DNV KEMA has released its new standard for floating offshore wind turbine structures that will help ensure safety and reliability in floating wind turbines, and give the nascent floating-turbine sector the confidence to continue its development to commercial maturity.
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The measures taken by the Spanish Government are destroying 25 wind energy jobs per day
Since the beginning of this year, 25 wind energy jobs have been lost per day. This represents a total of 3,600 jobs lost. Nine factories were closed and another three are undergoing a suspension of activity, according to data from Asociación Empresarial Eólica (Wind Energy Association). In his opening speech of the 2013 Wind Energy … Continue reading The measures taken by the Spanish Government are destroying 25 wind energy jobs per day
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Nordex submitting wind turbine components to extended quality testing
Turbine system performance, safety and service life are frequently determined solely by means of calculations, computer simulations or years of field testing. At its Rostock production site, Nordex is now employing additional test rigs to check numerous core components of the Generation Gamma and Generation Delta wind turbines under laboratory conditions as well. The Company … Continue reading Nordex submitting wind turbine components to extended quality testing
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Wind energy in Pakistan: HydroChina firm to set up 50MW wind farm
HydroChina International Engineering Company is planning to set up a 50-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Gharo, 60 kilometres east of Karachi, according to the company’s vice president Wang Youngqiang. He said that the cost of the project had been estimated at $120 million. Youngqiang who is on a visit to Pakistan said that the project … Continue reading Wind energy in Pakistan: HydroChina firm to set up 50MW wind farm
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HydroChina International Engineering Company is planning to set up a 50-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Gharo, 60 kilometres east of Karachi, according to the company’s vice president Wang Youngqiang. He said that the cost of the project had been estimated at $120 million. Youngqiang who is on a visit to Pakistan said … Continue reading Wind energy in Pakistan: HydroChina firm to set up 50MW wind farm
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Location may stymie wind energy and solar power benefits
New wind power and solar energy installations displace the most carbon dioxide and air pollutants where they replace the coal-fired plants found predominantly in eastern and Midwestern states such as Indiana and Pennsylvania. The benefits are much smaller in California and the US southwest, where cleaner gas-fired plants are more common. Wind farms and solar … Continue reading Location may stymie wind energy and solar power benefits
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WindMade Launches Product Label
Today, the WindMade organization launches the first global consumer label for products made with wind energy. This label, which has been eagerly awaited by market participants and consumers alike, completes the WindMade label portfolio. On the occasion of the label launch, WindMade is calling on consumers to show their support for wind power by participating … Continue reading WindMade Launches Product Label
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Energy Storage for Wind Energy and Solar Power Integration
More than 1,300 GW of wind and solar energy are expected to come online in the next 10 years. This variable generation will create an unprecedented amount of instability on the grid – particularly in key markets within North America, Western Europe, and Asia Pacific. As grid operators adapt to increasing levels of variable generation … Continue reading Energy Storage for Wind Energy and Solar Power Integration
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Enel Green Power signs loan agreement with BBVA in Mexico
Through its subsidiary Inelec, Enel Green Power, has concluded an agreement with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria Bancomer (BBVA) for a 100 million US dollar loan aimed at partially covering its planned investments in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. The 5-year loan will be disbursed by 2013 at an interest rate in line with the market … Continue reading Enel Green Power signs loan agreement with BBVA in Mexico
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By 2020 the UK Small Wind Turbine Market is Expected to Reach Over 800 MW
The small wind turbines market in the UK is developing at a fast pace. With the implementation of the Feed-in-Tariff policy by the UK government in April 2010, the market has jumped by over 60% in the last one year. With the provision of further incentives, the UK small wind turbine market is expected to … Continue reading By 2020 the UK Small Wind Turbine Market is Expected to Reach Over 800 MW
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Consumers Energy adding more wind energy
The company has signed a contract with GE to supply 62 wind turbiness for the Cross Winds Energy Park in Tuscola County. The contract calls for GE to provide the turbine units, each with a capacity of 1.7 megawatts (MW) for the Cross Winds Energy Park, scheduled for operation in late 2014. The total installed generation … Continue reading Consumers Energy adding more wind energy
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Finally, after many months of deliberations with technical experts, environmental NGOs and potential user companies, and after various rounds of corporate and public consultations, we’re proud to present the WindMade Product Label. This is exciting news for WindMade. From now on, progressive brands can apply to use the WindMade label directly on their products. This … Continue reading
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Cutting renewables support to increase competitiveness is nonsense
Those European countries which have cut support schemes for renewable energy, have – just like Professor Butler writing on an FT blog yesterday – jumped to the wrong conclusion. “Competitiveness is the watchword of the moment. Recession and unemployment are the crises which require attention”, the Professor writes. Yes indeed. Yet withdrawing public support for … Continue reading Cutting renewables support to increase competitiveness is nonsense
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Wind energy will power Suez Cement
A contract with Italgen will create a wind farm which will power Suez Cement’s plants. The contract authorises Italgen, which has been studying the possibility of incorporating wind technology since 2008, to become the first private investor to enter the Egyptian National Grid, a wind energy park in the area of Gulf El-Zeit, according to … Continue reading Wind energy will power Suez Cement
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Calico solar power project has been canceled
The developer of a huge proposed solar power project that was once slated to cover 12.5 square miles of still-intact desert habitat has walked away from the idea, according to documents released by the California Energy Commission (CEC). The Calico Solar Project was proposed for land north of Interstate 40 between the hamlets of Ludlow … Continue reading Calico solar power project has been canceled
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Wind energy in Philippines: new wind farm
EDC said in a statement that the issuance of the NTP marks the start of actual construction works at site for the initial 87-megawatt (MW) wind farm. The original plan is to put up a 150-MW wind farm. EDC, the country’s largest geothermal energy producer, on Friday issued the Notice to Proceed (NTP) to its wind farm … Continue reading Wind energy in Philippines: new wind farm
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Loan for Ukrainian Wind Farm
The wind turbines to be used on the wind farm is supplied by the Danish company, Vestas Wind Systems. The loan is backed by the credit agency of Ukraine, Eksport Kredit Fonden. A unit of DTEK Holdings BV was able to get a Eur 138 million loan from Landesbank Berlin AG for developing a wind … Continue reading Loan for Ukrainian Wind Farm
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Eletrobras to assess the feasibility of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Southern Brazil
“We have been researching and developing solar technology for a decade and now we want to analyze the technical feasibility of concentrating solar power (CSP) generation,” said engineering director Eletrosul, Ronaldo dos Santos Custódio. Electrosul launched a tender for the construction of four stations in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso … Continue reading Eletrobras to assess the feasibility of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Southern Brazil
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We have the opportunity to create 35,000 jobs from wind energy, suggests Gaelectric boss Brendan McGrath
Jonathan Swift wrote “that whoever could make two ears of corn or two blades of grass to grow upon a spot of ground where only one grew before would deserve better of mankind, and do more essential service to this country, than the whole race of politicians put together”. There are three major wealth creators … Continue reading We have the opportunity to create 35,000 jobs from wind energy, suggests Gaelectric boss Brendan McGrath
Continue readingWind energy in Djibouti: a potential 60 MW wind power plant
Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Electricity of Djibouti to jointly evaluate to develop a potential 60 MW wind power plant in the Republic of Djibouti. This Strategic agreement was the result of an official Qatari delegation visit to Djibouti which took place earlier this year after meetings between … Continue reading Wind energy in Djibouti: a potential 60 MW wind power plant
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