The U.S. and China recently ratified the Paris Agreement, further advancing efforts to combat carbon pollution. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon ,Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama jointly ratified the Paris Agreement earlier this month. Image via AP. It’s also yet another sign that global economies and businesses are seeking zero-carbon solutions for … Continue reading Wind power helps meet Paris Agreement targets
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Mech-Tool Engineering awarded contract for Galloper offshore wind farm substation platform
North East based engineering firm – Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd – has been awarded a major fire and blast wall contract by one of the region’s leading engineering and fabrication specialists. Awarded by Heerema Fabrication Group (HFG), the contract will involve Mech-Tool Engineering Ltd delivering a full turnkey service, from design and engineering right through to … Continue reading Mech-Tool Engineering awarded contract for Galloper offshore wind farm substation platform
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TAREC plans expansion of Guimaras wind farm
TRANS-ASIA Renewable Energy Corp. (TAREC) plans to expand its wind farm project on Guimaras Island by 40 megawatts (MW) as soon as the Energy department releases a new installation target for wind energy. “We have an expansion within Guimaras,” Danilo L. Panes, TAREC vice-president, told reporters on Friday as the company showed its 54-MW San … Continue reading TAREC plans expansion of Guimaras wind farm
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Babcock secures fabrication contract for Offshore Transformer Modules (OTM™) for Siemens
Babcock, from its facility in Rosyth, has been awarded a contract to construct two Offshore Transformer Modules (OTM™) destined for the Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) project in the Outer Moray Firth. Working with our client, Siemens – Transmission and Distribution, Babcock will develop and deliver the Offshore Transformer Modules during the first half of … Continue reading Babcock secures fabrication contract for Offshore Transformer Modules (OTM™) for Siemens
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Statoil increases in UK offshore wind energy
Statoil and Statkraft have signed a letter of intent that Statoil takes over as operator of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm from January 2017. Statoil will also through this deal increase its share in the Dogger Bank projects. Sheringham Shoal is one of the world’s 10 largest producing offshore wind farms providing renewable energy … Continue reading Statoil increases in UK offshore wind energy
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Guess which country has been running on renewable energy for 76 straight days
Not too long ago, idea that an entire country could get 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources for over 2 months was unthinkable. Well, one country just shattered that notion for the second time in two years. Costa Rica’s electricity came from 100 percent clean, reliable renewable energy for 76 days between … Continue reading Guess which country has been running on renewable energy for 76 straight days
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Clean Power Plan no problem for the Northeast
While the Clean Power Plan (CPP) works its way through the court system, many states and grid operators continue to evaluate compliance solutions and electricity system effects. The PJM Interconnection, grid operator for 13 northeast states and Washington, D.C., recently released a report with some encouraging news: meeting the CPP should be a breeze. That’s … Continue reading Clean Power Plan no problem for the Northeast
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Senvion crosses 2 gigawatts cumulative installations in France
Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has reached two gigawatts installed capacity in France. Senvion crosses this milestone, with the installation of 26 Senvion MM82 turbines at the Sambres wind farm, owned by RES, located in the Occitanie region . The wind farm has a total rated output of 53 megawatts (MW) and … Continue reading Senvion crosses 2 gigawatts cumulative installations in France
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Sandbank offshore wind farm supplies first power
The offshore wind power plant Sandbank, located 90 kilometers west of the island of Sylt, has now supplied the German electricity network with its first wind power from the North Sea. The first of a total of 72 wind turbines are successively in the commissioning phase for the production of electricity. Sandbank is expected to … Continue reading Sandbank offshore wind farm supplies first power
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China stands as largest investor in Myanmar’s power sector
China has topped the foreign investors line-up of power sector of Myanmar for four months of this fiscal year 2016-2017, official media reported Thursday. China invested in five projects in electric sector worth with 1.3 billion US dollars, followed by Singapore with 570 million US dollars in four projects, according to an official of the … Continue reading China stands as largest investor in Myanmar’s power sector
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Gamesa returns to the sustainability index Dow Jones Sustainability Index World
Gamesa has returned to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI World), which tracks the economic, social and environmental performance of leading sustainability-driven companies worldwide. This is the seventh occasion the company has been selected for this index. Gamesa is the only Spanish company included within the machinery and electrical equipment category, which comprises a … Continue reading Gamesa returns to the sustainability index Dow Jones Sustainability Index World
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India has an installed Wind Power Generation Capacity of over 27,000 MW
As this infrographic explains Tamil Nadu, blessed with the best wind Speed amongst all the states, tops the pack with a total capacity of 7,613 MW followed by Maharashtra and Gujarat. The government claims that it’s just announced Repowering policy will turn around a bulk of this installed energy base across states.
