E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced today it has secured institutional equity financing of approximately $174.9 million and a commitment to fund further capital contributions from a group of investors that includes JPM Capital Corporation (J.P. Morgan) and Wells Fargo Wind Holdings LLC (Wells Fargo) in exchange for a partial interest in EC&R’s … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables Secures Financing for Indiana Wind Farm
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Powering Africa out of poverty
Did you know that 1.3 billion people in the world have no electricity? That’s the same as the entire population of the EU (500 million) twice over and the US (300 million) combined. While wind energy in Europe is providing energy solutions on a large scale, in some of the world’s poorest zones the opposite … Continue reading Powering Africa out of poverty
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Dramatic changes in wind energy industry over last two years
As EWEA CEO Christian Kjaer prepares to step down and hand-over to Thomas Becker on 1 April, he gives his thoughts on how the industry has changed over the past two years to Gail Rajgor, Managing Editor of Renewable Energy Focus… Market over-capacity and the financial crisis A dramatic shift has taken place for the … Continue reading Dramatic changes in wind energy industry over last two years
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EU Commission’s 2030 energy policy needs binding renewables target
The European Commission today opened the debate on EU energy and climate policy after 2020 – offering the energy industry the prospect of the long-term clarity and stability needed for large, long-term investments. The European Commission’s Green Paper on a “2030 framework for climate and energy policies” published today in Brussels presents 2030 targets as … Continue reading EU Commission’s 2030 energy policy needs binding renewables target
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The Concentrating Solar Power employed 18,000 people in 2012 in Spain, 40% less
The figure has been reduced by 40% in just one year by the effect of the moratorium on renewable energy. The Spanish concentrated solar power industry employed a total of 17,816 people in 2012, a figure that has been reduced by 40% in just one year (compared to 28,855 jobs by the end of 2011), … Continue reading The Concentrating Solar Power employed 18,000 people in 2012 in Spain, 40% less
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Wind turbines kill fewer birds
Regarding Thomas Mitchell’s March 22 column on wind turbines, while the fossil-fuel funded Manhattan Institute’s Robert Bryce was cited as a credible source regarding wind energy’s impacts, the fact is wind energy is one of the most benign sources of electricity production. Through work with regulators and conservationists, wind’s impact on birds and other wildlife … Continue reading Wind turbines kill fewer birds
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Japan plans to increase its offshore wind energy to 40 times of the present by 2020
Japan environment minister Nobuko Ishihara said recently that Japan hopes to increase the offshore wind power capacity to more than 1 GW by 2020. This number is 40 times of the present offshore wind power capacity in Japan. Ishihara was inspecting the Japan’s first floating offshore wind power test unit in the waters near Nagasaki … Continue reading Japan plans to increase its offshore wind energy to 40 times of the present by 2020
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Ballast Nedam Signs Contract for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract for the installation of foundations at the German EnBW Baltic 2 offshore wind farm with ARGE BALTIC 2 Foundations, a joint venture between HOCHTIEF Solutions AG, GeoSea N.V. and HOCHTIEF Offshore Crewing GmbH. Ballast Nedam will erect the project’s 39 monopile and transition piece foundations and provide the logistics … Continue reading Ballast Nedam Signs Contract for Baltic 2 Offshore Wind Farm
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Wind Energy update: Foundation costs top list of industry focus points
As organisations across Europe use task forces to drive down the cost of offshore wind energy, Wind Energy Update [WEU] reveals the importance foundations has to the overall levelised cost of energy [LCOE]. In a recent survey conducted by WEU, five sub areas of wind power plant installation were selected for cost reduction. The sub … Continue reading Wind Energy update: Foundation costs top list of industry focus points
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MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world
The 100-megawatt solar thermal power plant, “Shams 1”, was officially launched in Abu Dhabi last week. Heart of the plant is a steam turbine which has been supplied by MAN Diesel & Turbo and will be used to drive a generator. The eco-friendly electricity this produces would be enough to serve roughly 57,000 German households. … Continue reading MAN steam turbine generates electricity in the world
Continue readingClimate and energy Green Paper: Put the EU on the right track for 2030
