Enel, through its Chilean subsidiary Enel Generación Chile, and global mining company AngloAmerican signed an agreement whereby Enel’s Chilean subsidiary will supply up to 3 TWh of renewable energy per year to AngloAmerican over a 10-year period, meeting the needs of the mining company’s operations in the country. This agreement is the largest renewable energy … Continue reading Enel signs with Angloamerican in chile group’s largest renewable energy supply deal
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Siemens Gamesa doubled net income to €88 million
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) today reported the results of the first nine months (October-June) and the third quarter (April-June) of fiscal year (FY) 2019. Revenue increased by 12% year-on-year in the first nine months of FY 2019, to €7,283 million, and by 23% year-on-year in the third quarter, to €2,632 million, driven by strong … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa doubled net income to €88 million
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Oman mulls utility-scale wind energy projects
As a part of the sultanate’s endeavours to reduce dependence on natural gas in power generation, Oman Power and Water Procurement Company (OPWP) is looking at exploring the potential for generating power through wind energy on a commercial scale. According to its recently released seven-year statement, OPWP plans to re-tender for a Wind Resource Assessment … Continue reading Oman mulls utility-scale wind energy projects
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Scotland’s Beatrice offshore wind farm starts commercial operations
Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Beatrice, off the Caithness coast, has started commercial production, operator SSE said on Monday. The 588 megawatt wind farm cost 2.5 billion pounds ($3 billion) and is the fourth largest wind farm in the world, the company said. Beatrice is now producing enough energy to power 450,000 homes a year, … Continue reading Scotland’s Beatrice offshore wind farm starts commercial operations
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GWEC launches Policy Pulse on Brazil wind power
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has launched a Policy Pulse report on Brazil, which provides qualitative analysis of the political and macroeconomic headwinds steering the wind sector and the measures needed to unlock greater wind power potential. With 15.1 GW of wind power, Brazil is the most advanced wind market in Latin America. Since … Continue reading GWEC launches Policy Pulse on Brazil wind power
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Wind power in France: Six offshore wind farms granted EU approval
The European Commission has given the green light for plans to build six new offshore wind farms in France. Each of the wind farms will consist of 62 to 83 wind turbines, with an installed capacity of 450 MW to 498 MW per wind power project and will receive support under the government’s Feed-in Tariff … Continue reading Wind power in France: Six offshore wind farms granted EU approval
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Wind energy in Argentina: new Pampa Energía wind farm
The wind power complex will be located in the province of Buenos Aires and will begin operating in 2020. Pampa Energía announced the construction of its fourth wind farm in Argentina. In this way, from 2020 the firm will produce more than 20 percent of the wind energy generated throughout the country. The new wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina: new Pampa Energía wind farm
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Colombia does not develop its solar and wind power
Rodolphe Demaine, president of GreenYellow for Colombia and Panama, spoke with Al Paredón about the landscape of Colombia’s energy matrix and how the country has a wide potential in non-conventional renewable energies, but it is necessary to work on regulation and The necessary studies. What is GreenYellow?GreenYellow is a somewhat atypical company because we leave … Continue reading Colombia does not develop its solar and wind power
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Wind power, an opportunity for Mexico
Faced with climate change and an environmental scenario on alert, wind power has gained strength as a viable and clean alternative for electricity generation, a sector that in Mexico represents an area of ??opportunity that drives greater economic growth. An investigation by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Ortega y Gasset Institute … Continue reading Wind power, an opportunity for Mexico
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Wind energy in Spain: Iberdrola and Caja Rural de Soria have joined forces to develop the Buniel wind farm
Iberdrola and Caja Rural de Soria are joining forces to develop the Buniel wind farm (Burgos) which, with 114 megawatts (MW) of installed power, will be one of the largest in Castilla y León. The energy company and the credit cooperative have entered into a collaboration agreement to promote, build and operate this new wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Spain: Iberdrola and Caja Rural de Soria have joined forces to develop the Buniel wind farm
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Ørsted achieves commercial operation of Lockett onshore wind farm in Texas
