“When you look at a wind turbine, you can find the bird carcasses and count them. With a coal-fired power plant, you can’t count the carcasses, but it’s going to kill a lot more birds.” — The Audubon Society Wind energy producers are working diligently to prevent the deaths of birds and bats around their … Continue reading Wind energy industry mitigates bird and bat mortality
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Ørsted kicks off offshore installation of Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms
With all the permits and EIA approvals in place, Global offshore wind leader Ørsted is moving full speed ahead with full-scale offshore construction activities of the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms. Ørsted will begin laying export and array cables and installing the offshore substations and foundations in 2021 and will … Continue reading Ørsted kicks off offshore installation of Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms
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China dominates global wind power industry in 2020
China secured top position of the global wind power industry after record installation in 2020, British newspaper Financial Times (FT) said Thursday. According to a report released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), a Belgium-based international trade association, China broke the world record for most wind power capacity installed in a single year in … Continue reading China dominates global wind power industry in 2020
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Stanford study finds that wind energy output increases when people need heat the most
In response to the recent freeze-inspired power outages in Texas, some politicians blamed the historic blackouts on wind turbines. The dubious, and largely dismissed, claims nevertheless spotlighted an intriguing fact: Texas, the land made famous by oil derricks and wildcatters, now gets a significant portion of its electricity from clean, renewable sources, most notably wind, … Continue reading Stanford study finds that wind energy output increases when people need heat the most
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Angola: African Development Bank funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy and regional connectivity
The African Development Bank (www.AfDB.org) has committed $530 million to finance the construction of a 343 km, 400 kV central-south transmission line that will connect the north and south transmission grids in Angola and allow for the distribution of clean energy between the two regions. The north of Angola has a surplus of more than … Continue reading Angola: African Development Bank funds $530 million electricity project to expand renewable energy and regional connectivity
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Six measures for more onshore wind energy in Germany
Germany’s new Renewable Energy Law (EEG2021) fails to address the two biggest challenges facing onshore wind development in Germany: permitting and repowering. Together with the German wind energy associations, WindEurope has outlined six measures Germany could and should take now to improve things. Wind was 27% of Germany’s electricity consumption last year. And renewables in … Continue reading Six measures for more onshore wind energy in Germany
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Air Liquide first customer for offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vattenfall has signed its first power contract for wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. Air Liquide will purchase 100GWh of fossil-free electricity per year from the wind farm located off the Dutch coast. The 15-year contract will start in 2023 when the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm is operational. Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, … Continue reading Air Liquide first customer for offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
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China blows past global wind power records, doubling annual installations in 2020
In 2020, China broke the world record for most wind energy capacity installed in a single year with 52 GW of new capacity – double the country’s annual installations compared to the previous year.Overall, nearly 56 GW of new wind power capacity was installed in the Asia Pacific region in 2020, a 78 per cent … Continue reading China blows past global wind power records, doubling annual installations in 2020
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Siemens Gamesa envisions a strong future driven by a green recovery
Strong long-term prospects for the wind energy industry as renewables are core to achieving decarbonization targets and economic recovery. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy today in Bilbao held its 2021 Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting while the prospects of renewable energy have never been more promising. Due to the shock of COVID-19, governments are prioritizing green investment … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa envisions a strong future driven by a green recovery
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Milliporesigma, Akamai, Synopsys and Uber enter into aggregation deal to purchase 111 MW of wind energy from Enel Green Power
The four global brands will purchase renewable energy from a portion of Enel Green Power’s 350 MW Azure Sky wind project in Texas. MilliporeSigma, Akamai, Synopsys, and Uber leveraged their collective buying power to serve as an anchor tenant for the project, demonstrating the benefits of collaboration among businesses with smaller and more distributed energy … Continue reading Milliporesigma, Akamai, Synopsys and Uber enter into aggregation deal to purchase 111 MW of wind energy from Enel Green Power
