KGE Windpark Schipkau Nord GmbH & Co. KG orders 19 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines, with an option for another eight wind turbines, for wind power plant in Brandenburg. Vestas is pleased to announce a firm and unconditional order from KGE Windpark Schipkau Nord GmbH & Co. KG. Vestas’ long-term customer Ventotec has developed this repowering … Continue reading Vestas receives 63 MW wind energy order for one of Germany’s largest repowering wind farm projects
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Gamesa signs a 100 MW wind power supply agreement in China with CGN Wind Energy
Gamesa will install 50 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines, especially configured for high-altitude locations, at the Yangchajie wind farm in Yunnan province. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has achieved another milestone in its Chinese sales strategy, signing a contract with CGN Wind Energy, a subsidiary of China’s General Nuclear Power Group, for the … Continue reading Gamesa signs a 100 MW wind power supply agreement in China with CGN Wind Energy
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Pakistan’s First Solar Power Project Is One Of The World’s Largest
Last week Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif inaugurated Pakistan’s first solar power park, which will start generating 100 megawatts of energy by the end of the year and a total of 1,000 megawatts by 2016. The Quaid-e-Azam Solar Park project has 400,000 solar panels, with a total cost of around $131 million. When complete the … Continue reading Pakistan’s First Solar Power Project Is One Of The World’s Largest
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Price of cutting power sector emissions hits $44 trillion
Those in favour of less fossil fuels and more renewable energy have long pointed out that delaying the shift to green power is pushing the price tag up. But the latest research from the International Energy Agency (IEA) shows this is already happening and dramatically so: the cost of decarbonising the power sector has shot … Continue reading Price of cutting power sector emissions hits $44 trillion
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Wind energy in Pacific Islands
Wind power has become the least expensive and fastest growing source of renewable energy in the world. In the Pacific Islands States, however, the scale at which wind energy technology has been adopted is comparatively small. In fact amounting to only 0.004% of the global cumulative installed capacity according to recent statistics released by the … Continue reading Wind energy in Pacific Islands
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EDF Energy completes 150MW Turkish wind power
The renewable arm of power supplier EDF Energy has competed a 150MW wind project in Turkey. The Geycek wind farm, located in central Anatolia, is expected to help contribute to achieving the nation’s target of installing as much as 20,000MW of wind capacity by 2023. EDF Energies Nouvelles owns 45% of the project along with … Continue reading EDF Energy completes 150MW Turkish wind power
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Enel Green Power North America Reaches 75% Ownership of Buffalo Dunes Wind Farm
Enel Green Power North America, Inc. signed an agreement to purchase, from a GE Capital subsidiary, an additional 26% of the company operating the 250 MW Buffalo Dunes wind farm, located in Kansas, for approximately 60 million US dollars. The transaction will be closed following approval by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Enel Green Power … Continue reading Enel Green Power North America Reaches 75% Ownership of Buffalo Dunes Wind Farm
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80% of Brits support renewable energy
If you are a follower of the press and politics in the UK you might be forgiven for thinking that the country is against wind energy – but a new survey proves exactly the opposite. The survey – carried out by the UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) in March 2014 – … Continue reading 80% of Brits support renewable energy
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The industry competes, corn growers for wind, Siemens scores new orders
This first week after WINDPOWER 2014 is loaded with great news coming out of the industry’s annual conference: the industry shows its competitive edge, American corn growers see wind’s benefits, and Siemens’s Kansas plant scores big. The PTC plays an important role in establishing fair terms for energy sources, old and new, to compete with … Continue reading The industry competes, corn growers for wind, Siemens scores new orders
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EDC readies financing for Ilocos wind farm in Philippines
ENERGY Development Corp. (EDC) targets to close debt financing for its planned 150-megawatt (MW) wind power project in Ilocos Norte this year, officials of the Lopez-led company said last week. “We’ve already started working on project financing for the Burgos wind project. The total project cost is $450 million for the 150-MW project,” said Nestor … Continue reading EDC readies financing for Ilocos wind farm in Philippines
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Renewable energy employs 6.5m worldwide
