The company behind a proposed underground transmission line that would carry electricity generated mostly by wind turbines in Iowa to the Chicago area said Monday that the $2.5 billion project could be operational in 2024 if regulators approve it. Direct Connect Development Co. said it has lined up three major investors to back the project. … Continue reading Underground line could carry Iowa wind power to Chicago
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Wind power in Cuba: La Herradura 1 wind farm advances
The bases for the installation of wind turbines of the most powerful wind farm complex in Cuba, began to be built in La Herradura, in the north of Las Tunas, where some components of the wind energy generation technology are already close to the site. Workers of the Provincial Construction and Assembly Company, started work … Continue reading Wind power in Cuba: La Herradura 1 wind farm advances
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Suzlon Global Services Limited wins 1st Prize at the prestigious IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award
Award recognizes performance excellence, quality & fostering competitiveness. Massive fleet of 8700+ wind turbines | 12+ GW | 150+ wind power sites under management. Managing assets worth INR ~75,000 crores for customers and their lenders. Managing over 35% of entire Indian wind energy installed capacity. Delivers +97.4% fleet machine availability and 9% higher generation energy … Continue reading Suzlon Global Services Limited wins 1st Prize at the prestigious IMC Ramkrishna Bajaj National Quality Award
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Wind energy in Greece: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
The Nordex Group’s new wind power business continues on its upward trend. Now the wind turbine manufacturer has won new orders for wind farms from Greece. TERNA ENERGY SA has ordered a total of 36 wind turbines of different models with a capacity of 108 MW. The orders also include a Premium Service contract covering … Continue reading Wind energy in Greece: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
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Siemens Financial Services Invests in Greenko Group’s 200 MW Poovani Wind Power Project
Greenko Group, India’s leading renewable energy player, has signed an agreement with Siemens Financial Services (SFS), the financing arm of Siemens AG, for an equity investment in its Poovani Wind Power project. The project is being developed in the state of Tamil Nadu and is backed by Solar Energy Corporation of India Limited (SECI), Central … Continue reading Siemens Financial Services Invests in Greenko Group’s 200 MW Poovani Wind Power Project
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Masdar energy portfolio grows by 33% in 2018
United Arab Emirates-based renewable energy company Masdar announced at the Intersolar Middle East 2019 conference last week that its renewable energy portfolio grew by 33% in 2018. Masdar director of business growth Yousif Al Ali said the company’s total renewable energy capacity grew to 4GW, with projects under development in 25 countries. The company has … Continue reading Masdar energy portfolio grows by 33% in 2018
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Wind energy in Australia: Nordex wind turbines for Acciona’s wind farm
ACCIONA Energía has started construction work on its fifth wind power farm in Australia, 100% owned by the company, with an investment of around AUD 288 million (180 million euros at the current exchange rate). The Mortlake South Wind Farm, located in the State of Victoria, will have a capacity of 157.5 megawatts (MW) and … Continue reading Wind energy in Australia: Nordex wind turbines for Acciona’s wind farm
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EDP Renewables, Microsoft enter wind energy agreements in Ohio
EDP Renewables SA (EDPR), through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, and Microsoft Corp. have executed two 15-year power purchase agreements (PPA) totaling 125 megawatts (MW) that will bring the Timber Road IV Wind Farm to Ohio’s Paulding County. These PPAs are included in the announcement EDPR issued on July 24, 2018. … Continue reading EDP Renewables, Microsoft enter wind energy agreements in Ohio
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Kenwind to Proceed With Wind Farm in Lamu
The Court of Appeal on Thursday upheld a high court ruling allowing Belgium firm Kenwind Ltd to invest a Sh21 billion wind energy project in Lamu County. The judges (Alnasir Visram, Wanjiru Karanja and Daniel Musinga) dismissed an appeal by US-based company Cordison International, arguing that it lacked merit. “We have said enough. We believe … Continue reading Kenwind to Proceed With Wind Farm in Lamu
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The American Wind Energy Association recognizes industry leaders in operations and safety
Invenergy, Apex Clean Energy, Planet Windpower, Wanzek Construction and Acciona were honored last week at AWEA’s O&M and Safety Conference. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) last week recognized five accomplished individuals and companies as part of its Safety and Health Excellence Recognition and Excellence in Operations programs. Each year, these programs recognize industry leaders … Continue reading The American Wind Energy Association recognizes industry leaders in operations and safety
