Wind power and solar energy generation in Iran is set to rise significantly, an Iranian energy official announced. “By the end of this year, the country’s wind power and solar energy production will double compared with that of last year’s,” Homayoun Haeri, managing director of Iran’s Power Generation Transmission and Distribution Management Company (Tavanir) said. … Continue reading Wind power and solar energy generation in Iran is set to rise significantly
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Wind energy in Kenya: Transcentury to develop 50 MW wind farm in Limuru
Transcentury Group Chief Executive Officer Gachao Kiuna, said the Limuru Wind Farm project will be undertaken on a 210 acre parcel of land at Mwanya wa Ruhuho Nguirubi Thiongo area in Limuru. The project’s investment planning will be undertaken by Saron Marketing Group who are the investment consultants while Aperture Green Power Company will … Continue reading Wind energy in Kenya: Transcentury to develop 50 MW wind farm in Limuru
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Nordex awarded IEC Type Certificates for the N100/3300 and N117/3000 wind turbines
In summer 2013, the first Nordex N117/3000 and N100/3300 Generation Delta wind turbines were connected to the grid at the Janneby wind farm in Northern Germany. Since going on sale, more than 500 MW of Nordex Generation Delta wind turbines have been ordered by Nordex clients. Now the independent certifying agency TÜV Nord has verified … Continue reading Nordex awarded IEC Type Certificates for the N100/3300 and N117/3000 wind turbines
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E.ON sells interest in $650 million value wind energy portfolio to Enbridge
E.ON, a major investor-owned power and gas company and Enbridge Inc., a North American leader in energy delivery, today announced a deal whereby E.ON has agreed to sell an 80 percent interest in a portfolio of two wind farms in the US to Enbridge. The agreed enterprise value for the portfolio is around $650 million. … Continue reading E.ON sells interest in $650 million value wind energy portfolio to Enbridge
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Montana-Dakota Utilities Buys Wind Energy
This wind power project consists of 43 turbines producing just over 107 megawatts of electricity. Allete Clean Energy is developing the project. It’s expected to be completed by December 2015. MDU is paying about $200 million for the Thunder Spirit Wind project is located on the North Dakota-South Dakota border. Originally MDU had a contract … Continue reading Montana-Dakota Utilities Buys Wind Energy
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Wind energy in France: EDF Energies Nouvelles starts-up wind farm with Siemens wind turbines
EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the 24 MW Basse Thiérache Sud wind farm in the French region of Picardy. The wind power project, in the Aisne department, uses eight 3 MW Siemens wind turbines and is owned by EDF Energies Nouvelles and Diamond Generating Europe, a subsidiary of Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation. During 2014 EDF has … Continue reading Wind energy in France: EDF Energies Nouvelles starts-up wind farm with Siemens wind turbines
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Siemens publishes Environmental Product Declarations for wind turbines
Siemens Wind Power and Renewables has published four new Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) brochures, each representing one of the company’s four product platforms, covering both geared and direct drive wind turbines for offshore and onshore projects. The figures are based on Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) of four defined wind power projects: two offshore wind plants … Continue reading Siemens publishes Environmental Product Declarations for wind turbines
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Wind energy is Scotland’s leading source of power
Wind energy has overtaken nuclear for the first time to become Scotland’s number one source of power, according to new UK government figures. Climate campaigners yesterday welcomed the figures, saying they mark a “crucial tipping point” and signal the “beginning of the end” for fossil fuels and nuclear power. The latest energy trends … Continue reading Wind energy is Scotland’s leading source of power
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Honda completes wind energy plant in Brazil
Honda Motor has completed the construction of its wind farm in Brazil to generate electricity matching the amount needed for the automaker’s four-wheel vehicle production in the country. On Wednesday, the Japanese automaker held a ceremony in Xangri-la in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul to commemorate the completion of the facility, … Continue reading Honda completes wind energy plant in Brazil
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Renewable energy could take a significant leap forward with improved energy storage technologies