In 2013, approximately 6.5 million people were already employed in the renewable energy industry worldwide, a new study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reveals. ‘Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review 2014’ underlines the important role that renewables continue to play in employment creation and growth in the global economy. The comprehensive annual … Continue reading Renewable energy employs 6.5m worldwide
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Siemens – Vision 2020
In the future, Siemens AG will position itself along the electrification, automation and digitalization. Along these value chains Siemens has identified several growth fields in which it sees its greatest long-term potential. The company is orienting its resource allocation toward these growth fields and has announced concrete measures in this direction. The measures include the … Continue reading Siemens – Vision 2020
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Texas wind energy blows green for Mars
By partnering with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas and BNB on a new 118-turbine wind farm, it marks the biggest long-term commitment to renewable energy use of any food manufacturing business in the United States Mars, Incorporated, in partnership with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, announced an agreement today on a new 200MW wind farm that will … Continue reading Texas wind energy blows green for Mars
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Renewables (wind energy and solar power) contribute 27 pct of German electricity consumption in Q1
Renewable energy contributed 27 percent of total electricity consumption in the first quarter of 2014, hitting record as the Europe’s largest economy is on its ambitious path of energy transformation, an energy lobby group said on Friday. The production of electricity from renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar power, reached 40.2 billion kilowatt … Continue reading Renewables (wind energy and solar power) contribute 27 pct of German electricity consumption in Q1
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Wind energy map
Resource maps and data can fill critical needs at several stages in the development of a solar or wind farm project. They can support site prospecting and early-stage feasibility studies, help evaluate alternative project sites, and provide the basis for preliminary or advanced plant design and energy production estimates. AWS Truepower is a world leader … Continue reading Wind energy map
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Suzlon Group signs agreement to supply up to 47 wind turbines to PowerWorks
Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer today announced via their fully owned US based subsidiary SWECO (Suzlon Wind Energy Corp) its agreement to supply PowerWorks up to 98.7 MW of wind turbines. As per the agreement, Suzlon Group will supply up to 47 WTG’s and will oversee the operations, maintenance and service … Continue reading Suzlon Group signs agreement to supply up to 47 wind turbines to PowerWorks
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France wants Areva to buy Alstom wind energy unit if GE wins bid
France wants state-controlled nuclear group Areva to take over Alstom’s offshore wind turbine unit if General Electric’s bid for Alstom succeeds, a French paper reported on Friday. Areva and Alstom both produce offshore wind turbines and are part of different consortia to build 3,000 megawatts of wind power off the French coast in coming years. … Continue reading France wants Areva to buy Alstom wind energy unit if GE wins bid
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Marubeni to launch mega-solar power project in Iwaki City, Fukushima
Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) has commenced construction of a mega-solar power project in Iwaki City, Fukushima. The project is being jointly developed with Mibugawa Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Marubeni, Japan Asia Investment Co., Ltd, (“JAIC”) and Fukushima Mega No. 1 Inc., a company in which JAIC is investing. The project will be handled by … Continue reading Marubeni to launch mega-solar power project in Iwaki City, Fukushima
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Obama: Let’s Go Big on Solar Energy to Fight Climate Change
The nation needs to ramp up its use of solar energy on a much bigger scale to bring down emissions of the greenhouse gases that worsen global warming, President Barack Obama is expected to say in a speech Friday that will kick off a big push by White House to expand the use of solar … Continue reading Obama: Let’s Go Big on Solar Energy to Fight Climate Change
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Abengoa obtains environmental approval for South America’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant
Construction on the Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project is due to start in the second quarter of 2014. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, has obtained a favorable environmental rating from the authorities of the Chilean Environmental Service to … Continue reading Abengoa obtains environmental approval for South America’s largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant
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