Danish manufacturer Vestas has been knocked off its perch as top wind turbine supplier for first time in 13 years. Danish wind manufacturer Vestas had been the world leader from 2000 to 2011 but in 2012, GE Wind grabbed 15.5 percent of the market share. GE and Siemens boomed while Vestas, Goldwind and Sinovel faltered. … Continue reading A Record Year for World Wind Energy in 2012
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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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Acciona Windpower opens its first wind energy component manufacturing plant in Brazil
Dedicated to the assembly of hubs for wind turbines, the plant is located in Bahia and has a production capacity of 135 units/year. ACCIONA Windpower, a subsidiary of the ACCIONA Group dedicated to the design, manufacture and sale of wind turbines, today inaugurated its wind turbine hub assembly plant in Sim
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IMPSA Signs US$ 238 M Contract for the Construction of the Chu
The wind farm will be the first to have wind turbines manufactured at IMPSA’s new production centerin Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. IMPSA has signed a new contract with Chuí Holding S.A. –formed by Eletrosul (49%) and the Rio Bravo Fundo de Investimento em Participação (51%)– by which both companies will be building six wind … Continue reading IMPSA Signs US$ 238 M Contract for the Construction of the Chu
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Alstom signs billion dollar wind turbines contract with Brazil
Alstom, France’s transport infrastructure and power generation giant, on Wesdnesday said it signed a preliminary accord with Brazilian energy group Renova Energia to provide hundreds of wind tribunes worth more than one billion euros (1.35 billion U.S. dollars). Under the four-year agreement, Alstom will “operate and maintain in Brazil around 440 onshore wind turbines” that … Continue reading Alstom signs billion dollar wind turbines contract with Brazil
Continue readingALSTOM and Renova Energia Sign a Preliminary Agreement in Brazil for the Supply of Wind Turbines
Alstom Renewable Power (Paris:ALO) announced on 6 February 2013 the signature of a memorandum of understanding with Renova Energia, leader in wind power generation in Brazil, to supply, operate and maintain in Brazil around 440 onshore wind turbines for a total amount exceeding 1 billion. From 2.7 MW to 3 MW each, these turbines will … Continue reading ALSTOM and Renova Energia Sign a Preliminary Agreement in Brazil for the Supply of Wind Turbines
Continue readingPromising wind energy outlooks for Brazil, China and the Middle East
The New Year will soon be upon us, and so will the new opportunities for wind power it could hold. With this in mind, Nigel Crowe from PMSS and Lead Session Chair at the EWEA Annual Event from 4-7 February, talks to us about wind power’s emerging markets outside Europe… Where are the three most … Continue reading Promising wind energy outlooks for Brazil, China and the Middle East
Continue readingWind Energy Sells at World’s Lowest Rate in Brazil Auction
Four energy developers agreed to sell power from 10 proposed wind farms in Brazil at the cheapest rates ever. Enerfin Sociedad de Energia SA, Renova Energia SA (RNEW11), EGP- Serra Azul and Bioenergy Geradora de Energia Ltda. won contracts to sell electricity to distributors for an average price of 87.94 reais ($42.16) a megawatt-hour, Brazil’s … Continue reading Wind Energy Sells at World’s Lowest Rate in Brazil Auction
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GE Supplies Brazilian Wind Farm
GE and Brazil’s Renova Energia have signed a US$394 million contract for 230 wind turbines for a wind farm in Bahia state of Brazil. The purchase is part of Renova’s expansion plans that began in November 2011 with the construction of the Alto Sertão II Wind Farm, comprising 15 parks with a total installed capacity … Continue reading GE Supplies Brazilian Wind Farm
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ENERGIMP’s investment in wind energy in Brazil reaches R$ 3 billion
ENERGIMP, a subsidiary of IMPSA and FI-FGTS, has put UEE Quixaba –its fourteenth wind farm– into commercial operation. Located in the state of Ceará, Quixaba raises to 347 the number of MW in commercial operation in Brazil. In addition to the Quixaba Wind Farm, the Company is on schedule with its plan to bring an … Continue reading ENERGIMP’s investment in wind energy in Brazil reaches R$ 3 billion
Continue readingBrazil wind energy generation rockets 216% in 3 yrs
Brazil’s wind power generation expanded by 216% in the last three years, a publication of local daily O Estado de Sao Paulo from yesterday showed. In 2009, the share of wind energy in the country’s combined power generation stood at only 0.6%, the daily said. Also, from 2009 to 2012, the price of wind power … Continue reading Brazil wind energy generation rockets 216% in 3 yrs
