On World Environment Day, Suzlon announces 20 GW* of wind energy installations dedicating the milestone to the vision of late Founder and Chairman, Shri Tulsi Tanti.Suzlon’s 20 GW wind energy installations are through 12,647 wind turbines across 17 countries spanning six continents.Suzlon enjoys 33% of India’s cumulative wind energy installations.Suzlon’s 20 GW wind energy installations … Continue reading Suzlon becomes first Indian wind energy company to reach 20 GW of worldwide Wind Energy installations
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The European wind energy association attacks Ribera’s reform of the electricity market
European wind power generation companies have harshly attacked the electricity market reform project proposed by Spain. The proposal prepared by the Ministry headed by the Vice President of Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, and ‘defended’ by the Spanish MEP Nicholas Gonzalez Casares “has proposed useless things,” according to Wind Europe. The wind energy association asks the … Continue reading The European wind energy association attacks Ribera’s reform of the electricity market
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AES completes the first phase of a 454 MW wind farm in Arizona
“Once both phases are complete, Chevelon Butte will be the largest wind power project in Arizona and the first wind farm built in northern Arizona in nearly a decade,” says AES’s Bernerd Da Santos. Da Santos points out that Chevelon Butte Ranch is one of the oldest operating cattle ranches in the state. The wind … Continue reading AES completes the first phase of a 454 MW wind farm in Arizona
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The complex interplay of the energy transition
If one had to list just fifteen factors that will be key to achieving decarbonisation, they would be: wind energy, solar photovoltaic energy, renewable energy demand, green hydrogen, transmission and distribution grids, batteries, pumping, concentrated solar power energy, international interconnections, smart grids, appropriate regulation, biofuels, biomass, CO2 capture and storage, and self-consumption. Each of these … Continue reading The complex interplay of the energy transition
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Renewable energy production up and demand and prices down in May
The month of May, 2023, was characterised in the European markets by a continuation of the downward trend in electricity demand while wind energy production and photovoltaic energy production continue to grow. This situation, together with a downward trend in gas and CO2 emission rights prices, drove prices down in virtually all electricity markets. Solar … Continue reading Renewable energy production up and demand and prices down in May
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Cutting dependence on China’s renewables supply chain
The US Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 is widely regarded as a game-changer in the drive to net zero. As well as generous tax credits for investment in low-carbon technologies, the IRA outlined aggressive targets and incentives for domestically sourced raw materials and equipment. These promise to propel the US into the lead in the … Continue reading Cutting dependence on China’s renewables supply chain
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Renewable power on course to shatter more records as countries around the world speed up deployment
Global additions of renewable power capacity are expected to jump by a third this year as growing policy momentum, higher fossil fuel prices and energy security concerns drive strong deployment of solar PV and wind power, according to the latest update from the International Energy Agency. The growth is set to continue next year with … Continue reading Renewable power on course to shatter more records as countries around the world speed up deployment
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ENERCON and KALYON Enerji sign a 260 MW wind power contract
Comprises supply & installation of 64 E-138 EP3 wind turbines for projects in Türkiye. ENERCON, a pioneer of onshore wind turbine technologies, and KALYON Enerji, one of the leading investors in the field of renewable energy, have signed a new cooperation for 260 MW within the scope of the YEKA RES-3 project in Türkiye. According … Continue reading ENERCON and KALYON Enerji sign a 260 MW wind power contract
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OX2 sells 27 MW onshore wind farm in Italy
OX2 has signed a contract to sell a 27 MW onshore wind farm in Foggia, Italy, to Glennmont Partners, one of Europe’s largest fund managers focusing exclusively on investments in clean energy infrastructure. This is the first project OX2 divests in Italy. The transaction is expected to be recorded in the third quarter of 2024. … Continue reading OX2 sells 27 MW onshore wind farm in Italy
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Global wind turbine order intake sets Q1 record, increases 27% YOY
Activity driven by new record set in China and growth in US and Latin America. Global wind turbine order intake hit a new Q1 record, with 23.5 gigawatts (GW) of activity, a 27 percent increase year-over-year, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie. Activity was driven by a new Q1 record set in China … Continue reading Global wind turbine order intake sets Q1 record, increases 27% YOY
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Iberdrola agrees with Norges Bank Investment Management for 1,265 renewable MW in Spain and we are negotiating more than 500 additional MW
