The wind energy complex would have 339 wind turbines covering 300 square kilometres off Caithness, making it 50% bigger than the giant London Array scheme off Kent. The world’s biggest offshore wind farm could be built off the northern Scottish coast, after a scheme with enough capacity to power 40% of Scottish households was submitted … Continue reading World’s biggest offshore wind farm
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US’ First Offshore Wind Farm Obtains Critical Federal Approval
The FAA’s most recent determination found that the Cape Wind project poses no hazard to air navigation. For the fourth time the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on August 15, 2012 issued a Determination of No Hazard to the proposed Cape Wind project, which, if constructed after a decade of planning, will be the United States’ … Continue reading US’ First Offshore Wind Farm Obtains Critical Federal Approval
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Africa’s Largest Wind Farm in Morocco is a Go
The plant, which will be financed by Attijariwafa Bank, Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE) and France’s Banque Populaire, will be built astride the Atlantic ocean in southern Morocco. It is said to be the largest such plant on the African continent. “The plant is to be constructed on a build, operate and transfer basis. The original … Continue reading Africa’s Largest Wind Farm in Morocco is a Go
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Minnesota Wind Farm To Feature Gamesa’s New Low-Wind Turbines
Exergy Development Group’s 36 MW Big Blue Wind Farm, which will be built in south central Minnesota, will feature Gamesa’s newest wind turbine model. Gamesa will start the delivery of its first G97-2.0 MW in the United States in the Big Blue wind farm that Exergy Development Group promotes in the town of Blue Earth, … Continue reading Minnesota Wind Farm To Feature Gamesa’s New Low-Wind Turbines
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Nordex delivering the first wind farm project to Finland
EVWIND With a capacity of 21.6 MW, the wind farm comprises nine N117/2400 multi-megawatt wind turbines mounted on top of 120-metre high towers. Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awarded a contract for the delivery and installation of the “Honkajoki” wind farm by the Finnish Wealth Management company Taaleritehdas. This is the first call-off … Continue reading Nordex delivering the first wind farm project to Finland
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Skanska investing in new wind farm in Jämtland, Sweden
Skanska Infrastructure Development and Jämtkraft are investing in a wind power plant with a total cost of about SEK 1.2 billion. Skanska and Jämtkraft owns 50 percent each. The construction contract for Skanska is worth about SEK 200 M, which is booked in the third quarter 2012. The new wind farm, Mullberg Wind Park, is … Continue reading Skanska investing in new wind farm in Jämtland, Sweden
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Venezuela moves ahead with wind farm construction of La Guajira
EVWIND Venezuela, with large oil resources, has not developed just renewable energy. For the generation of electricity depends on hydropower plants of the Caroni River, a tributary of the Orinoco, which causes serious problems in drought years. The wind energy completes wind hydro production. There are already two wind farms under construction, with Gamesa wind … Continue reading Venezuela moves ahead with wind farm construction of La Guajira
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Iberdrola expand the largest central European onshore wind farm
EVWIND Iberdrola has already requested permission to work in the expansion, which would be the third wind farm and would achieve the 551 MW, enough to supply 308,000 homes. The Whitelee wind farm, located on the outskirts of Glasgow, was launched in 2009 with 140 wind turbines, which have been subsequently added another 75 wond … Continue reading Iberdrola expand the largest central European onshore wind farm
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Application submitted for Beatrice offshore wind farm
The proposed wind farm would have 142 to 277 wind turbines, depending on turbine size. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) has submitted an application to the Scottish government to develop the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth. BOWL is a joint venture partnership formed between SSE Renewables (75%), SSE’s renewable energy development … Continue reading Application submitted for Beatrice offshore wind farm
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Geronimo Wind Energy sells the Prairie Rose Wind Farm to Enel Green Power
Geronimo Wind Energy (Geronimo) announced today the sale of its 200 megawatt Prairie Rose Wind Farm to its strategic partner, Enel Green Power (EGP). Subsequent to the purchase of the project, General Electric (NYSE: GE) unit GE Financial Services has acquired an ownership interest in the project from EGP. “The sale of the Prairie Rose … Continue reading Geronimo Wind Energy sells the Prairie Rose Wind Farm to Enel Green Power
Continue readingPharos Completes Cable Repair On London Array Offshore Wind Farm
Pharos Offshore Group has completed cable repair and burial for the London Array Offshore Wind Farm on a section of damaged subsea export cable. Pharos delivered a work package with the rapid mobilisation of engineering, fabrication and operational teams to locate, recover, re-lay and re-bury the power cable off the Kent coast. The 800mm² HVDC … Continue reading Pharos Completes Cable Repair On London Array Offshore Wind Farm
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C-Power’s offshore wind farm Thornton Bank II installed
World’s first wind farm with offshore wind turbines of the 6 megawatt dimension Installation of 30 REpower 6M wind turbines completed on time First wind turbines already commissioned REpower Systems SE installed the last of the 30 total REpower 6M wind turbines in the Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank Phase II. The customer for … Continue reading C-Power’s offshore wind farm Thornton Bank II installed
Continue readingOffshore wind power: Iberdrola’s wind farm with 80 wind turbines in Germany
British company Gardline Group and GEO of Denmark, both leading companies in their field, will carry out the geological seabed surveys, the first step in this offshore wind energy project Wikinger will have a capacity of 400 megawatts (MW) and is expected to come into operation in 2016 The findings will be used … Continue reading Offshore wind power: Iberdrola’s wind farm with 80 wind turbines in Germany
Continue readingAmerica needs a diverse portfolio of energy resources by Denise Bode, AWEA CEO
Wind power uses virtually no water, and since wind turbines uses zero fuel, its cost is immune to inflation once a wind farm is built, protecting consumers’ pocketbooks.
Continue readingChina’s wind energy measures are helping save energy and protect the environment
China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday that it was “highly concerned” about the US decision to ask the World Trade Organization (WTO) to study the subsidies to the Chinese wind power equipment makers.
Continue readingWhy do some of the wind turbines in a wind farm sometimes stand still?
It might look as though the wind turbines have just stopped working, and have been left standing still next to their functioning fellow machines.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables venderá durante 20 años energía eólica a California
Iberdrola Renovables firma un contrato a 20 años para vender la producción del parque eólico estadounidense Star Point. La instalación, de 99 MW, aún se encuentra en fase de construcción.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables inaugura Dry Lake, el primer parque eólico de Arizona (EEUU)
Este parque, situado en el Condado de Navajo, tiene 63 MW eólicos y puede generar energía eléctrica eólica para unas 15.000 familias medias estadounidenses.
Continue readingGalán expone al primer ministro británico los planes de Iberdrola en Reino Unido
El presidente de Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, se reunió con el primer ministro británico, Gordon Brown, en su residencia oficial en el número 10 de Downing Street, donde le transmitió los planes del grupo en Reino Unido.
Continue readingLa potencia instalada de Iberdrola Renovables crece en casi 2.000 MW en los últimos doce meses
La capacidad de la Compañía ha aumentado un 23,4%, hasta los 10.477 MW. Más del 50% de la capacidad de la Empresa se sitúa ya fuera de España. Cerca del 60% de los nuevos megavatios instalados se encuentra en EE UU.
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