On their second time around, European MEP’s yesterday voted in favour of ‘backloading’. This means that the number of permits to pollute released under the Emissions Trading System (ETS) will be temporarily reduced by 900 million tonnes of carbon. This will increase the cost of carbon to industry and create an incentive to pollute less. … Continue reading ETS backloading cautiously welcomed as first step towards reviving carbon market
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BrightSource withdraws Rio Mesa Concentrating Solar Power project
BrightSource Energy has finally and definitively withdrawn its concentrated solar power (CSP) Rio Mesa project in a brief note sent to the California Energy Commission (CEC). The 500 MW CSP project, which would have consisted of two concentrated solar power plants each with a capacity of 250MW, was to be located near Blythe in Riverside County, … Continue reading BrightSource withdraws Rio Mesa Concentrating Solar Power project
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Gamesa lands a 10-year contract to service 234 MW for Veronagest in Italy
The company will perform maintenance services on 181 Gamesa wind turbines and will install its Algorithm Improvement Program and its continual improvement program GPA. Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind power industry, has secured a contract with the IPP Veronagest to provide operation and maintenance (O&M) services on 181 wind turbines with total … Continue reading Gamesa lands a 10-year contract to service 234 MW for Veronagest in Italy
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E.ON, DONG and Masdar inaugurate the world’s largest offshore wind farm
Today the world’s largest offshore wind farm, London Array, was officially inaugurated off the British coast. London Array is a joint project of E.ON, the Danish energy company Dong and Masdar, the infrastructure fund of the Kingdom of Abu Dhabi. Present were Prime Minister David Cameron, Johannes Teyssen, (E.ON), Brent Cheshire, (Dong Energy), Sultan Ahmed … Continue reading E.ON, DONG and Masdar inaugurate the world’s largest offshore wind farm
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NZ
Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges has welcomed today’s Environment Court decision to grant consents for what could be the largest wind farm project in New Zealand. Genesis Energy’s Castle Hill project allows for 286 turbines, generating up to 860 megawatts of renewable electricity in an area north of Masterton and east of Eketahuna. This … Continue reading NZ
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Doubling down on wind: Ireland greens its grid, looks to export
Colin Cleary, a State Department Foreign Service Officer on sabbatical in Dublin, Ireland, has an informative article in The Globalist, an online magazine, on how Ireland is using wind power to increase domestic electricity production and may be exporting wind-generated electricity to the U.K. as well. In it, he writes in part, “Ireland already … Continue reading Doubling down on wind: Ireland greens its grid, looks to export
Continue readingGlobal wind energy industry to add 241 GW from 2012 to 2017
The global wind power industry is poised to add more than 241 GW of capacity between 2012 and 2017, at an average growth rate of 5.1% annually, according to a report from Navigant Research. However, Navigant says the industry will likely fluctuate and face challenges along the way. The report notes that with the addition … Continue reading Global wind energy industry to add 241 GW from 2012 to 2017
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Vestas gains 93 megawatt South African wind energy order
Vestas consolidates its market leading position in South Africa with a new 93 MW order. Cennergi orders 31 V112-3.0 MW for wind power plant at the Eastern Cape. Vestas is pleased to announce a firm and unconditional order from Cennergi, a joint venture between Exxaro and Tata Energy for the Tsitsikamma community wind farm in … Continue reading Vestas gains 93 megawatt South African wind energy order
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Vestas installs first offshore V112s wind turbines
The first eight V112-3.0 MW offshore wind turbines have been successfully installed on the 48MW offshore wind farm in Kårehamn, Sweden. In addition the turbines were also part of the first shipment of wind turbines from Vestas’ pre-assembly facility in Esbjerg, Denmark. Senior Vice President of Vestas Offshore Uffe Vinther-Schou says installing the first V112-3.0 … Continue reading Vestas installs first offshore V112s wind turbines
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Wind Energy Update: Ways to Lower the Levelised Cost of Energy in Offshore Wind Power
Current wind farm projects have indicated that costs have stabilised at around £140 / €160 per MWh and regulators have put forward a challenge that offshore wind should reach a LCOE of £100 / €120 MWh by 2020, in order to maximise the size of the industry. Opportunities for savings across Offshore Wind finance, technology … Continue reading Wind Energy Update: Ways to Lower the Levelised Cost of Energy in Offshore Wind Power
