Norway’s Havgul Clean Energy and Sweden’s Triventus Wind Power are merging to form Havgul Nordic. The new entity will be the first pan-Nordic wind farm developer and have 15 projects totalling 1554 MW under development in Finland, Norway and Sweden. The companies said Havgul Nordic will “provide a single platform for investors to access … Continue reading Nordic wind farm players agree merger
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Enel Green Power Helping Mexico Reach Green Targets
Mexico wants to increase the share of green energy in total installed capacity to 33 percent, and wind power is expected to increase its capacity from around 2.5GW to 9.5GW in the country, where EGP has an installed capacity of 399MW and where it will allocate a large portion of the investments set out in … Continue reading Enel Green Power Helping Mexico Reach Green Targets
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Costa Rica employed renewable energy
Costa Rica powered its cities for 75 days straight by only applying one hundred% renewable power thanks to heavy downpours. The Central American country accomplished a major milestone in mainstream clean power usage by powering its cities using hydropower for 3 months, according to the Costa Rican Electrical energy Institute (ICE). “The Country’s zero-emission milestone … Continue reading Costa Rica employed renewable energy
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Offshore wind energy project planned for Hawaii
Offshore wind energy developers have recently taken a look at possible locations in the Pacific Ocean off the Hawaiian Islands to create what would become the United States’ first floating offshore wind farm, a Hawaii renewable energy industry executive confirmed to PBN. Thus far, there are no offshore wind farms up and running in … Continue reading Offshore wind energy project planned for Hawaii
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Pakistan signs 3 deals for 130 MW wind power
The National Transmission and Despatch Company Limited (NTDCL) of Pakistan signed three agreements for 129.5 MW from Jhimpir wind farm. The plan calls for Tapal Wind Energy to build a 30 MW facility, Master Wind Energy to install a 49.5 MW plant and Gul Ahmed Wind Power construct an additional 50 MW wind park. … Continue reading Pakistan signs 3 deals for 130 MW wind power
Continue readingCosta Rica powered with 100% renewable energy
The Cental American country has achieved a major clean energy milestone, meeting 100 percent of its power demand with renewable energy for 75 straight days. “The year 2015 has been one of electricity totally friendly to the environment for Costa Rica,” the state-owned power supplier Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE) said in a press release. … Continue reading Costa Rica powered with 100% renewable energy
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Wind energy in Sweden: Allianz Capital Partners orders 37 Vestas wind turbines for a wind power plants
Vestas announces this 122 MW project which will be located in Sweden’s Ljusdal and Bollnäs municipalities, and will be the country’s first wind power plant to use the V117-3.3 MW turbine. This order brings Vestas’ announced order intake in the first quarter of 2015 above 1 GW. Allianz Capital Partners is the Allianz Group’s … Continue reading Wind energy in Sweden: Allianz Capital Partners orders 37 Vestas wind turbines for a wind power plants
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Wind power Nordex: Contracts for a further 26 wind turbines
In the first few weeks of the year, Nordex SE has been registering further growth in demand for the Generation Delta N131/3000 light-wind turbine. Customers from Finland and Germany have placed firm orders for a total of 26 units comprising in total 78 MW capacity of the latest Nordex product. Thus, Finnish asset management … Continue reading Wind power Nordex: Contracts for a further 26 wind turbines
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Wind energy: 2,000 GW by 2030
According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), wind installations worldwide grew by 44% in 2014, adding over 51 GW and pointing to a “solid sign of the recovery of the industry after a rough patch in the past few years.” Cumulative global wind capacity stood around 370 GW at the end of 2014. “Wind … Continue reading Wind energy: 2,000 GW by 2030
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Senvion delivers 54 wind turbines for offshore wind farm Nordsee One
Senvion SE, one of the largest turbine suppliers to the offshore wind industry, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzlon, the fifth-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, is delivering 54 wind turbines for the offshore wind farm Nordsee One in Germany´s North Sea, which will be erected about 40 kilometres north of the island Juist. … Continue reading Senvion delivers 54 wind turbines for offshore wind farm Nordsee One
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Wind energy in China: Vestas has secured an order for 24 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines
