During 2015, it installed 2.75 GW – a record for Brazil – bringing the total to 8.72 GW, which accounts for 6.3% of the Brazilian energy matrix. More than R$ 16 billion have been invested, 41,000 jobs created, more than 5 million homes were supplied with electricity from wind power, and 5 million tons of … Continue reading Brazil is ranked 10th globally in terms of installed wind energy capacity
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Clear Skies From Wind Power
Did you know over 17 million Americans have asthma? Or that every year it’s responsible for more than 10 million doctor visits and 1.8 million trips to the emergency room? Health professionals tell us one of the biggest triggers for an asthma attack is air pollution. “Unhealthy air is hazardous to our families and even … Continue reading Clear Skies From Wind Power
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Wind energy in Mexico: award of 168 MW of wind power capacity to Acciona
The wind farm to be installed in the State of Tamaulipas will generate electricity equivalent to the consumption of around 350,000 homes. ACCIONA already has 20% of operational wind power capacity in Mexico. ACCIONA Energía has been awarded the supply of 585.7 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable electricity in the first long-term power auction in … Continue reading Wind energy in Mexico: award of 168 MW of wind power capacity to Acciona
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Abengoa operates a concentrated solar power tower plant for 24 consecutive hours
The Khi Solar One plant has been developed by Abengoa and Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa (IDC) and began operating in February, 2016. Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B/P SM /NASDAQ: ABGB), the international company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, together with the IDC and Khi Community Trust, … Continue reading Abengoa operates a concentrated solar power tower plant for 24 consecutive hours
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Take a deep breath: clean air, healthy lungs
As an asthma sufferer who’s been foolish enough to play basketball outside when there are poor air quality advisories in effect, today’s findings hit home: wind power created $7.3 billion in public health benefits last year. Much of this comes from reducing nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide, air pollutants that trigger asthma attacks and other … Continue reading Take a deep breath: clean air, healthy lungs
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Torrent power to develop 197.40 MW wind power projects in Kucth, Bhavnagar
Ahmedabad based Torrent Power Limited, an integrated power utility of the Torrent Group,has entered into a contract with a leading wind turbine manufacturing group for development of 197.40 MW Wind Power Project across three sites in Gujarat. A company spokesperson here today said that the capacity would be developed across three sites in Kutch and … Continue reading Torrent power to develop 197.40 MW wind power projects in Kucth, Bhavnagar
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Wind turbine inspection services – annual installation market, key players & growth forecast 2023
There is a paradigm shift towards renewable sources of energy across the globe. Many countries are adding renewable energy capacity into their total energy mix. Many renewable projects are planned across the globe. Wind energy is one of the many renewable sources of energy. Wind energy is currently one of the most mature renewable energy … Continue reading Wind turbine inspection services – annual installation market, key players & growth forecast 2023
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Program Chair Michelle Arenson explains why you should be excited for WINDPOWER
WINDPOWER 2016 is now just a few shorts weeks away, so it’s time to start getting excited for this year’s conference (for reasons besides its New Orleans location). I recently spoke with Technical Program Chair Michelle Arenson, Regional Director for Wind Generation at Alliant Energy, about why WINDPOWER is important, and what’s different about it … Continue reading Program Chair Michelle Arenson explains why you should be excited for WINDPOWER
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Christina Calabrese receives Andrew Linehan Award for Environmental Excellence
Christina Calabrese, Director of Permitting and Environmental Affairs at EDP Renewables North America, is this year’s Andrew Linehan Award for Environmental Excellence recipient. The award is presented to leaders in the siting community who strive to improve U.S. wind industry siting practices, an endeavor that in turn helps preserve the collective reputation of wind power … Continue reading Christina Calabrese receives Andrew Linehan Award for Environmental Excellence
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Developing nations top investors in renewables in 2015
Wind energy added 62GW, and photovoltaics 56 GW, with more modest contributions coming from biomass, geothermal, solar thermal and “waste-to-power”, in which waste products are recycled. Investment in renewable energy hit a record USD 286 billion in 2015, more than half of which came from developing countries for the first time, according to a UN … Continue reading Developing nations top investors in renewables in 2015
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Clean energy unites conservatives, young and old
