A 50 MW wind power project in Negros Occidental is expected to be completed late next year, data from the Energy department showed. In its updated report on private-sector initiated projects, the department noted that the wind farm of First Maxpower International Corp. is scheduled for testing and commissioning in November 2015. The project — … Continue reading Negros wind farm to be completed in 2015 in Philippines
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Siemens to supply 12 direct-drive wind turbines to Süderlügum in Schleswig-Holstein
Siemens Energy has secured an order for a total capacity of 36 megawatts (MW) in Nordfriesland. Siemens is to supply twelve direct-drive wind turbines, eleven model SWT-3.0-113 and one model SWT-3.0-101 turbine, for the Süderlügum publicly-operated wind farm. The installation of Süderlügum onshore wind power plant is scheduled for late 2014. The owner has contracted … Continue reading Siemens to supply 12 direct-drive wind turbines to Süderlügum in Schleswig-Holstein
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Microsoft to buy power from new Illinois wind farm
Microsoft Corp. will buy wind power from a new Illinois wind farm for the next 20 years to offset its power needs, part of a plan by the technology company to become offset its carbon output. The 175-megawatt wind farm is under construction 60 miles outside Chicago at the border of Kankakee and Iroquois Counties. … Continue reading Microsoft to buy power from new Illinois wind farm
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Cuba develops wind energy
The vice-president of the World Wind Energy Association Conrado Moreno said that Cuba expects to generate 633 megawatts out of wind energy and 700 out of solar energy, while developing hydro-energy which will contribute 56 megawatts. “Cuba not only counts on an important solar potential, but also on significant wind, hydraulic and biomass energy to … Continue reading Cuba develops wind energy
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EDF EN Canada and Enbridge Dedicate the 300 Megawatt Blackspring Ridge Wind Energy Project
EDF EN Canada Inc., a subsidiary of EDF Energies Nouvelles, and Enbridge Inc. dedicated the 300 megawatt (MW) Blackspring Ridge Wind Energy Project today. Located in Vulcan County, Alberta, the project is the largest investment in wind energy in Western Canada. EDF EN Canada and Enbridge officials joined Alberta Energy Minister Diana McQueen, Derrick Annable, … Continue reading EDF EN Canada and Enbridge Dedicate the 300 Megawatt Blackspring Ridge Wind Energy Project
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Iberdrola Ingeniería completes first Renewable Energies Project in South Africa
Iberdrola Ingeniería has completed the development of its first renewable energies project in South Africa, consisting of the construction of three major facilities: the Noblesfontein and Klipheuwel wind farms and the Jasper photovoltaic power plant. Following the award of three contracts worth €273 million, it is the largest project carried out to date by the Company … Continue reading Iberdrola Ingeniería completes first Renewable Energies Project in South Africa
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BYD Company Announces First Factory in Brazil
The city of Campinas (in the São Paulo region of Brazil) has been selected as the home to the BYD’s newest factory creating ~450 new local jobs. Executives from Campinas City Hall and BYD Company Ltd. this week announced the opening of the company’s first South American manufacturing facility. The factory is slated to open … Continue reading BYD Company Announces First Factory in Brazil
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4.9 GW of new offshore wind energy capacity under construction in Europe
16 commercial offshore wind farms are under construction totalling 4.9 GW of power capacity. 224 new offshore wind turbines, totalling 781 megawatts (MW), were fully grid connected in Europe during the first six months of 2014 – 25% less than during the same period in 2013 (1,045 MW). 282 wind turbines have been installed but … Continue reading 4.9 GW of new offshore wind energy capacity under construction in Europe
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New World Record for Concentrator Photovoltaics – 36.7 Percent for New Solar Module Using Highly Efficient Multi-Junction Solar Cells
The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE has been successfully developing concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology for many years. In this technology Fresnel lenses are used to bundle sunlight and focus it onto miniature, highly efficient solar cells. The FLATCON® module technology originates from Fraunhofer ISE and is continually under further development at the Institute. … Continue reading New World Record for Concentrator Photovoltaics – 36.7 Percent for New Solar Module Using Highly Efficient Multi-Junction Solar Cells
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China’s Government to Purchase Electric Cars
China unveiled a plan on Sunday encouraging government organs to buy more new energy vehicles, which has been hailed as a move to fight pollution and drive the growing new energy car market. From 2014 to 2016, new energy vehicles will account for no less than 30 percent of newly purchased cars in state organs … Continue reading China’s Government to Purchase Electric Cars
