Global blade access, repair and inspection specialist, Altitec, has been appointed official installation partner by the Renewable Energy Division at 3M, a global innovation company, to install its 3MTM Wind Vortex Generators. 3M Vortex Generators address aerodynamic issues common to most turbine blades and, in doing so, can increase a turbine’s annual energy production by … Continue reading Altitec partners with 3M to field-test and install Wind Vortex Generators
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Wind energy in Kazakhstan: wind farm in Mangistau region
Kazakhstan plans to commission 106 facilities generating energy from renewable energy sources by late 2020, the country’s Energy Ministry told Trend. The total capacity of these facilities will be 3054.55 megawatts. The country will commission 28 solar power plants with the capacity of 713.5 megawatts in Almaty, Zhambyl, Atyrau, Karaganda, Kyzylorda, South Kazakhstan and Mangistau … Continue reading Wind energy in Kazakhstan: wind farm in Mangistau region
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Mainstream signs agreements for three wind farms in Vietnam
Mainstream Renewable Power will develop, build and operate, together with local and international developers, three wind projects with a combined capacity of approximately 940MW. The exchange of a wind energy cooperation agreement was witnessed today by Irish President Michael D. Higgins and Vietnamese President Tr?n ??i Quang at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi, Vietnam during … Continue reading Mainstream signs agreements for three wind farms in Vietnam
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Vattenfall wins tender to build the largest wind farm in the Nordics
Vattenfall has won the tender to build Danish Kriegers Flak, a 600 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The winning bid was EUR 49.9 per MWh, which is among the lowest costs in the world for offshore wind power. “The announcement is an essential milestone for our ambition to increase our production of … Continue reading Vattenfall wins tender to build the largest wind farm in the Nordics
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Senvion concludes 56 megawatt Antilope wind power project in France
Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has recently concluded contracts totaling 56.1 megawatts (MW) for the Antilope wind power project in the Hauts de France region with renewable energy developer Eurowatt. Senvion will equip the Champ de la Grand-Mère, Terres Noires and Croix Noire 1 and 2 wind farms with a total of … Continue reading Senvion concludes 56 megawatt Antilope wind power project in France
Continue readingKriegers Flak project demonstrates rapidly falling costs for offshore wind power
Vattenfall has won a tender to build the 600MW offshore Kriegers Flak project in Denmark for a new record price of €49.9/MWh. The project is the cheapest offshore wind deal to date and maintains the trend of rapidly falling costs in offshore wind power. WindEurope welcomes the result of the tender. WindEurope CEO Giles … Continue reading Kriegers Flak project demonstrates rapidly falling costs for offshore wind power
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AWEA statement on US election results
“The American Wind Energy Association is ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump and his administration to assure that wind power continues to be a vibrant part of the U.S. economy. An unstoppable shift to a cleaner energy economy is underway, and the fundamentals of wind energy in America are strong. With bipartisan support for … Continue reading AWEA statement on US election results
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Rural America keeps farming the wind
We recently reported on the ways wind power has become an economic powerhouse for rural America, leading some observers to call wind “the new corn.” “One turbine has changed my life,” Ed Woolsey, a fifth-generation Iowa farmer told Bloomberg Government. “Before, I raised corn and soybeans and cattle. Now I don’t. I’m a wind farmer.” … Continue reading Rural America keeps farming the wind
Continue readingAWEA ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump to strengthen U.S. economy
The American Wind Energy Association is ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump and his administration to assure that wind power continues to be a vibrant part of the U.S. economy. An unstoppable shift to a cleaner energy economy is underway, and the fundamentals of wind energy in America are strong. With bipartisan support for … Continue reading AWEA ready to work with President-elect Donald Trump to strengthen U.S. economy
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Wind power in Mexico
In 2016, the totally new competitive Mexican wholesale electricity market was successfully launched, including the first two long term auctions for energy, clean energy certificates and capacity, where record low energy prices were achieved and wind energy won a large portion of the assigned contracts. Even though wind energy has demonstrated high competitiveness, the technologically … Continue reading Wind power in Mexico
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Wind energy could supply most of UK’s electricity