Iberdrola has finalised the details of its strategic alliance with the sovereign fund of Norway, managed by Norges Bank Investment Management, to co-invest in 1,265 MW of new renewable capacity in Spain (20% wind and 80% Solar PV). Both companies have today informed the National Securities Market Commission (CNMV) that they have obtained all the legal … Continue reading Iberdrola agrees with Norges Bank Investment Management for 1,265 renewable MW in Spain and we are negotiating more than 500 additional MW
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Suzlon announces strong Q4 and FY23 Results
Suzlon Group, India’s largest renewable energy solutions provider, announced its fourth quarter (Q4 FY23) and annual audited results for financial year 2022-23 (FY23). Girish Tanti, Vice Chairman, Suzlon Group, said, “It is heartening that our efforts to strengthen the organization and position it strongly in time to meet increasing market demand have been successful. As … Continue reading Suzlon announces strong Q4 and FY23 Results
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Bangladesh’s first large wind power project goes into operation
The first new energy project built by Chinese enterprises in Bangladesh, a wind farm in the southeast of the country, has gone into operation. The wind farm at Cox’s Bazar was built by the Power Construction Corporation of China, POWERCHINA Chengdu. With a total nominal power of 66 MW, it is the country’s first large-scale … Continue reading Bangladesh’s first large wind power project goes into operation
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Negative prices continue to appear in the electricity markets while gas prices continue to fall and solar photovoltaic energy production sets new records
Gas and CO2 prices continued their downward trend in the fourth week of May, which led to a general downward trend in prices in European electricity markets and several negative hourly prices were registered, which reached -€400/MWh in Netherlands. The notable exception of the Iberian market, with a rise in prices, came from the fall … Continue reading Negative prices continue to appear in the electricity markets while gas prices continue to fall and solar photovoltaic energy production sets new records
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Enel Colombia indefinitely suspends the construction of the Windpeshi wind farm in La Guajira
Enel Colombia will suspend indefinitely the construction of the Windpeshi wind farm (205 MW) in La Guajira. This decision, adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company after exhausting the internal corporate instances, was made due to the impossibility of guaranteeing the construction rhythms of the project, due to the constant paths of fact … Continue reading Enel Colombia indefinitely suspends the construction of the Windpeshi wind farm in La Guajira
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Wind industry aims to provide a third of Japan’s power by 2050
Japan’s wind power body has set a mid-century goal to increase capacity to 140 gigawatts (GW) from less than 5 GW now, it said on Monday, to meet a third of the country’s electricity demand and help it to hit its 2050 carbon neutrality target. Offshore wind is meant to be central to Japan’s expansion … Continue reading Wind industry aims to provide a third of Japan’s power by 2050
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Ørsted to acquire Eversource share of uncontracted offshore wind seabed
Ørsted has signed an agreement to acquire Eversource Energy’s 50 % interest in the uncontracted federal offshore wind lease area currently owned jointly by the two companies. In addition to the seabed, which is in early-stage development, the agreement also includes contracts and partnerships for key operational assets in the US Northeast. The USD 625 million … Continue reading Ørsted to acquire Eversource share of uncontracted offshore wind seabed
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Ingeteam renews the UL Certification for its Indar wind turbine generators
Ingeteam has renewed its UL certification to market its Indar wind generators in the U.S. and Canada. The company, which has held this certification since 2012, owns a factory in Milwaukee, WI from where it manufactures generators to be installed in North American wind farms. To obtain this validation, a certifying company must confirm that … Continue reading Ingeteam renews the UL Certification for its Indar wind turbine generators
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Vestas wins an order for 37 MW EnVentus wind turbines in Türkiye
Vestas has received an order for a 37 MW wind farm in Turkey. The contract includes the supply and installation of six V162-6.2 MW wind turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service agreement. “With this order, we have secured more than 130 MW of signed EnVentus projects in Turkey, … Continue reading Vestas wins an order for 37 MW EnVentus wind turbines in Türkiye
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Vestas secures 72 MW order in Argentina
Vestas has received an order for a project in Argentina that includes supply of 16 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines as well as a 30-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. Deliveries and commissioning are planned for 2024. Customer and project names are undisclosed at the customer’s request. Vestas pioneered Argentina’s wind energy market … Continue reading Vestas secures 72 MW order in Argentina
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