Nordex SE has again received two orders for the turn-key installation of wind farms in Pakistan. It will be delivering a total of 40, N100/2500 turbines to the province of Sindh. In view of the high ambient temperature conditions at the site, hot climate versions of the turbines designed to operate in temperatures of up … Continue reading Wind power in Pakistan: Nordex wind turbines for a wind energy plant
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SunPower starts 86 MW solar power plant in South Africa
SunPower has started construction of its third solar power project under South Africa’s renewable energy program REIPPP. The 86-megawatt peak (MWp) solar power plant is being installed at Prieska in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Last year SunPower completed two projects under REIPPPP, which is short for Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme. … Continue reading SunPower starts 86 MW solar power plant in South Africa
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DEWA confirms plan for a further 800 MW of solar energy
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has confirmed the third expansion phase of its solar power. The utility expects to tender the 800MW project in the third quarter of 2015 and is accepting proposals for a project consultant from 1 April to 3 May 2015. It comes just weeks after DEWA increased the share … Continue reading DEWA confirms plan for a further 800 MW of solar energy
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China adds 5.04 GW photovoltaic solar power capacity in Q1
China added 5.04 gigawatts (GW) of photovoltaic (PV) power generation capacity in the first three months of 2015, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Monday. The amount includes 4.38 GW from PV power stations and 0.66 GW from distributed PV power projects, according to NEA figures. China’s cumulative installed capacity for solar PV … Continue reading China adds 5.04 GW photovoltaic solar power capacity in Q1
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Pakistan can get 1000 MW by wind energy
Pakistan can produce above 1,000 megawatts of electricity through wind energy. Denmark’s Ambassador in Pakistan Mr. Jesper Moller Sorensen said this in an interview with APP here. He said the Danish companies had recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Punjab government for production of wind energy. He said Pakistan should focus … Continue reading Pakistan can get 1000 MW by wind energy
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United Arab Emirates wind power projects
Scientists in Abu Dhabi are finishing a study to model and forecast long-term variations in wind speed. The research, said Prof Taha Ouarda, head of the Institute Centre for Water and Environment (iWater) at the Masdar Institute for Science and Technology, would help to decide whether wind farm projects in the region were viable. … Continue reading United Arab Emirates wind power projects
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Morocco renewable energy sources: wind energy and solar power
Morocco is driven by the fact that it imports almost 94 per cent of its energy requirements and the burden this entails on its economy. At the same time Morocco is endowed by good potential in hydroelectricity in addition to its high solar power and wind energy potential. The country is aware that … Continue reading Morocco renewable energy sources: wind energy and solar power
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Wind energy target of 60 GW by 2022 is easily achievable in India
While wind power is already cheaper than the total cost of power from a new build imported coal plant, solar power will become competitive with power from imported coal by 2019. With the appropriate policies, the Budget 2015 target of 60 GW of wind power by 2022 can easily be met with minimal government … Continue reading Wind energy target of 60 GW by 2022 is easily achievable in India
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Barack Obama: “Climate Change Can No Longer Be Denied or Ignored”
President Obama’s weekly remarks Hi everybody. Wednesday is Earth Day, a day to appreciate and protect this precious planet we call home. And today, there’s no greater threat to our planet than climate change. 2014 was the planet’s warmest year on record. Fourteen of the 15 hottest years on record have all fallen in the … Continue reading Barack Obama: “Climate Change Can No Longer Be Denied or Ignored”
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Enel Green Power is reinforced in South Africa with additional 425 MW of wind power
Enel Green Power is reinforced in South Africa with additional 425MW of wind power. And its presence in Africa is also the prelude to a possible growth in Asia and the Pacific, with geothermal, wind, solar and hydropower projects. “Asia is our next step”, said Enel Green Power’s CEO Francesco Venturini in a recent … Continue reading Enel Green Power is reinforced in South Africa with additional 425 MW of wind power
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Allete acquires 97.5 MW of US wind energy capacity from EDF
ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has acquired a combined 97.5 megawatt (MW) wind energy generation facility near Lake Benton, Minn. for $47.5 million. The facility is being purchased from a subsidiary of EDF Renewable Energy. Located in southwest Minnesota in the proximity of other ALLETE Clean Energy-owned wind … Continue reading Allete acquires 97.5 MW of US wind energy capacity from EDF
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7 Gigawatts of new Offshore Wind Power Approved in Germany
The European Commission has found that German plans to support the building of 20 offshore wind farms are in line with EU state aid rules. Seventeen wind farms will be located in the North Sea and three in the Baltic Sea. The Commission concluded that the project would further EU energy and environmental objectives without … Continue reading 7 Gigawatts of new Offshore Wind Power Approved in Germany
Continue readingOil India commissions 54 MW wind energy with Gamesa wind turbines
Indian government owned oil exploration company Oil India has commissioned two wind power projects with total capacity of 54 MW. The company has launched a 16-megawatt wind farm at Patan in Gujarat and a 38-megawatt project at Chandgarh in Madhya Pradesh. The wind parks built using turbines manufactured by the Chennai-based unit of Spanish … Continue reading Oil India commissions 54 MW wind energy with Gamesa wind turbines
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Enel Green Power has begun construction of Nojoli wind farm in South Africa
The new wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 88 MW and once fully operational it will be able to generate more than 275 GWh per year, equivalent to the annual consumption needs of around 86,000 South African households, therefore avoiding the emission of more than 251,000 tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere … Continue reading Enel Green Power has begun construction of Nojoli wind farm in South Africa
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South Africa aims for another 1,100 MW of wind energy, solar power
South Africa aims to increase its installed renewable energy capacity to 9,600 megawatts (MW) by 2030 from just 1,600 MW now, out of a total capacity of 44,175 MW. South Africa will build 13 renewable projects to supply an extra 1,121 megawatts of electricity, the energy minister said, in a bid to ease … Continue reading South Africa aims for another 1,100 MW of wind energy, solar power
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Acciona considers listing renewable energy business in Europe
Acciona Energia Internacional has a net generating capacity of around 2,200 megawatts in wind energy, photovoltaic and Concentrated Solar Power plants in 11 countries including the United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Italy, Portugal, Poland and South Africa. Acciona is considering listing its renewable energy business in Europe, instead of the United States as it had … Continue reading Acciona considers listing renewable energy business in Europe
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Data show transmission + wind = cost savings
Clean Line Energy’s proposed Grain Belt Express transmission project will lower wholesale electricity prices by $750 million in Illinois during in its first five years of operation alone by enabling the delivery of low-cost wind power. That’s according to an independent analysis from Leidos Engineering commissioned by Clean Line. The line will allow the development … Continue reading Data show transmission + wind = cost savings
Continue readingET Solar to Build 70 MWp Solar Power Plant in the Philippines
ET Solar, a leading smart energy solutions provider, announces that it has executed an agreement to build a 70 MWp solar power project in the Philippines, along with local partner GATE SOLAR PHILIPPINES CORP., a leading renewable energy developer. ET Solar is partnering with GATE SOLAR PHILIPPINES CORP. to develop, invest, finance, construct, and … Continue reading ET Solar to Build 70 MWp Solar Power Plant in the Philippines
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Iberdrola Chairman Joins Global CEOs Urging Ambitious Agreement at Paris Climate Summit
Iberdrola USA’s parent company, Iberdrola, announced today its chairman, Ignacio Galan, along with the CEOs of 42 other companies has signed an open letter to world leaders urging them to reach an ambitious agreement at December’s Paris Climate Summit.Joining forces under the auspices of the World Economic Forum, the signatories, which operate in 150 countries … Continue reading Iberdrola Chairman Joins Global CEOs Urging Ambitious Agreement at Paris Climate Summit
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Wind power in Samoa: New wind farm
Samoa’s lofty goal of having 100 per cent of its electricity provided by renewable energy sources received a boost this week, with agreement reached for the country’s second wind farm. The Electric Power Corporation has agreed to have the two-turbine wind farm built on the main island, Upolu. EPC General Manager Tologata Tile … Continue reading Wind power in Samoa: New wind farm
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