The recently concluded COP27 international climate change summit in Sharm El Sheik offered world leaders, experts, and activists an opportunity to stop and take stock one year after a landmark agreement to “phase down” coal emissions. Already, there is reason for concern: A November 2022 report from the International Energy Agency found that, if nothing … Continue reading Wind energy and solar power set to power China’s next 40 years
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Japan’s First Offshore Wind Farm Starts Up
The Noshiro Port offshore wind farm, Japan’s first such project, has started commercial operation on December 22, 2022. Marubeni said last Thursday that the Noshiro Port offshore wind farm started operations based on the feed-in tariff program for renewable energy. The Marubeni Corporation has been implementing this first utility-scale offshore wind power project in Japan … Continue reading Japan’s First Offshore Wind Farm Starts Up
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Acwa Power enters PPA for Uzbekistan wind farm
Acwa Power has announced the signing a power purchase agreement with the National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan for three wind power SPVs to develop the 1.5 GW Kungrad wind farm. The Kungrad Windfarm, formerly referred to as the Karakalpakstan Wind IPP, will be the largest single-site wind farm in Central Asia and one of the largest … Continue reading Acwa Power enters PPA for Uzbekistan wind farm
Continue readingRWE welcomes Maritime Area Consent (MAC) award for Dublin Array
RWE, one of the world’s leading offshore wind companies, has welcomed the award of a Maritime Area Consent (MAC) to Dublin Array offshore wind farm project by the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan. The project is a proposed offshore wind farm, which will be located on the Kish Bank and Bray Bank, … Continue reading RWE welcomes Maritime Area Consent (MAC) award for Dublin Array
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Vestas wins an order for 32 MW of wind power in Italy
Vestas has received a 32 MW order from gruppo De Vizia for the Siri and Deca wind farms, to be located in the Campania region of Italy. The contract includes the supply and installation of four V136-4.5 MW and three V150-4.5 MW wind turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) … Continue reading Vestas wins an order for 32 MW of wind power in Italy
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Onshore wind potential doubled to 93 GW in Rio Grande do Norte
The onshore wind potential of Rio Grande do Norte has a relationship estimated 20 years ago, reaching a hair less 93 GW at 200 meters high – or equivalent to 15 times or that is currently in operation in its territory. Given that it was revealed with the latest version of the state’s Wind and … Continue reading Onshore wind potential doubled to 93 GW in Rio Grande do Norte
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Engie Brasil secures $290 mln in funding for Bahia wind power project
Engie Brasil Energia SA EGIE3.SA said on Thursday it has secured 1.5 billion reais ($290 million) in funding from the country’s development bank BNDES to invest in a wind power facility in northeastern Brazil. Made up of 24 wind farms in Brazil’s northeastern Bahia state, the Serra do Assurua wind complex is scheduled to start … Continue reading Engie Brasil secures $290 mln in funding for Bahia wind power project
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Wind power breaks electricity generation record in Spain in 2022
Wind generation record in 2022 and consolidation as the first renewable technology in the electricity system Based on Red Eléctrica de España (REE) estimates, wind power ended the year as the first renewable technology and reached a generation record for the year with more than 61,000 GWh. The wind power installed today is 29,798 MW, … Continue reading Wind power breaks electricity generation record in Spain in 2022
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Photovoltaic, concntrated solar power and wind energy in Europe
The MIBEL market stands out from the rest of European electricity markets by registering prices more than 50% lower. In the week of December 12, prices of most European electricity markets fell compared to the previous week, although the weekly average exceeded €300/MWh in almost all of them. However, in the MIBEL market, prices including … Continue reading Photovoltaic, concntrated solar power and wind energy in Europe
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Supply agreement signed for repowering of Windpark Ihlow wind farm
WPI Repowering GmbH orders 14 ENERCON E-138 EP3 E2 wind energy converters. The renewal of Windpark Ihlow has taken a significant step forward. On Tuesday (20 December), the operator WPI Repowering GmbH concluded a supply agreement for 14E-138 EP3 E2 wind energy converters with the WEC manufacturer ENERCON. The ordered wind turbine type has a nominal … Continue reading Supply agreement signed for repowering of Windpark Ihlow wind farm
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China’s largest unsubsidized offshore wind power project completed
