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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Naturgy’s wind power in the Canary Islands produces more than 143 GWh in 2020
The company has nine wind farms in the archipelago, eight in Gran Canaria and one wind farm in Fuerteventura, with a total installed capacity of 45.4 MW.The wind energy generated by these nine renewable facilities has prevented the emission of 113,645 tons of polluting and greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and has made it possible … Continue reading Naturgy’s wind power in the Canary Islands produces more than 143 GWh in 2020
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Africa is only tapping into 0.01% of its wind power potential
In 2020, 821 MW of new wind power capacity was installed in Africa and the Middle East, bringing total capacity in the region to over 7 GW, which helps to avoid 10.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually – equivalent to taking 2.3 million passenger cars off the road.The technical wind energy resource potential on … Continue reading Africa is only tapping into 0.01% of its wind power potential
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Renewables creating a generational opportunity in rural America
Large parts of rural America have been experiencing population decline for over half a century. In fact, 35 percent of rural counties have a combined 6.2 million fewer residents than they did in 1950. There are many reasons for this demographic change, including a lack of economic opportunity for young people, who are often forced … Continue reading Renewables creating a generational opportunity in rural America
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Kellogg, Enel Sign Agreement for Wind Power in North America
Through a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA), Enel will sell a portion of the electricity delivered to the grid from the Azure Sky wind project to Kellogg Company.With operations expected in the first-half of 2022, the project, which consists of a 350 MW wind facility paired with approximately 137 MW of battery storage, will be … Continue reading Kellogg, Enel Sign Agreement for Wind Power in North America
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How renewable hydrogen will help Europe’s decarbonisation
Renewable hydrogen is currently among the hottest topics in the energy field. The molecule has been closely linked to Europe’s vision of a decarbonised energy system by 2050. Renewables such as wind energy are the raw material for the production of renewable hydrogen. That’s why WindEurope is active in different initiatives, promoting the future use … Continue reading How renewable hydrogen will help Europe’s decarbonisation
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American Clean Power Association Statement on CLEAN Future Act?
The American Clean Power Association (ACP)?today issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee introduced the CLEAN Future Act. “We commend the House Energy and Commerce Committee for proposing robust climate legislation. The clean electricity standard represents a meaningful step forward on national energy policy that will help unleash … Continue reading American Clean Power Association Statement on CLEAN Future Act?
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Capital Energy advances in the development of its first wind farm in Aragon, Biota
This wind energy facility, located in the Zaragoza municipalities of Biota and Uncastillo, will have an installed power of 58.7 megawatts (MW) and its development will involve an investment of about 47 million euros. The 20 wind turbines of this first Capital Energy wind farm in Aragon will be capable of supplying clean energy to … Continue reading Capital Energy advances in the development of its first wind farm in Aragon, Biota
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Capital Energy buys the wind turbines of its Buseco wind power plant from Siemens Gamesa
This renewable energy plant, located in the municipalities of Tineo, Villayón and Valdes, will have an installed wind power of 50 megawatts (MW) and its development will involve an investment of about 51 million euros.The 10 wind turbines of this first Capital Energy wind farm in Asturias, of the SG 5.0 – 132 model of … Continue reading Capital Energy buys the wind turbines of its Buseco wind power plant from Siemens Gamesa
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