SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the world’s largest renewable energy development company, today announced the inauguration of the Dammakhedi 50-megawatt (MW) DC solar power plant in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Dammakhedi is the first solar power plant in the state to use single axis tracker technology to maximize energy production. The project created … Continue reading SunEdison inaugurates 50-megawatts of photovoltaic solar power in central India
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Two photovoltaic solar energy plants proposed in Central Oregon
The abundance of sunshine east of the Cascade Mountains makes Central Oregon a prime location for generating solar power. Two adjoining solar facilities have been proposed east of Bend and others could soon follow. Installation costs have dropped in recent years, and requirements for Oregon utilities to use renewable energy increased this year. But … Continue reading Two photovoltaic solar energy plants proposed in Central Oregon
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Wind energy in Finland: Vestas wind turbines for a wind power plant
Finnish wind energy production company Suomen Hyötytuuli Oy has placed an order with Vestas for its Nik-karinkaarto wind power project in Raahe, Finland. The delivery consists of 10 V126-3.3 MW wind turbines with a hub height of 137 meters. The order includes installation and commissioning as well as an Active Output Management (AOM) 4000 … Continue reading Wind energy in Finland: Vestas wind turbines for a wind power plant
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Renewable energy generates 32%: 14.1% wind energy, 3,8% concentrated solar power and 4,1% photovoltaic
Between January and June renewable energy in Spain produced 42.7% of the electricity in Spain: wind power 21.7%, 2.1% solar thermal and photovoltaic solar energy 3.2%. The production of wind power totaled 2,889 GWh, up 11.8% from the same period last year, and has made 14.1% of total production. In June, the generation from renewable … Continue reading Renewable energy generates 32%: 14.1% wind energy, 3,8% concentrated solar power and 4,1% photovoltaic
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Vortex FORECAST helps India’s wind powert industry look ahead
Spain’s renewable energy modelling specialist, Vortex, is contributing crucial data to a first-of-its-kind project to improve wind forecasting and scheduling in Tamil Nadu, India. The pilot project launched on 13 May by the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) will help Tamil Nadu’s state-owned electricity generation and distribution utility, Tangedco, better manage fluctuations in energy … Continue reading Vortex FORECAST helps India’s wind powert industry look ahead
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Wind power in Chile: Gamesa 5 MW wind turbines for a wind farm
The company has been contracted to build a wind farm in Chile equipped with 13 G128-5.0 MW turbines under a turnkey arrangement. This project implies a major logistics challenge for the company on account of the mountainous nature of the site, on an island, coupled with the turbines’ scale. Gamesa, a global technology leader in … Continue reading Wind power in Chile: Gamesa 5 MW wind turbines for a wind farm
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Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm off the Danish coast. Head of Vattenfall wind power Gunnar Groebler said: “We are very pleased to be able to appoint MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as preferred supplier of turbines for … Continue reading Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm
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SunEdison closes 521 MW wind power deal
SunEdison, the world’s largest renewable energy development company, and TerraForm Power, Inc. (Nasdaq: TERP), an owner and operator of clean energy power plants, today announced the closing of the acquisition of Atlantic Power’s 521-megawatt (MW) portfolio of operating wind power plants. Concurrent with the closing, SunEdison has formed its second warehouse facility, named TerraForm Private … Continue reading SunEdison closes 521 MW wind power deal
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Study Proves Fossil Fuels Way Worse for Land Use than Renewable Energy
A new, peer-reviewed article published in the scientific journal SCIENCE estimates that 3 million hectares of land (that’s 11,583 square miles, or 30,000 square kilometers) have been lost due to oil and gas well pads, storage tanks and associated roads developed in North America since the year 2000. Rangeland and cropland through the heartland have been particularly … Continue reading Study Proves Fossil Fuels Way Worse for Land Use than Renewable Energy
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Wind power in Denmark: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Vestas has secured a firm and unconditional order for 12 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines in Denmark, to be installed in western Jutland near Vemb, in the Holstebro municipality. The 39 MW order is part of a frame agreement and has been placed by long-time Vestas customer Skovgaard Invest ApS. The order for the “Øst … Continue reading Wind power in Denmark: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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Building Energy wins its first solar power project in Egypt