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Vattenfall plans more offshore wind energy as costs fall
Vattenfall plans to more than triple its offshore wind power by 2025 as costs fall, part of its transformation to a renewable energy company. The company started producing power at its Sandbank German offshore wind farm in the North Sea on Wednesday, which takes its total installed offshore wind capacity up to 2.2 gigawatts (GW). … Continue reading Vattenfall plans more offshore wind energy as costs fall
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Deutsche Windtechnik launches in France
With the establishment of a new French business unit and the conclusion of several service contracts for French wind farms, Deutsche Windtechnik has implemented its entry into the French wind market and thereby further extended its European range of services. Long-term full maintenance and basic contracts have been concluded with several operators for a total … Continue reading Deutsche Windtechnik launches in France
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New simulations of wind energy
There has been a massive boom in wind power capacity both in Europe and worldwide. In 2015 global installed capacity was around 350 gigawatt (GW), with 135 GW installed in Europe, distributed across some 87,000 wind turbines. Wind power now provides a bigger share (13 percent) of electricity than nuclear power stations. In countries such … Continue reading New simulations of wind energy
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Nordex welcomes China and US move on COP 21‘s Climate Agreement
China and the USA, two of the most influential economic and political powers, but also the two biggest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG), agreed, before the G20-Summit in China, to ratify the Paris Climate Agreement. Given the dynamics of international politics, this step can be regarded as an important move towards enforcing the agreement. The … Continue reading Nordex welcomes China and US move on COP 21‘s Climate Agreement
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Gamesa to maintain a 69-MW wind farm in Sicily
Gamesa, a technology leader in wind energy, has entered into a new agreement with energy player Alpiq for the maintenance of a 69-MW wind complex in Sicily (Italy), equipped with 46 ECO80 wind turbines. Under the terms of the agreement with Alpiq, Gamesa will handle the maintenance work at the Ramacca wind farm, which was … Continue reading Gamesa to maintain a 69-MW wind farm in Sicily
Continue readingEight-MW wind turbine makes offshore wind energy cheaper
A new offshore wind turbine from Siemens is set to lower the cost of wind power generated on the high seas. Siemens believes it is well on the way to reaching its goal of producing offshore wind energy at a total cost of less than ten euro cents per kilowatt-hour (kWh) by 2020. In fact, … Continue reading Eight-MW wind turbine makes offshore wind energy cheaper
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Morocco to give 600 mosques a green makeover
Six hundred “green mosques” are to be created in Morocco by March 2019 in a national consciousness-raising initiative that aims to speed the country’s journey to clean energy. If all goes to plan, the green revamp will see LED lighting, solar thermal water heaters and photovoltaic systems installed in 100 mosques by the end of … Continue reading Morocco to give 600 mosques a green makeover
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IEnova agrees to buy Mexico’s Ventika wind farm
Mexico’s Infraestructura Energetica Nova (IEnova) said on Monday it had agreed to buy 100 percent of the Ventika wind farm from subsidiaries of Blackstone and minority partners. IEnova will buy the wind farm, which has installed capacity of 252 Megawatts and is in the northern state of Nuevo Leon, for $852 million, including $477 million … Continue reading IEnova agrees to buy Mexico’s Ventika wind farm
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