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Milestone for German offshore wind power grid expansion
Siemens has completed installation of the offshore platform for the direct-current connection HelWin2. Working under contract from the German-Dutch grid operator TenneT, Siemens has thus achieved a decisive milestone of the German grid connection projects. “We have now installed three high-tech platforms for TenneT in the North Sea. The HelWin2 project is now in the … Continue reading Milestone for German offshore wind power grid expansion
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Peru approves Tres Hermanas wind farm
Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines approved the 97-megawatt Tres Hermanas wind farm. The wind power project in Marcona, on the southern coast, is owned by Grupo Cobra, a Spanish energy company. http://www.evwind.com/2014/07/12/eolica-y-energias-renovables-avanza-nuevo-proyecto-eolico-en-peru/
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Chinese Give U.S.$136 Million for Tanzania Wind Energy
The Export-Import Bank of China has given Dar a soft loan of Tsh 226.7 billion (about $136million) for the wind power project in the Singida region which would be able to generate 50MW. Speaking during 38th Dar es salaam International Trade FAIR (DITF) in National Development Cooperation pavilion, NDC Head of Chemical Industry, Abdallah Mandwanga … Continue reading Chinese Give U.S.$136 Million for Tanzania Wind Energy
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Impsa to sell wind power plants in Brazil
Brazilian renewable-energy developer Casa dos Ventos Energias Renovaveis Ltda. is among the companies in advanced talks. Industrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona SA, the Argentine wind-turbine maker known as Impsa, is in advanced talks with two companies to sell a big part of its wind energy parks in Brazil. A Brazilian company and an international buyer are negotiating … Continue reading Impsa to sell wind power plants in Brazil
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Ghana is ready for solar power
Agyenim Boating, Dean of Graduate School, Ghana Technology University (GTUC) has said the nation could go for solar energy if it musters political will and put in place right research investment and capacity building for local people. Dr Boateng observed that in the light of the country’s abundance sunshine, it has the potential to develop … Continue reading Ghana is ready for solar power
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The Blue Circle, Annex Power to develop wind energy in Thailand
The Blue Circle is a developer of wind power and solar energy projects in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, while Annex Power is a renewable energy group focused on Southeast Asia. The Blue Circle and Bangkok-based renewable energy group Annex Power will form a partnership to tap into Thailand’s wind energy investments. The partnership was expected … Continue reading The Blue Circle, Annex Power to develop wind energy in Thailand
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Enel Green Power’s work in PV solar power , geothermal energy and wind power in the USA
With a net installed capacity of 1.6 gigawatts, 90 plants across 21 states and continued growth, Enel Green Power’s work in PV solar energy, geothermal power and wind energy is pushing forward development of green energy in the States. Competition between renewable energy sources is hotting up in the United States, where for the first … Continue reading Enel Green Power’s work in PV solar power , geothermal energy and wind power in the USA
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Scottish government has announced funding for a initiative to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy
First Minister Alex Salmond confirmed the project will receive an award of £2.2m. The government has a target for the equivalent of 100% of Scotland’s electricity consumption to come from renewable sources by 2020. Environmental charity WWF Scotland welcomed the news saying it would bring extra jobs as well as cheaper energy. The funding will … Continue reading Scottish government has announced funding for a initiative to reduce the cost of offshore wind energy
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NTR plans major Irish wind energy investment
NTR is lining up a €400m investment in wind energy on the island of Ireland as it seeks to diversify its US-focused power business. The company has just announced its first annual profit since the financial crash in 2008. The former National Toll Roads group recorded profits of €31.4m for the 2014 financial year, compared … Continue reading NTR plans major Irish wind energy investment
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Dominion using research vessel to collect data for offshore wind turbines
A 110-foot long lift vessel will periodically be located off the shore of Camp Pendleton during July to obtain core samples needed for Dominion Virginia Power to move ahead with its proposal to build wind turbines 27 miles off the coast. The U.S.-flagged Inez Eymard literally lifts itself out of the water to provide a … Continue reading Dominion using research vessel to collect data for offshore wind turbines
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