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Iberdrola bolsters Japan’s offshore wind energy with new 600 MW project
It will co-develop Seihoku-oki wind farm, which will enter the round 2 auction, together with Japanese developer Cosmo Eco Power and Hitz engineering This brings Iberdrola’s pipeline in the country to 3,900 MW and will be competing in rounds 2, 3 and 4 of the offshore auctions announced by the government. The Japanese offshore wind … Continue reading Iberdrola bolsters Japan’s offshore wind energy with new 600 MW project
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Vestas wins 56 MW order in Poland
Vestas has secured a 56 MW order for the Banie lV project from Energix, which is the majority owner of the wind farm and is a well-established wind project developer in Poland. The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of 16 V126-3.45 MW wind turbines with an operational mode of 3.5 MW combined with a … Continue reading Vestas wins 56 MW order in Poland
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New study of the Russian wind power market
New study of the Russian wind power market shows: Russia has made important progress, time to accelerate wind energy deployment After the Paris agreement has entered into force, the world is moving towards climate neutrality. Many countries including China, the USA and the European Union, have officially declared their goal to reach climate neutrality in the … Continue reading New study of the Russian wind power market
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Acciona and Korea Zinc to build MacIntyre wind farm (923MW) in Queensland, Australia
The international metallurgical group will own 30% of ACCIONA’s largest wind farm. ACCIONA will own the remaining 70% of the project, with which it will support the sale agreement to CleanCo, the Queensland public utility, of the 400MW production. ACCIONA and the international metallurgical group Korea Zinc Co. have reached an agreement to jointly develop … Continue reading Acciona and Korea Zinc to build MacIntyre wind farm (923MW) in Queensland, Australia
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Danfoss and Ørsted sign wind power PPA
Two of Denmark’s largest companies, Danfoss and Ørsted, have signed a corporate power purchase agreement for 27 MW of the capacity of Horns Rev 2 Offshore Wind Farm. Danfoss, a world-leading industrial manufacturer of energy efficient solutions, has signed a 10-year fixed price corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Ørsted to offtake the renewable electricity … Continue reading Danfoss and Ørsted sign wind power PPA
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Meet the Team Nordex – Sanna Rissanen, Service Technician
Sanna Rissanen works as a Service Technician and is based in Sodankylä, Finland where the northernmost Nordex Service point is located. Sanna grew up in the same town but moved to Rovaniemi to study and later work as an electrician. During a visit to her childhood home in 2015, an unusual job ad written in English drew her attention in the … Continue reading Meet the Team Nordex – Sanna Rissanen, Service Technician
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Fast-Track Energy Transitions to Win the Race to Zero
World Energy Transitions Outlook outlines global strategies towards carbon-neutrality and leads way to a climate-safe 1.5°C pathway by 2050. Proven technologies for a net-zero energy system already largely exist today, finds the preview of World Energy Transitions Outlook by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable power, green hydrogen and modern bioenergy will dominate the … Continue reading Fast-Track Energy Transitions to Win the Race to Zero
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Nordex supplies 35 MW wind turbines for wind power in Italy
Nordex has obtained a new order from Italy. The company will supply ten N131 / 3600 wind turbines designed for a 35 MW wind farm in the Basilicata region of southern Italy. The order also includes a service contract for the wind turbines, initially for two years. Project and client name is not disclosed as … Continue reading Nordex supplies 35 MW wind turbines for wind power in Italy
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BP closes PPA of wind energy with Casa dos Ventos in Brazil
British oil company BP signed a 15-year contract to purchase wind power from Brazilian renewable project developer Casa dos Ventos. The agreement, which provides for the supply of wind energy with wind turbines from 2023, was signed with BP’s local energy marketing unit and provides for the delivery of production from the Rei do Vento … Continue reading BP closes PPA of wind energy with Casa dos Ventos in Brazil
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Iberdrola, Volkswagen and SEAT strengthen their partnership to accelerate electrification in Spain
The energy company becomes a strategic partner for the supply of renewable energy in the vehicle value chain and together they will develop a public charging infrastructure network This alliance will contribute to achieving the emissions reduction targets set by the Green Deal and the decarbonisation of Spain Iberdrola, SEAT S.A. and the Volkswagen Group … Continue reading Iberdrola, Volkswagen and SEAT strengthen their partnership to accelerate electrification in Spain
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