Vestas has received a 42 MW order from Akuo Energy for 14 units of the V112-3.0 MW wind turbine for the Ogorje wind power plant in Croatia. This will be the first V112-3.0 MW wind power plant to be installed in the country. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled for the third quarter of 2015 … Continue reading Vestas secures 42 MW wind energy order in Croatia, for first V112-3.0 MW wind power plant in the country
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Enel admitted to new sustainability index series
The Enel Group has been admitted to the prestigious CDP Italy Climate Disclosure Leadership Index 2014, published in the CDP Italy 100 Climate Report 2014. Enel was ranked in the index as a leading company in terms of quality, comprehensiveness and transparency of climate change data it made available to the market through CDP, the … Continue reading Enel admitted to new sustainability index series
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Chinese wind turbines to be tested in Australia wind farm
China will be testing wind farm technology in Australia as one of the continent’s states, Tasmania, bolsters the economic relationship it has with the Asian giant. Shenhua Group, a Chinese energy and mining company leader, will be installing and testing wind turbines in a 10- to 30-megawatt wind farm with one of Woolnorth Wind Farm … Continue reading Chinese wind turbines to be tested in Australia wind farm
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Wind Energy in China: Gamesa to supply wind turbines for a wind farm
Gamesa will install 32 of its G97-2.0 MW wind turbines for CGN and 24 of the same model for Everbright. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has further consolidated its Chinese presence with two new supply contracts. The first is a new contract with CGN Wind Energy, a subsidiary of China’s … Continue reading Wind Energy in China: Gamesa to supply wind turbines for a wind farm
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GE wind turbines for wind farm in Croatia
GE announced it will supply Vienna-based renewable energy developer RP Global with twelve GE 2.85-103 wind turbines for the Rudine wind farm GE’s first wind farm in Croatia. The latest in a series of first wind turbine orders in countries such as Morocco and Pakistan, GE today announced it will supply Vienna-based renewable energy … Continue reading GE wind turbines for wind farm in Croatia
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Wind Energy To Power New Google Datacenter
Google has announced its new Eemshaven datacenter will be 100% powered by renewable energy from its first day of operation. Google says it has struck an agreement to buy all the output of a new Eneco wind farm currently under construction at Delfzijl, near Eemshaven in the Netherlands for the next decade. “By entering into … Continue reading Wind Energy To Power New Google Datacenter
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Acciona Windpower to supply 165 MW of wind turbines for IKEA’s largest wind energy project to date
ACCIONA Windpower, an ACCIONA group subsidiary company dedicated to the design, manufacture and sale of wind turbines, has completed a turbine supply agreement with Apex Clean Energy, developer of the 165 MW Cameron Wind farm, which has been purchased by IKEA Group. The agreement includes the supply of 55 ACCIONA Windpower AW125/3000 wind turbines and … Continue reading Acciona Windpower to supply 165 MW of wind turbines for IKEA’s largest wind energy project to date
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Ikea buys U.S. wind farm with Acciona wind turbines
Ikea also has invested in wind power in Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Poland, Sweden and the U.K. Ikea, the largest furniture retailer, made its biggest renewable-energy investment to date by buying a 165-megawatt wind farm in southern Texas. When the Cameron Wind Farm is complete by the end of next year, Ikea will own … Continue reading Ikea buys U.S. wind farm with Acciona wind turbines
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SunEdison gets wind power firm
SunEdison and its power-plant holding company, TerraForm Power Inc. (TERP), agreed to buy closely held First Wind Holdings Inc. for $2.4 billion, expanding the types of renewable-energy projects it can develop. SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), a leading global solar developer, and TerraForm Power, Inc. (Nasdaq: TERP), a global owner and operator of renewable energy … Continue reading SunEdison gets wind power firm
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Blue Earth Annouces Letter of Agreement to Purchase 273 MW of Solar Energy and Wind Power Projects in Mexic
Blue Earth, Inc. (NASDAQ: BBLU) an alternative/renewable energy and energy efficiency services company, announced it has signed a letter of agreement that provides the Company the exclusive rights to acquire six projects totaling 273 MW, that are in various stages of development. Four of the projects are utility scale solar projects (totaling 105MW’s) and two … Continue reading Blue Earth Annouces Letter of Agreement to Purchase 273 MW of Solar Energy and Wind Power Projects in Mexic
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Siemens plans Green Port Hull Offshore Wind Energy Plants
