Investment enables the SKF Group to capitalize on the fast growing wind energy market in Brazil. SKF (STO:SKFB) (STO:SKFA) (LSE:SKFB) (Pink Sheets:SKFRY) today announces that it is investing around SEK 220 million in a new factory at its existing SKF Campus in Cajamar, Brazil.The 6,600 m2 facility, which will employ up to 150 people, will … Continue reading SKF to invest in Brazil’s wind energy
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Renewable energy for Sub-Saharan Africa
Enel Green Power at Italy-Africa: Working Together for a Sustainable Energy Future, a conference being held in Rome promoted by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs together with the Africa-EU energy partnership. Italy is helping to put the spotlight on Sub-Saharan Africa thanks to the Italy-Africa initiative, through which the Italian Ministry of Foreign … Continue reading Renewable energy for Sub-Saharan Africa
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Efficiency enhancements to define solar photovoltaic technology roadmap for the next five years
Solar photovoltaic (PV) modules using solar-grade wafers, as offered by 16 of the top 20 solar module suppliers to the industry, will account for 89% of solar capacity forecast to be installed this year, according to the new NPD Solarbuzz PV Technology Roadmap report. Thin-film panel manufacturers, led by First Solar and Solar Frontier, will … Continue reading Efficiency enhancements to define solar photovoltaic technology roadmap for the next five years
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Wind energy is cheapest energy, EU analysis finds
Onshore wind energy is cheaper than coal, gas or nuclear energy when the costs of ‘external’ factors like air quality, human toxicity and climate change are taken into account, according to an EU analysis. The report says that for every megawatt hour (MW/h) of electricity generated, onshore wind power costs roughly €105 (£83) per MW/h, … Continue reading Wind energy is cheapest energy, EU analysis finds
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Alstom and DCNS get together to found a sector of excellence in the floating wind energy
Alstom Renewable Power Chairman Jérôme Pécresse and DCNS Marine Energy and Infrastructures Division Director Thierry Kalanquin were on hand today as both groups signed a partnership agreement in the floating wind energy business. The agreement aims at developing and then commercialising an integrated system for a semi-submersible floating wind turbine delivering 6 MW. The groups … Continue reading Alstom and DCNS get together to found a sector of excellence in the floating wind energy
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Global energy efficiency market ‘an invisible powerhouse’ worth at least USD 310 billion per year
The global energy efficiency market is worth at least USD 310 billion a year and growing, according to a new report from the International Energy Agency that confirms the position of energy efficiency as the world’s “first fuel”. The report also finds that energy efficiency finance is becoming an established market segment, with innovative new … Continue reading Global energy efficiency market ‘an invisible powerhouse’ worth at least USD 310 billion per year
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A 50% share of variable renewables can save up to 6% on system costs
The REserviceS project – led by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) and involving other stakeholders from across the electricity system and academia – also found that creating markets to trade grid support services (GSS) can provide revenue streams for generators, in addition to energy-only markets. Wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy is capable of … Continue reading A 50% share of variable renewables can save up to 6% on system costs
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Sales of electric vehicles have gradually risen throughout the year
BYD, China’s leading producer of electric cars, has alone seen explosive growth following measures taken by Beijing to encourage the use of green cars to tackle pollution. By August, the company had sold 9,582 electric cars with total sales for this year expected to hit the 20,000 mark. The global electric car market is expected … Continue reading Sales of electric vehicles have gradually risen throughout the year
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Solar photovoltaic (PV) grows in Latin America
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 a latest industry report. The total PV project pipeline is growing throughout the region and now exceeds 22 gigawatts (GW) of projects across all phases … Continue reading Solar photovoltaic (PV) grows in Latin America
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Oman Plans $200m Wind Energy Project
The wind farm at Harweel will have a capacity of 50 megawatts, and is expected to begin operating early in 2017. Oman plans to build its first major wind farm at a cost of $125 million to generate electricity in its southern governorate of Dhofar, as part of efforts to limit the use of … Continue reading Oman Plans $200m Wind Energy Project
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Michigan has the potential for more than 59,000 megawatts of wind energy generation
