The continued expansion of wind power, coupled with a decrease in costs for the emissions-free electricity-generating technology, was one of the few positive notes in a new International Energy Agency (IEA) report on efforts to create a low-carbon world. The IEA report, which was presented in India last week to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM), … Continue reading Wind energy is bright light in an otherwise grim report
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ZephIR Lidar expected to play significant role in Chinese offshore wind energy projects
A gathering of many leading Chinese wind project developers, consultants and stakeholders has welcomed the introduction of wind lidar provider, ZephIR Lidar, to the local market, working in collaboration with Saiwind Inc. during a technology workshop held in Beijing. ZephIR provides remote wind speed measurements and characteristics from ground level, both onshore and offshore, in … Continue reading ZephIR Lidar expected to play significant role in Chinese offshore wind energy projects
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Vestas signs renewal of offshore service contract for 120 MW with Eneco in the Netherlands
Vestas has signed a 10-year extension of the service contract for Eneco’s wind power plant Prinses Amaliawindpark (PAWP) in the Netherlands. The contract has a total capacity of 120 MW comprising 60 units of the V80-2.0 MW wind turbine. The contract is a 10-year service agreement extension with Vestas’ latest Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 … Continue reading Vestas signs renewal of offshore service contract for 120 MW with Eneco in the Netherlands
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Electric Vehicles to Make Up 2% to 10% of World
No matter how you look at it, electric vehicles aren’t going to replace the world’s internal combustion engine-driven cars and light vehicles overnight. But what about 20 years from now? According to a Monday report from the Institute for Energy Efficiency (IEE), even by 2035, electric vehicles will make up no more than 30 million … Continue reading Electric Vehicles to Make Up 2% to 10% of World
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EREC report Hat-trick 2030
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ABB bets on solar power with $1 billion takeover
The world’s biggest supplier of industrial motors and power grids said on Monday it had agreed to pay $6.35 per share in cash for Power-One, the second-largest maker of solar inverters that allow solar power to be fed into grids. The offer price is 57 percent above Power-One’s closing price on Friday, boosted by … Continue reading ABB bets on solar power with $1 billion takeover
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Buffalo Dunes Wind Energy Project: a lesson in export, affordability and transmission
A project has entered the construction phase in Kansas, and the facility’s significance stretches hundreds of miles beyond the borders of the Sunflower State. General contractor Renewable Energy Systems Americas (RES Americas) recently started construction on the 250-MW Buffalo Dunes Wind Project, a Kansas facility jointly owned by GE Energy Financial Services and Enel Green … Continue reading Buffalo Dunes Wind Energy Project: a lesson in export, affordability and transmission
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Pattern’s Ocotillo Wind energy project receives award for Outstanding Environmental Analysis
Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that the California Association of Environmental Professionals (AEP) awarded the Ocotillo Wind project with its highest award for Outstanding Environmental Analysis and Documentation at a joint conference of AEP and the National Association of Environmental Professionals (NAEP). This announcement corrects a previous version that mistakenly stated an award … Continue reading Pattern’s Ocotillo Wind energy project receives award for Outstanding Environmental Analysis
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Pakistan lags far behind India,China in wind power generation
As Pakistan grapples with energy shortages, its neighboring countries are consistently adding wind power to its national grid. China has added 62,000 megawatts since 2001 and India 11,500 MW, while Pakistan’s first 50MW wind power projects started production only this year. Power sector expert Mohsin Syed said India and China faced even higher energy … Continue reading Pakistan lags far behind India,China in wind power generation
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Keeping it safe
While the wind industry will never face the equivalent of a Deepwater oil spill or a Fukushima nuclear catastrophe, its spectacular growth rates over the last decade do mean there are more health and safety hazards. An electrical fire can occur; heavy parts can fall from great heights; lifting huge unstable loads with cranes could … Continue reading Keeping it safe
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IBM scientists research concentrated solar radiation power source
