El Salvador will solicit bids for 40 megawatts of wind energy and 60 megawatts of solar power in November as the Central American nation seeks to diversify its energy supply from fossil fuels. Developers will compete for contracts to sell electricity for 20 years to local distributors and winners will be announced as soon as … Continue reading El Salvador solicits bids for 40 MW of wind energy and 60 MW of solar power
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Fossil-funded Robert Michaels goes 0-9 in attacks on wind energy
Robert Michaels, a Senior Fellow at the fossil fuel industry-funded[1] Institute for Energy Research (IER), is testifying today at a House hearing on the wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) where AWEA
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West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm installs first turbine
West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm installs first turbineThe first of 108 Siemens 3.6MW turbines has been successfully installed at the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm, a 50/50 joint venture between DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables. Following the recent milestone of hitting the halfway mark on foundation installation, on Friday 27th September … Continue reading West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm installs first turbine
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Availon wins full maintenance contract for Vattenfall
Availon, a leading wind farm service provider, announced today that it was awarded a complete maintenance contract for Vattenfall’s 12MW Jänschwalde wind farm, located near Cottbus in the German federal state of Brandenburg. Availon was already in charge of maintaining three of the turbines since 2012, and it has now taken over the responsibility for … Continue reading Availon wins full maintenance contract for Vattenfall
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First ADF partial risk guarantee approved in Kenya for largest African wind power project
The Board of the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved the Lake Turkana Transmission Line Delay Partial Risk Guarantee for €20 million, the first of the African Development Fund's Partial Risk Guarantees (ADF PRG). The ADF PRG is a risk mitigation instrument that covers private lenders and investors against the risk of a possible government failure … Continue reading First ADF partial risk guarantee approved in Kenya for largest African wind power project
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GE Energy Financial Services Provides Structured Equity Commitment for Invenergy
Invenergy Wind LLC (“Invenergy”) announced today that it has arranged debt and tax equity financing for its 200.6 MW Prairie Breeze Wind Energy Center project (“Prairie Breeze”), which is under construction approximately 100 miles northwest of Lincoln, Nebraska. The financing included construction and term loans with Sovereign Bank, N.A. (an affiliate of Banco Santander S.A.), … Continue reading GE Energy Financial Services Provides Structured Equity Commitment for Invenergy
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Vestas to close nacelle assembly factory in Taranto
To match production capacity with market demands, Vestas Executive Management intends to close the nacelle assembly factory in Taranto, Italy. Negotiations with local employee organisations will be initiated as soon as possible. Yesterday, employees at Vestas
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GE Energy Financial Services and Partners Announce Completion of Expansion at Colorado Highlands Wind Project
The expansion of Colorado’s newest renewable energy facility is complete, with the Colorado Highlands Wind project now capable of generating 91 megawatts of electricity for Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association. The facility originally came on-line in December of 2012, with 42 1.6-megawatt GE turbines able to produce 67 megawatts of power. The expansion – which … Continue reading GE Energy Financial Services and Partners Announce Completion of Expansion at Colorado Highlands Wind Project
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U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 11 Percent Since 2007
Carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels in the United States peaked at more than 1.6 billion tons of carbon in 2007. Since then they have fallen 11 percent, dropping to over 1.4 billion tons in 2013, according to estimates from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Emissions shrank rapidly during the recession, then bounced back … Continue reading U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions Down 11 Percent Since 2007
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Statement to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on the wind energy Production Tax Credit
enior Vice President of Public Policy Rob Gramlich testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Healthcare and Entitlements regarding the oversight of the wind energy Production Tax Credit. Below is the text of the testimony: hives treatment Good morning, Chairman Lankford, Ranking Member Speier, and Subcommittee members.