Wind power: Michigan ranks 16th among U.S. states with 1,163 megawatts of installed wind power, enough to power more than 300,000 average Michigan homes. The state has the potential for more than 59,000 megawatts of wind energy generation — more than 1.6 times the state’s current energy needs. That capacity is the 18th best wind … Continue reading Michigan has the potential for more than 59,000 megawatts of wind energy generation
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Iran to set up new solar power plant
The Islamic Republic of Iran is to set up a solar power plant in the city of Zahedan, member of photovoltaic scientific society of wind energy in Iran Gholamreza Sar-Golzari said on Saturday, IRNA reported. The first-ever 20 megawatt solar power plant is to be constructed eight kilometers away from Zahedan city, he … Continue reading Iran to set up new solar power plant
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Colorado wind power’s triumphs and challenges
Wind energy in Colorado has picked up some bragging rights in recent years, several times delivering more than half of electricity on Xcel Energy’s power grid while arguably rivaling coal mining in job totals. There are altogether 3,800 megawatts of generating capacity. Will this success, like the winds that often scour the eastern plains, die … Continue reading Colorado wind power’s triumphs and challenges
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Wind Energy Expansion in Iowa
Over the years, wind turbines have slowly become part of that trademark Iowa landscape, and Friday, Governor Terry Branstad announced we’ll be seeing a lot more of them. $280 million’s worth of them, to be exact. MidAmerican Energy is set to develop one new wind farm site in Adams County and expand a second site … Continue reading Wind Energy Expansion in Iowa
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New wind farm coming to eastern New Mexico
Eastern New Mexico is set to be the home of a new wind farm. The Hobbs News-Sun reports (http://goo.gl/SlzlmP) the Anderson Wind Farm is under construction in Lea County — in the heart of the state’s oil and gas country — and could start generating power by December. Officials say the facility featuring nearly … Continue reading New wind farm coming to eastern New Mexico
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Chilean president Michelle Bachelet inaugurates wind power plant built by Colombia’s EPM with Vestas’ wind turbines
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet was on hand for the inauguration of the Los Cururos wind farm, which marks Colombian electric utility EPM’s first investment in that southern South American country. Empresas Públicas de Medellín, owned by the municipality of Medellin, invested nearly $200 million in the wind energy project, which is located in the … Continue reading Chilean president Michelle Bachelet inaugurates wind power plant built by Colombia’s EPM with Vestas’ wind turbines
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Egypt aims to produce 20% of power from solar energy and wind power by 2020
In an attempt to escape the energy crisis triggered by frequent power cuts, lack of fuel and the deterioration of national networks and power stations, the Egyptian government has signaled its intent to expand the use of new and renewable energy, notably solar energy. Despite the enormous potential, it’s still a daunting prospect because of … Continue reading Egypt aims to produce 20% of power from solar energy and wind power by 2020
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Mainstream granted consent to build 450 MW offshore wind farm
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has received consent from the Scottish Ministers to build and operate its 450 megawatt Neart na Gaoithe (“NnG”) offshore wind farm in the Outer Forth Estuary in the North Sea. This will be the first large-scale offshore wind farm constructed and operated in Scottish waters to be … Continue reading Mainstream granted consent to build 450 MW offshore wind farm
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MidAmerican Energy will install 67 more turbines in western Iowa wind farm
MidAmerican Energy announced Friday it is adding $280 million to its investment in wind energy in Iowa — an expansion that will install 67 more Iowa-made wind turbines in western Iowa and enable the company to provide wind-powered electricity to more than 1 million Iowa homes. If approved by the Iowa Utilities Board, the … Continue reading MidAmerican Energy will install 67 more turbines in western Iowa wind farm
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Albertans solidly support development of more wind energy
Environmentally and economically, there are too many upsides to renewables like wind energy for Alberta to ignore. This is confirmed by recent public opinion research done by Nanos Research on behalf of the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). Nanos Research examined the views of Albertans on a wide range of electricity issues, focusing on the … Continue reading Albertans solidly support development of more wind energy
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