Parkwind and ESB have reached an agreement to kick-start the offshore wind energy generation industry in the Republic of Ireland through ESB’s acquisition of up to 35 per cent in the Oriel wind farm. The Oriel wind farm, located in the Irish Sea off the coast of Dundalk, has a capacity of up to 330 … Continue reading Parkwind and ESB to develop two offshore wind power plants at Oriel and Clogherhead in Ireland
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Albania Adopts New Support Schemes For Solar Power And Wind Energy Plants
lbania is almost entirely depending on hydro power as over than 95% of the electricity is generated by hydropower plants. This disbalance underestimated the great potential that Albania has in developing other sources of renewables, such as solar or wind power plants. In February 2017, the Parliament approved the new law on Incentives for Using … Continue reading Albania Adopts New Support Schemes For Solar Power And Wind Energy Plants
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Inox Wind to develop wind power project for Adani
Inox Wind has received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from Adani Green Energy for developing 501.6 megawatt wind farm. Inox Wind is being roped in to supply, install and commission 152 wind turbines of 3.3 MW in Kutch district, Gujarat. These wind turbines will have 145 meter rotor diameter erect at a 100 to 120 … Continue reading Inox Wind to develop wind power project for Adani
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Erosion in wind turbine blades solved with the help of artificial intelligence
The erosion of materials used in wind turbine blades due to the effect of weather conditions is a problem that applies to the whole wind energy sector. VTT’s antiAGE project found a functional solution to the material problem with the help of artificial intelligence and 3D printing. The erosion of wind turbine blade material is … Continue reading Erosion in wind turbine blades solved with the help of artificial intelligence
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Wind Energy and the Electrification of Europe’s Energy System
On 22 January WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at an event organised by ENTSO-E (the association of European Transmission System Operators) to mark the launch of the PowerFacts Europe report. With the right policies it is technically and economically possible to increase the share of electricity in energy from 24% today to 62% in 2050, … Continue reading Wind Energy and the Electrification of Europe’s Energy System
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Wind Power on Capitol Hill: Help us tell the wind energy story
There’s a new Congress in town, and that means there are a lot of members who haven’t heard the wind story yet. Now it’s our job to educate them, and we need your help. No one can help us tell this story better than the men and women working in American wind power every day. … Continue reading Wind Power on Capitol Hill: Help us tell the wind energy story
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Two innogy wind energy projects in New York (366 MW) with mainly Nordex wind turbines planned
In October 2018 innogy and the Nordex Group agreed on a strategic partnership with a view to facilitating future growth with onshore wind power projects in a highly competitive environment in an optimal manner. This partnership is already paying off for both companies: for instance, at the end of 2018 innogy SE and the Nordex … Continue reading Two innogy wind energy projects in New York (366 MW) with mainly Nordex wind turbines planned
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Atlantica Yield’s $120 Million Acquisition of a Wind Farm in Uruguay
Enel Green Power S.p.A. (“EGP”) closed the sale to power company Atlantica Yield of its fully-owned subsidiary Enel Green Power Uruguay S.A. (“EGP Uruguay”), which owns through its project company Estrellada S.A. the 50 MW Melowind wind farm located in Cerro Largo, around 320 km away from Montevideo. EGP has sold its subsidiary in Uruguay … Continue reading Atlantica Yield’s $120 Million Acquisition of a Wind Farm in Uruguay
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Siemens Gamesa secures 242 MW Scioto Ridge wind power project in Ohio, USA
Siemens Gamesa will supply 63 SG 3.4-132 and 9 SG 2.6-114 wind turbines for Scioto Ridge wind farm. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been awarded the 242 MW Scioto Ridge onshore wind energy project by Innogy Renewables US LLC, a subsidiary of German based energy company innogy SE. The contract volume includes the supply of … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa secures 242 MW Scioto Ridge wind power project in Ohio, USA
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Germany aims 20 GW offshore wind energy by 2030
According to the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy, the offshore wind power industry has invested more than 15 billion euros since 2013. According to the figures published by Deutsche WindGuard, 1,305 offshore wind turbines with a total output of 6,382 MW (megawatts) fed into the grid in 2018. In this period, 136 new wind … Continue reading Germany aims 20 GW offshore wind energy by 2030
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Climate Model funded by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation shows how we can solve the Global Climate Crisis