The order has been placed by long-time Vestas customer CGN (Anxi) Wind Power Co. Ltd. CGN (Anxi) Wind Power currently has Vestas wind turbines totalling 960 MW installed in China. The CGN Fujian Anxi Longmen Wind Farm project is located in the Fujian province. Deliveries for the project will start in the third quarter of … Continue reading Wind energy in China: Vestas has secured an order for 24 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines
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China is to add 20GW of wind power capacity in 2015
Official statistics show grid-connected wind power capacity reached 96.37 GW at the end of 2014 with about 19.81 GW of this newly commissioned. According to the China Wind Energy Association, total wind power installations last year reached 114.76 GW, and of this 23.35 GW was new. Based on analysis of approved project pipeline and … Continue reading China is to add 20GW of wind power capacity in 2015
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Number of Scots backing wind power increases
New poll shows number of Scots backing wind power has risen 10% in last two years —- Public support has increased as more wind development has taken place. More than seven in ten Scottish adults (71%) polled last month (February 2015) said they supported the continued development of wind power as part of our energy … Continue reading Number of Scots backing wind power increases
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Google to launch airborne wind turbines
Google has said it plans to launch 84 foot-long airborne wind turbines, according Astro Teller, the head of Google X, the company’s lab of so-called ‘moonshot’ projects. The gigantic kite-like turbines will be launched next month, Teller said at a keynote in the Interactive portion of South by Southwest (SXSW). Google has been working on Project Makani, … Continue reading Google to launch airborne wind turbines
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Norco Tool Design for Wind Energy Project
GRP and Composite moulding specialists, Norco Composites has produced a “cutting edge” tool for leading wind energy technology company, Blade Dynamics.The Poole based company has worked in a collaborative effort with Blade Dynamics and MouldCAM to create a flagship Rotor Blade Tip tool. The tool has enabled leading wind energy technology company, Blade Dynamics, to … Continue reading Norco Tool Design for Wind Energy Project
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Wind power in Brazil: New Wind Farm Sign of Enel Green Power
Building of the new Esperança wind farm in Brazil, which began at the beginning of March, is just the latest in a series of Enel Green Power accomplishments in the country that began in 2014 and will continue throughout the whole of 2015. With a net installed capacity of 376 megawatts and 28 … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: New Wind Farm Sign of Enel Green Power
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Wind energy in Uruguay: Nordex to build largest wind farm with 59 N117/2400 wind turbines
Nordex SE expands its business in South America and reinforces its business relations with the Uruguayan state power company UTE (Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas), which has placed a contract for the installation of the “Pampa” wind farm. UTE’s project comprises 59 N117/2400 wind turbines, which Nordex will be installing on a turnkey basis. Following construction … Continue reading Wind energy in Uruguay: Nordex to build largest wind farm with 59 N117/2400 wind turbines
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Renewables and Mining Summit in Chile
Over 60 of Chile’s top mining executives will meet with the global renewables sector this May 6-7 at the Renewables and Mining Summit & Exhibition which marks the first formal meeting of the mining and renewables sectors in Chile. Nelson Pizarro Contador, CEO of Codelco is the keynote presenter at this timely Summit focused on … Continue reading Renewables and Mining Summit in Chile
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Wind power in Mongolia: Ferrostaal to develop 54 MW wind farm
Ferrostaal Industrial Projects has secured a contract to develop 54 MW Sainshand Wind Farm in Mongolia. The construction of the plant is expected to begin from next month onwards at a cost of $115 million approximately. Once the farm is completed in 2016, it will be the largest one in the country with nearly … Continue reading Wind power in Mongolia: Ferrostaal to develop 54 MW wind farm
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GDF SUEZ Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of France’s First Cooperative Wind Farm
In 2005, the Le Haut des Ailes wind farm in the departments of Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle (eastern France) was France’s first wind farm to be developed according to the cooperative ownership model permitting local and regional investment in renewable energy projects. On the strength of this initial success, GDF SUEZ has further developed the … Continue reading GDF SUEZ Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of France’s First Cooperative Wind Farm
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