The Green Paper launched today by the European Commission kick-starts the debate about EU climate and energy policies for the period 2020-2030. Filling the policy vacuum from 2020 onwards is crucial in order to reduce both regulatory risk and investor uncertainty, while at the same time creating jobs, restoring growth and sustaining innovation through … Continue reading Climate and energy Green Paper: Put the EU on the right track for 2030
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KSK Energy Ventures and MiaSole announce commissioning of 11.6MW solar power project in Rajasthan, India
KSK Energy Ventures, a leading India power development and generation company, and MiaSole, the leading manufacturer of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) thin-film photovoltaic solar panels and system solutions, today announced that the commissioning of an 11.6MW solar photovoltaic project occurred on February 26, 2013. The project is under India’s Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission … Continue reading KSK Energy Ventures and MiaSole announce commissioning of 11.6MW solar power project in Rajasthan, India
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China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Announces Senior Management Change
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced today that Mr. Jiawan Cheng, the Company’s vice president, has been appointed as chief operation officer with immediate effect. Mr. Jiawan Cheng joined Ming Yang in 2008 and most recently served as vice … Continue reading China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Announces Senior Management Change
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Scottish government approves offshore wind farm opposed by Donald Trump
The Scottish government has approved an offshore wind power project that has drawn the ire of Donald Trump, who owns a luxury golf resort nearby. The American tycoon said Tuesday he would bring a lawsuit to stop the 230 million-pound ($349 million) development, which consists of 11 wind turbines planned off the coast near Aberdeen … Continue reading Scottish government approves offshore wind farm opposed by Donald Trump
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Estonia plans to build one of the world’s largest offshore wind energy plants
Estonian transit and energy businessman Endel Siff’s company Baltic Blue Energy OÜ has submitted an application for building rights to the economy and communications ministry to build a wind farm in the sea between Hiiumaa and Saaremaa islands, that would be one of the biggest in the world, LETA/Saarte Hääl writes. Baltic Blue Energy OÜ … Continue reading Estonia plans to build one of the world’s largest offshore wind energy plants
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Vestas loses top spot in world wind energy market
Vestas lost its world lead in wind power manufacturing in 2012 to American rival GE-Wind, according to a new industry report by Navigant Research. Make put Siemens on 10.8 percent of the market, while BTM said the German conglomerate took 9.5 percent of sales. Make put Spain
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Global solar photovoltaic capacities to reach over 200 GW by 2015
NPD Solarbuzz (Santa Clara, California, US) has issued a new analysis which states that cumulative global solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity is likely to double from 2012 to 2015 to over 200 GW. Senior Analyst Michael Barker notes that while the 2012 PV market did not grow as much as many hoped for, it still set … Continue reading Global solar photovoltaic capacities to reach over 200 GW by 2015
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France moves to bolster wind energy
After a gloomy couple of years for the wind industry in France, a few glimmers of light have been spotted in recent weeks led by the adoption by the National Assembly of a bill proposed by the Socialist government to simplify measures that have been stymieing the development of the sector. To boost the production … Continue reading France moves to bolster wind energy
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Submit an abstract for EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 and join the experts in Frankfurt
The call for abstracts for presentation at EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 is now open. It is the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition, and EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 will build on the success of the last one in 2011, which attracted more than 480 exhibitors and over 8,200 participants from the entire offshore wind energy … Continue reading Submit an abstract for EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 and join the experts in Frankfurt
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Xcel Energy achieves wind energy milestone
At 8 p.m. on February 17, Xcel Energy’s subsidiary utility Northern States Power achieved a milestone when a record 1,713 megawatt-hours of electricity were generated by locally sourced, emission-free wind power, amounting to nearly 33 percent of the company
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