Machines have invaded a windswept rural valley in eastern Portugal. Squat white containers stare at the hillsides, sweeping lasers across the eucalyptus-studded slopes, and towers bristling with scientific instruments soar 100 meters into the air. Their international team of minders will spend the next five months measuring nearly everything it can about the wind that … Continue reading International team seeks better picture of wind as it moves over rugged terrain
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Senvion announces framework agreement for up to 216 MW in Portugal
Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has announced the signature of a framework contract with EDP Renewables in Portugal totaling up to 216 megawatts (MW). The agreement will include wind turbines from the Senvion MM and 3.XM series and the contract is valid until the end of 2019. This framework contract also includes … Continue reading Senvion announces framework agreement for up to 216 MW in Portugal
Continue readingPortugal runs on renewable energy for four days
For 107 hours, the country of ten million powered itself with solar, wind, hydro and nuclear power. James Watson, the CEO of SolarPower Europe said Portugal’s achievement was a sign of things to come. “This is a significant achievement for a European country, but what seems extraordinary today will be commonplace in Europe in just … Continue reading Portugal runs on renewable energy for four days
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Mitsubishi Corporation: Participating in floating offshore wind farm project in Portugal
Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) and Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda) are pleased to announce that MC (through its subsidiary Diamond Generating Europe), Chiyoda (through its subsidiary Chiyoda Generating Europe), EDP Renewables, Repsol, and Engie have agreed to participate in floating offshore wind farm project in Portugal (WindFloat Atlantic Project), by acquiring a stake in Windplus, S.A., the project … Continue reading Mitsubishi Corporation: Participating in floating offshore wind farm project in Portugal
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Portuguese floating wind farm
EDP Renewables (EDPR), Mitsubishi (through its subsidiary Diamond Generating Europe), Chiyoda (through its subsidiary Chiyoda Generating Europe), Engie and Repsol entered into an agreement to implement a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Northern Portugal, known as the WindFloat Atlantic (WFA) project. The project, located 20km off the Portuguese coast at Viana do … Continue reading Portuguese floating wind farm
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Enel Green Power will exit the Portuguese renewables market
Enel Green Power S.p.A. (“EGP”) announced today that its subsidiary Enel Green Power España, S.L. (“EGPE”) has signed an agreement with Portuguese company First State Wind Energy Investments S.A. (“First State Wind Energy Investments”), for the sale of the entire share capital of Finerge Gestão de Projectos Energéticos, S.A. (“Finerge”), a wholly-owned EGPE subsidiary active … Continue reading Enel Green Power will exit the Portuguese renewables market
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Wind power in Portugal: EDF Energies Nouvelles completes extensions to two wind farms
EDF Energies Nouvelles is announcing the commissioning of additional capacity at the Arada-Montemuro (9.2 MW) and São Pedro (2 MW) wind farms in Portugal. These extensions have increased the combined capacity of these two facilities to 133 MW. Originally commissioned in 2008, the Arada-Montemuro wind farm in central Portugal has now been extended by … Continue reading Wind power in Portugal: EDF Energies Nouvelles completes extensions to two wind farms
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Wind energy in Portugal: wind farm project attracts investors
Ventinveste, a consortium of Portugal’s major energy and engineering companies, and Ferrostaal GmbH, the international project developer with investments worldwide, today announced that 220 million Euros of investment has been secured for a new wind farm project located in the North and central Portugal. Project Âncora will consist of four wind farms with a total … Continue reading Wind energy in Portugal: wind farm project attracts investors
Continue readingWind power in Portugal: Senvion wins 172 megawatts wind energy order for wind farm
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest wind turbine manufacturer, has concluded a turnkey contract with Âncora Wind – Energia Eólica, S.A. for the delivery and installation of 84 wind turbines with a total rated power of 171.6 megawatts (MW) for five wind farms in Portugal. Project sponsors are … Continue reading Wind power in Portugal: Senvion wins 172 megawatts wind energy order for wind farm
Continue readingWind energy in Portugal: Gamesa to install wind turbines in a 50-MW wind farm
Gamesa will install eight G97-2.0 MW and 17 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines in the Pisco wind farm being built in the north of the country. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed an agreement with wind farm developer and operator Exus Management Partners for the turnkey construction of a 50 MW facility … Continue reading Wind energy in Portugal: Gamesa to install wind turbines in a 50-MW wind farm
