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France publishes 1GW offshore wind energy tenders

France has officially moved ahead with a second round of tenders for offshore wind farms, thorough which it seeking 1 gigawatt of new capacity. First announced in September by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault and confirmed in January by French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy Delphine Batho, terms of the tenders were officially published … Continue reading France publishes 1GW offshore wind energy tenders →

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Gas Natural Fenosa to build its first wind farm in Mexico

Gas Natural Fenosa has started construction of a wind farm in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, the company’s first facility of this type in Latin America, executives told Efe. The wind farm, which will have 234 MW of installed generating capacity, is expected to be finished in 2014. The wind power plant will be … Continue reading Gas Natural Fenosa to build its first wind farm in Mexico →

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Wind energy in Philippines: Negros wind farm may start in 2015

FMIC President Francis Paderna said the company’s 50-megawatt (MW) Pulupandan wind power facility is already in the “advanced stage” of construction. The company has also submitted a letter of declaration of commerciality for the wind farm to the Department of Energy. The said letter informs the energy department that FMIC has already completed the wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Philippines: Negros wind farm may start in 2015 →

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Enel Green Power signs loan agreement with Bbva in Chile

Enel Green Power S.p.A. (“Enel Green Power”), through its subsidiary Enel Latin America (Cile) Ltda, has concluded an agreement with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Cile (BBVA) for a 100 million US dollar loan to be used to partially cover its planned investments over the next few years in Chile. The 5-year loan will be disbursed … Continue reading Enel Green Power signs loan agreement with Bbva in Chile →

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Maryland approves development of offshore wind energy

Maryland joins several other east coast states with offshore wind power projects in development or under consideration, including Massachusetts, Delaware, New Jersey and Virginia. Presently, the U.S. has no operational offshore wind energy capacity. Harnessing the power of ocean winds off the U.S. mid-Atlantic coast came a step closer to reality last week when the Maryland … Continue reading Maryland approves development of offshore wind energy →

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Evwind, Other renewables

DuPont Joint Venture develops new fluid for solar thermal

DuPont Tate & Lyle Bio Products announces the introduction of Greenway® solar heat transfer fluids manufactured by Climalife and made with Susterra® propanediol. Susterra® propanediol offers solar thermal equipment owners a high performing, biobased glycol which can improve energy efficiency and reduce maintenance costs. Susterra® is certified 100 percent biobased by the U.S. Department of … Continue reading DuPont Joint Venture develops new fluid for solar thermal →

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Wind energy in Philippines: EDC gets $80-m wind farm loan

Energy Development Corp., the country’s biggest producer of geothermal energy, said it signed an $80-million new term loan facility due in June 2018. “The new facility shall be used for capital expenditure needs and general corporate purposes of the company,” EDC said in a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange. EDC tapped Mizuho Corporate Bank … Continue reading Wind energy in Philippines: EDC gets $80-m wind farm loan →

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Bosch to end photovoltaic business

Bosch said it will sell or shut down its heavily loss-making solar energy operations, the latest blow to the industry as Germany curbs green energy subsidies and cheap Chinese imports flood the market. Chinese rivals have flooded global markets with cheap solar photovoltaic panels, prompting the European Commission to launch a dumping investigation. Bosch said … Continue reading Bosch to end photovoltaic business →

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RWE Innogy sells minority stakes of Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm and Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm

RWE Innogy can today confirm the successful sale of a 49.9% share in its Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm (Rhyl Flats) and a 41% share in its Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm. The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Greencoat UK Wind PLC (Greencoat UK Wind), a renewable energy fund listed on the London … Continue reading RWE Innogy sells minority stakes of Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm and Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm →

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Sonkyo Energy

Intertek is the leading quality solutions provider to industries worldwide. The company today announced that it completed combined certification projects for Sonkyo Energy’s Windspot 3.5kw small wind turbine according to the United Kingdom’s Microgeneration Certification Scheme (MCS) and American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) standard 9.1. Wind turbine installations are on the rise, globally, specifically in … Continue reading Sonkyo Energy →

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Namibe province to house Angola

The construction project in Tômbwa, in Angola’s Namibe province, for the country’s first wind farm, with an installed capacity of 100 megawatts, is estimated to cost 17 billion kwanzas (US$177 million), the Angolan energy and water minister, João Baptista Borges said Wednesday in Lubango. The project will be built via a public-private partnership and work … Continue reading Namibe province to house Angola →

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New Wind Energy Solutions VP honored at White House

Sharie Derrickson, Vice President of New Wind Energy Solutions in Nashville, along with 13 other female military veterans, were honored at the White House this week as part of Pres. Obama’s “Winning the Future,” initiative. Fourteen female military veterans were selected that have provided exemplary leadership at the local, state or regional level. “You are … Continue reading New Wind Energy Solutions VP honored at White House →

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Indonesian Government To Call Tender For Solar Power Plants In April

The government will call for tender for the construction of solar power stations across the country with a combined capacity of 150 MW at a cost of Rp19 trillion (about RM6.07 billion) in April 2013, Indonesia’s Antara news agency reported. The tender will be based on the energy and mineral resources ministry`s regulation on feed-in … Continue reading Indonesian Government To Call Tender For Solar Power Plants In April →

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Grenergy announces the grid connection of two new rooftop photovoltaic projects in Andalucia

Spanish PV Company Grenergy announces the successful completion and grid connection of two new rooftop photovoltaic projects in Andalucia totaling 2MWp and confirms its ambitious plans for the international grid-parity market. Madrid based Grenergy has completed both rooftops of 1MWp each in record time on industrial units in the Spanish provinces of C

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