Building Energy, an Italian independent power producer from renewable sources, announces the signing of a MoU with the New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) for two 50 MW photovoltaic plants in Benban, Upper Egypt. The 200-million-dollar project was awarded by the New & Renewable Energy Authority of the Ministry of Electricity & Renewable Energy of … Continue reading Building Energy wins its first solar power project in Egypt
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Wind energy in Chile: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 56 V117-3.3 MW turbines for a wind power project in Chile, totalling 185 MW. Additional information about the project: Customer: Latin America Power (LAP) Project name: San Juan Location/Country: Atacama, Chile Number of MW: 185 MW Number of turbines/turbine type 56 x V117-3.3 MW turbines … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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Wind power in Mexico is attractive due to its low cost
Wind energy in Mexico is expected to attract annual investment of US $2 billion during the next 25 years, becoming the most important sector in the country’s energy industry and the main source of large-scale renewable energy by 2033, surpassing hydroelectric. Projected electrical generation investments will reach a cumulative total of US $159 billion … Continue reading Wind power in Mexico is attractive due to its low cost
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Wind power in India: Suzlon plans offshore wind farm in Gujarat
Troubled wind turbine maker Suzlon group, which had recently sold its German arm Senvion to pare debt in January, has said it will focus on the domestic wind energy market in the short-to medium-term while it comes out of the debt burden. “We are growing aggressively in the domestic market and now we are going … Continue reading Wind power in India: Suzlon plans offshore wind farm in Gujarat
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Ethiopia is working to boost geothermal energy, solar power and wind energy
The Adama wind farm opened last month, its 153MW capacity making it the largest wind farm in sub-Saharan Africa, and the latest of three giant Ethiopian wind farms. The wind blows hard over Adama, a range of rocky hills in Ethiopia’s highlands that provide the perfect location for one of the continent’s largest … Continue reading Ethiopia is working to boost geothermal energy, solar power and wind energy
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Pilot Project in wind energy in Haiti
A delegation of the company XZERES Wind Corp., a global American company specialized in the production of wind power, is exploring investment opportunities in this sector in Haiti. Thursday, during a meeting, the Minister of Haitians Living Abroad (MHAVE) Minister Robert Labrousse, announced that after site visits also involving Haitian businessmen, the commune of : … Continue reading Pilot Project in wind energy in Haiti
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Five solar energy projects initiated in Sindh
Five solar energy projects with capacity of twenty megawatts of electricity each have been initiated in Sindh. Official sources in Sindh government told our Karachi correspondent Altaf Pirzado that the projects have been launched in Thatta, Benazirabad, Sukkur, Jamshoro and Larkana districts. Meanwhile, over sixteen billion rupees have been earmarked for energy projects in … Continue reading Five solar energy projects initiated in Sindh
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A Catholic’s perspective on wind power in light of the Pope’s encyclical
Pope Francis’s groundbreaking encyclical addressing climate change takes its name, Laudato Si’ (or “Praised Be” in English), from St. Francis’s Canticle of Creation. In it, St. Francis sees himself as kin with all of God’s creation. Brother Sun and Sister Moon may have received top billing in the 1972 movie about the saint’s life, but … Continue reading A Catholic’s perspective on wind power in light of the Pope’s encyclical
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Siemens may build new wind power gear plant in Germany
Siemens is considering building a new plant in Germany to produce parts for wind turbines, its chief executive told a German newspaper. The move would help Siemens capitalise on a shift to renewable energy from fossil fuels that has hurt its gas turbines business and driven the company to cut more than a thousand … Continue reading Siemens may build new wind power gear plant in Germany
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Wind farm with GE wind turbines will generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 123,000 homes
Renewable Energy Systems (“RES”), together with GE (NYSE: GE) and Downer (ASX: DOW), today announced a major contract for the supply of 75 wind turbines to the 240MW Ararat Wind Farm in south-west Victoria. In what will be the third largest wind farm in Australia, the $450 million project will be financed by shareholders Partners … Continue reading Wind farm with GE wind turbines will generate enough electricity to power the equivalent of 123,000 homes
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