This post originally appeared at Midwest Energy News. Michele Combs is the founder and chairperson of Young Conservatives for Energy Reform. Across the country, young conservatives are working to advance clean, efficient energy. They believe it’s in the best interests of the Republican Party, and, more importantly, of the nation. In the Midwest, young conservatives … Continue reading Clean energy unites conservatives, young and old
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Eagles are making wind turbines safer for birds
This article originally appeared on Energy.gov. Kelly Yaker is a Web Project Manager at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. A bald eagle named Spirit and a golden eagle named Nova are helping researchers make wind energy safer for birds. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), one of the Department of Energy’s 17 National Laboratories, partnered … Continue reading Eagles are making wind turbines safer for birds
Continue readingWind turbine casting market – investments in wind technologies, trends, analysis, growth and forecast 2020
The growing wind energy industry driven by the rise in use of renewable energy sources is likely to drive growth in the wind turbine casting market. Wind energy plays a critical role in the establishment of an environmentally sustainable low carbon economy. Wind turbine is used to convert kinetic energy of wind into electrical power. … Continue reading Wind turbine casting market – investments in wind technologies, trends, analysis, growth and forecast 2020
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Bolloré Africa Logistics hired for the Turkana wind power project
In Kenya, logistics network firm , Bolloré Africa Logistics has been awarded the contract to operate logistics for the 310MW wind power project in Turkana. Vestas has installed the first turbine at the 310MW Lake Turkana wind farm in Kenya, which is set to become one of Africa’s iconic renewable energy projects. According to … Continue reading Bolloré Africa Logistics hired for the Turkana wind power project
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3D printed wind turbine blades could provide cheaper, more effective wind energy
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOE) is leading an initiative to produce aerodynamic rotor blades using 3D printed molds. This National Rotor Testbed (NRT) wind turbine blade, whose aerodynamic design has just been completed, will be used to help researchers better understand how wind turbines in close proximity to each other may influence one another … Continue reading 3D printed wind turbine blades could provide cheaper, more effective wind energy
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Senvion: Final offer price set at EUR 15.75 per share
The current owners of Senvion S.A. (“Senvion”), Centerbridge and Arpwood, after consultation with Senvion and in coordination with the Joint Global Coordinators, have today set the final offer price for Senvion shares at EUR 15.75 per share. The Senvion shares will be traded on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under … Continue reading Senvion: Final offer price set at EUR 15.75 per share
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How does wind energy help the family farm stay in the family?
During my tour through Colorado wind power last week, I often heard how wind helps keep the fabric of rural communities intact, allowing them to thrive. Land lease payments make it possible for family famers and ranchers to keep their businesses running, expanded tax revenue provides resources to buy new emergency services equipment, and wind … Continue reading How does wind energy help the family farm stay in the family?
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BOEM Initiates Review of Proposal for Wind Energy Development Project Offshore California
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced its first step toward potential leasing for commercial wind energy development in federal waters offshore California. BOEM has completed an initial review of an unsolicited lease request from Trident Winds, LLC (Trident Winds) for a floating wind energy project offshore Morro Bay, California, deemed the request … Continue reading BOEM Initiates Review of Proposal for Wind Energy Development Project Offshore California
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Statoil launches Batwind: Battery storage for offshore wind power
A new battery storage solution for offshore wind energy will be piloted in the world’s first floating wind farm, the Hywind pilot park off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Batwind will be developed in co-operation with Scottish universities and suppliers, under a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in Edinburgh on 18 March … Continue reading Statoil launches Batwind: Battery storage for offshore wind power
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Nordex: Merger with Acciona Windpower to be finalised at the beginning of April
On the basis of its audited consolidated financial statements which have now been released, the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) is able to confirm the preliminary data for 2015 which it reported in February. According to these figures, sales rose by around 40% to EUR 2,430.1 million in 2015 (2014: 1,734.5 million). Earnings before interest and … Continue reading Nordex: Merger with Acciona Windpower to be finalised at the beginning of April
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