On Saturday, a new record with wind turbines was registered in the region, which reached 10,169 MW, at 10:00 p.m.The monitoring carried out in the Brazilian electricity system, carried out by ONS, continues to break records in the generation of wind power in the Northeast. The systems registered, last Saturday (08/22), at 10pm, a peak … Continue reading Wind energy reaches 97% of the demand of the Northeast in Brazil
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Wind energy in New Zealand, Waipipi wind farm takes shape
The Waipipi wind farm has laid the foundations for 23 of its future 31 wind turbines, and six wind turbines are fully assembled.The latest shipment of wind turbine parts has arrived at Port Taranaki, and the wind turbines will continue to be assembled until the end of the year, with cranes in place.The electricity transmission … Continue reading Wind energy in New Zealand, Waipipi wind farm takes shape
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Researchers to investigate wind power effects on bats in the Baltic Sea region
Despite the increasing numbers of wind turbines, their impacts on the environment are poorly known. A new study focuses on wind turbines in the Baltic Sea region and their impact on bats and their migration. Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki in Finland have been looking into literature about wind farm impacts on … Continue reading Researchers to investigate wind power effects on bats in the Baltic Sea region
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Women in Community Wind Energy
Existing studies indicate that women are very active in the environmental and climate movement, but that they are underrepresented in the area of community energy. WWEA and LEE NRW are therefore investigating the role of women in renewable energies in a new study. The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) wants to examine the role of … Continue reading Women in Community Wind Energy
Continue readingLatin America’s Energy Community Underlines Link Between Energy Transformation and Prosperity
High-level energy and climate decision makers from Latin America and the Caribbean underlined the importance of low-carbon energy policy to securing stable, long-term prosperity across regional economies, during a webinar co-hosted by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE). The virtual meeting entitled Accelerating Latin America’s Energy Transformation: RE … Continue reading Latin America’s Energy Community Underlines Link Between Energy Transformation and Prosperity
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Amazon to build wind farm in Galway
Amazon is set to build a wind farm in Galway in an effort to double its renewable energy capability. According to the Irish Times, the development will be located in Ardderroo and will support Amazon Web Services data centres in Ireland. The 115-megawatt wind power project will begin operations in 2022 and will include up … Continue reading Amazon to build wind farm in Galway
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GE Renewable Energy Constructing Largest Wind Turbine Rotor Test Rig at Netherlands Technology Center
Most technologically advanced and largest wind turbine rotor test rig of its kind is being constructed at LM Wind Power’s WMC Technology Center Netherlands in Wieringerwerf.Facility will provide GE’s wind energy business with in-house testing capability.Test rig is designed to enhance, through an advanced testing program, rotor design and modelling tools. GE Renewable Energy today … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy Constructing Largest Wind Turbine Rotor Test Rig at Netherlands Technology Center
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Chile plans hybrid wind energy and solar power storage plant
AES Gener has taken an important step in developing a mammoth hybrid renewable energy project in Chile, after it has submitted the environmental impact statement for its planned 862.5MW wind power + solar energy + storage hybrid Parque Terra Energía Renovable project. AES Gener submitted the Environment Impact Study to the Servicio de Evaluación Ambiental … Continue reading Chile plans hybrid wind energy and solar power storage plant
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Omega Geração buys stake in EDF Renewables wind energy in Brazil
Omega Geracao announced on Sunday a binding agreement to acquire a 50 percent stake in wind farms owned by France’s EDF Renewables in the Brazilian state of Bahia. The assets in the wind turbines of the Ventos da Bahia 1 and 2 wind complexes have a capacity of 182.6 megawatts and the deal was valued … Continue reading Omega Geração buys stake in EDF Renewables wind energy in Brazil
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Bío Bío is the second with the highest investment in wind energy in Chile
Authorities visited the Alena Wind Farm and announced the Economic Reactivation Plan through sustainable projects for the Biobío Province. Investment in Clean Energy will be one of the most important axes in the Recovery Plan and also in the commitment to provide infrastructure for the sustainable development of our country, specifically related to promoting renewable … Continue reading Bío Bío is the second with the highest investment in wind energy in Chile
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Goldwind Joins Hands with DNV GL to Enter the Fast Lane of the International Market