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The largest wind energy conference in the Western Hemisphere is coming to Houston
AWEA’s 2019 WINDPOWER Conference will highlight how wind and its growing list of partners and allies can, together, power the future with cost-competitive, clean energy. The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) WINDPOWER Conference is coming to Houston, the energy capital of the world, from May 20-23. 2018 was a historic year as wind power surpassed … Continue reading The largest wind energy conference in the Western Hemisphere is coming to Houston
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Castilla y León leads the wind power generation ranking of the Autonomous Communities
The potential of wind energy in Spain is reaffirmed with the data broken down by Autonomous Communities for 2018. The energy transition is a reality in most of the Autonomous Communities thanks to the installation of wind turbines during the last two decades. Faced with a national goal of reaching a 74% renewable contribution to … Continue reading Castilla y León leads the wind power generation ranking of the Autonomous Communities
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Enercon EP3 wind turbine installed at Wieringermeer wind energy test site in the Netherlands
ENERCON has reached the next stage of its EP3 programme. The company has now installed the prototype of the E-138 EP3 at the Wieringermeer wind energy test site in the Netherlands. The low-wind WEC (IEC wind class IIIA) follows in the footsteps of the E-126 EP3 for wind farm class IIA sites and is the … Continue reading Enercon EP3 wind turbine installed at Wieringermeer wind energy test site in the Netherlands
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Joyce Lee joins Global Wind Energy Council as Policy and Operations Director
Joyce Lee has joined the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) as Policy and Operations Director, contributing to GWEC’s growing market intelligence team. Joyce is experienced in political risk analysis and strategic investigations in Europe, East Asia and Southeast Asia, and has managed a number of complex multi-jurisdictional investigations. She has completed numerous policy-focused stakeholder-mapping exercises, … Continue reading Joyce Lee joins Global Wind Energy Council as Policy and Operations Director
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WindEurope elects Vattenfall wind energy chief, Gunnar Groebler, as new Chair
WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected Gunnar Groebler – Senior Vice President, Business Area Wind at Vattenfall – as the association’s new Chair. The Board, made up of corporate members, national associations and other organisations appointed Groebler for an 18-month term. Commenting on his appointment, Gunnar Groebler said: “It is an honour for me to … Continue reading WindEurope elects Vattenfall wind energy chief, Gunnar Groebler, as new Chair
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Russia’s largest bank to back wind energy project near Murmansk
In a major advance for renewable energy in Russia, Sberbank, Moscow’s largest bank, has opened a $341 million dollar line of credit to build a 201 megawatt wind park in the Murmansk Region of the country’s Northwest. The project has been a long time in the coming. Talk of a wind park in Russia’s arctic … Continue reading Russia’s largest bank to back wind energy project near Murmansk
Continue readingNordex receives wind power orders from Luxembourg and Italy
The Nordex Group has received its first order from Luxembourg, for a 23 MW project. The manufacturer will be supplying seven N131/3300 wind turbines for the “Wincrange” wind farm. The customer is PW34 S.a.r.l., a project development company based in Derenbach. In addition, the Nordex Group has concluded a Premium Service Agreement covering 20 years. … Continue reading Nordex receives wind power orders from Luxembourg and Italy
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Vestas receives 224 MW wind energy order in USA
Vestas has received a 224 MW order in the USA for V110-2.0 MW wind turbines. The order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a ten-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. Deliveries are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2019 while commissioning is planned for fourth … Continue reading Vestas receives 224 MW wind energy order in USA
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Ingeteam commissioned over 4GW of wind energy converters in 2018
Ingeteam Power Technology announced that it contracted over 4GW of wind energy converters globally in 2018. With a total of 45GW installed capacity to date, the company remains the unchallenged independent number one supplier of wind power converters in the world. The Group closed the year with a 15% increase in turnover compared to 2017. … Continue reading Ingeteam commissioned over 4GW of wind energy converters in 2018
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Wind energy in Tanzania: Njombe Region Set to Generate Wind Power
The country first wind powered electricity is expected to be set in Makambako in Njombe Region and the project development, spearhead by Windlab Development Tanzania, is progressing well. The project, Miombo Hewani Wind Farm, is a planned 300 megawatts in wind energy plant in three phases of 100MW each. The project phase one set to … Continue reading Wind energy in Tanzania: Njombe Region Set to Generate Wind Power
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