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Nordex aims for profitable growth with Acciona Windpower

At its Capital Markets Day in Frankfurt, Nordex SE (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) presented its medium-term strategic targets for the period through 2018. These plans are based on the assumption that it will be able to merge its operating business with that of Acciona Windpower (AWP) at the beginning of 2016. Nordex has already applied for antitrust … Continue reading Nordex aims for profitable growth with Acciona Windpower

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Acciona Energía receives two CEMEX works development and innovation awards for the ventika wind farm complex in Mexico

Acciona Energía Mexico has received two awards  at the 24th CEMEX Works Awards  for the construction of the Ventika and Ventika II wind farms, located in the  town of General Bravo, Nuevo León. With a joint capacity of 252 MW, these  parks, delivered turn-key by ACCIONA Energía for a consortium consisting of  Fisterra Energy, CEMEX … Continue reading Acciona Energía receives two CEMEX works development and innovation awards for the ventika wind farm complex in Mexico

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Acciona Windpower reaches 1,000 MW of wind turbines installed with concrete towers

ACCIONA Windpower (AWP), the ACCIONA Group subsidiary dedicated to the design, manufacture and commercialization of wind turbines, has now installed more than 1,000 MW (1 GW) of wind power capacity using concrete tower technology. The company revealed this figure during the opening of the Windaba 2015 trade fair now underway in Cape Town, South Africa. … Continue reading Acciona Windpower reaches 1,000 MW of wind turbines installed with concrete towers

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Nordex and Acciona Windpower join forces to create a major player in the wind energy industry

Nordex is acquiring Corporación Acciona Windpower S.L. from Acciona S.A. to form a new major player in the wind industry. The purchase price is paid in cash and new shares issued without subscription rights. The closing of the transaction is subject to standard market conditions, including merger clearance by the relevant competition authorities. In combining … Continue reading Nordex and Acciona Windpower join forces to create a major player in the wind energy industry

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Acciona Windpower enters the German wind turbine market

ACCIONA Windpower, an ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs and manufactures wind turbines, has opened a sales office in Mainz (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany) as a first step towards introducing its products into one of the main European wind power markets. Another example of ACCIONA Windpower’s interest in the German market is its presence, with its own stand, … Continue reading Acciona Windpower enters the German wind turbine market

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Wind energy in South Africa: Acciona first wind farm

ACCIONA Energía, through a consortium in which it holds a majority stake, has put its first wind farm – Gouda – into commercial operation with a capacity of 138 megawatts (135.2 MW net). This means that the company now has two renewables facilities in operation in the country, following the start-up of the 94.3 MWp … Continue reading Wind energy in South Africa: Acciona first wind farm

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Acciona Windpower opens a service center for wind farms contracted in northeast Brazil

ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs and manufactures wind turbines, has created a Wind Power Service Center in the city of Mossoró to service wind farms located in northeast Brazil, where the company has signed contracts for the supply of 264 turbines totaling 792 MW overall capacity. The center, located in one of … Continue reading Acciona Windpower opens a service center for wind farms contracted in northeast Brazil

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Acciona Windpower totally complies with the requirements for nationally-sourced components to sell wind turbines in Brazil

ACCIONA Windpower, a subsidiary of the ACCIONA Group, has complied with the last requests issued by the BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank) for the national sourcing of components for wind turbines, meaning that wind power projects in Brazil can be financed under terms that are more favorable. It has complied with them six months in advance … Continue reading Acciona Windpower totally complies with the requirements for nationally-sourced components to sell wind turbines in Brazil

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Wind power in Brazil: Acciona wind turbines for a wind farm

The contract covers thirty-three AW125/3000 wind turbines mounted on 120-meter-high concrete towers. Construction work on the Vila Pará complex in Rio Grande do Norte will start in 2016. ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures and markets wind turbines, has signed a contract with wind power developer Voltalia for the supply of 99 … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: Acciona wind turbines for a wind farm

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Acciona Windpower will install more than 800 MW of wind power in North America in 2015

ACCIONA Windpower (AWP), a subsidiary of the ACCIONA Group that designs, manufactures and markets wind turbines, plans to install 805.5  MW in North America in 2015. 94% of this capacity will be with 3 MW wind  turbines. All these facilities are owned by third-party customers.   By the end of this year, the Green Pastures … Continue reading Acciona Windpower will install more than 800 MW of wind power in North America in 2015

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Acciona Windpower opens a wind turbine plant in Brazil, the biggest wind energy market for sales of its 3 MW wind turbine

ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA subsidiary dedicated to the design, manufacture and sale of wind turbines, has opened a turbine assembly plant at Simões Filho (Bahia, Brazil). It is already producing all the 3 MW machines for the Brazilian market.   The opening ceremony was presided by the Governor of Bahia, Rui Costa dos Santos, who … Continue reading Acciona Windpower opens a wind turbine plant in Brazil, the biggest wind energy market for sales of its 3 MW wind turbine

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Wind energy in Brazil: Acciona Windpower opens wind turbine factory in Bahia

Acciona Windpower, the wind division of Spain’s Acciona, opened today its 300-MW wind turbine factory in the Brazilian state of Bahia.   Capable of producing 100 pieces of 3-MW wind turbines per year in the city of Simoes Filho, the plant can double its production if needed, Acciona Windpower president, Jose Luis Blanco, was quoted … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Acciona Windpower opens wind turbine factory in Bahia

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Acciona’s net profit grows 28.5% to € 42 in first quarter 2015

ACCIONA’s attributable net profit rose 28.5% to €42 million in the first quarter of 2015 thanks to the growth of ACCIONA Energia. The favourable evolution of ACCIONA Windpower, which achieved an Ebidta of €15 million in the first quarter of 2015, against a loss of €4 million the year before, and a strong quarter for … Continue reading Acciona’s net profit grows 28.5% to € 42 in first quarter 2015

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Wind energy in Mexico: Acciona Windpower will supply 129 MW of wind turbines for a wind farm

Acciona Windpower, the Acciona Group subsidiary that  designs, manufactures and markets wind turbines, will supply 43 three-megawatt  turbines – a total of 129 MW – to a renewable energy sector company for a wind  farm in Mexico. With this contract, ACCIONA Windpower has now sold  988.5 MW in Mexico, of which 38% correspond to its … Continue reading Wind energy in Mexico: Acciona Windpower will supply 129 MW of wind turbines for a wind farm

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International prize awarded to Acciona for sustainability with a wind power project in Mexico

Acciona Energía has won the Infraestructura 360º prize awarded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) for the sustainability of its infrastructure projects implemented in the Latin America/Caribbean area. The winning project was the Eurus wind farm, a 250.5-megawatt (MW) facility located in the west of the State of Oaxaca, Mexico. The jury particularly highlighted its … Continue reading International prize awarded to Acciona for sustainability with a wind power project in Mexico

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Acciona Windpower signs a new contract in Brazil and passes 1,000 MW of its AW3000 wind turbines

ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA Group subsidiary dedicated to the design, manufacture and sale of wind turbines, has reached agreement with Atlantic Energias Renováveis and the British private equity firm Actis to supply 195 megawatts (MW) –sixty-five 3 MW turbines– for a wind power complex located in the State of Piauí (northest Brazil). The wind farm, … Continue reading Acciona Windpower signs a new contract in Brazil and passes 1,000 MW of its AW3000 wind turbines

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Wind energy in Mexico: Acciona Windpower inaugurates the first concrete tower production plant

ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures and markets wind turbines, has set up the first operational plant in Mexico for the production of concrete towers for wind turbines at General Escobedo, near Monterrey. It means the creation of around 300 direct and more than 1,500 indirect jobs. The plant produces concrete segments … Continue reading Wind energy in Mexico: Acciona Windpower inaugurates the first concrete tower production plant

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Acciona goes back to black ink

After a €1,972 million loss in 2013, ACCIONA returned to profit in 2014 with attributable net earnings of €185 million, thanks to its 2013-2014 Action Plan, which was implemented to mitigate the effects of regulatory reforms in the Spanish energy sector. ACCIONA is cautiously optimistic about its business environment following the achievement of the objectives … Continue reading Acciona goes back to black ink

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Acciona to supply 39 Wind Turbines for Rio Energy wind energy plant

Acciona SA, Spain’s second-largest clean-energy company, will supply 39 wind turbines to renewable-energy developer Rio Energy for a Brazilian wind farm.     ACCIONA Windpower (AWP), the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures and sells wind turbines, ended the 2014 financial year with 2,088 MW of accumulated sales of its AW3000 turbine, following the signature … Continue reading Acciona to supply 39 Wind Turbines for Rio Energy wind energy plant

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Voltalia starts 30 MW wind farm in Brazil with Acciona Windpower wind turbines

Voltalia, a French developer of clean-energy projects, started a 30 MW wind farm in Brazil. Areia Branca, which features Acciona Windpower wind turbines, will be completed with the commissioning of the 10 3MW turbines of the Carcara 1 wind farm by the end of next month. The Terral wind farm in Areia Branca in the … Continue reading Voltalia starts 30 MW wind farm in Brazil with Acciona Windpower wind turbines

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