Invenergy today announced that it has signed a 100 MW wind power purchase agreement (PPA) with Equinix, Inc. (Nasdaq: EQIX) to provide the global interconnection and data center company with renewable energy to help support all of its data centers across North America. As a signatory to the American Business Act on Climate Pledge, Invenergy … Continue reading Invenergy to provide wind power to Equinix
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Portuguese floating wind farm
EDP Renewables (EDPR), Mitsubishi (through its subsidiary Diamond Generating Europe), Chiyoda (through its subsidiary Chiyoda Generating Europe), Engie and Repsol entered into an agreement to implement a floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Northern Portugal, known as the WindFloat Atlantic (WFA) project. The project, located 20km off the Portuguese coast at Viana do … Continue reading Portuguese floating wind farm
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India to add 2.8 GW wind power
The capacity addition in wind energy during the current fiscal will remain at about 2,800 MW (2.3 gigawatt), a growth of 20 per cent over the previous year, driven both by the IPP and non-IPP segments. While the IPP segment was encouraged by satisfactory feed-in tariff based PPAs in key wind energy rich states and … Continue reading India to add 2.8 GW wind power
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Siemens to supply wind turbines for 38 MW wind farm in France
Siemens was recently awarded an order for the delivery, installation, and commissioning of 12 direct-drive wind turbines for Les Gourlous wind farm in France. The SWT-3.2-113 turbines will have a total capacity of 38.4 MW and will supply about 35,000 households with clean energy. Siemens will be providing long-term service for the new wind farm … Continue reading Siemens to supply wind turbines for 38 MW wind farm in France
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Vestas receives 50 MW order from China’s Hanas Group
Vestas has received an order of 50 megawatts for a wind power energy project in China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the company announced on Friday. It is the fifth project in three years with Hanas New Energy, a Chinese regional gas supplier, and entails delivery of 25 wind-turbines of the V110-2.0 megawatt type, Vestas said … Continue reading Vestas receives 50 MW order from China’s Hanas Group
Continue readingVestas upgrades 3 MW wind turbines, strengthens performance in all wind farm classes
Building on proven performance and responding to evolving customer requirements, the upgraded 3 MW platform will increase energy production and lower the cost of energy. With this platform upgrade, Vestas boosts performance in all wind classes, increasing annual energy production by up to 12 percent depending on site-specific conditions. The upgrade’s most significant elements … Continue reading Vestas upgrades 3 MW wind turbines, strengthens performance in all wind farm classes
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce reminds Congress what’s up next: tax extenders
More than 2,000 business voices recently called on Congress to pass a multi-year extension of expired and soon-to-expire federal tax provisions – which include many provisions vital to American businesses, workers, and the economy. Yesterday, a writer representing one of the largest business-oriented American advocacy groups in the country reminded Congress what’s “next on the … Continue reading U.S. Chamber of Commerce reminds Congress what’s up next: tax extenders
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Siemens presents cost reduction solutions in wind energy at EWEA 2015 trade show
Siemens is presenting innovations solutions to further reduce the cost of wind power at one of the most important trade show for wind energy in Europe, EWEA 2015 in Paris. At a 200 square meter booth (M01 in pavilion 1 of the Paris Expo, Porte de Versailles), new products for wind energy plants, grid connections, … Continue reading Siemens presents cost reduction solutions in wind energy at EWEA 2015 trade show
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Pattern Energy dedicates 200 MW Logan’s Gap wind farm in Texas
Pattern Energy Group announced it has dedicated new 200 megawatt (MW) Logan’s Gap Wind facility in Comanche County, Texas. Now operating at full capacity, Logan’s Gap Wind will create enough clean energy to power 50,000 homes in Texas each year, the company said. Located in ERCOT’s North Zone, the Logan’s Gap Wind facility connects to Oncor’s 138kV … Continue reading Pattern Energy dedicates 200 MW Logan’s Gap wind farm in Texas
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Boralex adds 52 MW wind farm to its Canadian wind energy portfolio
Boralex inc. (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) (BLX) is pleased to announce the commercial commissioning of the Témiscouata II wind power project, located in the Bas-Saint-Laurent region in Canada, with an installed capacity of 51.7 MW. Patrick Lemaire, President and CEO, pointed out “the exemplary work of our team, which made it possible to complete this … Continue reading Boralex adds 52 MW wind farm to its Canadian wind energy portfolio
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Floating Wind Farm off Scotland
