Renewable energy sources generated 42.8% of Spain’s total power for 2014, data by local grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) showed Tuesday. Wind energy output fell 6.1% year-on-year, still contributing 20.4% of the country’s total output. The hydroelectric plants in Spain accounted for another 15.4%, while the solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar … Continue reading Renewable energy sources (wind energy, PV and Concentrated Solar Power) generated 42.8% of Spain’s total power for 2014
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Lake Turkana Wind Power project named “Best Power Project of 2014?
Located in northern Kenya, LTWP, the largest wind power project in Africa has been finalized, after eight years of preparation. Earlier this month, the project of € 623 million has reached a milestone with the completion of its financial closing, becoming the largest private investment ever made in the history of Kenya. He has won … Continue reading Lake Turkana Wind Power project named “Best Power Project of 2014?
Continue readingEnel Green Power wind energy is growing in Chile
With its 99MW Taltal wind power, Enel Green Power has strengthened its presence in Chile, one of the most active Latin American countries as regards green energy development. Enel Green Power has completed and grid-connected Taltal, its largest wind farm in Chile. It features 33 units of 3MW wind turbines that will generate an … Continue reading Enel Green Power wind energy is growing in Chile
Continue readingThe Eight Best Things To Happen To Renewable Energy In 2014
2014 brought us plenty of news to be unhappy about. The year had barely begun when a major chemical spill poisoned the water of 300,000 West Virginians, a disaster that left residents worried about the safety of their water for months. Not even a month after the spill, tens of thousands of tons of coal … Continue reading The Eight Best Things To Happen To Renewable Energy In 2014
Continue readingGermany provides $800 million loan for Moroccan Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
The German government has provided a €654 million ($800 million) loan for two concentrated solar power (CSP) parks under construction in Morocco’s Ouarzazate region that will have a combined capacity of 350 MW. The Noor Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) complex in Ouarzazate will employ three different technologies: parabolic trough, solar tower and photovoltaics. The German … Continue reading Germany provides $800 million loan for Moroccan Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
Continue readingEnel Green Power begins operation of new Bagnore 4 Geothermal energy plant
Enel Green Power has completed and connected to the grid its new geothermal power plant, Bagnore 4, located in the municipalities of Santa Fiora and Arcidosso, near Grosseto, in the Italian region of Tuscany. Bagnore 4, designed to fit perfectly into the surrounding environment, joins the 20 MW Bagnore 3 plant. The new geothermal power … Continue reading Enel Green Power begins operation of new Bagnore 4 Geothermal energy plant
Continue readingEurObserv’ER estimates EU-28 RES share at 15% in 2013
The 2009/28/EC Directive sets the Member States a mandatory 20% global renewable energy share target of gross final energy consumption with binding compulsory targets for each individual country for 2020. Calculating the renewable energy share for each country is a delicate task. The results presented are EurObserv’ER estimates based on data collected by the project … Continue reading EurObserv’ER estimates EU-28 RES share at 15% in 2013
Continue readingAtlantis Awarded Feed-in Tariff for 4.5MW of Tidal Energy in Canada
tlantis Resources Limited’s Canadian subsidiary has been awarded a Feed-in Tariff for up to 4.5 megawatts of tidal generation to be deployed at the Fundy Ocean Research Center for Energy (FORCE) in Nova Scotia, Canada. The Developmental Feed-In-Tariff award of C$530 (£292) per megawatt hour (MWh) provides revenue support for Atlantis to deploy and operate … Continue reading Atlantis Awarded Feed-in Tariff for 4.5MW of Tidal Energy in Canada
Continue readingGoldwind to Supply Wind Turbines for Serbia’s First Wind Farm
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology, China’s biggest maker of wind turbines, will ship equipment with a capacity of 100 megawatts to the first wind farm in Serbia. Goldwind will supply 40 sets of 2.5-megawatts each to the wind power project in northeast Serbia and provide engineering and construction services, the Urumqi, Xinjiang-based company said in … Continue reading Goldwind to Supply Wind Turbines for Serbia’s First Wind Farm
Continue readingMalawi, China Sign $10.4m Solar Power Deal
The Governments of Malawi and the Peoples Republic of China have entered an agreement for the provision of mobile solar power systems worth about K5 billion ($10.4 million) for the health sector in the country. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Finance in Lilongwe, the capital city of Malawi. Zhang Qingyang, … Continue reading Malawi, China Sign $10.4m Solar Power Deal
Continue readingOffshore wind power: Iberdrola purchase 70 wind turbines from Areva for a wind farm
