Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: BLX) is commissioning two wind farms for a total of almost 33 MW in France and starting construction on a 16 MW hydroelectric power station in Canada. Wind energy in France Comes de l’Arce wind farm (10 MW – 5 Vestas turbines), recently acquired by the Enel Green … Continue reading Boralex at double on French wind farm
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Newsweek Cloaks Koch-Funded Professor’s Dirty Energy Agenda
Newsweek missed by a mile when it promised to provide readers with “full disclosure” concerning the author of a deeply flawed opinion piece it published attacking wind energy. Newsweek stated that the April 11 column’s primary author, Randy Simmons, is a “professor of political economy at Utah State University” and added: “Full disclosure: Randy Simmons receives funding from the U.S. Department of … Continue reading Newsweek Cloaks Koch-Funded Professor’s Dirty Energy Agenda
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Senvion launches new wind turbines
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group and one of the world’s largest manufacturers of wind turbines, is launching a new turbine for its 3.XM series. Featuring the Senvion Next Electrical System (NES), comprising a fully rated converter and an asynchronous generator, the turbine meets the rising requirements of grid operators in … Continue reading Senvion launches new wind turbines
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Trina Solar Announced to Supply 116 MW Modules to Japan’s Largest Solar Power Project
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) (“Trina Solar” or the “Company”), a global leader in photovoltaic (“PV”) modules, solutions, and services, today announced it signed a module supply agreement with Toyo Engineering Corporation (“Toyo Engineering”) to supply approximately 116 MW high efficiency modules to the largest solar power project in Japan, an approximately 231-megawatt facility to … Continue reading Trina Solar Announced to Supply 116 MW Modules to Japan’s Largest Solar Power Project
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Wind energy in South Africa: Enel Green Power has won three wind power projects
Enel Green Power (EGP) has been awarded the right to enter into power supply contracts with the South African utility Eskom for 425 MW of wind power projects in the fourth phase of the REIPPPP (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme) tender, which is promoted by the South African government. In line with REIPPPP … Continue reading Wind energy in South Africa: Enel Green Power has won three wind power projects
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Wind power in China: Gamesa receives two new wind energy orders for the supply of 98 MW of wind turbines
The company will also install 24 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines (48 MW) specially designed to withstand strong winds for Fujian Energy. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has received two new orders1 in China for the supply of 50 MW to Hebei Construction & Investment Group (HCIG) and 48 MW to Fujian Energy. … Continue reading Wind power in China: Gamesa receives two new wind energy orders for the supply of 98 MW of wind turbines
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Enel Green Power: More Generation, Less CO2
EGP plants under construction in 2015 will avoid more than 573,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions per years, since renewables are increasingly important for climate change, as shown by the fact that in 2014, for the first time in 40 years, CO2 emissions worldwide have stalled thanks to energy efficiency, green sources and smart consumption. … Continue reading Enel Green Power: More Generation, Less CO2
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Solar energy in Jordan: 15 companies to submit bids for $150m solar power plant
The companies include First Solar Electric LLC; Spain’s Elecnor S.A.; SunEdison Italia Construction S.r.l; China Gezhouba Group International Engineering Co. LTD; Dongfang Electric International Corporation; Isolux Ingenieria and Guangdong Power Engineering Corporation of China Energy Engineering Group Co. LTD; and Zhuhai Singyes Green Building Technology Co. Ltd, according to a list posted on the ministry’s … Continue reading Solar energy in Jordan: 15 companies to submit bids for $150m solar power plant
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US power sector emissions poised to fall to two-decade low
This should prove to be a watershed year for the “de-carbonization” of the US power sector, with record volumes of coal-fired capacity to be shuttered, renewables capacity to be built, and natural gas to be consumed. The result, according to research firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF): CO2 emissions from the power sector should drop … Continue reading US power sector emissions poised to fall to two-decade low
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Lithuania produced quarter of its electricity from wind energy
Currently, the total installed power capacity of all wind turbines operating in Lithuania is 282 MW. Over the first quarter of this year, Lithuania’s wind power plants produced 173.3 GWh of electricity. It accounts for 7 percent of all energy consumed in Lithuania, or nearly a quarter (23.6 percent) of total electricity produced in the … Continue reading Lithuania produced quarter of its electricity from wind energy
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Saudi Arabia to debut in Photovoltaic manufacture
