Wind energy generation has picked up in the past three days and is expected to gain momentum in the coming weeks. Sources in the wind energy sector say winds picked up from April 10 to 17 and dropped for a few days. It had been going up again during the last three days. About three … Continue reading Wind power picks up in Tamil Nadu
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Goldwind wins contract for big Panama wind farm
Chinese wind turbine maker Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co Ltd won a $427 million contract to supply a wind farm in Panama, its largest international order, the company said on Friday. International conglomerate InterEnergy Holdings said it has agreed to invest $427 million in a Panamanian wind-power project that will be that country’s first … Continue reading Goldwind wins contract for big Panama wind farm
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Climate change: Indonesia’s adaptation and mitigation efforts
Global climate change is happening and it is definitely real, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) asserted in its latest report released in Yokohama, Japan, on March 31. The most comprehensive assessment document to date by this UN Panel dedicated to providing the world with a state of knowledge in climate change shows impacts … Continue reading Climate change: Indonesia’s adaptation and mitigation efforts
Continue readingGoldwind USA and Interenergy Holdings Agree on Terms for 215 MW Wind Farm in Penonomé, Panama
Goldwind USA, the US subsidiary of Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Shenzhen Stock Exchange: 002202, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited: 2208), announced today that it has received an order from InterEnergy Holdings to supply 86 of its 2.5MW Permanent Magnet Direct-Drive (PMDD) turbines for the 215MW Penonomé wind project in the … Continue reading Goldwind USA and Interenergy Holdings Agree on Terms for 215 MW Wind Farm in Penonomé, Panama
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Suzlon bags 370 MW wind power orders in first three months of 2014
The Suzlon Group bagged contracts for wind energy capacity of 370 MW in the first three months of this year, with projects spread across Europe and India. The wind power major will supply turbines for wind farms in Germany, the UK, India, Belgium and other European nations. In the fourth quarter of financial year 2013-14, … Continue reading Suzlon bags 370 MW wind power orders in first three months of 2014
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Vestas receives 33 MW order for largest V117 wind power project to-date in Denmark
Long-time Vestas customer European Energy places 33 MW order for 10 V117-3.3 MW wind turbines, to be financed in collaboration with Sampension, Denmark’s fourth largest pension fund. The Ulvemosen project in Varde, Denmark will feature the increasingly popular V117-3.3 MW turbine. European Energy’s choice of the V117-3.3 MW turbine further validates the Vestas strategy to … Continue reading Vestas receives 33 MW order for largest V117 wind power project to-date in Denmark
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France: wind energy solution in energy transition
France may be the world’s most nuclear energy dependent country, but times are changing. When French President François Hollande took the reins of power in 2012 he pledged to reduce the country’s nuclear dependency from 75% to 50% by 2025. Today, France has a goal of reaching 19 GW of wind energy by 2020, up … Continue reading France: wind energy solution in energy transition
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NextEra Energy inaugurates 250-MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in California
REVE NextEra Energy Inc (NYSE:NEE) said on Thursday it had officially dedicated its 250-MW concentrated solar power (CSP) centre in Riverside County, California. NextEra Energy Resources LLC (Juno Beach, Florida, U.S.) has held a dedication ceremony for its Genesis Solar Energy Center, a 250 MW concentrating solar power (CSP) plant near Blythe in Southern California’s … Continue reading NextEra Energy inaugurates 250-MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) in California
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Gamesa commissions its first G114.2.0 MW wind turbine in USA
Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind industry, has commissioned its first 60Hz G114-2.0 MW wind turbine prototype in the United States, in Texas. The installation of the prototype was completed mid-March at the Reese Technology Center in Lubbock, triggering the start of the intensive process of validating and certifying the new turbine. The … Continue reading Gamesa commissions its first G114.2.0 MW wind turbine in USA
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Gamesa named exporter of the year by Export-Import Bank of the US
This is the second time that Gamesa picks up this prize in the renewable energy category, having already won it in 2011. In 2013 the company received financing from this institution to fund the supply of 50 MW in Costa Rica and 24 MW in Honduras. Gamesa has been named exporter of the year in … Continue reading Gamesa named exporter of the year by Export-Import Bank of the US
