Uruguay’s deal with Akuo Energy is set to boost wind power prospects in Latin America as the region’s oil-importing countries opt for green alternatives. Akuo Energy has been developing renewable energy for international clients from a variety of sources, including solar power and biofuels. The company has set sights beyond French overseas territories, where it … Continue reading Uruguay deal boosts wind energy
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Nova Scotia’s wind farm approved
The Municipality of the District of Chester in Nova Scotia has approved the controversial South Canoe Wind Energy Project. Once the $200 million wind farm is completed in 2015, it will be the largest wind power project in the Canadian province. The South Canoe Wind Project will include 34 wind turbines between Vaughan and New Russell, both … Continue reading Nova Scotia’s wind farm approved
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Record-Breaking Year for Wind Power
In 2012 wind energy reached a new high, increasing its total global capacity to 282,430MW. It’s growth is not being affected by the economic crisis, and EGP is playing a central role. The GWEC, the Global Wind Energy Council, has revealed that 2012 was a record-breaking year for windpower, with 44,711 megawatts of new capacity … Continue reading Record-Breaking Year for Wind Power
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Wind energy and farming come together in the Netherlands
The Global Wind Day “wind energy stories” series continues as photographer and wind power enthusiast Robert van Waarden travels to Flevoland to meet Stephan and Ralph de Clerck who successfully combine wind power and farming. Cycling along the country roads of Flevoland, you can’t help but notice the wind. If you’re lucky, it is behind … Continue reading Wind energy and farming come together in the Netherlands
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Obama pushes $2-billion funding for electric vehicles
President Barack Obama is in Chicago today, talking up the need for a $2-billion Energy Trust Fund he wants to help fund research into how to run the cars and trucks of the future on fuels other than oil. Obama mentioned his proposal prominently in last month
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Gamesa Wins Iberdrola Contracts to Service 1197 Wind Turbines
Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind power industry, has secured a contract to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services at 80 wind farms – with combined installed capacity of 2,286 MW — owned by Iberdrola in Spain and Portugal. The company will handle maintenance for three years – with an option to extend … Continue reading Gamesa Wins Iberdrola Contracts to Service 1197 Wind Turbines
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Health complaints from people living around wind turbines shown to be psychological effect of anti-wind energy lobby
Sickness being attributed to wind turbines is more likely to have been caused by people getting alarmed at the health warnings circulated by activists, an Australian study has found. Complaints of illness were far more prevalent in communities targeted by anti-wind farm groups, said the report’s author, Simon Chapman, professor of public health at Sydney … Continue reading Health complaints from people living around wind turbines shown to be psychological effect of anti-wind energy lobby
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Huge wind farm turbine snaps in western Japan
A 38-tonne wind turbine crashed 50 metres to the ground in western Japan after the steel column supporting it snapped, officials have said. The massive Dutch-made turbine, which sat atop a Japanese-made steel column, was part of a wind farm in mountains near Kyoto, and it had been installed in 2001 with an expected life … Continue reading Huge wind farm turbine snaps in western Japan
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Abengoa And BrightSource Energy Partner To Build The World
Two of the giant concentrating solar power (CSP) companies, Abengoa and BrightSource Energy have agreed to jointly develop, build and operate the 500 MW Palen Solar Power Project. BrightSource purchased the Palen project from Solar Millennium, which went bankrupt. But now the two CSP companies will work together to permit and finance the two concentrating … Continue reading Abengoa And BrightSource Energy Partner To Build The World
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GBT Brasil to Start Making First Brazil Wind Turbines This Year
GBT Brasil SA, a joint venture between Global Blade Technology and Feel Energia SA, said it will start producing its first wind turbines in Brazil by the end of the year. The 900-kilowatt wind power units, including the towers, blades and generation equipment, will be assembled at three factories in the state of Parana, Arthur … Continue reading GBT Brasil to Start Making First Brazil Wind Turbines This Year
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Gamesa: We
Gamesa’s Ramesh Kymal talks about his company’s plans and what the industry is doing to overcome challenges. Ramesh Kymal , chairman and managing director of Gamesa Wind Turbine Pvt. Ltd, is optimistic about the future of wind power generation in India despite the drop in capacity addition this financial year. Gamesa Wind Turbine is the … Continue reading Gamesa: We