To celebrate Earth Day, one of the tech industry’s oldest and most savvy firms — International Business Machines, Inc. (IBM) — announced a joint project with top Swiss research university Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH Zürich) and Airlight Energy Holdings SA, a Swiss-based solar firm, to develop a better parabolic dish for concentrated solar power. … Continue reading IBM scientists research concentrated solar radiation power source
Continue readingWind farm neighbors stressed, but it’s not the wind turbines
We’ve posted here in recent days about how new research results suggest more and more strongly that physical ailments attributed to wind turbine sound are actually caused by the “nocebo” (similar to placebo) effect, in which people feel symptoms they have been led to expect. If true, this would mean that anti-wind groups fanning concerns … Continue reading Wind farm neighbors stressed, but it’s not the wind turbines
Continue readingSolar Energy Growth Explodes Through Local Initiatives
The growth of solar energy in the Netherlands is unstoppable. Thanks to hundreds of local initiatives striving for both sustainability as well as independence, the market is growing from the grassroots level, increasing as much as 250 percent in 2012. According to experts, it is expected that the number of solar panels and solar energy … Continue reading Solar Energy Growth Explodes Through Local Initiatives
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Vestas and GE were neck-and-neck for lead in wind
General Electric of the US and Vestas of Denmark were tied for pole position among turbine manufacturers in the world wind market in 2012 – a record year that saw 48.4GW of new capacity installed. Research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance, published for clients today, finds that a surge of development activity in the US, … Continue reading Vestas and GE were neck-and-neck for lead in wind
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Renewable energy on the rise in the world
Renewable energy constitutes 18 per cent of global energy consumption, a trillion dollar industry and global energy consumption is on the rise, Adnan Ameen, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) told Gulf News. “The renewable energy industry has increased by 17 per cent in 2011 and will continue increasing with China, India and … Continue reading Renewable energy on the rise in the world
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New study answers columnist
A recent Reuters opinion column by John Kemp and the report it references are simply asking questions that have already been answered, and the answer is that wind energy produces the expected pollution reductions because wind power has virtually zero negative impact on the efficiency or emissions of fossil-fired power plants. A forthcoming report by … Continue reading New study answers columnist
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Hat-trick 2030: An integrated climate and energy framework
This paper sets out a number of reasons why an integrated renewables –greenhouse gas – energy efficiency 2030 policy approach with an ambitious and binding renewable energy target yields more benefits for European citizens and industries than a one-legged policy based on a supposedly “technology-neutral” GHG-only approach. Providing a clear signal for investors By … Continue reading Hat-trick 2030: An integrated climate and energy framework
Continue readingRenewable Energy and the Future of Energy
The development of renewable energy sources is crucial for the future of the global energy market, both in emerging and developed countries, says Enel Green Power CEO Francesco Starace. ‘We are seeing a constant reduction of costs in renewable energy thanks to technology, which is improving the performance of equipment and production costs,’ said Enel … Continue reading Renewable Energy and the Future of Energy
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Djibouti, World Bank Move Forward On Geothermal Energy Project
Djiboutian Minister of Energy Ali Yacoub Mahamoud met with World Bank officials on Sunday (April 14th) to discuss support for planned geothermal energy exploration in the Assal Rift Valley. Principal energy economist and project leader for the Djiboutian geothermal project Ilhem Bagdadii-Salamon, World Bank representative in Djibouti Homa-Zahra Fotouhi, director of Djibouti Electricity Djama Ali … Continue reading Djibouti, World Bank Move Forward On Geothermal Energy Project
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Massive wind power installations could help New York cast off fossil fuels
Wind energy could play a major role in providing all the power needed for the entire state of New York by 2030, according to a new academic study. New York’s power demand for all sectors in 17 years time could be met, in part, by 4,020 onshore 5-megawatt wind turbines and 12,770 offshore 5-MW machines, … Continue reading Massive wind power installations could help New York cast off fossil fuels
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