Siemens (NYSE: SI) has received an order for 50 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 115 MW for the El Arrayán wind farm in Chile.
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Wind energy in Mexico: Acciona, Iberdrola call for green tariff
Alonso said consumers could opt to purchase as much or as little clean energy from CFE as they see fit, and that 45% of the industrial sector’s needs could be satisfied with wind power.
Continue readingWind Energy Industry Unites to Endorse Final USFWS Siting Guidelines
The wind power industry supports new federal guidelines to ensure that wind turbines further minimize any impacts on wildlife, according to a letter released today.
Continue readingWind power cheaper than conventional electricity sources, new study shows
Wind farm cheaper than conventional electricity sources, new study shows. Wind energy is cheaper than conventional electricity sources in both Kenya and Nicaragua, a new study from a Swiss technology institute has found.
Continue readingWind energy in Seychelles: Wind turbines to arrive in coming months
The Engineering Procurement and Construction contract for the 6 MW wind farm for Seychelles has been awarded to South Korean wind power generation equipment manufacturer, Unison Company.
Continue readingWorld Concentrating Solar Power Asia Forum, Beijing
A platform for addressing key challenges and strategies faced by the concentrated solar thermal power industry. It is geared toward decision makers from the solar energy across the region.
Continue readingMarine energy in Scotland
The turbine can be monitored from the European Marine Energy Centre base in Eday, but engineers can also operate and inspect it from Glasgow using mobile connections and an on-board camera.
Continue readingAs expiration of PTC nears, two major Pennsylvania wind farm projects cancelled
With business uncertainty spiking in the wind power industry as the year-end expiration of the federal wind energy PTC draws closer, two planned wind turbines projects in Pennsylvania have been cancelled
Continue readingRMT to Construct Seven Wind Farm Projects in 2012
“Wind energy projects are growing more complex?with tighter budgets and schedules?particularly in 2012 with the pending PTC expiration,” said RMT President David Kutcher.
Continue readingJapan’s First International Exhibition & Conference Specialised in Wind Power
It is the very first exhibition and conference in Japan specialised in wind energy and will be held within World Smart Energy Week 2013.
Continue readingAlterra Power Acquires Wind Energy Assets in British Columbia
We operate two geothermal energy facilities in Iceland, a geothermal energy plant in Nevada, British Columbia’s largest run of river hydro facilities and the province’s largest wind farm.
Continue readingMainstream Renewable Power keen to promote China’s wind energy technology worldwide
“Imagine if you replace all that oil burning and gas burning with the wind power and the solar power which is your own and you don’t have to import any or pay out any money from your country to buy these fuels”.
Continue readingEosol Energy plans $615 mn photovoltaic solar energy project in Chile
Spain’s Eosol Energy plans to build a $615.9 million solar power project in Tocopilla, a town in northern Chile.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy Makes Play For 4000 MW Wind Farm Portfolio
Western Wind Energy Corp. announced Wednesday a planned $20 million acquisition of a 4000-megawatt wind power portfolio from CGEI Wind.
Continue readingWind power in New Zealand: Wind power industry optimistic over growth prospects
The industry has experienced disappointing years with Meridian Energy cancelling a 630 megawatt wind farm project in Central Otago and other already-approved wind turbines projects possibly languishing.
Continue readingNigeria receives Japan?s N2billion grant for solar power
Nigerian has received a N2bn donation from the Japanese government to help boost the country?s power generation through solar energy.
Continue readingSempra, BP Wind Energy team up on Hawaiian wind farm
Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy will jointly develop the 21 MW Auwahi Wind farm in Hawaii. The wind farm will use eight Siemens (NYSE: SI) wind turbines.
Continue readingWind farm receives $246mn financing in Canada
Elecnor received C$250 million ($246 million) in financing for the development of the 100 MW L’Erable wind power currently being built in Quebec, Canada with Enercon’s wind turbines.
Continue readingRMT to help develop wind farm in Colorado
Wind energy developer Alliance Power has selected RMT Inc. (RMT) to design and construct the 67 MW Colorado Highlands Wind power project in Logan County, Colorado with 42 GE 1.6 MW wind turbines
Continue readingBP and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power Announce Plans to Jointly Develop Hawaii Wind Farm
BP Wind Energy is a principal owner and operator of wind power facilities with interests in 13 wind farms. BP Wind Energy has a gross generating capacity of 1,955 MW.
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