The Talinay plant has an installed capacity of 90 MW and is capable of generating over 200 million kWh annually. Construction of the new plant required an investment of around 165 million US dollars. Enel Green Power has connected to the grid its first wind farm in Chile, located in Talinay (region of Coquimbo). The … Continue reading Enel Green Power: first wind farm in Chile enters service
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Kiribati residents set to benefit from reliable solar energy
Today the World Bank signed a formal agreement with the Government of Kiribati to deliver reliable solar energy to the people of the Pacific island nation. The project will be jointly funded by the Australian Government and the Global Environment Facility.Kiribati residents set to benefit from reliable solar energy Auckland, 25 March 2013
Continue readingBatteries the biggest obstacle to solar power in the Pacific
The rapidly falling costs of electricity produced from the using photo-voltaic cells makes solar power one of the best options for remote Pacific Islands, but the cost and short lifespan of current battery technology is still a limitation. Speaking from an international donors
Continue readingThe UK Green Investment Bank announces first direct equity investment in offshore wind power
The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) is pleased to confirm its first direct equity investment in offshore wind through the acquisition of a 24.95% stake in Rhyl Flats Wind Farm Limited (Rhyl Flats) from companies owned by RWE AG (RWE) for a cash consideration of
Continue readingFrance 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
Continue readingGas 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
Continue readingWind 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
Continue readingTechno Electric plans big wind energy expansion
Network18online reported that Techno Electric & Engineering may not have added any wind energy capacity in the current financial year it has big plans to expand in 2013 to 14 according to a top company official. The Kolkata based company so far has wind power generation capacity of 207 mega watt of which 162 mw … Continue reading Techno Electric plans big wind energy expansion
Continue readingEnel 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
Continue readingDenmark wind energy reach a record
For the second time in two months the Danish wind turbines reached a production record when they sent 3,987 megawatts into the electricity grid. One day in March, the wind turbines in Denmark rotated so quickly that 3,987 megawatts were sent into the electricity grid. This is nearly 200 megawatts more than the previous record, … Continue reading Denmark wind energy reach a record
Continue readingMaryland 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
Continue readingDuPont 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
Continue readingOPIC finances wind energy projects in Peru, Pakistan
The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) today approved a total of $288 million in financing for two wind power projects poised to deliver much-needed electricity to Pakistan and Peru.
Continue readingWind 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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Continue readingBosch 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
Continue readingRWE 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
Continue readingSonkyo 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
Continue readingNamibe 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
Continue readingNew 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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