ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $55 million from Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), the leading power utility in United Arab Emirates (UAE), to build a substation that will integrate power from the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park. The order was awarded in the … Continue reading ABB secures $55m order for UAE photovoltaic solar energy
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GE Expands Global Wind Energy Presence with First Wind Power Order in Pakistan
33 GE 1.5-82.5 Wind Turbines will Generate Power from Pakistan’s Sind Wind Corridor. Wind Farm to Assist Pakistan in Lowering Energy Deficit and Meet Alternative Energy Goals. Executing on growing the presence of renewable energy around the world, GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it will supply equipment and procurement contractor HydroChina and wind farm customer … Continue reading GE Expands Global Wind Energy Presence with First Wind Power Order in Pakistan
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Acciona puts its first wind farm in Chile into service, using the most powerful wind turbines
Acciona Energía has grid connected the Punta Palmeras wind farm, equipped with fifteen 3 megawatt (MW) wind turbines, the most powerful used in Chile. The wind farm is the company’s first in the country and will produce clean energy equivalent to the consumption of more than 60,000 Chilean households every year. The entry into service … Continue reading Acciona puts its first wind farm in Chile into service, using the most powerful wind turbines
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Adam Smith Institute anti wind power report ‘smacks of desperation”, says RenewableUK
Wind farm industry says latest report ignores crucial facts about benefits of clean technology source. A new report that criticises wind turbines for being inefficient and calls for an urgent review of UK energy policy “smacks of desperation”, RenewableUK has said. A study by the Adam Smith Institute and Scientific Alliance, published today, argues that … Continue reading Adam Smith Institute anti wind power report ‘smacks of desperation”, says RenewableUK
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Ethiopia to Generate 300 MW Solar Energy
The Ethiopian Electric Power headed by Engineer Azeb Asnake signed on Oct.14 a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a US-based company Green Technology Africa Inc. (GTA) to generate 300 megawatts of solar energy. The partnership signifies the collaboration of the government and the private sector which aims at supporting Ethiopia’s green development strategies with the … Continue reading Ethiopia to Generate 300 MW Solar Energy
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Tanzania plans 200 MW of wind energy, 100 MW of solar power and 200 MW of geothermal energy
The Ministry of Energy and Minerals has published an Electricity Supply Industry Reform Strategy and Roadmap for 2014 to 2025. In its recent Investment Policy Review the OECD cited energy in Tanzania as a “critical bottleneck” and that the problem of reliable energy was the top barrier to doing business in Tanzania. This view was … Continue reading Tanzania plans 200 MW of wind energy, 100 MW of solar power and 200 MW of geothermal energy
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Concentrated solar power (CSP) with storage could fill the gaps in intermittent renewable generation
Ivanpah is the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in the world. Unlike traditional solar photovoltaic panels — which convert sunlight directly into electricity — concentrating solar power technology uses sunlight to heat water or another liquid, ultimately creating steam that can be used to turn turbines and generate electricity. Concentrated solar power has a … Continue reading Concentrated solar power (CSP) with storage could fill the gaps in intermittent renewable generation
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Promotion of wind energy in India
The restoration of benefits such as accelerated depreciation (AD) and generation-based incentive (GBI) is expected to invigorate the domestic wind power sector. Crisil Research estimates that 10,000 MW of capacity will be added during 2015-18, entailing investments of Rs.65,000 crore compared with 7,000 MW over the previous three years. GBI and AD (which expired in … Continue reading Promotion of wind energy in India
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Benefits of Solar Energy
Sun is the ultimate source of energy on earth and life on Earth is due to the power (energy) provided by the Sun. Scientists have developed the technology to directly convert the Solar Energy into Electricity with the help of photovoltaic cells. The ‘Solar Energy’ refers to the power generated from the Sun in the … Continue reading Benefits of Solar Energy
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First large-scale wind power plant in the Gulf Cooperation Council
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, signed on Oct. 22 a joint development agreement with the Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO) to build the first large-scale wind farm in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The $125 million, 50-megawatt wind farm in the Sultanate of Oman will be constructed in the country’s Dhofar Governorate. The project … Continue reading First large-scale wind power plant in the Gulf Cooperation Council