Ørsted’s US onshore company, Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), which is a leading developer of renewable energy in the US, has achieved commercial operation of its Lockett Wind power project, a 184MW wind farm in Wilbarger, Texas. The project will generate over 700,000 megawatt-hours of renewable energy per year—enough to power the equivalent of 70,000 U.S. … Continue reading Ørsted achieves commercial operation of Lockett onshore wind farm in Texas
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EDP Renewables managed a portfolio of operating assets of 11.8 GW
EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and one of the world’s largest wind energy producers, has today announced that, at 30 June, the company managed a portfolio of operating assets of 11.8 GW, with average age of 8 years, spread over 11 countries, of which 11.4 GW are fully … Continue reading EDP Renewables managed a portfolio of operating assets of 11.8 GW
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The Conseil d’Etat approves Fécamp and Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind farm project
EDF Renewables, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, and its partners Enbridge, a North American energy infrastructure company, and German independent renewable energy provider wpd, are delighted with today’s ruling by the Conseil d’Etat, France’s supreme administrative court, dismissing the appeals against the concession permits allowing the Courseulles-sur-Mer and Fécamp offshore wind projects to occupy … Continue reading The Conseil d’Etat approves Fécamp and Courseulles-sur-Mer offshore wind farm project
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GE and LongWing Unlock Financing and Technology for First Phase of Zaporizhia Onshore Wind Farm in Ukraine
GE and LongWing Energy S.C.A. (“LongWing”) reached financial close on a $150MM debt financing package for the first phase of the Zaporizhia Wind Farm, in the Zaporizhia region in southeast Ukraine. The phase one 98-megawatt (“MW”) project is expected to produce over 330,000 MW hours of clean energy per year and power approximately 170,000 households. … Continue reading GE and LongWing Unlock Financing and Technology for First Phase of Zaporizhia Onshore Wind Farm in Ukraine
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Europe installs 4.9 GW of new wind energy capacity in first half of 2019
The combined installations of new onshore and offshore wind capacity is up on the same period last year (4.5 GW), but onshore installations were down due to serious issues in Germany. Europe installed 2.9 GW of onshore wind in the first half of the year. This is down on the 3.3 GW installed in the … Continue reading Europe installs 4.9 GW of new wind energy capacity in first half of 2019
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WINDPOWER 2019 Conference attendees caught a glimpse of the multi-tech trade show future
Attendees of the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) WINDPOWER 2019 caught a glimpse of the future as the biggest wind energy conference in the Western Hemisphere announced its next evolution to become CLEANPOWER—an even bigger opportunity for companies in wind, solar and storage to learn and do business across the utility-scale power sector. A new … Continue reading WINDPOWER 2019 Conference attendees caught a glimpse of the multi-tech trade show future
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Invenergy completes construction of Texas wind farm
nvenergy, a leading privately-held global developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions, announced today the completion of construction and the start of commercial operations for the 302.4-megawatt Santa Rita East Wind Farm. Located approximately 70 miles west of San Angelo, Texas, Santa Rita East was developed and constructed by Invenergy and will generate enough electricity … Continue reading Invenergy completes construction of Texas wind farm
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Duke Energy Renewables announces the largest wind power project in its fleet – 350-MW Frontier Windpower II in Oklahoma
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), today announced the largest wind power project in its fleet – the 350-megawatt (MW) Frontier Windpower II project in Kay County, Okla. The project is an expansion of Frontier Windpower, which has been operational since 2016. Once complete, Frontier I and II will … Continue reading Duke Energy Renewables announces the largest wind power project in its fleet – 350-MW Frontier Windpower II in Oklahoma
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Wind energy in Brazil: Siemens Gamesa wind turbines for a wind farm in Bahia
The company will install 27 SG 3.4-132 wind turbines to provide clean and affordable energy for the São Francisco River region. This wind turbine model has received the FINAME Certificate from BNDES, qualifying it for access to the development bank’s lines of financing. Siemens Gamesa has signed its first contract with Brennand Investimentos to supply … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Siemens Gamesa wind turbines for a wind farm in Bahia
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Revised Renewables Act paves way for 2.5 GW onshore wind power auction in Poland
Poland’s lower house of Parliament approved an important revision to the Renewables Act last week in a significant development for onshore wind in the country. The legislation includes plans for Poland to hold an auction in 2019 for 2.5 GW of new onshore wind capacity. The plans are due to be approved by the Polish … Continue reading Revised Renewables Act paves way for 2.5 GW onshore wind power auction in Poland
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