The Union Cabinet on Wednesday greenlighted the setting up of 15,000 MW of grid-connected solar power projects through NTPC and its subsidiary NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd (NVVN). The scheme will be implemented in three tranches. In the first, 3,000 MW will be set up by bundling solar power with unallocated coal-based thermal power at … Continue reading India approves 15,000 MW solar power projects
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EDF Energies Nouvelles expands into the Brazilian wind power market
EDF Energies Nouvelles has purchased a portfolio of wind energy development projects from SOWITEC, one of the leading international renewable energy developers, with a total capacity of about 800 MW, including 70 MW already entitled to sign a regulated Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Pursuing the development of its international operations EDF Energies Nouvelles announces … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles expands into the Brazilian wind power market
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Wind energy in Philippines: Ilocos wind farm has 50 wind turbines
Wind power generated from the 150 megawatt (MW) Burgos wind farm will be lower than its maximum capacity during summer but it would remain sufficient to meet households’ power requirement. Richard Tantoco, president and chief operating officer of the Energy Development Corp, said power generated by by Burgos wind farm is expected to drop in … Continue reading Wind energy in Philippines: Ilocos wind farm has 50 wind turbines
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UGE installs two wind turbines at Eiffel Tower
UGE International has installed two vertical axis wind turbines at the Eiffel Tower that generate enough energy to power the monument’s first-floor commercial areas. Installed 400ft above ground level, the turbines will generate 10,000kWh of energy per year. The turbines installation was part of a renovation project, which the first the tower has undergone … Continue reading UGE installs two wind turbines at Eiffel Tower
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Brazil’s Rio to launch electric car sharing service
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city, plans to launch an electric-vehicle sharing service with input from Chinese automaker BYD. BYD is one of five firms that together make up PPP Radar, the consortium that has won the bid to develop the program, according to O Estado de Sao Paulo daily. BYD, together with DirijaJa, … Continue reading Brazil’s Rio to launch electric car sharing service
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Wind energy in Peru: There is US $ 2,000 million to invest in wind power projects
There are US $ 2,000 million ready to be invested in projects of wind power generation in Peru by companies such Invenergy of Chicago (USA) and Enel Green Power of Italy, revealed Alfredo Novoa, president of the Peruvian Association of Energy Renewables in an interview with RPP. Also, there are companies from Brazil and … Continue reading Wind energy in Peru: There is US $ 2,000 million to invest in wind power projects
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Nearly 700 Megawatts of Energy Storage Capacity Have Been Announced in 2014-2015
A new Tracker report from Navigant Research provides a comprehensive resource of energy storage projects worldwide, including information on 804 projects encompassing more than 12,000 individual systems. 2014 was a major year for the global energy storage industry, with some of the largest single contracts in history awarded to leading storage companies. Driven primarily … Continue reading Nearly 700 Megawatts of Energy Storage Capacity Have Been Announced in 2014-2015
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Wind power in France: Nordex to install a 27-MW wind power farm for STEAG
The Nordex Group has been awarded the first contract by STEAG New Energies GmbH for the installation of a wind farm in France. It will be supplying nine Generation Delta N117/3000 turbines for the “Onze Muids” project, which STEAG previously acquired from Lower Saxony-based wind farm developer Volkswind. The contract also includes the provision of … Continue reading Wind power in France: Nordex to install a 27-MW wind power farm for STEAG
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Suzlon has revealed it installed 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8 MW in Brazil
Shares of Suzlon Energy today surged over 7 per cent amid reports that Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi will provide as much as Rs. 3,800 crore of security that will help the wind turbine maker in obtaining credits. Suzlon has revealed it installed and commissioned 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8MW in Brazil over a 16-month period … Continue reading Suzlon has revealed it installed 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8 MW in Brazil
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Bilfinger Wins Order for Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm
Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems has won an order at the new Nordergründe offshore wind farm for the installation of 19 steel foundations in the North Sea and for the transportation of 18 wind turbines to the installation site. The order from wind farm developer and operator wpd in Bremen has a volume of approximately … Continue reading Bilfinger Wins Order for Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm
