Reliance Power Ltd on Thursday announced that it has signed an accord with the government of Rajasthan to develop 6,000 megawatts (MW) of solar power projects in the state over the next 10 years. Reliance Power is currently developing a 100MW solar power plant in Rajasthan through its wholly owned subsidiary Rajasthan Sun Technique … Continue reading Reliance Power to develop 6,000MW of solar power in Rajasthan, India
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Google to use NextEra wind energy to power HQ
Google will partner with Juno Beach-based NextEra Energy Resources to power buildings at its California headquarters, the company announced Wednesday. The subsidiary of NextEra Energy will repower a wind farm in the Bay Area that will provide 43 megawatts of electricity starting in 2016. That energy will feed into Google buildings in Mountain … Continue reading Google to use NextEra wind energy to power HQ
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E.ON reaches major milestone in North Sea offshore wind power project
After a construction period of one year, E.ON’s Amrumbank West offshore wind power project is taking shape: On Sunday, the first of 80 wind turbines was successfully installed at the construction site, 35 kilometers to the north of the island of Helgoland. The hub height of the 3.6 megawatt turbine manufactured by … Continue reading E.ON reaches major milestone in North Sea offshore wind power project
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China Will Overtake US as World’s Leading Wind Power Producer by 2016
Pranav Srivastava, GlobalData’s Analyst covering Power, says: “During his State of the Union Address in January 2015, US President Barack Obama spoke of the country’s achievements in the energy sector and claimed that the domestic wind industry is number one in the world. While it is true that the US generates the largest amount of … Continue reading China Will Overtake US as World’s Leading Wind Power Producer by 2016
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Alstom to build a turnkey geothermal energy plant in Indonesia
Alstom has been awarded a contract worth over €61 million by PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy to supply and install a 30 MW geothermal plant for the Karaha Power Plant in West Java, Indonesia. Alstom will design, supply, install and commission the entire power plant (EPC contract). The project will be delivered by the end of … Continue reading Alstom to build a turnkey geothermal energy plant in Indonesia
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Apple in big solar power deal with First Solar for a photovoltaic plant
Apple will buy about $850 million of solar power from a new California solar farm to cut its energy bill, the iPhone maker said on Tuesday as its stock market value closed above $700 billion for the first time. The First Solar Inc (FSLR.O) photovoltaic plant, with the capacity to power the equivalent of … Continue reading Apple in big solar power deal with First Solar for a photovoltaic plant
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Wind power in Finland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
Launched last year, Nordex’s N131/3000 wind turbine is attracting growing demand outside Germany as well: Thus, Finnish asset management company Taaleritehdas has ordered the first models from this series. Accordingly, Nordex will be enlarging the “Myllykangas” wind farm with the addition of a further three turbines, namely two N131/3000 turbines and one N117/2400 turbine. The … Continue reading Wind power in Finland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
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First wind farm planned for Arkansas
Plans to build Arkansas’ first wind farm have sparked interest and excitement in town and across the state, though some wind power experts cautioned against overselling the project. Representatives of Dragonfly Industries International, a Texas wind energy company, told city officials last month they hope to build dozens of turbines on more than 300 acres … Continue reading First wind farm planned for Arkansas
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ABB to build cable system for Denmark offshore wind farm
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth over $100 million from Energinet.dk, the Danish transmission system operator, to build an alternating current (AC) cable system that will enable the integration and transmission of power from the Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm to the mainland grid. As Denmark’s largest offshore … Continue reading ABB to build cable system for Denmark offshore wind farm
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Global wind energy up 51.5GW in 2014
New figures released by the Global Wind Energy Council show that the global wind power industry grew by 44% in 2014, installing over 51 GW and, according to the Global Wind Energy Council, acting as a “solid sign of the recovery of the industry after a rough patch in the past few years.” According … Continue reading Global wind energy up 51.5GW in 2014
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Siemens receives wind turbines order from US wind power Pattern Development