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Investors in solar energy eye sub-Saharan Africa
“The growth in the power sector in sub-Saharan Africa is likely to be somewhere between 60 and 80 gigawatts over the next ten years, and solar is going to form 10 to 15 percent of the overall increase in energy mix across sub-Saharan Africa,” Douglas Coleman, project director for Mere Power Nzema Limited, told Anadolu … Continue reading Investors in solar energy eye sub-Saharan Africa
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GE invests in India’s biggest solar power plant
GE Energy Financial Services, an arm of American multinational conglomerate General Electric, has agreed to invest $24 million in a 151 (DC)-megawatt solar photovoltaic power project built by Welspun Renewables Energy Private Limited in Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh, as per a statement. This is also the first investment by GE Energy Financial in any solar … Continue reading GE invests in India’s biggest solar power plant
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U.S. Solar Power Capacity Grew 418 Percent In The Last Four Years
Solar energy is booming across the U.S., with capacity up an astounding 418 percent in the last four years alone, according to data released this week by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Residential and commercial rooftop solar, along with other forms of photovoltaic (PV), have grown steadily over the past four years, specifically those … Continue reading U.S. Solar Power Capacity Grew 418 Percent In The Last Four Years
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GE’s Energy Investing Unit Exceeds $10 Billion Renewable Energy Milestone, Generating Clean Power, Jobs
GE Energy Financial Services announced today it has exceeded $10 billion in renewable energy investment commitments worldwide to become one of the industry’s leading investors. The projects generate twice the electricity consumed in Los Angeles annually, avoid greenhouse gases equivalent to the annual car emissions in Massachusetts, and create an estimated 10,000 US jobs. GE … Continue reading GE’s Energy Investing Unit Exceeds $10 Billion Renewable Energy Milestone, Generating Clean Power, Jobs
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Siemens provides five direct drive wind turbines for wind energy project in Ostholstein
Siemens Energy (NYSE: SI) will deliver five wind turbines for the onshore wind power plant Kniphagen in the north German region Ostholstein. The operator has chosen Siemens modern direct driven wind turbines for the wind power plant, located close to the coast on the Baltic Sea. A 20-year service and maintenance agreement was also signed … Continue reading Siemens provides five direct drive wind turbines for wind energy project in Ostholstein
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Wind energy in the Caribbean
With the Dutch Caribbean leading the way, more and more wind farms are popping up all over the Caribbean as part of a much-needed green energy push. Here is a list of some of the wind farms operating in the region today. Aruba Aruba’s now almost five-year-old wind farm accounts for as much as 20 … Continue reading Wind energy in the Caribbean
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EDPR secures PPAs for 150 MW wind farm in Texas
EDP Renewables (EDP Renováveis, Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s third-largest wind energy producer, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, signed two Power Purchase Agreements (“PPAs”), a 20-year PPA for 50 MW and a 15-year PPA for 100 MW, to sell the renewable energy … Continue reading EDPR secures PPAs for 150 MW wind farm in Texas
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Morocco wind farm, Africa’s biggest, starts generating wind power
Africa’s largest wind farm, at Tarfaya in southwestern Morocco, has started generating electricity and will be capable of meeting the electricity needs of several hundred thousand people, officials say. Installed on 10,000 hectares (24,700 acres) along the wind-blown southern Atlantic coast, the 80-metre (260 feet) high turbines, 131 in all, will be fully operational in … Continue reading Morocco wind farm, Africa’s biggest, starts generating wind power
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Alstom Denies Report of G.E. Takeover Bid
Bloomberg News reported late on Wednesday that G.E. was looking to make Alstom its largest-ever acquisition as G.E.’s chief executive, Jeffrey R. Immelt, attempts to reinvigorate G.E.’s moribund stock. Bloomberg News did not identify the source of its information, which it attributed to “people with knowledge of the talks.” It said G.E. was looking to … Continue reading Alstom Denies Report of G.E. Takeover Bid
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Tories would scrap wind energy subsidies
A Conservative government elected in 2015 would axe public subsidies for any newly planned on-shore wind turbines, the party has said. Department for Energy and Climate Change figures suggest 13.8GW of UK onshore wind power capacity is already built, under construction or has been granted planning permission. The Tories have pledged that if they are … Continue reading Tories would scrap wind energy subsidies
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