On August 14, 2020, Xinjiang Goldwind Science &Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Goldwind”) and DNV GL Business Assurance (China) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “DNV GL”) signed an online Turbine Approver™ strategic cooperation framework agreement for the SSDA Assessment (i.e. Site Specific Design Assessment), and this is also the first time that … Continue reading Goldwind Joins Hands with DNV GL to Enter the Fast Lane of the International Market
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Saudi Arabia’s wind energy, Concentrated Solar Power and PV could generate up to 750,000 jobs by 2030
The development of Saudi Arabia’s renewable energy sector could lead to the creation of up to 750,000 jobs over the next decade, as the kingdom aims to derive 7 percent of its total electricity production from wind, photovoltaic and thermosolar by 2030. Solar photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power will account for 77 percent of all … Continue reading Saudi Arabia’s wind energy, Concentrated Solar Power and PV could generate up to 750,000 jobs by 2030
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Siemens Gamesa ‘Looks Forward’ to Boosting Morocco’s Wind Energy
The Spanish company currently has over 72% of the wind energy market share in Morocco. Spanish wind power operator Siemens Gamesa is hoping to reach an energy production capacity of one gigawatt (GW) in Morocco in the near future, Sonia Adnane, Siemens Gamesa’s head of communications and public affairs in Africa, told Morocco World News. … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa ‘Looks Forward’ to Boosting Morocco’s Wind Energy
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Wind energy in Chile, Presidente Piñera at the Punta Arenas wind farm
The new wind farm is made up of 3 wind turbines, whose maximum height reaches 122 meters, having a plant factor of 54%, one of the highest in the world (the average in Chile is 30%). The total investment of this wind energy project exceeds US $ 22 million, of which US $ 5 million … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile, Presidente Piñera at the Punta Arenas wind farm
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Iberdrola starts up its largest wind power plant, East Anglia ONE, in UK waters
Iberdrola, through its subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has started up what to date is the largest wind energy installation in its history and one of the world’s largest of its kind: the East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm, in British waters of the Sea of ??the North. With an installed power of 714 megawatts (MW), the … Continue reading Iberdrola starts up its largest wind power plant, East Anglia ONE, in UK waters
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Bird deaths from wind turbine’s drop by 72 per cent when one blade is painted black
Painting one blade of a wind turbine makes it easier for birds to avoid a deadly encounter. A study found that painting one of the four white blades on a wind turbine black reduces the amount of dead birds by 72 per cent. Scientists from the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research conducted a trial on … Continue reading Bird deaths from wind turbine’s drop by 72 per cent when one blade is painted black
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Azerbaijan builds six wind energy metering stations
Six wind metering stations have been installed in the country’s Khizi town and Absheron region where 240 MW wind farm will be built, the Ministry of Energy reported on August 20. The installation of the wind metering stations are part of the agreement signed between the ministry and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power company. Wind measurements … Continue reading Azerbaijan builds six wind energy metering stations
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Fosen, the largest onshore wind power plant in Europe
The 1.06 GW Fosen complex in central Norway, Europe’s largest onshore wind power project, has seen its latest turbine installed. The last of the 277 wind turbines supplied by Vestas was installed on the Geitfjellet subproject, Recharge reported, citing the majority owner of the project, Norwegian state power company Statkraft. Statkraft CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen recently … Continue reading Fosen, the largest onshore wind power plant in Europe
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Wind power in El Savador, Ventus installs the first wind turbine at the Metapán wind farm
The first of the 15 wind turbines was installed this week in the mountains of Metapán, Santa Ana.The wind energy project has a total cost of $ 85.5 million for a syndicated loan in which Banco Agro Mercantil (BAM) of Guatemala (50%) and the local Davivienda and Cuscatlán participate.The construction of the first wind farm … Continue reading Wind power in El Savador, Ventus installs the first wind turbine at the Metapán wind farm
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Nordex wind turbines for wind power in Poland
After a long period in which Poland’s climate policy has largely neglected renewables across the country, the country’s Ministry of Climate is setting new priorities for green investments in the Polish wind power industry.This means that Poland, which covers most of its energy demand with fossil fuels, may now be at a tipping point and … Continue reading Nordex wind turbines for wind power in Poland
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