Siemens has announced plans to incorporate a leaner, more efficient wind turbine blade manufacturing facility at Green Port Hull, by developing on a single site at Alexandra Dock in Hull. The commitment to create 1,000 direct jobs through the £310 million investment on the Humber is unchanged. Under the revised plans, the blade plant will … Continue reading Siemens plans Green Port Hull Offshore Wind Energy Plants
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Peru to Unveil Plans for Renewable Power Auction During UN Talks
The auction will be held in the first half of next year and will allow bids for solar energy, wind power, biomass and geothermal energy projects, said Pedro Gamio, energy coordinator for the United Nations-organized climate talks. “Peru’s main objective is to diversify its energy mix, which means to use cleaner and more economic sources,” … Continue reading Peru to Unveil Plans for Renewable Power Auction During UN Talks
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Wind power in Costa Rica: Accciona opened its first wind farm with 33 wind turbines
Costa Rican vice-president Ana Helena Chacón formally opened the 49.5 MW Chiripa wind farm in Tilarán (Guanacaste) this weekend. The facility is owned by a consortium consisting of ACCIONA Energía (65%) and the local group Ecoenergía (35%). The ceremony was attended by ACCIONA Energía CEO Rafael Mateo, the Spanish Ambassador to Costa Rica, Jesús Rodríguez-Andía, … Continue reading Wind power in Costa Rica: Accciona opened its first wind farm with 33 wind turbines
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More than 2,250 new jobs in British wind energy industry
The number of people working in the medium and large-scale sectors of the British onshore wind energy industry, and offshore wind power, has risen by 8% in just over twelve months to more than 15,400 direct, full-time jobs, according to the trade association RenewableUK. This means the number of people directly employed in … Continue reading More than 2,250 new jobs in British wind energy industry
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Wind power, a safe source of electricity
The wind energy industry is built on a legacy of care and is dedicated to working with communities of which it will be part of for decades to come. Wind energy benefits public health because it replaces other sources of electricity that pollute the air we breathe and the water we drink. Claims that … Continue reading Wind power, a safe source of electricity
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Wind energy: Acciona installs wind farm with 33 wind turbines in Costa Rica
Chiripa wind power plant will supply 200 million kWh per year, servicing 80,000 homes. It consists of 33 wind turbines that are 80 meters high. The electricity they produce will be sold to ICE for 20 years, according to the Regulatory Authority for Public Services (ARESEP). Each kWh will be sold for between 44 … Continue reading Wind energy: Acciona installs wind farm with 33 wind turbines in Costa Rica
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Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Maldives and Nepal are partnering with the World Bank to map out their most-promising locations for solar energy, wind power and other renewable energy resources
Pakistan has tremendous potential for harnessing wind power, solar energy, biomass and other renewable energy resources to help reduce power cuts and improve access to modern energy services. But the country lacks the high quality resource data at a national scale that is needed to take full advantage of these sources of clean energy. … Continue reading Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, the Maldives and Nepal are partnering with the World Bank to map out their most-promising locations for solar energy, wind power and other renewable energy resources
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India looks to invest $1 billion into renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
Over 1.2 billion people around the world are still without electricity, and 400 million of them are in India. Many more don’t have access to reliable, consistent electricity. Diesel generators no longer compare to solar on a cost basis, and pay-as-you-go programs have made solar more accessible to low-income families in the developing world. With … Continue reading India looks to invest $1 billion into renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
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New battery could propel renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
One of the largest obstacles to the viability of renewable energy, like wind energy and solar power, is the process of storing and transporting the power once the energy’s been converted to electricity. That obstacle has shrunk in recent years, as technology has improved. Now, a bigger, cleaner and more powerful battery is hitting the … Continue reading New battery could propel renewable energy, solar power and wind energy
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Suzlon Installs World’s Tallest Hybrid Wind Turbine
Suzlon Energy has put into operation the world’s tallest hybrid wind generator turbine in Kucth region of Gujarat. The wind turbine will generate 12% to 15% more energy. With this new turbine, the installed wind energy capacity at the Kucth region of Gujarat has gone up to 1,100 MW. The 120-metre hybrid turbine had been designed … Continue reading Suzlon Installs World’s Tallest Hybrid Wind Turbine
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