EDF Energies Nouvelles said on Friday it had submitted two bids in a second French tender for offshore wind power capacity as the country seeks to become a leading player in the sector and cut its reliance on nuclear energy. EDF Energies Nouvelles has joined with Germany’s WPD Offshore to compete for the contract with … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles and GDF Suex compete in French offshore wind energy tender
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Vestas receives fifteenth order from EOLE-RES for 20 MW in France
EOLE-RES has signed an agreement to construct a wind power plant using 10 V100-2.0 MW turbines. This will be the customer’s fifteenth wind power plant with Vestas turbines, and turbine installation will commence in the first quarter of 2014. The Haut Chemin wind power plant will be installed in the Haute Marne department, in the … Continue reading Vestas receives fifteenth order from EOLE-RES for 20 MW in France
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Wind energy in France: Nordex wind farm bought by Stadtwerke M
The Munich municipal utility Stadtwerke München has acquired a further wind farm from Nordex SE. The project was developed and installed on a turn-key basis by Nordex and is already in operation. Named “Chaussée de César Sud” because the turbines’ row underlines an ancient roman road, the wind farm is located in Central France near … Continue reading Wind energy in France: Nordex wind farm bought by Stadtwerke M
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Siemens to supply Direct-Drive Wind Turbines to France
Siemens received an order from France for the supply, installation and commissioning of a total of 24 direct-drive wind turbines for four French wind projects, located in the Nord Pas-de-Calais and Picardie regions in northern France. The investors for this, each with 50 Percent, are Diamond Generating Europe Limited (DGE) and the French renewable energy … Continue reading Siemens to supply Direct-Drive Wind Turbines to France
Continue readingGDF SUEZ and EDP Renewables join forces in view of the next French offshore wind energy tender
GDF SUEZ and EDP Renewables have signed an agreement to participate jointly in the next public tender for offshore wind projects in France, whose final purpose is the development and installation of a total of 1,000 MW in French waters – 500 MW in Le Tréport (Haute-Normandie) and 500 MW close to the islands of … Continue reading GDF SUEZ and EDP Renewables join forces in view of the next French offshore wind energy tender
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GDF-Suez, EDP Join Areva in French Offshore Wind Farm Bid
French power utilities GDF-Suez and EDP Renewables, part of Portugal’s Energias de Portugal group, have decided to join French nuclear technology group Areva to submit tenders for two offshore wind farm projects in France. The companies will bid for 500-megawatt wind farms to be built at Le Treport, in the English Channel, and near the … Continue reading GDF-Suez, EDP Join Areva in French Offshore Wind Farm Bid
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French President Francois Hollande vows no fracking while he is president
French President Francois Hollande on Sunday refused any exploration of the shale gas in France during his five-year-mandate. “As long as I am president, there will be no exploration for shale gas,” the president said in a National Day interview on local TV. “On shale gas, there is a debate that has lasted too long,” … Continue reading French President Francois Hollande vows no fracking while he is president
Continue readingMena region targets three-fold increase in renewable energy by 2020
Despite having considerable solar power and wind power potential, renewable energy makes a minimal contribution to power generation across most of the MENA region, and in particular in the GCC.
Continue readingGE Wins More than $800 Million in New Commitments for Brazilian Wind Energy and Gas Projects
In Brazil?s 2009 and 2010 auctions, GE won commitments to supply more than 800 megawatts of wind power using 1.5/1.6 wind turbines.
Continue readingJapan plans offshore wind energy plant for Fukushima coast
In order to take lead in offshore wind power, we want domestic studies and developments to take place and manufacturers to boost capabilities.
Continue readingDuke Energy to build 200 MW wind farm in Texas
Duke Energy Renewables will build, own and operate the 200-megawatt (MW) Los Vientos I Wind power Project in Willacy County.
Continue readingWind energy helps meet new Texas record for electricity demand
Texas set a new record for electricity demand, and as it had a day before, wind power helped keep the lights on and the air conditioning running. Texas wind turbines contributed 2,000 MW during that hour.
Continue readingPattern to Deliver 870 MW of Wind Energy to the Ontario Power Authority
Currently operating 520 MW of wind power in North America, Pattern is scheduled to start construction on new wind farm projects totaling more than 1,000 MW over the next 12 months.
Continue readingOrmonde Offshore Wind Energy Plant off Barrow completed
Work on a 30 wind turbines wind farm off the coast of Cumbria has been completed. Swedish-based energy firm Vattenfall began construction of the Ormonde Wind Farm, in the Irish Sea off the coast of Barrow.
Continue readingVietnam really wants to develop wind energy, but it has not done necessary things
Vietnam really wants to develop wind power, but it has not done necessary things to encourage the development of the industry. Low purchase prices, wind farm plants unable to develop.
Continue readingElectric vehicles and wind energy
An average electric car with lithium ion batteries consumes 0.2 kWh per kilometre. Wind energy produced in Europe in 2010 could power 90.8 million electric cars.
Continue readingCumulative Concentrated Solar Power Photovoltaic to grow from 23 MW in 2010 to 12.5 GW by 2020
Out of a global concentrated solar energy photovoltaic cumulative installed capacity of currently 23 MW, in 2010 Spain dominated the CPV market with about 16 MW.
Continue readingBP Wind Energy PPA for proposed Mehoopany Wind Farm
The proposed wind power plant would place about 90 wind turbines in Noxen, Forkston, Mehoppany and Eaton townships and generate as much as 144 megawatts of energy.
Continue readingVestas inks wind energy deal with China Datang Renewable
The wind turbines will be installed on the Dayuanshan wind farm, which is located in Wuchuan County in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.
Continue readingPPG data sheet highlights SOLARPHIRE AR anti-reflective glass improvements
With solar transmittance of 96.3 percent, double-coated Solarphire 2XAR glass may help even more than Solarphire AR glass to make concentrated solar power photovoltaic modules operate more efficiently
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