Monthly Archives: June 2013

Evwind, Wind Energy

Siemens 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbines

DONG Energy has received The Crown Estate’s energy and infrastructure business award for its Gunfleet Sands demonstration wind energy project, the first in the world to test the new, next generation Siemens 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbines. Testing the reliability, functionality and performance of new technology, such as the higher capacity Siemens turbines, … Continue reading Siemens 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbines →

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Evwind, Wind Energy

First Wind hosts ATV ride-In at Rollins project in Maine

First Wind, an independent U.S.-based renewable energy company, and the Penobscot Off Road Riders co-hosted the first “Ride the Wind” ATV Ride-In June 15 at the Rollins (Me.) Wind Project, the company said in a news release. The Ride-In event brought together ATV enthusiasts from across the area to experience one of Maine’s wind projects … Continue reading First Wind hosts ATV ride-In at Rollins project in Maine →

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Evwind, Other renewables, System Operator, Wind Energy

BP Statistical Review: renewable energy used in power generation grew by 15.2%

The BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2013 – the 62nd annual report – is launched today, revealing that 2012 had the largest single-year increase in US oil production ever recorded, and new evidence of the flexibility of the world’s energy system in meeting rapid global change. The US recorded the world’s highest growth in … Continue reading BP Statistical Review: renewable energy used in power generation grew by 15.2% →

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Evwind, Wind Energy

Whitelee wind farm completes expansion

Annual output at Whitelee will be equivalent to the electricity consumption of more than 300,000 Scottish households and will prevent the emission of 840,000 tonnes of CO2 every year. IBERDROLA, through its British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has successfully completed the expansion of Whitelee wind farm in Scotland, which has become one of the most iconic … Continue reading Whitelee wind farm completes expansion →

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Evwind, Wind Energy

Gamesa, member of the advisory board of the European Union’s Safelife-X project

The company, the wind energy sector’s sole representative on the board, was selected for the panel of experts for its wind turbine life extension know-how. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has been appointed to the advisory board of the SafeLife-X Project due to its knowledge of and work in developing solutions for … Continue reading Gamesa, member of the advisory board of the European Union’s Safelife-X project →

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Evwind, OpEd, Other renewables, System Operator

Vestas applauds President Obama

In a speech given Tuesday at Georgetown University, President Obama calls for the nation to double its use of renewable energy. President Obama’s plan would cut carbon emissions that cause climate change and endangers public health. His goal is to double the amount of renewable energy permits approved on public lands which would power more than … Continue reading Vestas applauds President Obama →

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Evwind, Wind Energy

DONG Energy to divest onshore wind power business in Denmark

DONG Energy today signed an agreement with the Danish energy company SE and the Danish pension fund PFA under which SE and PFA will acquire DONG Energy’s Danish onshore wind energy business. The aggregate sales price (enterprise value) for the onshore wind business is DKK 760 million (equivalent to approx. EUR 102 million). The divestment … Continue reading DONG Energy to divest onshore wind power business in Denmark →

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Evwind, Wind Energy

New wind farm starts in Northern Mexico

Eolica Santa Catarina said its $51 million wind farm in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon started operating. The wind power plant, which has the capacity to generate 45 GW annually of electricity, uses state-of-the-art General Electric wind turbines. The wind farm will supply electricity to six cities, including the industrial center of Monterrey, … Continue reading New wind farm starts in Northern Mexico →

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Evwind, Wind Energy

Wind energy development gets huge boost with cost allocation decision

As the wind industry has rapidly grown over the last few years, one of the primary challenges has been transporting our new, low-cost electricity across the country. Our nation’s aging and outdated transmission infrastructure–the structural backbone of our electricity grid–has greatly needed upgrading and expansion, but making that happen depends on fairly allocating the costs. … Continue reading Wind energy development gets huge boost with cost allocation decision →

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Evwind, Wind Energy

Wind energy in Egypt: six new wind farms

Local and international companies express interest in tender for wind energy projects issued by the government. Twenty four Egyptian and international companies have purchased tender documents for a wind power project to establish six new wind farms, Alborsa has reported. Interested companies included El Sewedy Industries Group, Heavy Industries Services Co. (HISCO), Chinese HTG Development … Continue reading Wind energy in Egypt: six new wind farms →

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Evwind, OpEd, System Operator, Wind Energy

Wind energy poised to help deliver on national climate commitment

AWEA welcomes the President’s initiative to proceed with climate actions focused at this time on executive agencies. AWEA supports policies to achieve science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets. U.S. President Barack Obama will unveil his second-term climate change agenda with a view to limiting carbon emissions from the country’s power plants. In a speech at Georgetown … Continue reading Wind energy poised to help deliver on national climate commitment →

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Batteries, Electric Vehicle, Evwind

Lithium-ion batteries set to maintain market dominance

The successful commercialization and increased adoption of Hybrid Electric Vehicles (HEVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) will spark dramatic growth in the global advanced battery market in the near future, says research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest report* forecasts global advanced battery market revenue to surge from $19.9 billion in 2012 to a … Continue reading Lithium-ion batteries set to maintain market dominance →

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Evwind, Wind Energy

Wind energy capacity nearly doubles in Romania in 2012

There was a 94 percent increase in installed wind power capacity in Romania last year. The 923 MW installed last year nearly doubled Romania’s total wind energy capacity to reach 1,905 MW by the end of 2012, according to TPA Horwath and Schoenherr ?i Asocia?ii’s Wind Energy and Other Renewable Energy Sources in Romania report. … Continue reading Wind energy capacity nearly doubles in Romania in 2012 →

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Evwind, Grids, OpEd, Pumping system, System Operator, Wind Energy

Policy issues plague hydropower as wind energy backup

Theoretically, hydropower can step in when wind turbines go still, but barriers to this non-polluting resource serving as a backup are largely policy- and regulation-based, according to Penn State researchers. “We have a very clear realization that we need to make energy systems more sustainable,” said Seth A. Blumsack, assistant professor of energy policy. “We … Continue reading Policy issues plague hydropower as wind energy backup →

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