The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors approved a US$519 million project to support Morocco’s ongoing efforts to reduce its dependency on fossil fuels by developing its renewable energy resources. The Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project will back the government’s strategy of harnessing power from the sun through the use of concentrated solar power … Continue reading Expansion of Morocco’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Complex to Provide 1.1 Million Moroccans with Solar Energy
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Illinois wind farm project to sell wind energy to Microsoft
The wind farm, consisting of GE 1.7 MW wind turbines, benefits from a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Microsoft. The PPA played a key role in advancing the Project by providing the long-term revenue certainty needed to get Pilot Hill off of the ground and into construction. Tristan Grimbert, President and CEO of EDF … Continue reading Illinois wind farm project to sell wind energy to Microsoft
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Enel Green Power is growing in Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco, increasing its wind energy and solar power capacity
Enel Green Power’s growth in the renewable energy markets of new emerging nations like Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco continues, creating a network of worksites, new plants and tenders that stretches across the Atlantic Ocean. Work has started at the Talinay Poniente site for the construction of a new 61-megawatt wind farm. The … Continue reading Enel Green Power is growing in Chile, Brazil, Uruguay, South Africa and Morocco, increasing its wind energy and solar power capacity
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Annual wind power capacity additions are expected to reach a record high of 48 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014
Annual wind energy capacity additions are expected to reach a record high of 48 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014, having grown at a rate of 28% from 37.4 GW in 2013. Siemens, Vestas, GE, Gamesa and Acciona signed the largest volume of publically announced firm contracts for wind turbines in H1 2014 (until June 23). … Continue reading Annual wind power capacity additions are expected to reach a record high of 48 Gigawatts (GW) in 2014
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Renewable Energy spending at $175 Billion on Chinese Rise
Figures for the third quarter show another year-on-year rise, with a solar energy boom in China the biggest single contributor. About $175 billion was spent globally on renewable energy projects during the first three quarters, up 16 percent from the same period last year, with Chinese solar investment at a record, according to a Bloomberg … Continue reading Renewable Energy spending at $175 Billion on Chinese Rise
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Alstom improves the performance of its tidal energy solutions
Alstom has taken advantage of its experience with the 1 MW turbine to improve the design of its tidal stream turbine. We are now offering the Oceade™ 18 – 1.4 MW, making the turbine even more efficient, cost-effective and easy to maintain. With a rotor diameter of 18 metres, the Oceade tidal stream turbine … Continue reading Alstom improves the performance of its tidal energy solutions
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Gamesa signs new wind power contract for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines in Brazil
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed its first contract1 with CPFL Renováveis, a subsidiary of CPFL Energia, one of Brazil’s leading electric utilities, for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines (220 MW) at nine wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte, in north-eastern Brazil. The turbines … Continue reading Gamesa signs new wind power contract for the supply of 110 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines in Brazil
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European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has elected Markus Tacke, CEO of Siemens’ wind power division, as its new chairman
Dr. Tacke was elected by EWEA’s Board of Directors, which is comprised of corporate members, national associations and other organisations. Upon his appointment, he said: “This is an exciting moment in time for the wind industry and I am looking forward to the task ahead. One of the first major challenges will be securing an … Continue reading European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has elected Markus Tacke, CEO of Siemens’ wind power division, as its new chairman
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EDF Renewable Energy and Microsoft Corporation Break Ground on the Pilot Hill Wind Energy Projec
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) and Microsoft Corporation today celebrated the launch of the Pilot Hill Wind Project with a groundbreaking ceremony. Located 60 miles southwest of Chicago in Kankakee and Iroquois counties, the 175 megawatt (MW) wind project is expected to begin commercial operation early in 2015. More than 100 people attended the ceremony … Continue reading EDF Renewable Energy and Microsoft Corporation Break Ground on the Pilot Hill Wind Energy Projec
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Iberdola launches offshore pile testing campaign for Wikinger wind power project
Iberdrola has launched the pile testing campaign for its Wikinger offshore wind farm project following the completion of the site’s geotechnical investigation on the Baltic Sea. German engineering and services group Bilfinger and its experienced subcontractors are carrying out the tests in order to confirm the design of the wind farm foundations, checking the performance … Continue reading Iberdola launches offshore pile testing campaign for Wikinger wind power project
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Wind Turbine Gearbox Bearings Improve 415%
As the fastest growing source of renewable energy in the United States, megawatt class wind turbines are subjecting tribology components like bearings and gears to increasing demands for renewable electricity generation, thereby creating operation and maintenance costs that are more than double the cost for natural gas powered generation. 300 Below has pioneered an ultra-low … Continue reading Wind Turbine Gearbox Bearings Improve 415%
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India plans first offshore wind farm
The Indian government has signed a memorandum of understanding with a group of companies to build the country’s first ever offshore wind power project as part of New Delhi’s pledge to increase renewable energy sources. The 100 megawatt wind farm plant will lie off the coast of the western state of Gujarat and be partly … Continue reading India plans first offshore wind farm
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Latin America and Caribbean Region to Install 9 Gigawatts of Solar Photovoltaic within Five Years
Solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is poised to play a substantial role in fulfilling the need for increased power generation capacity across the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. According to the latest NPD Solarbuzz Emerging PV Markets Report: Latin America & Caribbean, the total PV project pipeline is growing throughout the region and now exceeds … Continue reading Latin America and Caribbean Region to Install 9 Gigawatts of Solar Photovoltaic within Five Years
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Mauritius to attain 35% of renewable energy by 2025, wind energy and PV
Mauritius aims to produce about 35% of its electricity needs from renewable sources, supported by several projects that include wind energy plants and photovoltaic farms and Waste-to-Energy projects that are already in operation, according to the Executive chairman of the Maurice Ile Durable Fund (MID), Osman Mahomed. Mahomed said, under the MID Policy Strategy Action … Continue reading Mauritius to attain 35% of renewable energy by 2025, wind energy and PV
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Japan’s Largest Solar Power Project Funded With Market-Leading Investment by GE
Kuni Umi Asset Management, GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services and Toyo Engineering Corporation have invested in Japan’s largest solar power project, a 231-megawatt facility to be built in Setouchi City, Okayama Prefecture, via special purpose company and representative member Setouchi Future Creations. GE Energy Financial Services holds a 60 percent stake in … Continue reading Japan’s Largest Solar Power Project Funded With Market-Leading Investment by GE
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Gamesa wind power will install 18 wind turbines at the Höge Väg wind farm in Sweden
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, signed an agreement with the state-owned utility Vattenfall, one of Europe’s leading power companies, for the supply of 36 MW in Sweden. Under the terms of the agreement, Gamesa will supply and install 18 of its G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Höge Väg wind farm located … Continue reading Gamesa wind power will install 18 wind turbines at the Höge Väg wind farm in Sweden
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