General Electric became the world’s leading wind turbine installer last year. Renewable energy developers added a record 96.3 gigawatts of wind turbines in 2020, up 58 percent from the previous year, according to research by BloombergNEF. With solar power, wind power is becoming one of the cheapest ways to produce electricity and a key part … Continue reading GE overthrows Vestas as the world’s largest wind turbine manufacturer
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China leads world’s biggest increase in wind power capacity
Developers built wind farms with a total capacity of almost 100GW in 2020, a rise of nearly 60% on previous year.China built more new wind farm capacity in 2020 than the whole world combined in the year before, leading to an annual record for windfarm installations despite the Covid-19 pandemic. A study has revealed that … Continue reading China leads world’s biggest increase in wind power capacity
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Sidenor and Naturgy sign PPA for the supply of wind energy and solar power
The companies sign an electricity supply contract under the PPA modality with a supply equivalent to 350 GWh per year from solar and wind energy for 10 years.The agreement reinforces Sidenor’s commitment to decarbonisation and the fight against climate change. Sidenor and Naturgy have signed a renewable energy supply agreement. By virtue of this agreement, … Continue reading Sidenor and Naturgy sign PPA for the supply of wind energy and solar power
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HIDROSTANK pullboxes in the first wind farm in Saudi Arabia
HIDROSTANK has recently supplied its innovative modular pullboxes at the Dumat Al Jandal wind farm, the first wind farm in Saudi Arabia and the largest in the Middle East when completed. The project has marked a key construction milestone with the arrival of 20 wind turbines at the port of Duba. The 400 megawatt MW … Continue reading HIDROSTANK pullboxes in the first wind farm in Saudi Arabia
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Siemens Gamesa strengthens its leadership in New Zealand wind power with 41 wind turbines
The 176 MW order includes the supply of 41 units of Siemens Gamesa 4.3-MW onshore wind turbines, one of the most powerful turbine models available in New Zealand. Siemens Gamesa will supply 41 of its wind turbines for New Zealand’s second largest wind farm to Meridian Energy, strengthening its leading position in the country’s wind … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa strengthens its leadership in New Zealand wind power with 41 wind turbines
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GET H2: New alliance aims to create the basis of a European infrastructure for green hydrogen
Consortium of seven companies to launch hydrogen economy with production, transport, storage and industrial offtake of climate-friendly green hydrogen from renewable energies in 2024 Bundled projects could avoid up to 16 million tonnes of CO2 by 2030 Public funding sought through “Important Projects of Common European Interest” (IPCEI) programme Regulatory changes before the end of … Continue reading GET H2: New alliance aims to create the basis of a European infrastructure for green hydrogen
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Renewables Can Lower Energy Costs and Boost Energy Security in Antigua and Barbuda
IRENA report shows renewable generation, green hydrogen and EVs are the most cost-effective energy strategy for the Caribbean island. Antigua and Barbuda can significantly reduce its dependence on imported fossil fuels while driving down electricity costs for citizens, by meeting its energy needs exclusively through indigenous renewable energy resources, green hydrogen and full electric vehicle … Continue reading Renewables Can Lower Energy Costs and Boost Energy Security in Antigua and Barbuda
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Russia: Launch of a study on the wind power market
As of early 2021, more than 1 GW of wind power plants are in operation in Russia, more than 700 MW of which was commissioned in 2020, despite all the difficulties and restrictions caused by the new COVID-19 pandemic. The year 2020 can be considered the year of formation as regards Russian wind power generation … Continue reading Russia: Launch of a study on the wind power market
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Women in Wind Energy
On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2021, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) have announced the participants for the third edition of their jointly organised Women in Wind Global Leadership Program which aims to enhance gender diversity across the wind sector. This year’s participants … Continue reading Women in Wind Energy
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Iberdrola launches a green hydrogen scheme to produce sustainable Scotch whisky in the Highlands
Iberdrola, though its subsidiary ScottishPower, has teamed up with some of the UK’s main distilleries and spirits companies and the Port of Cromarty Firth to launch a green hydrogen project in the Highlands. The result will allow the whisky and spirit production industry in Scotland to develop this technology and fight climate change. The North … Continue reading Iberdrola launches a green hydrogen scheme to produce sustainable Scotch whisky in the Highlands
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The clean energy industry steps up to aid Texans in need