For the first time, the Group will be installing 5-megawatt wind turbines in a wind energy facility. Within the scope of a joint venture agreement with Gamesa, the French company, will equip Wikinger offshore wind farm with 70 M5000-135 5MW turbines and provide maintenance services for 10 years. The 350-MW Wikinger project, currently being developed … Continue reading Offshore wind power: Iberdrola purchase 70 wind turbines from Areva for a wind farm
Continue readingSenvion wind power wins four new wind turbines orders totalling over 60 MW of wind energy in the UK
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest* manufacturer of wind turbines, has signed four new contracts totaling over 60 megawatts (MW) in the UK, including the first contract to be signed in the UK with developer RES. Located near Granthouse in the Scottish Borders, Penmanshiel wind farm, developed … Continue reading Senvion wind power wins four new wind turbines orders totalling over 60 MW of wind energy in the UK
Continue readingAlsolen concentrated solar power (CSP) plants include thermal energy storage
Alsolen’s product is a thermodynamic concentrated solar power (CSP) plant using Fresnel mirror technology to concentrate sunrays. Alsolen, a French manufacturer of concentrated solar power plants, will exhibit its thermodynamic power plant using Fresnel mirror technology at the upcoming World Future Energy Summit (WFES) trade show in Abu Dhabi. WFEs and the International Water Summit … Continue reading Alsolen concentrated solar power (CSP) plants include thermal energy storage
Continue readingDudgeon Offshore Wind power awards the Service Operation Vessel contract
Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited has awarded a 5 year contract for the Service Operation Vessel to Esvagt AS. The contracted Service Operation Vessel (SOV) for Dudgeon wind farm is of the Havyard-832 design with a length of 83.7 meters and a width of 17.6 meters. The vessel is a DP-2 Class operated vessel, accommodating 60 … Continue reading Dudgeon Offshore Wind power awards the Service Operation Vessel contract
Continue readingMHI Vestas Offshore Wind Energy has received a 258 MW wind turbines order in the UK
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has received a firm and unconditional order for 32 V164-8.0 MW wind turbines for the offshore Burbo Bank Extension project in Liverpool Bay in the UK, ref. company announcements No. 7/2014 of 18 February 2014 and No. 32/2014 of 21 August 2014. The 258 MW order is placed by DONG Energy, and … Continue reading MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Energy has received a 258 MW wind turbines order in the UK
Continue readingWind power Nordex says orders up 36 pct in Q4 so far
Nordex SE is continuing to benefit from its strong position in the German market. Thus, order intake in the final quarter of the year to date has risen by around 36 percent to 112.8 megawatts. Eleven different project developers, municipal utilities, citizen wind farms and private-equity investors have ordered 47 turbines for their wind farms. … Continue reading Wind power Nordex says orders up 36 pct in Q4 so far
Continue readingVestas receives a 34 MW wind turbines order for a wind farm in Turkey
Kangal Elektrik Uretim A.S, a subsidiary of Ece Tur Construction, has placed a 34 MW order to construct the second phase of the Kangal RES wind power plant in the Sivas province, Turkey. The firm and unconditional order comprises the supply and installation of 17 units of the V110-2.0 MW wind turbine corresponding to 34 … Continue reading Vestas receives a 34 MW wind turbines order for a wind farm in Turkey
Continue readingFirst Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Africa awarded by the African Development Bank
With 160 hectares and located 81 km south of Oujda and about 30 km from the Algerian border, Ain Beni Mathar was opened on May 12, 2010 as the first concentrated solar thermal plant in Africa. Abengoa has been awarded the third prize for excellence awarded by the African Development Bank for the combined … Continue reading First Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant in Africa awarded by the African Development Bank
Continue readingSale of Enel Green Power France Completed
Enel Green Power S.p.A. (“EGP”) announced that its fully-owned subsidiary Enel Green Power International B.V. (“EGPI”) completed the sale of the entire share capital of Enel Green Power France S.a.s. (“EGP France”) to Boralex EnR S.a.s., a French indirect subsidiary of the Canadian company Boralex Inc. for a total consideration of 298.4 million euros, including … Continue reading Sale of Enel Green Power France Completed
Continue readingRES Americas Announces Completion of 267 MW Washington Wind Energy Project
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a leader in the development and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in North America, is pleased to announce substantial completion of the Tucannon River Wind Farm in Washington State. RES Americas served as the Balance of Plant (BOP) construction contractor for the project’s owner, … Continue reading RES Americas Announces Completion of 267 MW Washington Wind Energy Project
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