The use of renewable energy in the United States could take a significant leap forward with improved storage technologies or more efforts to “match” different forms of alternative energy systems that provide an overall more steady flow of electricity, researchers say in a new report. Historically, a major drawback to the use and cost-effectiveness … Continue reading Renewable energy could take a significant leap forward with improved energy storage technologies
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NextEra Energy Canada announces commercial operation of its Jericho Wind Energy Centre
NextEra Energy Canada, LP, today announced that its affiliates have achieved commercial operation at their Jericho Wind Energy Centre. The 149-megawatt wind energy centre is capable of generating enough electricity to power more than 37,500 homes via its 92 GE wind turbines. “This project is significant not only because of the emissions-free electricity it … Continue reading NextEra Energy Canada announces commercial operation of its Jericho Wind Energy Centre
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China Can Nearly Quadruple Share of Modern Renewable Energy by 2030
China can increase its use of renewable energy from 13 to 26 per cent by 2030, according to a new report released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The growth in renewable energy use would represent nearly a fourfold increase in the share of modern renewables between 2010 and 2030. China can increase … Continue reading China Can Nearly Quadruple Share of Modern Renewable Energy by 2030
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Green Light for First Dutch Offshore Wind Power Grid Connection
Pondera Consult with Arcadis been commissioned by TenneT for the guidance of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) procedure for the first offshore grid connection in the Netherlands. TenneT TSO is responsible in the Netherlands for the connection of offshore wind farms in the North Sea. Wind Borssele area is the first area that is being … Continue reading Green Light for First Dutch Offshore Wind Power Grid Connection
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Areva contract for Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm in Germany
Areva has secured a new contract to continue service and maintenance of its wind turbines at the Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm in Germany. The five-year deal signed with project operating consortium Deutsche Offshore-Testfeld und Infrastruktur (DOTI) extends a previous contract started in 2009. The first contract included the commissioning of the six M5000-116 … Continue reading Areva contract for Alpha Ventus offshore wind farm in Germany
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World Summit for Small Wind Energy 2015: Call for Papers
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and New Energy Husum are pleased to invite all small and medium wind stakeholders to participate in the 6th World Summit for Small Wind (WSSW2015), taking place in Husum/Germany on 19, 20 and 21 March 2015, in parallel with the New Energy Husum Trade Fair 2015 (19- 22 March … Continue reading World Summit for Small Wind Energy 2015: Call for Papers
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Wind power in USA: Nordex to build large-scale wind farm with 43 N100/2500 wind turbines
Nordex SE has been awarded a contract for the delivery of 43 N100/2500 wind turbines plus a service contract for a period of at least five years. The “Thunder Spirit” wind energy project has already qualified under the applicable production tax credit system and has signed a power purchase agreement with a regional utility. The … Continue reading Wind power in USA: Nordex to build large-scale wind farm with 43 N100/2500 wind turbines
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Wind 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
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Egypt to build 120 MW wind farm
Italcementi signed an MOU with the Egyptian government to build a wind farm on the Red Sea, part of the country’s effort to mitigate its power shortages through renewable energy. The company will build a wind power facility to generate 120 megawatts of electricity with an investment of $200 million, Omar Mehanna, chairman of … Continue reading Egypt to build 120 MW wind farm
Continue readingMontana-Dakota Utilities Buys Wind Power Facility
ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE:ALE), has finalized a major development agreement with Montana-Dakota Utilities, a division of MDU Resources Group (NYSE: MDU). ALLETE Clean Energy (ACE) acquired the rights to develop a wind farm near Hettinger, N.D., about 100 miles southwest of Bismarck. ACE will develop and construct a 107 … Continue reading Montana-Dakota Utilities Buys Wind Power Facility
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Wind power in Peru: Humala inaugurates wind farm
President Ollanta Humala inaugurated the completion of a US$71 million wind farm project in Talara, located in Peru’s northern Piura region. The 17 large wind turbines, each able to produce 1.8 megawatts of energy, will provide the Northern Peru electricity grid with power over the next 20 years. The grid supplies power to Tumbes, Piura, Lambayeque, La Libertad, … Continue reading Wind power in Peru: Humala inaugurates wind farm
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