Members of the news media are invited to register for a small-group luncheon and media availability at 12:30 pm next Monday with wind energy industry leaders who are appearing at the annual Wind Energy Finance & Investment Seminar of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) at the Roosevelt Hotel, 45 East 45th St., New York. … Continue reading Wind energy industry to release 3Q results
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EPRI, Utilities, Automakers to Demonstrate Technology Enabling Plug-in Electric Vehicles to Support Grid Reliability
The demonstration will showcase the software system’s demand response capabilities and how it can reduce customers’ electric vehicle charging costs through more effective scheduling. The Electric Power Research Institute, along with several auto manufacturers, utilities, and regional transmission organizations, will demonstrate an advanced software platform for integrating plug-in electric vehicles (PEV) with smart grid … Continue reading EPRI, Utilities, Automakers to Demonstrate Technology Enabling Plug-in Electric Vehicles to Support Grid Reliability
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World Bank funds solar power (photovoltaic) in Jordan
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has announced this Wednesday (15th) the approval of a US$ 207.5 million loan package for the construction of seven photovoltaic plants in Jordan. The IFC is the World Bank’s private sector arm. According to an IFC press release, the full project, which provides for the building of 12 plants, will … Continue reading World Bank funds solar power (photovoltaic) in Jordan
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Nordex gets wind energy order in South Germany
Nordex is building further on its success with the N117/2400 in South Germany. The wind turbine manufacturer has now received two orders at the same time from its new customer, the Fronteris Group from Regensburg. The sites for the two projects, “Hohenzellig” and “Bucheck”, are located near Hof in Bavaria, where the wind turbines will … Continue reading Nordex gets wind energy order in South Germany
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Gamesa’s G97-2.0 MW wind turbines awarded first type certificate under DNV GL’s wind power guideline GL2010
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has achieved a new product strategy milestone by having its G97-2.0 MW turbine, equipped with an infused glass fibre blade, obtain the first class A type certificate issued by independent certification body DNV GL under its GL2010 guideline. The GL2010 guideline is based on highest quality and … Continue reading Gamesa’s G97-2.0 MW wind turbines awarded first type certificate under DNV GL’s wind power guideline GL2010
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India Boosts Solar Energy Targets With 1-Gigawatt Auction Plan
India announced draft rules to auction 1,000 megawatts of solar power capacity in Andhra Pradesh as Prime Minister Narendra Modi accelerates clean-energy deployment. Companies will be invited shortly to bid for contracts to build plants at a solar energy plant in the southern state, according to the rules issued today by the Ministry of New … Continue reading India Boosts Solar Energy Targets With 1-Gigawatt Auction Plan
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Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) – 30th Annual Conference and Exhibition – October 27 – 29, 2014
Who: The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) and its partner Hannover Fairs USA proudly welcomes Canadian and international wind and renewable energy experts to gather at CanWEA’s 30th Annual Conference and Exhibition on October 27-29, 2014 at the Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Québec. What: CanWEA’s 2014 Conference & Exhibition is Canada’s largest wind energy … Continue reading Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) – 30th Annual Conference and Exhibition – October 27 – 29, 2014
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Acciona Windpower extends its AW3000 wind turbines for low wind farm sites
Acciona Windpower, a subsidiary of the ACCIONA group that designs, manufactures and commercializes wind turbines, launched a new 132 meter rotor option today for its successful AW3000 wind turbine. With the launch of the AW132/3000 for IEC Class IIIb wind conditions, which includes the largest rotor designed by the company so far, ACCIONA Windpower can … Continue reading Acciona Windpower extends its AW3000 wind turbines for low wind farm sites
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Renewable energy can supply 100% of world’s power by 2050
A global low-carbon energy economy is not only feasible – it could actually double electricity supply by 2050, while also reducing air and water pollution, according to new research. “Our analysis indicates that the large-scale implementation of wind, [solar] PV, and CSP [Concentrated Solar Power] has the potential to reduce pollution-related environmental impacts of … Continue reading Renewable energy can supply 100% of world’s power by 2050
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Onshore wind energy cheaper than coal, nuclear and gas
Producing onshore wind energy is cheaper than coal, nuclear and gas, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has claimed. Based on EWEA’s analysis of the data in the report, onshore wind has an approximate cost of EUR 105 per megawatt hour (MWh) which is cheaper than gas (up to EUR 164), nuclear (EUR 133) … Continue reading Onshore wind energy cheaper than coal, nuclear and gas