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Solar power set to become cheapest source of energy over next decade
Solar photovoltaic prices have fallen by 80 per cent since 2008. In 2013, commercial solar power cost the same to produce as other sources of electricity in Italy, Germany and Spain, and is expected to do so soon in Mexico and France. Solar energy is set to become the cheapest source of electricity in many … Continue reading Solar power set to become cheapest source of energy over next decade
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Photovoltaic solar energy in Panama
Panama confirms 80MW of installed PV solar capacity as the country moves to diversify its power matrix. 2014 closed as the year that Central American governments increased their interest in renewable energies. The authorities in the region know the potential of solar energy, the cost has decreased and is now a feasible solution that can … Continue reading Photovoltaic solar energy in Panama
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Senvion delivers 18 wind turbines for Nordergründe offshore wind farm
Senvion SE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzlon, the fifth-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, is delivering 18 wind turbines for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany’s North Sea. The project is being erected by wpd offshore GmbH within the 12-sea mile zone at the mouth of the Weser, about 40 kilometres northwest of … Continue reading Senvion delivers 18 wind turbines for Nordergründe offshore wind farm
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Kenya’s Largest Geothermal Energy Complex Starts Commercial Operation
Toshiba is the world leader in geothermal power, accounting for 24% of total installed capacity. Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO:6502) today announced that the Olkaria Geothermal Power Plant, Kenya’s largest geothermal power complex, has started commercial operation. The official opening ceremony was held at the site on February 19, in the presence of President Uhuru … Continue reading Kenya’s Largest Geothermal Energy Complex Starts Commercial Operation
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Apple to build renewable energy datacentres in Europe
Apple® today announced a €1.7 billion plan to build and operate two data centres in Europe, each powered by 100 percent renewable energy. The facilities, located in County Galway, Ireland, and Denmark’s central Jutland, will power Apple’s online services including the iTunes Store®, App Store?, iMessage®, Maps and Siri® for customers across Europe. “We are … Continue reading Apple to build renewable energy datacentres in Europe
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Kaiser Permanente Makes Major Wind Power And Solar Energy Purchases
Concerned about climate change and its threat to human health, Kaiser Permanente today said it will purchase enough renewable energy to provide half of the electricity it uses in California and reduce its greenhouse gas emissions nationwide by 30 percent. Greenhouse gas emissions are a known contributor to climate change and the rise of pollution and disease. … Continue reading Kaiser Permanente Makes Major Wind Power And Solar Energy Purchases
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Wind energy in Jamaica: Wigton wind farm earns $500 million
Wigton eind farm is very profitable, government and company officials have said. It’s not just that the Wigton Wind farm in Manchester is helping to gradually reduce Jamaica’s oil bill while producing “clean” energy. Also, from Energy minister Phillip Paulwell’s perspective, it flies in the face of those who say State-owned entities don’t make … Continue reading Wind energy in Jamaica: Wigton wind farm earns $500 million
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UNEP to help East Africa tap 500 MW of geothermal energy
The beneficiaries’ country of geothermal power will include Kenya, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda. The UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) will assist six East Africa states to tap 500 MW of geothermal power in the next five years. Programme Manager for the UNEP’s African Rift Geothermal Development Facility Meseret Zemedkun told Xinhua in Nairobi … Continue reading UNEP to help East Africa tap 500 MW of geothermal energy
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Wind power in Egypt: new wind farm has 100 wind turbines
Egypt and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a contract on Thursday to set up a 200-megawatt wind farm in Gabal el-Zeit area in the Gulf of Suez at a total cost of EGP 1938.9 million. The project will be finalized in 35 months and funded by a soft loan granted by JICA, said … Continue reading Wind power in Egypt: new wind farm has 100 wind turbines
Continue readingWind energy in Philippines: ERC clears EDC wind farm for FIT incentives
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) gave the 150-megawatt (MW) wind farm of Energy Development Corp. (EDC) the benefit of receiving incentives under the feed-in tariff (FIT) system. The regulator approved the application of the 150-MW Burgos Wind Project for a Certificate of Compliance (COC) on February 9, 2015, EDC said in a disclosure to the … Continue reading Wind energy in Philippines: ERC clears EDC wind farm for FIT incentives
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