As per plans laid out by King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA CARE), the body responsible for the development of atomic and renewable in Saudi Arabia, the country was to develop 54 GW of installed renewable energy capacity by 2032. That would include capacity addition of 25 GW in concentrated solar power, … Continue reading Saudi Arabia to debut in Photovoltaic manufacture
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£7 million allocated to develop wave energy technologies
TBAT Innovation, one of the UK’s leading business consultancies is encouraging innovative energy companies to enter a funding competition launched this week, to help capture and develop tidal energy into a commercially viable energy source. Wave Energy Scotland (WES) funded by the Scottish Government and set up as part of Highlands & Islands Enterprise (HIE), … Continue reading £7 million allocated to develop wave energy technologies
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New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) project to produce the best database of wind power characteristics throughout Europe
The New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) project celebrated its kick-off meeting last 19 March at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) Risø campus in Roskilde. This project aims at delivering, over the next five years, the best database of wind characteristics throughout Europe and a new generation of flow models to exploit this database. The … Continue reading New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) project to produce the best database of wind power characteristics throughout Europe
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$50.5 billion was invested in the first three months of 2015 in clean energy
Global investment in clean energy slumped 15 percent in the first quarter to the lowest level in two years because of a decline in wind and utility-scale projects. About $50.5 billion was invested in the first three months of 2015, the least since the first quarter of 2013 when spending on clean energy totaled $43.1 … Continue reading $50.5 billion was invested in the first three months of 2015 in clean energy
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Pakistan has potential to meet 50pc demand through wind power by 2020
Pakistan has potential to fulfill its 50 per cent electricity need through wind power by 2020. This was stated by Ambassador of Denmark to Pakistan Jesper Moller Sorensen at a seminar on “Denmark, Pakistan and our partnership”, organised by Mohammad Ali Jinnah University (MAJU) here on Thursday. He said that Denmark by the end of … Continue reading Pakistan has potential to meet 50pc demand through wind power by 2020
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Obama offers Caribbean US support for wind energy
US President Barack Obama has offered to extend America’s support for the development of low-carbon energy resources in the Caribbean. He made the announcement during his visit to Jamaica on Thursday. Obama addressed a meeting with Caribbean Community, or Caricom, a coalition of the region’s nations, during the visit. Caribbean Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz … Continue reading Obama offers Caribbean US support for wind energy
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How much wind energy does the future hold?
As American wind energy surges forward with robust construction numbers and other indicators showing strength, the industry finds itself at a pivotal and complex time that may make it difficult for companies to plan for the future. At the center of that complexity is the uncertainty surrounding wind energy’s primary policy driver, the Production Tax … Continue reading How much wind energy does the future hold?
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Eolus acquires wind power project in Finland
Eolus expands its operations in Finland by acquiring a stake of 30 MW in the wind power project Pörtom in Närpes in Ostrobothnia. Eolus Finnish subsidiary buys all shares in the company Triventus Pörtom Wind Oy for 500 TEUR from Triventus. The part of the project that Eolus acquires includes locations for nine wind turbines … Continue reading Eolus acquires wind power project in Finland
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Largest offshore wind energy conference draws over 8000 delegates from around the world
Over 8000 delegates from 54 countries descended on Copenhagen this year to attend the EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 event at the Bella Center – the world’s largest offshore wind energy conference and exhibition. In addition to 430+ exhibitors, the event saw keynote speeches from high-level political and industry players on the state of Europe’s offshore wind industry … Continue reading Largest offshore wind energy conference draws over 8000 delegates from around the world
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Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus installs first wind turbine for Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm
The construction of the new offshore wind farm Luchterduinen entered its final and most noticeable phase with the installation of the first wind turbine by Van Oord’s new transport and installation vessel, the Aeolus. The other 42 wind turbines will be installed during the coming weeks. The wind farm is expected to be put into … Continue reading Van Oord’s vessel Aeolus installs first wind turbine for Eneco Luchterduinen wind farm
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