to … Continue reading Wind energy and other renewables to power 25% of world within 5 years
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Repowering gives new life to old wind sites
This article by James Lawson originally appeared June 17 on the Renewable Energy World website UK — By 2020, swapping aging wind turbines with more powerful modern units will have raised annual electricity generation at refurbished sites from 1,524 GWh to 8,221 GWh. A 2-MW wind turbine coming off the production line with a rotor … Continue reading Repowering gives new life to old wind sites
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Wind energy storage tested
Researchers in the Pacific Northwest are testing and evaluating a new power storage system that could help store excess electricity generated by the region’s many wind farms. The system announced Monday at south-central Washington’s Nine Canyon Wind Project includes lithium-ion batteries that can store 500 kilowatt-hours of power — enough energy to meet the demand … Continue reading Wind energy storage tested
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Siemens Appoints Markus Tacke As CEO of Wind Power Division
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG (SI) Monday named Markus Tacke as CEO of Siemens’s energy sector’s wind power division. Until now, Tacke has been CEO of the energy sector’s industrial power business unit, responsible for Siemens’ industrial power generation business. Mr. Tacke will replace Felix Ferlemann, who was active at Siemens wind power since October … Continue reading Siemens Appoints Markus Tacke As CEO of Wind Power Division
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GE Partners with Downer EDI Limited to Deliver $350M Boco Rock wind farm in Australia
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it had been awarded a contract with its consortium partner, Downer EDI Limited, to supply 67 turbines, build and maintain the $350 million Boco Rock wind farm in New South Wales, Australia. In addition to supplying and commissioning the wind turbine generators, GE will also provide $50 million worth of … Continue reading GE Partners with Downer EDI Limited to Deliver $350M Boco Rock wind farm in Australia
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Ming Yang completes 6.5 MW wind turbine
Chinese turbine manufacturer Ming Yang Wind Power has completed its first 6.5 MW prototype super-compact drive generator. China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, today announced that its first 6.5MW prototype super compact drive (“SCD”) wind turbine generator (“WTG”) has been … Continue reading Ming Yang completes 6.5 MW wind turbine
Continue readingWind farm brings windfall for Western Mass. town
The economic impact of 13.5 MW of a 28.5-MW wind farm on the small town of Monroe (population 121) in western Massachusetts is the subject of a recent story in The Recorder, a local newspaper based in Greenfield, Mass. The Hoosac Wind Power Project, developed by Iberdrola Renewables, LLC, and consisting of 19 1.5-MW … Continue reading Wind farm brings windfall for Western Mass. town
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Belgian motorways to become wind energy corridors
Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium, is considering placing wind turbines along its motorways to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets, Carlo Di Antonio, the Belgian minister of public works has announced. The minister told Belgian radio at the end of June that he planned to come forward with a plan
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Samsung to test 7 MW offshore wind turbine at Narec
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) will test the drive train for their seven megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine at the National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Northumberland, this summer. Andrew Mill, Chief Executive at Narec, said: “This is fantastic recognition for the team involved in getting the first independent test facility of this scale ready for … Continue reading Samsung to test 7 MW offshore wind turbine at Narec
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Wind energy industry says consistent tax policy from Congress needed to avoid losing more U.S. manufacturing jobs
In the wake of today’s announcement from Nordex USA, Inc. that it will cease manufacturing wind turbine housings at its factory in Jonesboro, Arkansas, largely because of unpredictable U.S. policies, the U.S. wind energy industry renewed its call for a predictable tax policy to keep U.S. manufacturing jobs. “Wind power has been good for Arkansas … Continue reading Wind energy industry says consistent tax policy from Congress needed to avoid losing more U.S. manufacturing jobs
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The wind energy produced 19,3% of of electricity in June in Spain
The peninsular electricity demand in the month of June, after taking into account the effects of timing and temperatures fell by 1.8% over the same month last year. Gross demand has been from 19,239 GWh, 7.3% lower than in June 2012. In June, the generation from renewable energy sources in Spain has accounted for 45.2% … Continue reading The wind energy produced 19,3% of of electricity in June in Spain
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