Nordex SE has received a new order via its Project Development division in France. The customer is Saméole and the manufacturer will be installing four Gamma N100/2500 turbines for its Ondefontaine wind farm. The order includes the delivery of the turbines, their turnkey installation and long term service for the wind farm. In addition, Nordex … Continue reading Wind energy in France: Nordex wind tubines for turnkey wind farm
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Wind power in North Carolina: South getting its first big wind farm
On a vast tract of old North Carolina farmland, crews are getting ready to build something the South has never seen: a commercial-scale wind energy farm. The $600 million project by Spanish developer Iberdrola Renewables LLC will put 102 wind turbines on 22,000 acres near the coastal community of Elizabeth City, with plans to add … Continue reading Wind power in North Carolina: South getting its first big wind farm
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Wind energy in Cuba: 7 wind power plants financed by foreign investors
Cuba plans to build seven wind farms financed by foreign investors under a program aimed at developing renewable energy sources in the medium term, Energy and Mines Minister Alfredo Lopez said. The project is part of an effort by the island to generate 24 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, with … Continue reading Wind energy in Cuba: 7 wind power plants financed by foreign investors
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Abbott’s war on wind energy in Australia
Labor has lashed out at a government decision to instruct the Clean Energy Finance Corporation not to fund wind power projects, dubbing it Tony Abbott’s ‘war on wind farms’. The $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation has been ordered to focus on new technologies instead of wind farms, under a revised mandate drafted by the … Continue reading Abbott’s war on wind energy in Australia
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Ukraine plans to triple energy production from wind power and solar energy by 2020
Ukraine, which uses three times more energy per person than the average European Union member state, has prospects to increase its production of electricity and thermal energy from wind power, solar energy and water power. Ukraine plans to dramatically increase the share of renewables in its energy mix from the current 3.8 percent to … Continue reading Ukraine plans to triple energy production from wind power and solar energy by 2020
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Solar power and wind energy in Australia: Abbott government extends renewable energy investment
Trade minister confirms Clean Energy Finance Corporation will no longer invest in wind power projects, but disputes report that Greg Hunt was outmaneuvered. Clean Energy Finance Corporation banned from investing in small-scale solar energy projects in move industry claims is ‘revenge politics’ that will strangle the sector. The federal government has ordered the Clean Energy … Continue reading Solar power and wind energy in Australia: Abbott government extends renewable energy investment
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ABB wins order to interconnect offshore wind power plants in France
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a contract worth around $25 million from the electrical transmission system operator RTE France to supply transformer products and services to create safe, reliable grid connections for ongoing offshore wind power projects that will help boost France’s renewable energy supply. The order was booked in … Continue reading ABB wins order to interconnect offshore wind power plants in France
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Wind power generates 140% of Denmark’s electricity demand
So much power was produced by Denmark’s windfarms on Thursday that the country was able to meet its domestic electricity demand and export power to Norway, Germany and Sweden. On an unusually windy day, Denmark found itself producing 116% of its national electricity needs from wind turbines yesterday evening. By 3am on Friday, when electricity … Continue reading Wind power generates 140% of Denmark’s electricity demand
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Yingli supplies 240 MW of solar panels for Latin America’s largest hybrid Solar Power Plants
Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (“Yingli” or “Yingli Solar”) (NYSE:YGE), one of the world’s leading solar panel manufacturers, today announced that it is supplying 240 megawatts (MW) of solar panels for Latin America’s two largest hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) power plants. Both projects, located in northern Chile, will also … Continue reading Yingli supplies 240 MW of solar panels for Latin America’s largest hybrid Solar Power Plants
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Investment in renewable energy such as wind energy and solar power fell to $53 billion in April to June
Global clean energy investment in the second quarter of this year continued to lag behind that of last year due to a sharp rise in the U.S. dollar and share price volatility, research showed on Friday. Investment in renewable energy such as wind and solar power and biomass fell to $53 billion in April to … Continue reading Investment in renewable energy such as wind energy and solar power fell to $53 billion in April to June