Wind turbines could soon supply most of the UK’s electricity, the boss of the country’s largest wind farm operator has said, as he confirmed plans to sell its oil and gas division. Dong Energy said the sale would underpin its plan to become a “global leader in renewables”, 44 years after the company was set … Continue reading Wind energy could supply most of UK’s electricity
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Acciona recognized as the greenest electric utility in the world
For the second year running, the company has been awarded first place in the Top 100 Green Utilities list of Energy Intelligence, which evaluates companies according to their CO2 emissions and their installed renewable capacity. It continues to be the top company exclusively operating in renewables to head the ranking made by the US consultancy. … Continue reading Acciona recognized as the greenest electric utility in the world
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Wind power in Africa
As the only country in North Africa without significant proven hydrocarbon reserves, Morocco has consistently backed the construction of wind and solar energy projects. It was the fourth biggest investor in renewable energy in relation to the size of its GDP in the world last year. The government’s latest targets aim to boost the proportion … Continue reading Wind power in Africa
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Arise Finalizes the Sale of Its 12.8 MW Bohult Wind Farm to a Fund Managed by Allianz Global Investors
Arise AB (publ) (STO:ARISE), has today finalized the sale of the 12.8 MW operating Swedish wind farm Bohult to a fund managed by Allianz Global Investors. The transaction was successfully completed on the terms communicated on 19 July 2016. The cash flow effect after repayment of project financing debt and cancellation of an interest rate … Continue reading Arise Finalizes the Sale of Its 12.8 MW Bohult Wind Farm to a Fund Managed by Allianz Global Investors
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Dynamic Policies Driving Renewable Energy Growth in Latin America
Buoyed by rapid technology cost reductions and the consolidation of renewable energy policies, Latin America hosts some of the world’s most dynamic renewable energy markets, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable Energy Market Analysis: Latin America finds that the region – endowed with some of the world’s best … Continue reading Dynamic Policies Driving Renewable Energy Growth in Latin America
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DONG Energy plans to quit the oil and gas business to focus solely on offshore wind power
DONG Energy (DENERG.CO) plans to quit the oil and gas business to focus solely on offshore wind power, adding to billions of dollars of North Sea oil and gas assets already up for sale. DONG said last month it would sharpen its focus on wind power and could shed its oil and gas business, having … Continue reading DONG Energy plans to quit the oil and gas business to focus solely on offshore wind power
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Vestas – Interim financial report, third quarter 2016
In the third quarter of 2016, Vestas generated revenue of EUR 2,903m – an increase of 37 percent compared to the year-earlier period. EBIT before special items increased by EUR 201m to EUR 433m. The EBIT margin before special items was 14.9 percent compared to 10.9 percent in the third quarter of 2015 and the … Continue reading Vestas – Interim financial report, third quarter 2016
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Gamesa continues to make inroads into the US market with a new contract for the supply of 99 MW
Gamesa, a technological leader in the global wind industry, has been awarded a contract for the supply of 99 MW for a wind farm in the south central United States. The wind farm will utilize 48 G114-2.0 MW turbines and G114-2.1 MW turbines. Gamesa will deliver and commission the turbines slated for delivery in 2017, … Continue reading Gamesa continues to make inroads into the US market with a new contract for the supply of 99 MW
Continue readingMainstream Renewable to build $2.2 bln of wind power in Vietnam
Mainstream Renewable Power on Monday said it had agreed to build and operate wind projects in Vietnam worth a total of over $2.2 billion, as the country looks for new energy sources to meet soaring demand. The announcement came on the sidelines of Irish President Michael Higgins’ visit to the Southeast Asian nation. It expands … Continue reading Mainstream Renewable to build $2.2 bln of wind power in Vietnam
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NERC Regulatory Expert Certrec to Participate in AWEA’s Wind Energy Fall Symposium in San Antonio from November 15-17
Certrec, a leading regulatory compliance provider for NERC compliance, announced today its participation in AWEA’s Wind Energy Fall Symposium in San Antonio, TX from November 15-17. Currently Certrec provides NERC compliance support, on an ongoing basis, to four U.S. wind fleets as well as individual wind facilities. We also provide supplemental support to a U.S. … Continue reading NERC Regulatory Expert Certrec to Participate in AWEA’s Wind Energy Fall Symposium in San Antonio from November 15-17
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