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Apple to build solar energy plant to power data center
Apple will pay for construction of an 18-megawatt photovoltaic solar energy plant in northern Nevada to provide power for a data center the technology plans east of Reno. The Fort Churchill Solar Array, to be built in Yerington, was included in a filing Monday by NV Energy Inc. with the Public Utilities Commission. Apple announced … Continue reading Apple to build solar energy plant to power data center
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Acciona finishes its second wind farm in Poland, with AW 3000 wind turbines
Krobia I (33MW) wind farm has eleven 3 MW ACCIONA Windpower wind turbines on concrete tower. ACCIONA Energía has grid connected its second wind farm in Poland, totaling 33 megawatts (MW). This takes its overall figure for the country to 71 MW of installed capacity. It consists of eleven 3 MW ACCIONA Windpower wind turbines. … Continue reading Acciona finishes its second wind farm in Poland, with AW 3000 wind turbines
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Financial Close of Taralga Wind Farm
CBD Energy Limited (CBD) is pleased to announce the Taralga Wind Farm project has reach financial close. CBD Executive Chairman Gerry McGowan said “This is the culmination of our vision to be a diversified renewable energy company. Being involved in wind generation, as well as solar, is an important component of this strategy. Developing a … Continue reading Financial Close of Taralga Wind Farm
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Tailwind for Nordex in Germany: Further contracts for 77 MW signed
Over the past few months, Nordex SE has received contracts for the delivery of a total of 31 multi-megawatt turbines for several wind farms in Germany. Leading the race once again was the N117/2400 light wind turbine, of which 24 alone have been sold. Nordex will be installing five of these turbines at the
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Tata Power achieves Financial Closure for its 95 MW Tsitsikamma Wind Farm Project in South Africa
Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power pany today announced the successful financial closure for its 95 MW Tsitsikamma Wind Farm Project in South Africa Joint Venture Company with Exxaro, Cennergi (Pty.) Ltd. The Company had recently also announced the successful financial closure of its 135 MW Amakhala Emoyeni Wind Farm Project in South Africa.
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Gamesa to supply 46 MW to ITC Group in India
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, makes progress in India by signing a new contract to supply 46 MW of capacity to ITC Paperboards and Specialty Papers Division, subsidiary of the Indian group ITC. The agreement calls for the installation and supply of 23 Gamesa G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at Tagguparthi, Andhra Pradesh … Continue reading Gamesa to supply 46 MW to ITC Group in India
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Automobile Production Sets New Record in 2012
World auto production set yet another record in 2012 and may rise even higher during 2013. According to London-based IHS Automotive, passenger-car production rose from 62.6 million in 2011 to 66.7 million in 2012, and it may reach 68.3 million in 2013. When cars are combined with light trucks, total light vehicle production rose from … Continue reading Automobile Production Sets New Record in 2012
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EGP
Wind energy, solar thermodynamic, hydroelectric: Enel Green Power integrates renewable resources in contexts that are urban or man-made, producing a reduced visual and environmental impact. Innovation is an essential factor for a company’s successful performance: this is why EGP, which in 2012 established an area and a team specifically devoted to innovation, targets research and … Continue reading EGP
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Wind energy and other renewables to power 25% of world within 5 years
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), stating that global power generation from hydro, wind, solar and other renewable sources will exceed that of gas and be twice that of nuclear by 2016, is receiving widespread news coverage. Renewable power is expected to increase by 40% in the next five years, according to … Continue reading Wind energy and other renewables to power 25% of world within 5 years
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Repowering gives new life to old wind sites
This article by James Lawson originally appeared June 17 on the Renewable Energy World website UK — By 2020, swapping aging wind turbines with more powerful modern units will have raised annual electricity generation at refurbished sites from 1,524 GWh to 8,221 GWh. A 2-MW wind turbine coming off the production line with a rotor … Continue reading Repowering gives new life to old wind sites
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