Siemens will supply 200 MW of wind power in Comanche County, Texas: Logan’s Gap Wind power plant will consist of 87 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines. Siemens has been awarded another order from Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) to supply and install 87 wind turbines for the Logan’s Gap Wind project in the USA. … Continue reading Siemens receives wind turbines order from US wind power Pattern Development
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California opens large photovoltaic solar energy plant
The dedication of the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm comes about a month after Gov. Jerry Brown called on the state to increase renewable electricity use to 50 percent by 2030, up from the current goal of 33 percent by 2020. “Solar power projects like Desert Sunlight are helping create American jobs, develop domestic renewable … Continue reading California opens large photovoltaic solar energy plant
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Vestas secures first V112-3.3 MW wind turbines order for 30 MW UK wind farm
Vestas has secured a 29.7 MW order for nine of its V112-3.3 MW turbines for the Fraisthorpe project located in the province of Bridlington, UK. The firm and unconditional order has been placed by BayWa r.e., a leading German energy player, and will be the first project to utilise the V112-3.3 MW wind turbine in … Continue reading Vestas secures first V112-3.3 MW wind turbines order for 30 MW UK wind farm
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A business-as-unusual outlook for oil in the medium term
The recent crash in oil prices will cause the oil market to rebalance in ways that challenge traditional thinking about the responsiveness of supply and demand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in its annual Medium-Term Oil Market Report (MTOMR) released today. The US light, tight oil (LTO) revolution has made non-OPEC production more responsive … Continue reading A business-as-unusual outlook for oil in the medium term
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Annual wind power market grows by 44%, passes 50 GW for the first time
After a slowdown in 2013, the wind industry set a new record for annual installations in 2014. Globally, 51,477 MW of new wind generating capacity was added in 2014 according to the global wind market statistics released today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). The record-setting figure represents a 44% increase in the annual … Continue reading Annual wind power market grows by 44%, passes 50 GW for the first time
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The European wind energy industry installed more new capacity than gas and coal combined in 2014
Across the 28 Member States, the wind industry connected a total of 11,791 MW to the grid with coal and gas adding 3,305 MW and 2,338 MW respectively. Moreover, the coal and gas industries in Europe both retired more capacity than they commissioned in 2014. In comparison, wind energy capacity in Europe increased 3.8% year … Continue reading The European wind energy industry installed more new capacity than gas and coal combined in 2014
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Solar energy and wind power will be the cheapest forms of energy
A new study demonstrates that an energy system based completely on renewable forms of energy will be economically viable in the future. Research done at Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) shows that it will be worthwhile for North-East Asia, and China in particular, to switch to a completely renewable energy system within 5–10 years. … Continue reading Solar energy and wind power will be the cheapest forms of energy
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Russia and China are jointly exploring the potential of installing up to 50 GW of wind power
Ministry of Energy plans to build in the Far East to 50 GW of wind power (13% of the power of the world market) sound very ambitious, says the head of the Russian Association of Wind Power Industry Igor Bryzgunov. State Grid Company of China» (HES) has confirmed interest in the giant energy projects … Continue reading Russia and China are jointly exploring the potential of installing up to 50 GW of wind power
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Inox Wind has received a 166 MW wind energy contract from Green Infra
Inox Wind has received a 166MW contract from Green Infra, a company promoted by IDFC PE Fund, to set up projects in Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan in the sector where the government has restored tax benefits to promote clean energy. Inox Wind, part of the $2 billion (about Rs 12,400 crore) Inox group that … Continue reading Inox Wind has received a 166 MW wind energy contract from Green Infra
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Wind energy in India: Gamesa wind turbines supplied 260 MW to the wind power market
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, continues to grow in India, a strategic market in which it has firmly established itself as one of the leading turbine makers, having recently signed two new agreements1 for the supply of an aggregate 260 MW. The first order, from Indian developer and independent power producer (IPP) … Continue reading Wind energy in India: Gamesa wind turbines supplied 260 MW to the wind power market
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