Last month’s Texas blackouts and infrastructure failures offer a stark reminder that many of the systems we depend on every day are not equipped to withstand the extreme events climate change is making more and more frequent. The clean energy industry is committed to overcoming these challenges by supplying an ever-greater share of zero-emission electricity … Continue reading The clean energy industry steps up to aid Texans in need
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Acciona signs a wind energy VPPA with Brembo
This is ACCIONA’s first Virtual Power Purchase Agreement in Poland, where the company has 101MW in installed wind power capacity. ACCIONA has signed a five-year Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA) with multinational automotive manufacturer Brembo to partially offset the energy needs of its production plants in Poland and contribute to Brembo’s path towards its decarbonization … Continue reading Acciona signs a wind energy VPPA with Brembo
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Wind power accounted for 8.3% of US electricity generation
2020 US electricity generation data are in from the US Energy Information Administration. Crunching the numbers, renewable energy accounted for 20.6% of US electricity generation last year. That was led by wind power, which accounted for 8.3% of US electricity generation, followed by hydropower at 7.2% and solar power at 3.3%. As reported last month, … Continue reading Wind power accounted for 8.3% of US electricity generation
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Adani Green commissions 100-MW wind power project in Gujarat
Adani Green Energy has commissioned the wind turbines for a 100 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Kutch, Gujarat, through its subsidiary AWEKTL. It added that with this project, the company has reached an operational wind energy capacity of 497 MW and a total operational renewable capacity to 3,345 MW. Adani Green has a total renewable … Continue reading Adani Green commissions 100-MW wind power project in Gujarat
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Castilla y León promotes the recycling of wind turbine blades
Castilla y León is developing a pioneering project worth 9.77 million euros to develop comprehensive technology for recycling components of old wind turbines before the end of their useful life, according to data from the Ministry of Economy. The Community Government, wind energy developers and recycling companies, with the support of a community technology center, … Continue reading Castilla y León promotes the recycling of wind turbine blades
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Wind energy, Nobody understands what Mexico is doing
Ramón Fiestas, president of the Latin American committee of the Global Wind Energy Council, points out that the changes in energy matters go against the decarbonization of the rest of the world. The changes that Mexico has made in the electricity market are already being echoed in the international arena. Not only among investors, but … Continue reading Wind energy, Nobody understands what Mexico is doing
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Wind energy replaces coal as Germany’s biggest energy source in 2020
The share of renewable energy in the amount of electricity generated and fed to the grid in Germany reached a new record, rising from 42.3 percent in 2019 to 47.0 percent last year, the Federal Office for Statistics (Destatis). At 25.6 percent, wind power with wind turbines replaced coal as “the most important energy source” … Continue reading Wind energy replaces coal as Germany’s biggest energy source in 2020
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Nordex Group: Preliminary figures 2020 confirm guidance
The Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) today confirmed its new guidance issued in November 2020 and presented its preliminary figures for the 2020 financial year. The Company lifted consolidated sales by 41.6 percent to EUR 4.6 billion (previous year: EUR 3.3 billion), slightly above the forecast figure of approximately EUR 4.4 billion. Earnings before interest, taxes, … Continue reading Nordex Group: Preliminary figures 2020 confirm guidance
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Ørsted signs wind energy PPA with Target and Hormel Foods Corporation
Energy will come from the Haystack Wind Power project in Nebraska, US, currently under construction and expected online later this year. In addition to PepsiCo, announced earlier this year, Target, a general merchandise retailer, and Hormel Foods, a global branded food company, have signed long-term agreements with Ørsted to purchase energy from the 298 MW … Continue reading Ørsted signs wind energy PPA with Target and Hormel Foods Corporation
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Siemens Gamesa takes UK onshore wind energy to new heights with deal to install its market-leading SG 5.8-155 wind turbines in Scotland
Deal signed with Energiekontor will see the installation of 8 SG 5.8-155 wind turbines at Longhill Burn wind farm in West Lothian, near Edinburgh. The wind turbines will be among the largest ever installed in the UK, with a rotor diameter of 155 meters to optimize power capacity. Contract underpins renewed growth of onshore wind … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa takes UK onshore wind energy to new heights with deal to install its market-leading SG 5.8-155 wind turbines in Scotland
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