Costa Rican vice-president Ana Helena Chacón formally opened the 49.5 MW Chiripa wind farm in Tilarán (Guanacaste) this weekend. The facility is owned by a consortium consisting of ACCIONA Energía (65%) and the local group Ecoenergía (35%). The ceremony was attended by ACCIONA Energía CEO Rafael Mateo, the Spanish Ambassador to Costa Rica, Jesús Rodríguez-Andía, … Continue reading Wind power in Costa Rica: Accciona opened its first wind farm with 33 wind turbines
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Wind energy: Acciona installs wind farm with 33 wind turbines in Costa Rica
Chiripa wind power plant will supply 200 million kWh per year, servicing 80,000 homes. It consists of 33 wind turbines that are 80 meters high. The electricity they produce will be sold to ICE for 20 years, according to the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP). Each kWh will be sold for between 44 … Continue reading Wind energy: Acciona installs wind farm with 33 wind turbines in Costa Rica
Continue readingCentral America is attracting attention from solar energy photovoltaic power developers
Set to install an impressive 1.5 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) capacity within a six-year period through 2018, Central America is attracting attention from PV developers from around the world, according to a new report from IHS Technology (NYSE: IHS). This year, total PV capacity for the six countries of Costa Rica, El … Continue reading Central America is attracting attention from solar energy photovoltaic power developers
Continue readingOrosí wind farm in Costa Rica
Citigroup has issued a $45.5 million line of credit for the purchase and import of 25 Gamesa wind turbines for the Orosí wind farm, located in the area of Quebrada Grande near Liberia, Guanacaste. The new wind turbines are expected to generate an additional 50 MW of power. The line of credit was provided to … Continue reading Orosí wind farm in Costa Rica
Continue readingNew Wind Farm in Costa Rica
Acciona Energy and the Costa Rican society Ecoenergía Group have started a commercial wind farm operation near Chiripa, in the Tilarán area. The wind energy plant will be inaugurated in November and will have a capacity of 49.5 Megawatt (MW) (33 wind turbines of 1.5 MW each). Laurent Mugica, of Acciona Energy, announced that the … Continue reading New Wind Farm in Costa Rica
Continue readingVestas receives 21 MW wind energy order for Costa Rica
Vestas has signed an order for seven V90-3.0 MW wind turbines for the Tilawind wind power plant in Costa Rica. Vestas has signed an order for seven V90-3.0 MW wind turbines for the Tilawind wind power plant in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. Delivery of the turbines will start in the third quarter of … Continue reading Vestas receives 21 MW wind energy order for Costa Rica
Continue readingGlobeleq to build more wind power generation in Central America
Globeleq, the leading wind energy company in Central America, announced the financial close and notice to proceed on construction of two wind generation projects in Costa Rica and Honduras. Construction of the 50 MW Orosi project in Costa Rica and the 24 MW expansion of the existing 102 MW Cerro de Hula wind farm will … Continue reading Globeleq to build more wind power generation in Central America
Continue readingGamesa to Build Wind Farm in Costa Rica
The contract with Globeleq Mesoamerica Energywill allow the Spanish company to set up 25 of its G87 2MW wind turbines at the project location in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica. Gamesa will likely additionally create much of the necessary infrastructure for the premises which includes a substation, a high-tension line and grid connection. The … Continue reading Gamesa to Build Wind Farm in Costa Rica
Continue readingWind energy in Costa Rica: Gamesa to install a turnkey wind farm with capacity of 50 MW
Gamesa will deliver and install 25 of its G87-2.0 MW wind turbines for Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy in the Orosí wind power project. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed a contract to build, deliver and install a 50-MW wind farm as a turnkey project for Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy (GME) in Costa Rica. … Continue reading Wind energy in Costa Rica: Gamesa to install a turnkey wind farm with capacity of 50 MW
Continue readingGamesa: Ex-Im Bank Approves $61.1 Million for Export of U.S.-Made Wind Turbines to Costa Rica
The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has approved a $61.1 million direct loan to Inversiones Eolicas de Orosi Dos S.A. (Orosi), a subsidiary of the leading Central American wind-generation company Globeleq Mesoamerica Energy, for the purchase of wind-turbine generators manufactured by Gamesa in Fairless Hills, Pa. The authorization, which represents Ex-Im Bank’s … Continue reading Gamesa: Ex-Im Bank Approves $61.1 Million for Export of U.S.-Made Wind Turbines to Costa Rica
Continue readingGeothermal Energy Projects Skyrocket
According to the “2013 Geothermal Power: Internal Market Overview,” 70 countries are moving forward with nearly 700 projects, rocketing expected global geothermal capacity to reach 12,000MW by the end of 2013. “There are so many projects moving forward that just a year or two ago were ideas on paper,” says Ben Matek, the report’s author. … Continue reading Geothermal Energy Projects Skyrocket
Continue readingWind energy in Costa Rica: new wind farm
The province of Guanacaste, an area where the winds blow strong, is hot for investors interested in wind farms, reports Nacion.com (Jan. 3, 2013). In Tilaran, Guanacaste, thereare already five wind power plants with wind turbines in operation. One is owned by the state run Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), and the other four are … Continue reading Wind energy in Costa Rica: new wind farm
Continue readingCosta Rica Wind Farm Completed On Schedule
Germany-based juwi says its subsidiary, juwi Energias Renovables, has completed the Eolico Valle Central wind farm, located near San Jose, Costa Rica. The 15.3 MW wind farm uses 17 Enercon E-44 900 kW wind turbines and will generate enough electricity to power approximately 15,000 homes, the company says. Despite many logistical challenges, the wind project … Continue reading Costa Rica Wind Farm Completed On Schedule
Continue readingFirst large scale solar power plant inaugurated in Costa Rica
Costa Rican authorities inaugurated the country’s first large-scale solar energy plant, built with a $10 million Japanese donation. President Laura Chinchilla and the head of the Costa Rican Institute of Electricity, or ICE, Teofilo de la Torre, inaugurated the Miravalles solar park in Bagaces, a small town in the northwestern province of Guanacaste. “Today we … Continue reading First large scale solar power plant inaugurated in Costa Rica
Continue readingRight campaign against renewable energy and green jobs in the U.S.
The right hates the wind energy and solar power. The Republicans love coal and nuclear power.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas starts construction of own wind farm for 100 MW in Chile
Vestas has started the construction of a fully owned wind power project for 100 MW in Chile.
Continue readingWWEA: Global Wind Power Market Recovering After Tough 2010
The global wind energy market saw a sound revival in the first half of this year and regained momentum after a weak year in 2010, the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) says in its half-year report.
Continue readingRepower new wind power plant in Italy
Repower has announced that construction has begun on a new wind farm in Lucera in the Apulian province of Foggia, Italy. The wind energy installation, developed by Repower, will be generating electricity by 2012.
Continue readingNissan Begins Tests for NV200 Electric Vehicles
Preparing electric cars with lithium ion batteries for the compact commercial market, aiming to become the leader in zero emissions.
Continue readingBASF is entering the business of electrolytes for lithium-ion batteries
Innovative materials and functional components are prerequisites for safe, efficient and affordable electric vehicles.
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