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Solar power plant to be built in Kazakhstan
Solar power plant worth 55 million euros ($70.537 million) will be built in Kazakh capital Astana, Kazinform reported. The announcement was made by the managing director of the Directorate for the implementation of the International specialized exhibition EXPO-2017 Mukhtar Gazizov at the first meeting of international exhibitors of EXPO-2017 in Astana on Oct. 22. … Continue reading Solar power plant to be built in Kazakhstan
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Global Wind Power Could Reach 2,000 GW By 2030: Global Wind Energy Council
The Global Wind Energy Council and Greenpeace International released the 2014 edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook in Beijing today. The report shows that wind power could reach 2,000 GW by 2030, and supply up to 17-19% of global electricity, creating over 2 million new jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by more than … Continue reading Global Wind Power Could Reach 2,000 GW By 2030: Global Wind Energy Council
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Germany has assigned connection capacity for eight offshore wind farm projects
Germany has assigned connection capacity for eight offshore wind farm projects in the North Sea totalling 1.5GW and rejected three, in a major grid allocation process. Strongest demand was registered in cluster number eight, where BorWin 3 is expected to be operational in 2019. Some 450MW were available in that cluster and demand exceeded supply, … Continue reading Germany has assigned connection capacity for eight offshore wind farm projects
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China warned not to cut wind energy tariffs
The mainland’s National Development and Reform Commission is consulting the renewables industry on cutting wind power prices by an average of 6 per cent. Beijing should think twice before cutting wind power tariffs because such a move could see the wind power industry fall short of Beijing’s development target for 2020, mainland wind … Continue reading China warned not to cut wind energy tariffs
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Iran is planning to produce 5,000 MW using renewable energy sources, wind power and solar energy
“The Renewable Energy Organization [of Iran] has comprehensive plans underway with respect to utilization of clean methods of energy supply,” said the organization’s managing director, Yusef Armodeli, in a Friday interview. “Iran has put the objective of producing 5,000 MW [of clean energy] from renewable sources in the next five years on its agenda,” … Continue reading Iran is planning to produce 5,000 MW using renewable energy sources, wind power and solar energy
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Vestas welcomes EU decision on a 27 per cent renewable energy target
Greater use of domestic renewable energy sources will reduce Europe’s dependence on imported fuels, which in turn will help insulate the EU against fuel price volatility and increase the EU’s security of energy supply. Wind turbines, for example, use an abundant carbon-free resource, and once a wind farm is built, its operating costs are low, … Continue reading Vestas welcomes EU decision on a 27 per cent renewable energy target
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Vestas receives a 50 MW wind power order in China
Vestas has received a wind energy order from Hanas, for a total capacity of 50 MW. This is the fourth order from Hanas in 2014. The Hanas order features 25 V100-2.0MW wind turbines to be installed in Ningxia, a province in the northwest of China, during the second quarter of 2015. President of Vestas … Continue reading Vestas receives a 50 MW wind power order in China
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Heads of State miss the chance to back renewable energy in Europe
The European Council’s decision to set an EU-binding target of 27% showed a lack of ambition to improve Europe’s energy security. Governments also ignored calls from the renewable energy sector and European business leaders for a nationally-binding target of at least 30%. Thomas Becker, chief executive officer of the European Wind Energy Association, said: … Continue reading Heads of State miss the chance to back renewable energy in Europe
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GE to Install 63 Wind Turbines for New Kenyan Wind Energy Project
The World Bank (Washington D.C.) continues to support national development projects in Kenya. Through its global arm, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the bank said it will take a $20 million equity stake in the 100-megawatt (MW) Kipeto wind farm project in Kajiado County. Kipeto becomes the second-biggest wind power project in Kenya after the … Continue reading GE to Install 63 Wind Turbines for New Kenyan Wind Energy Project
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Pakistan can produce 150,000 MW from wind power
“Pakistan has the potential of producing approximately 150,000 MW of power from wind energy sources,” Mr. Shah Faisal Afridi, President Pak-China Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said. While referring to a recent report compiled by United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which adds that the wind projects can fetch an investment of around … Continue reading Pakistan can produce 150,000 MW from wind power
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