China’s largest unsubsidized offshore wind power project is now fully operational in Shanwei, South China’s Guangdong Province on Tuesday after the electricity generated from the last of the 128 wind turbines was connected to the grid, according to China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN). The full operation of the 900,000-kilowatt (kW) offshore wind power project also … Continue reading China’s largest unsubsidized offshore wind power project completed
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Vestas wins a 108 MW order for a wind project in Scotland
Vestas has received a 108 MW order from Infinergy UK for the Limekiln wind farm in the UK. The order includes the supply, installation and commissioning of 24 V136-4.5 MW wind turbines at a peak height of 150 m, as well as a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service contract. “Vestas is proud … Continue reading Vestas wins a 108 MW order for a wind project in Scotland
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RWE picks Blyth for build-out of one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms
RWE will locate its Offshore Construction Base at Port of Blyth, home to the UK’s first offshore wind turbines. Selection is latest in multi-ports strategy for 1.4 gigawatt Sofia Offshore Wind Farm. The expanding Grimsby Hub has already been selected as Sofia Operations base. RWE has signed up Port of Blyth as Offshore Construction Base … Continue reading RWE picks Blyth for build-out of one of the world’s largest offshore wind farms
Continue readingVestas wins 126 MW order for Derrinlough wind power project in Ireland
Vestas has received a 126 MW order for the Bord na Móna Derrinlough Wind Farm Project in Ireland. The order includes a total of 21 V150-6.0 MW EnVentus wind turbines with a site-specific hub height of 110m for a site in County Offaly, located in the Irish midlands. The order includes supply, installation, and commissioning … Continue reading Vestas wins 126 MW order for Derrinlough wind power project in Ireland
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Clean Energy Companies are Investing in America
Federal incentives enacted into law this year represent a monumental investment in the?nation’s?energy transition?– an investment that will deliver clean energy, jobs, domestic manufacturing, and economic growth. Such incentives are set to double the size of the clean power workforce to 1 million, triple the amount of clean energy in the U.S. by 2030 and … Continue reading Clean Energy Companies are Investing in America
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170 wind turbines installed: Record-setting year for EFG Scandinavia
EMS-Fehn-Group’s heavy lift and crane professionals of EFG Scandinavia AS are looking back on a record-setting 2022. Over the past twelve months, the Norway-based company installed a total of 170 wind turbines at various project sites in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Lithuania. This is more than ever before in the company’s history. „2022 has been … Continue reading 170 wind turbines installed: Record-setting year for EFG Scandinavia
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Vestas signs a 37 MW order for EnVentus wind turbines in Italy
Vestas has received an order for a 37 MW wind farm in Italy. The contract includes the supply and installation of six V162-6.2 MW wind turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. “We are pleased to see how the advanced modularity of the EnVentus platform continues to contribute … Continue reading Vestas signs a 37 MW order for EnVentus wind turbines in Italy
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Simulations suggest more wind than thought on Mars for powering turbines
A pair of researchers at NASA working with a colleague from the University of Colorado at Boulder and another from the University of Washington-Seattle has found evidence suggesting that there might be enough wind on Mars to power wind turbines after all. In their study, published in the journal Nature Astronomy, the group adapted a … Continue reading Simulations suggest more wind than thought on Mars for powering turbines
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DNV to lead research project to strengthen marine and offshore wind coexistence planning
DNV will lead an innovation project that establishes a common knowledge base among ocean stakeholders, enabling them to resolve goal conflicts, identify synergies, and negotiate win-win solutions while safeguarding ocean health. DNV and partners will research and develop a toolbox to strengthen coexistence between ocean stakeholders, after the project received a grant of NOK 8.8M … Continue reading DNV to lead research project to strengthen marine and offshore wind coexistence planning
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Statkraft Ireland set to begin work on 56MW Midlands wind farm
Statkraft Ireland has confirmed that construction will start on the Cushaling Wind Farm in Counties Offaly and Kildare in January 2023. The development of nine wind turbines, which will deliver urgently needed 55.8 MW of clean renewable energy to the grid, represents an investment of €95 million by the company. The Cushaling wind farm incorporates … Continue reading Statkraft Ireland set to begin work on 56MW Midlands wind farm
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