Continue readingWind power meet 25% of August electricity demand in Portugal
The meteorological conditions in August proved favourable to renewable energy production that correspondingly accounted for 40% of monthly energy consumption according to figures released by REN, the national grid operator, on Monday. Wind power was able to outstrip average August production by 5% whilst solar power production for the first time ever accounted for … Continue reading Wind power meet 25% of August electricity demand in Portugal
Continue readingWind Energy Project to Bring Investment to Portugal, Boosting Country’s Renewable Energy Cluster
Ventinveste, a consortium of some of Portugal’s top energy and engineering companies, and Ferrostaal GmbH, a project developer with investments worldwide, will build four wind farms in the country, in a €220 million investment that will strengthen the country’s renewable energy cluster. Project Ancora, as the venture is known, will comprise a combined 171,6 MW … Continue reading Wind Energy Project to Bring Investment to Portugal, Boosting Country’s Renewable Energy Cluster
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Iberian Peninsula’s geothermal energy can generate current electrical capacity five times over
The temperature increases by 30 ºC for every kilometre further underground. This thermal gradient, generated by the flow of heat from the inside of Earth and the breakdown of radioactive elements in the crust, produces geothermal power. About 500 power stations around the world already use it to generate electricity, although there are yet to … Continue reading Iberian Peninsula’s geothermal energy can generate current electrical capacity five times over
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Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World in Wind Power
Denmark produced one third of its electricity from the wind in 2013. In no other country has wind’s share of annual electricity generation yet topped 30 percent. But the Danes are not stopping there—they are eyeing a goal of 50 percent wind by 2020, with most of the needed expansion coming from offshore wind farms. … Continue reading Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World in Wind Power
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Wind Energy and Efficiency in Portugal
Enel Green Power Portugal is helping young people understand the benefits of renewable energy by offering them a chance to see its Serra da Capucha wind farm. EGP is opening the doors of the Serra da Capucha wind farm to local schools in Portugal and is taking part in a contest organised for young people … Continue reading Wind Energy and Efficiency in Portugal
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Project allows mid-Atlantic island to boost wind power capacity while maintaining stability of grid
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has delivered and commissioned a microgrid control solution that enables the island of Faial in the Atlantic ocean to add more wind energy to its power mix without destabilizing the network. Faial is one of nine volcanic islands in the Azores, a Portuguese archipelago located midway between … Continue reading Project allows mid-Atlantic island to boost wind power capacity while maintaining stability of grid
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Portugal reaches 225.5 MW of installed photovoltaic capacity
Cumulative photovoltaic capacity in Portugal reached 225.5 MW at the end of 2012, according to a report published by the Portuguese energy regulator, DGGE (Direcção Geral de Energia e Geologia), on March 4. Of these, 99.8 MW was photovoltaic power installed via mini-generation (up to 3.68 kW) and micro-generation (up to 250 kW) schemes. In … Continue reading Portugal reaches 225.5 MW of installed photovoltaic capacity
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Gamesa lands a wind energy contract to service 400 MW of wind turbines for EDP Renewables in Europe
Gamesa will perform maintenance services for a period of three years – which may be extended for another three years – on 402 Gamesa- built wind turbines, each with capacity of 850 kW, and on 29 Gamesa 2.0 MW turbines. Additionally, it will provide technical assistance for 179 wind turbines, each with capacity of … Continue reading Gamesa lands a wind energy contract to service 400 MW of wind turbines for EDP Renewables in Europe
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WindFloat project ushers in a new era of offshore wind energy
EVWIND The WindFloat Agucadoura unit is a Vestas 2 MW floating wind turbine moored in water depths of slightly less than 50 meters, 4 km offshore the northern coast of Portugal. Portugal’s first offshore wind turbine – a floating offshore wind turbine called the WindFloat Agucadoura – has been installed and certified. ABS, the leading … Continue reading WindFloat project ushers in a new era of offshore wind energy
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