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New JV to set up 350 MW wind farm projects in UK
Britain’s leading green energy company Ecotricity and global construction and development firm Skanska are forming a joint venture called Skylark to build 350 megawatt capacity wind farm projects in the country. The 50-50 joint venture will aim to put 350MW of new green energy projects into the planning system in the first 5 years … Continue reading New JV to set up 350 MW wind farm projects in UK
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EDF EN Canada completes La Mitis wind power project in Quebec
EDF EN Canada, aunit of of EDF Energies Nouvelles, has completed the La Mitis wind power project in Quebec. The wind farm, which features 12 Senvion turbines, is situated in the unorganized territory Lac-à-la-Croix in the MRC de La Mitis, administrative region of the Bas-St-Laurent. Community partner Energie Renouvelable de la Mitis holds 30% … Continue reading EDF EN Canada completes La Mitis wind power project in Quebec
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Polysilicon Capacity Growth to Accelerate, Enabling 85 GW of Solar Photovoltaic Production in 2016
A total of 130 thousand metric tons (kilometric tons or KMT) of polysilicon manufacturing capacity, equivalent to roughly 25 gigawatts of crystalline silicon (c-Si) solar PV panels, is estimated to come on-line in 2015 and 2016, according to GTM Research’s newest report, Polysilicon 2015-2018: Supply, Demand, Cost and Pricing. By 2016, cumulative global polysilicon supply … Continue reading Polysilicon Capacity Growth to Accelerate, Enabling 85 GW of Solar Photovoltaic Production in 2016
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Solar Power and Storage Closing Energy Gap
EGP’s analysis of off-grid electrification in Moroccan villages presented at the Res4Med workshop in Rabat focuses on distributed generation and green energy to increase access to energy and protect the environment. That renewable energy must be in rural villages has for many years been at the heart of international programmes such as the United … Continue reading Solar Power and Storage Closing Energy Gap
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Cemex announces first solar power plant in the Caribbean
Cemex Dominican Republic has announced the launch of a solar plant that will provide renewable energy for its cement plant in San Pedro de Macorís. The plant comprises 5040 panels with inverters that capture the sunlight and convert it into energy. “The contribution represents 1.5 MW that will allow us to produce 2.2 million … Continue reading Cemex announces first solar power plant in the Caribbean
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ZTE Signs an Agreement with Enel to Focus on Sustainability
ZTE Corporation (“ZTE”) (H share stock code 0763.HK/A share stock code: 000063.SZ), a publicly-listed global provider of telecommunications equipment, network solutions and mobile devices, has signed an agreement with Enel, Italy’s largest power company and Europe’s second listed utility by installed capacity, for the development and deployment of innovative power generation technologies with a focus … Continue reading ZTE Signs an Agreement with Enel to Focus on Sustainability
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Japan eyes wind energy: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Project
A huge amount of electricity supply was lost in Japan when the nuclear power plant at Fukushima was disabled by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011, and compensating for such a loss has required original thinking. An ingenious solution that is being pursued is to build a network of power-generating systems relying on a … Continue reading Japan eyes wind energy: Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Project
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IEA report: installed solar photovoltaic capacity reached 139 GW in 2013
Following the difficult year of 2012 in terms of market growth, industry consolidation, policy uncertainty and ongoing fast cost reduction, 2013 has seen a slower evolution on the cost side but also a growing worldwide market again, although with a different split of dominant markets compared to the past. The fast rise of PV … Continue reading IEA report: installed solar photovoltaic capacity reached 139 GW in 2013
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Eletrosul to Borrow $34 Million for Brazil Wind Energy and Solar Power
Eletrosul Centrais Eletricas SA, a Brazilian state-run power company, arranged 81.4 million reais ($34 million) in loans to expand its renewable energy generation and transmission operations. The company will borrow 11.3 million reais from the country’s research-financing agency Finep to develop wind energy and solar power projects. It’s borrowing an additional 70.1 million reais … Continue reading Eletrosul to Borrow $34 Million for Brazil Wind Energy and Solar Power
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Energy sector is key to powering prosperity in sub-Saharan Africa
Increasing access to modern forms of energy is crucial to unlocking faster economic and social development in sub?Saharan Africa, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Africa Energy Outlook, a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy Outlook series. More than 620 million people in the region (two-thirds of the population) live without electricity, and nearly 730 … Continue reading Energy sector is key to powering prosperity in sub-Saharan Africa
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