Continue readingIberdrola, Neoenergia Start Building 150MW Brazil Wind Farm
Iberdrola SA (IBE), the world’s second- biggest wind power operator, said it started building the 150- megawatt Calango wind energy project in Brazil’s Rio Grande do Norte state with Brazilian group Neoenergia SA. The Calango project is scheduled to start operating at the end of next year. The five 30-megawatt wind farms, along with five … Continue reading Iberdrola, Neoenergia Start Building 150MW Brazil Wind Farm
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Brazil Braxenergy to install two 30 MW photovoltaic solar power plants
Brazilian renewable energy developer Braxenergy filed a request with local energy sector watchdog Aneel for the installation of two 30 MW photovoltaic (PV) solar plants, Juazeiro I and Juazeiro II, and their respective transmission systems. Braxenergy plans to install the ventures in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state. Aneel has also received a request for the installation … Continue reading Brazil Braxenergy to install two 30 MW photovoltaic solar power plants
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LM Wind Power announces expansion in Brazil
The wind energy development in the northeast of Brazil is predicted to contribute to the generation of 1,500 direct jobs with an overall investment of 100 million reais. LM Wind Power will join companies such as the Argentine turbine manufacturer IMPSA, tower manufacturer RM Wind and Iraeta, a company that produces flanges which also has … Continue reading LM Wind Power announces expansion in Brazil
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Alstom to Provide 122 Wind Turbines for Brazil’s Wind Farm
Alstom will supply and install 122 wind turbines for two wind energy projects Brazilian holding company Queiroz Galvao SA is developing. Alstom (Paris:ALO) has signed two contracts totaling ?270 million with Queiroz Galvão, one of the main infrastructure groups in Brazil. The contracts cover the manufacturing, delivery, installation and commissioning of ECO 122 wind turbines … Continue reading Alstom to Provide 122 Wind Turbines for Brazil’s Wind Farm
Continue readingBrazil Expects Wind Power to Rise 11-Fold by 2012
The Ministry of Mines and Energy expects 15.6 gigawatts of wind farm capacity by 2021, compared to 1.4 gigawatts last year. Wind energy has been the fastest growing source in government auctions for contracts to supply power since 2009, according to the report. Wind energy capacity in Brazil will rise 11-fold through 2021, faster than … Continue reading Brazil Expects Wind Power to Rise 11-Fold by 2012
Continue readingSpanish firms eye Brazil’s wind energy sector
Brazil’s main source of power is hydroelectric energy, which accounts for 78.7 percent of the country’s total installed capacity. That proportion, however, is expected to fall to 71.2 percent in 2016 due to economic, environmental and other factors, Hermes Chipp, president of the Brazilian Power System Operator, or ONS, said Thursday during a lunch with … Continue reading Spanish firms eye Brazil’s wind energy sector
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OWPST and Eolica Brasil team up for offshore wind power JV
The new company, Servemar, will also market the Titan 200 in Latin America and the Caribbean. OWPST holds a 49% stake in the venture. Offshore Wind Power Systems of Texas (OWPST) has formed a joint venture with developer Eolica Brasil to use its proprietary mobile jack-up platform for an ambitious 11.2GW wind energy project planned … Continue reading OWPST and Eolica Brasil team up for offshore wind power JV
Continue readingAlstom to provide 68 wind turbines for brazilian wind farm
Alstom Renewable Power has signed a letter of intent with Casa dos Ventos, one of the largest Brazilian wind power generation developers, to provide wind turbines for new farms in the state of Rio Grande do Norte (northeastern Brazil). Under this €230 million agreement, Alstom will supply 68 wind ECO 122 wind turbines and … Continue reading Alstom to provide 68 wind turbines for brazilian wind farm
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Gamesa strengthens its Brazilian wind power presence with 258 MW
Gamesa will install 129 of its G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at 10 wind farms which Santa Vitória do Palmar Holding is set to develop in southern Brazil and will perform operation and maintenance (O&M) services on the machines for 20 years. It is the first contract signed with a subsidiary of the country’s national power … Continue reading Gamesa strengthens its Brazilian wind power presence with 258 MW
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