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Mtoi to supply first wind energy pilot plant in Jordan for Nerc
The National research energy center has signed a contract with the Spanish company MTOI (owned by EL Sewedy Electric) for the supply and construction of the first pilot wind energy project along with the supply of a research laboratory in Shoubak Area with an installed power of 1.65 Mw as the first project for wind … Continue reading Mtoi to supply first wind energy pilot plant in Jordan for Nerc
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EU offshore wind energy industry needs regulatory stability
Between € 90 billion and € 123 billion are needed by the European offshore wind energy industry to meet its 2020 target of 40 GW. Yet the main obstacle to development is not the availability of the funding but the regulatory instability freezing the industry, a new report will show. Regulatory stability and a post-2020 … Continue reading EU offshore wind energy industry needs regulatory stability
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E.ON to open K
E.ON has reached a new milestone in the development of renewables. In the presence of Swedish energy minister Anna-Karin Hatt it officially opened the Kårehamn offshore wind farm near the Swedish island of Öland in the Baltic Sea. The wind farm had already been connected to the grid a few weeks ago after only 19 … Continue reading E.ON to open K
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Offshore Wind Power: AREVA, Entrepose Projets and Four
AREVA (Paris:AREVA), Entrepose Projets, a subsidiary of Entrepose Contracting, and Fouré Lagadec have signed an industrial partnership agreement for the manufacturing of AREVA’s offshore turbine masts destined for the future wind farms in France and in the south of United Kingdom. Already selected in 2012 for the Saint-Brieuc bay offshore park, AREVA is currently … Continue reading Offshore Wind Power: AREVA, Entrepose Projets and Four
Continue readingIPCC: fossil fuels must remain in ground to avoid climate catastrophe
Significant, concerted action is now required to stop the continued growth of toxic greenhouse gases caused by burning fossil fuels, says the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on global warming. Atmospheric concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse gases have increased to levels unprecedented in at least the last 800,000 years, … Continue reading IPCC: fossil fuels must remain in ground to avoid climate catastrophe
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Vestas receives 50 MW order in Uruguay for Fingano S.A.
Fingano S.A has signed an agreement with Vestas for its first wind power plant in Uruguay. Delivery of the 17 V112-3.0 MW will start in the second quarter of 2014. Vestas has received an order from Fingano S.A. for the Carape I wind power plant, which will be installed in Maldonado, Uruguay. The turbines are … Continue reading Vestas receives 50 MW order in Uruguay for Fingano S.A.
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Ming Yang wins 87 MW offshore wind energy deal
China Ming Yang Wind Power has secured a deal to construct and supply a 87 MW portion of a 100 MW offshore wind tender near Zhuhai Guishan Island, Guangdong Province, China. China Ming Yang Wind Power (NYSE: MY) (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”), announced that it has secured a total of 87MW in the first … Continue reading Ming Yang wins 87 MW offshore wind energy deal
Continue readingTimberWest and EDP Renewables Canada Partner on Large-Scale Wind Power Projects on Vancouver Island
TimberWest Forest Corp. (“TimberWest”) and EDP Renewables Canada Ltd. (“EDPR Canada”) have entered into a partnership to develop, build, and operate large-scale wind projects on southern Vancouver Island. TimberWest and EDPR Canada also announce that they have signed an MOU with the T’Sou-ke First Nation (“T’Sou-ke”) that envisions the potential of partnerships with the T’Sou-ke … Continue reading TimberWest and EDP Renewables Canada Partner on Large-Scale Wind Power Projects on Vancouver Island
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Foreign companies seek power generation in Myanmar through wind power
Two foreign companies from Thailand and China are making feasibility study on generating electricity in Myanmar through the use of wind power, according to the Ministry of Electric Power on Monday. Under respective memorandums of understanding initiated with the ministry, the Gunkul Engineering Public Co of Thailand is to conduct the feasibility on building wind … Continue reading Foreign companies seek power generation in Myanmar through wind power
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NextEra Energy Canada announces completion of Haldimand County wind farm
NextEra Energy Canada, ULC, today announced that its subsidiary, Summerhaven Wind, LP, has achieved commercial operation at its Summerhaven Wind Energy Centre. The Centre, located in Haldimand County, is comprised of 56 turbines and capable of generating up to 124.4-megawatts of electricity, enough to power approximately 32,000 homes in Ontario. “We are proud to be … Continue reading NextEra Energy Canada announces completion of Haldimand County wind farm
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