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Wind power in Costa Rica: Accciona opened its first wind farm with 33 wind turbines

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

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Central 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

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Vestas 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

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Globeleq 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

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Gamesa 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

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Wind 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

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Gamesa: 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

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Geothermal 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

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Wind 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

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Costa 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

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First 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

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