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SK Engineering to Build Biggest Offshore Wind Farm in South Korea
SK Engineering & Construction Co. plans to build South Korea’s biggest offshore wind farm at a cost of as much as 800 billion won ($726 million). The wind energy plant will begin commercial operations in 2017. The unit of South Korea’s third-biggest industrial group plans to install 28 seven-megawatt wind turbines 2.5 kilometers (1.55 miles) … Continue reading SK Engineering to Build Biggest Offshore Wind Farm in South Korea
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German Wind Energy Association criticises Saxony’s climate programme
German Wind Energy Association finds the published energy and climate programme of Saxony’s government inadequate to the current era of renewable energy, news agency Dapd reported today. The chairman of the association in Saxony, Martin Maslaton, criticised that the German state of Saxony wants to keep hold of brown coal for generations ahead. According to … Continue reading German Wind Energy Association criticises Saxony’s climate programme
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GE Power Conversion to Supply One of the World
Advanced Nacelle Test Bench Will Enable Fault Ride-through Tests and Grid Simulation. Equipment Incorporates GE’s Innovative Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Motor and Flexible Modular Inverter System. Contract Confirms GE’s Reputation as a Leader in Drive Technology for Wind Power and Test Systems. GE’s Power Conversion business (NYSE: GE) has signed a turnkey contract with the … Continue reading GE Power Conversion to Supply One of the World
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Technological progress brings Europe-wide electricity grid closer
Recent technological advances by leading engineering companies to improve the integration of renewable energy, especially wind energy, within Europe’s power grid by 2020, will bring a pan-European electricity grid closer to reality. Last year, the Swiss-based engineering company ABB announced the development of the world’s first circuit breaker for high voltage direct current (HVDC). “This … Continue reading Technological progress brings Europe-wide electricity grid closer
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European Parliament votes yes to 2030 renewable energy target
The European Parliament called for the “successful” 2020 renewable energy target to be prolonged to 2030. “The Parliament has once again recognised what a strong renewables industry, driven by ambitious targets, can do for Europe’s economy, jobs, energy security and the climate”, commented Stephane Bourgeois, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the European Wind Energy Association … Continue reading European Parliament votes yes to 2030 renewable energy target
Continue readingIowa and South Dakota Approach 25 Percent Electricity from Wind in 2012: Unprecedented Contribution of Wind Power in U.S. Midwest
Defying conventional wisdom about the limits of wind power, in 2012 both Iowa and South Dakota generated close to one quarter of their electricity from wind farms. Wind energy accounted for at least 10 percent of electricity generation in seven other states. Across the United States, wind power continues to strengthen its case as a … Continue reading Iowa and South Dakota Approach 25 Percent Electricity from Wind in 2012: Unprecedented Contribution of Wind Power in U.S. Midwest
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Pew: U.S. clean-energy surplus with China attributable to policy
A new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts showing a U.S. surplus in clean-energy trade with China underscores the importance of America taking a leadership role in the sector in order to reap the economic benefits. That was one conclusion reached by the clean-energy experts at Pew, which released the report last week. But … Continue reading Pew: U.S. clean-energy surplus with China attributable to policy
Continue readingGamesa submits the notice to call to the Shareholders
GAMESA CORPORACION TECNOLOGICA, S.A.- SIGNIFICANT EVENT As per set in Section 82 of the Act 24/1988, of the Stock Exchange, GAMESA announces the following statement: GAMESA CORPORACIÓN TECNOLÓGICA, SOCIEDAD ANÓNIMA 2013 SHAREHOLDERS’ ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING The Board of Directors of Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, Sociedad Anónima agreed in its meeting of March 8, 2013 to call … Continue reading Gamesa submits the notice to call to the Shareholders
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US: Solar Power Growing but Still Too Small
U.S. Solar Market Grows 76% in 2012; Now an Increasingly-Competitive Energy Source for Millions of Americans Today. GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) today released U.S. Solar Market Insight: Year-in-Review 2012, the definitive analysis of solar power markets in the U.S. With another record-breaking year, solar is the fastest growing energy source … Continue reading US: Solar Power Growing but Still Too Small
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