Two-year scientific collaboration with the University of Technology Sydney, German Aerospace Center and University of Melbourne produces unique regional pathways to stay below a 1.5°C temperature rise by transitioning to 100% renewable energy and implementing natural climate solutions. As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Special Report warned in October 2018, the planet must … Continue reading Climate Model funded by the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation shows how we can solve the Global Climate Crisis
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Iberdrola launches the Cavar Complex wind energy project to boost its investment in wind power in Spain
Hires 32 SG SG 3.4-132, the largest wind turbines ever installed in Spain. Building work will start within a few months, on a wind farm project that will generate enough energy to supply 46,500 households/year and avoid emissions of 84,000 tonnes of CO2/year. Energy from the wind farms will be sold through long-term bilateral Power … Continue reading Iberdrola launches the Cavar Complex wind energy project to boost its investment in wind power in Spain
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LEO safely extends the life of damaged shafts in wind turbines
The durability of the low speed shafts of wind turbines, just as that of many other components subject to cyclic loads, is limited to the action of fatigue mechanisms. If their design is correct it is not necessary to repair and/or substitute them during the life of the wind turbine. However, occasionally, unforeseen events occur … Continue reading LEO safely extends the life of damaged shafts in wind turbines
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Wind Energy Developers Leaving Field Of Social Media To NIMBYs
If you’ve spent any time on Facebook, Twitter, or for that matter in comment sections, you’ve probably seen them. The people who virulently hate wind energy. The irrational ones who ignore the clear science that shows that it’s perfectly healthy, that windows and cats kill orders of magnitude more birds, and who refuse to accept … Continue reading Wind Energy Developers Leaving Field Of Social Media To NIMBYs
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Chinese firm helps build world’s largest concentrated solar power complex in Morocco’s desert
In the early morning of January, as the snow covering the Atlas Mountains in central Morocco remains unmelted, the Chinese staff of the NOOR Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) projects in Ouarzazate, a city south of the mountain range, have already started a day’s work despite the freezing temperature. Photo taken on Jan. 10, 2018 shows … Continue reading Chinese firm helps build world’s largest concentrated solar power complex in Morocco’s desert
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China’s Jiangsu province approves 6.7 GW offshore wind farm projects
China’s manufacturing hub Jiangsu province gave green lights to 24 offshore wind power projects with total capacity of 6.7 gigawatts (GW), the provincial government-backed Xinhua Daily reported on Friday. That came as part of Jiangsu’s ambitious plan to launch 10 GW-level offshore wind power plants, known as “Three Gorges on Sea” project, alongside its coastal … Continue reading China’s Jiangsu province approves 6.7 GW offshore wind farm projects
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RODA and Ørsted Partner to Address Fisheries and Offshore Wind Turbines Coexistence
The Responsible Offshore Development Alliance (RODA) today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with ˜rsted U.S. Offshore Wind to improve communications between the commercial fishing industry and offshore wind energy developers. This first-of-its-kind partnership will create an unprecedented opportunity for commercial fishermen to provide direct input to the wind energy industry on … Continue reading RODA and Ørsted Partner to Address Fisheries and Offshore Wind Turbines Coexistence
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Taiwan has a unique opportunity to be a leader in offshore wind energy and benefit from the investment boom in competitive wind power technology
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has called on the government of Taiwan to rethink proposed changes to the Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) for offshore wind projects to avoid the costly lessons made by other markets that pursued a similar approach. However, it must avoid the proposed move to alter Feed-in-Tariffs (FiT) in order to protect planned … Continue reading Taiwan has a unique opportunity to be a leader in offshore wind energy and benefit from the investment boom in competitive wind power technology
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EDF Renewables acquires Nebraska wind energy project
EDF Renewables North America has closed on a purchase agreement with York Nebraska Wind Partners, LLC, a partnership comprised of Aksamit Resource Management, LLC and York Capital Management for 100-percent of the interests in the 300 megawatt (MW) Milligan 1 Wind Farm. The Project located in Nebraska, United States, is currently in development with anticipated … Continue reading EDF Renewables acquires Nebraska wind energy project
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Naveen Balachandran joins the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
Naveen Balachandran has joined the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) as Special Advisor, Southeast Asia. Naveen has extensive experience in the wind industry in Asia, having worked for Vestas for 16 years in a number of roles spanning business development, public affairs and marketing, and more recently set up his own consulting firm which advises … Continue reading Naveen Balachandran joins the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
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