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Wind energy in Turkey: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for the 46.2 MW Amasya wind power project in Turkey. The project will consist of 14 V126-3.3 MW turbines, one of Vestas’ cutting-edge designs that allows for greater wind capture in low-wind, high turbulence sites. The order was placed by Sehzade Enerji, which is fully owned … Continue reading Wind energy in Turkey: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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GE to Build Wind Power Education Center in China
GE (NYSE:GE) today announced that it will build a new wind power education center in Shenyang, China. The approximately 500-square-meter facility will be built on the same campus as GE’s current manufacturing operation in Shenyang. Located in the largest city of Liaoning Province, the new education center will offer a variety of training courses intended … Continue reading GE to Build Wind Power Education Center in China
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RET Capital Acquires 102 MW California Wind Energy Project
Renewable Energy Trust Capital Inc. (RET Capital) announced today the acquisition of Coram Wind Energy Project, an operating 102 megawatt (MW) power plant, from BAIF U.S. Renewable Power Holdings LLC. The plant is located in Kern County, California, and benefits from long-term contracted revenues through a power purchase agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric Company … Continue reading RET Capital Acquires 102 MW California Wind Energy Project
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Scatec Solar to build first large scale photovoltaic solar power plant in Mali
Mali now becomes the first country to install the largest solar energy grid-connected power plant in the region. An historic agreement to Build-Own-and Operate West Africa’s first utility-scale solar power plant was signed here today by Norwegian company Scatec Solar (http://www.scatecsolar.com) and its partners, the Malian Ministry of Energy and Water and Electricité du Mali … Continue reading Scatec Solar to build first large scale photovoltaic solar power plant in Mali
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India’s wind energy capacity to double by 2020
India’s wind power sector is likely to attract investments of more than Rs 1 lakh crore over next five years as the installed capacity is expected to double by 2020 on the back of government’s initiatives making the sector profitable and sustainable, Crisil said. According to the rating agency , wind power capacity is … Continue reading India’s wind energy capacity to double by 2020
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Serbia’s wind power installed capacity will rise rapidly to 542 megawatts by 2025
The total onshore wind power installed capacity in Serbia will soar from just 20 Megawatts (MW) in 2014 to an estimated 542 MW by 2025, boosted by announcements over the past three years for a number of new projects, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData. The company’s latest whitepaper states that Serbia’s nascent onshore … Continue reading Serbia’s wind power installed capacity will rise rapidly to 542 megawatts by 2025
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Enel Green Power and Endesa Chile sign a renewable energy PPA
Enel Green Power S.p.A. (“Enel Green Power”), acting through its subsidiary Enel Green Power Chile Ltda (“Enel Green Power Chile”), and Empresa Nacional de Electricidad SA (“Endesa Chile”) have signed a long-term agreement for around 25 years of energy supply and sale of green certificates connected to a geothermal project and a photovoltaic project in … Continue reading Enel Green Power and Endesa Chile sign a renewable energy PPA
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Solar energy in Chile: EGP Begins Construction of New Photovotaic Plant
Enel Green Power (“EGP”) has begun construction of the new Finis Terrae solar photovoltaic power plant in Chile.With a total installed capacity of 160 MW, Finis Terrae, once completed, will be the largest solar photovoltaic park in Chile. The facility is located in the Antofagasta region and is owned by five special purpose companies … Continue reading Solar energy in Chile: EGP Begins Construction of New Photovotaic Plant
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Wind energy in Chile: EGP Begins Construction of New Wind Farm
Enel Green Power has begun construction of Los Buenos Aires, its first wind farm in the Chilean region of Bio-Bio. The facility, owned by Enel Green Power Chile Ltda, will have a total installed capacity of 24 MW. Once fully up and running, the new plant will be able to generate over 86 GWh … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile: EGP Begins Construction of New Wind Farm
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Facebook the latest company to purchase wind energy
Facebook will be powering its newest data center with 100 percent wind energy – making it the latest of several companies to recognize the value of this stably-priced clean power source. The company wrote that the data center in Fort Worth, Texas will be powered by 200 megawatts (MW) of new wind energy: … Continue reading Facebook the latest company to purchase wind energy
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