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Vestas, Goldwind, Enercon top wind power 2013

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS) grabbed the biggest share of the wind-turbine market in 2013, regaining a lead that it lost last year to General Electric Co. Vestas took 13.1 percent of the total market of 37,478 megawatts, Navigant Consulting Inc. said today in a report on its website. China’s Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology … Continue reading Vestas, Goldwind, Enercon top wind power 2013

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Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Consolidation: Fact or Fiction?

Consolidation: it’s been one of the most heavily used words in the PV industry over the past couple of years. Lots of people want to believe it is happening. Some outside observers talk it up, because it helps rationalize the PV industry into becoming an understood segment from the supply side. Some manufacturers (actually, many … Continue reading Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Consolidation: Fact or Fiction?

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Senvion (Suzlon) installs prototype of new 6.2M152 offshore wind turbine

Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines, has started to install the prototype of its new 6.2M152. With this turbine, the company is setting new standards for efficient electricity generation in offshore wind farms. In a first step, the access routes to the Langen-Neuenwalde location … Continue reading Senvion (Suzlon) installs prototype of new 6.2M152 offshore wind turbine

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American Wind Energy Association hosts regional summit in Maine, the Northeast hub for wind energy

Leaders from the Northeast wind energy industry met this week in Portland for the second time in three years, as Maine has emerged as the region’s wind energy hub. Attendees at the American Wind Energy Association’s Northeast Regional Summit at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks discussed development of new wind farms in Maine that … Continue reading American Wind Energy Association hosts regional summit in Maine, the Northeast hub for wind energy

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OPIC Board of Directors Approves Commitment to Israel Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant

The Board of Directors of the OPIC approved a $250 million loan to Negev Energy-Ashalim Thermo-Solar, Ltd. to support construction of a 110-megawatt concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Israel’s Negev Desert. The Board of Directors of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) today approved a $250 million loan to Negev Energy-Ashalim Thermo-Solar, Ltd. to … Continue reading OPIC Board of Directors Approves Commitment to Israel Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant

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Gamesa signed 49.3 MW wind power contract with CGN Wind Energy in China

The company will deliver 25 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm being built in Shandong province. The wind turbines are specially designed for low wind sites. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed an agreement to supply 49.3 MW to the Chinese company CGN Wind Energy, subsidiary of general Nuclear … Continue reading Gamesa signed 49.3 MW wind power contract with CGN Wind Energy in China

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Siemens to invest 260 mln USD in Britain’s wind energy facilities

Siemens announced Tuesday that it will invest 260 million U.S. dollars in offshore wind turbine production and installation facilities in Yorkshire of England. The revised plan of the German engineering and electronics giant will be spread across two sites comprising the previously announced Green Port Hull project construction, assembly and service facility and a new … Continue reading Siemens to invest 260 mln USD in Britain’s wind energy facilities

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China’s renewables revolution

China’s energy revolution, which underpins its transformation into the world’s largest manufacturing system (the new “workshop of the world”), continues to astonish all observers and to terrify some. China is known widely as the world’s largest user and producer of coal, and the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. This is … Continue reading China’s renewables revolution

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Siemens to construct factory for offshore wind power in Great Britain

Siemens is investing more than EUR190 million (GBP160 million) in new offshore production facilities in Great Britain. Production of rotor blades for offshore wind turbines of the 6-megawatt class is planned, with a new logistics- and service centre slated for Hull. The British Prime Minister David Cameron and Michael Suess, member of the managing board … Continue reading Siemens to construct factory for offshore wind power in Great Britain

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World’s first self-cleaning solar power plant in Israel

Soiling – the accumulation of dirt and dust on photovoltaic solar panel surfaces – is one of the greatest impediments to solar energy production, and can reduce panel energy output by up to 35%. Located in the hot southern stretch of Israel’s Negev desert, between the Gulf of Aqaba and the southern tip of the … Continue reading World’s first self-cleaning solar power plant in Israel

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Atkins awarded contract for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

Atkins has been awarded an engineering contract for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm which will power more than 400,000 UK homes each year. The contract will cover all design and engineering services for the monopile foundations for the 6.0 MW turbines as well as management assistance during fabrication and installation. David Parkin, managing director for … Continue reading Atkins awarded contract for Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm

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Photovoltaic solar energy now same price as conventional power in Germany, Italy, Spain

Solar energy now costs the same as conventionally generated electricity in Germany, Italy and Spain, a report has revealed. The research has warned, however, that high installation costs are impeding other countries from achieving grid parity. An analysis by consulting firm Eclareon, carried out on behalf of an international group of sustainable energy interests has … Continue reading Photovoltaic solar energy now same price as conventional power in Germany, Italy, Spain

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Financing for Canada Wind Farm

Samsung C&T Corp. (000830), Pattern Energy Group Inc. and Capital Power Corp. (CPX) started construction on a 270-megawatt wind farm in Canada after arranging $850 million in financing. The K2 Wind Power Project near Goderich, in southern Ontario, will provide energy for about 100,000 homes, San Francisco-based Pattern said today in statement. The construction loan … Continue reading Financing for Canada Wind Farm

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Wind power Nordex posts first net profit in three years

On the basis of its audited consolidated financial statements, Nordex (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) confirms the preliminary figures for 2013 which it had reported in February. Thus, consolidated sales rose by around 33 percent to EUR 1,429.3 million (previous year: EUR 1,075.3 million), with return on sales widening to 3.1 percent. Consolidated profit after interest and taxes … Continue reading Wind power Nordex posts first net profit in three years

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Enel Green Power funds its wind energy projects in Mexico

Enel Green Power SpA (“Enel Green Power”), acting through its Dutch subsidiary Enel Green Power International BV, the financial and controlling holding company of international subsidiaries of the Enel Green Power Group, has signed a 153 million euro loan agreement with Banco Santander as lender, sole lead arranger and agent. The agreement is covered by … Continue reading Enel Green Power funds its wind energy projects in Mexico

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India’s JNNSM (Concentrated Solar Power) CSP program

India: the future of five Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants is still uncertain. The 100 MW Rajasthan Sun Technique, being developed by Reliance Power and set to come on stream in a month, offers some lessons on how the concentrated solar power (CSP) can become a viable technology in India. Of the seven CSP plants … Continue reading India’s JNNSM (Concentrated Solar Power) CSP program

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US $870m Financing Agreements Get Signed as Biggest Wind Power in Africa

The Lake Turkana Wind Power Project (http://ltwp.co.ke) meant to add an existing 300MW of reliable, low cost wind energy to the national grid of Kenya reached a critical milestone following the signing of the financial agreements in Nairobi, Kenya. “The signing of the over US $870m financing agreements represents a major breakthrough to actualizing the … Continue reading US $870m Financing Agreements Get Signed as Biggest Wind Power in Africa

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