Statoil will invest about 2 billion Norwegian crowns ($236 million) in building a floating wind farm off the Scottish coast, in what the Norwegian oil and gas group said would be the first of its kind in the world. The company, which has run a single floating offshore turbine for several years in Norway, … Continue reading Floating Wind Farm off Scotland
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Wind power in Panama: Bill Clinton visits big wind farm
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton is talking up the potential of renewable energy to shield developing countries from the effects of climate change. The largest wind farm in Central America, located 150 kilometers east of the capital, will be inaugurated today after concluding its third phase, which completes a generating capacity of 270 megawatts (MW) … Continue reading Wind power in Panama: Bill Clinton visits big wind farm
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DONG Energy proposes Massachusetts offshore wind farm
DONG Energy has proposed an offshore wind development to be located in federal waters off the Massachusetts coast. The “Bay State Wind” project would be a utility scale offshore wind farm, located 15 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. Largely owned by the Danish government, DONG is the world’s largest developer of offshore wind projects, reportedly … Continue reading DONG Energy proposes Massachusetts offshore wind farm
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IEA report shows global transition to renewables is underway
The latest report from the International Energy Agency shows the global transition to renewable energy and wind power is in motion, says Giles Dickson, chief executive officer of the European Wind Energy Association. The report – World Energy Outlook 2015 – highlights that renewable energy installations accounted for almost half of the world’s new power … Continue reading IEA report shows global transition to renewables is underway
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Nordex aims for profitable growth with Acciona Windpower
At its Capital Markets Day in Frankfurt, Nordex SE (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) presented its medium-term strategic targets for the period through 2018. These plans are based on the assumption that it will be able to merge its operating business with that of Acciona Windpower (AWP) at the beginning of 2016. Nordex has already applied for antitrust … Continue reading Nordex aims for profitable growth with Acciona Windpower
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Turkey driving renewable energy growth in the MENAT region
Turkey is fast emerging as the MENAT region’s largest producer of renewable energy. Out of the 14.6 GW of new renewable power generation capacity installed in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey between 2010 and 2014, three quarters of it was in Turkey. Excepting recent headwinds, the Turkish economy has rapidly expanded since 2010 … Continue reading Turkey driving renewable energy growth in the MENAT region
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EDF Energies Nouvelles acquires a 177 MW wind farm project in Scotland
EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the acquisition of the Dorenell wind farm project in Scotland by its UK subsidiary, EDF Energy Renewables, which will ensure its construction. This large-scale project, which will be at least 177 MW capacity, will eventually be the largest onshore wind farm built by the Group in the United Kingdom. The … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles acquires a 177 MW wind farm project in Scotland
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This is generation wind
The recently released AWEA market report showed that over 1,600 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity were installed during the third quarter of 2015, bringing the year’s total to nearly 3,600 MW. A “wind rush” also occurred in October, with record wind output reported by grid operators in Texas (ERCOT), the Midwest (MISO), Colorado, Lower … Continue reading This is generation wind
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Iberdrola Renewables Celebrates Our Nation’s Military Veterans
As we mark Veterans Day this week across the United States, we want to take a moment to share some of the unique stories of our team members who have bravely fought to protect our freedom and our country. Supporting members of our military is an important responsibility that we take seriously year-round. More than … Continue reading Iberdrola Renewables Celebrates Our Nation’s Military Veterans
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BMT, IT Power and Ramboll provide best practice O&M guidelines for offshore wind power in Taiwan
BMT Asia Pacific (BMT), a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, IT Power and Ramboll have partnered since mid-2014 to provide Taiwan’s offshore wind industry with a series of guidelines for the future developments around the island. Funded by Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), which is supporting the industry as co-ordinator and the primary technical … Continue reading BMT, IT Power and Ramboll provide best practice O&M guidelines for offshore wind power in Taiwan
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