This week, the Atlanta City Council passed a measure to power the city entirely on renewables by 2035. The move also requires the the transition of all city operations – including powering public buildings – to 100 percent renewable energy by 2025. In doing so, Atlanta became the 27th city – the first in Georgia … Continue reading The latest major American city to pledge 100 percent renewables: Atlanta
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Enel starts operating new South African wind farm
Enel, through its subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (“EGP RSA”), has started commercial operation at its 111 MW Gibson Bay wind farm, located in the Kouga Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. William Price, Country Manager in South Africa, said: “Gibson Bay is the second wind farm we have brought to life … Continue reading Enel starts operating new South African wind farm
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Iran offers renewables investment incentives
Iran is offering foreign and private domestic companies tax incentives and long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) to encourage investment and development of renewable energy generation projects in the country. Speaking last week at the first Iran-European Union Business Forum on Sustainable Energy, the president of Iran’s Organization for Investment, Economic and Technical Assistance of Iran, … Continue reading Iran offers renewables investment incentives
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Acciona incorporates 1,100 MW of client capacity into its Renewable Energy Control Center
ACCIONA’s Renewable Energy Control Center (CECOER) manages the company’s installations and those of other developers it represents. In the first trimester of 2017 it incorporated 1,104 megawatts (MW) into its client portfolio in the form of installations belonging to the companies Eolia Renovables (633 MW) and Grupo Vapat (471 MW). The service provision contracts with … Continue reading Acciona incorporates 1,100 MW of client capacity into its Renewable Energy Control Center
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California legislative leaders call for 100 percent renewable energy
Yesterday, the leader of the California Senate, Kevin de Leon, proposed a bill that would transition California to 100 percent renewable retail electricity. That would improve upon the state’s existing renewable energy standard, which calls for 50 percent renewables by 2030. Under the new legislation the state would hit that target five years early, and … Continue reading California legislative leaders call for 100 percent renewable energy
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Huisman introduces new crane type for offshore wind turbine maintenance
Huisman, the worldwide specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions has developed an extremely lightweight type crane for the maintenance of offshore wind turbines: the ‘Foldable Offshore Crane’. This crane combines unparalleled lifting heights and more than sufficient lifting capacity with a foldable boom resulting in less required deck space and a low own weight … Continue reading Huisman introduces new crane type for offshore wind turbine maintenance
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Enertis in France – Entering one of the most promising European renewable markets in the coming years
France is widely thought one of the most promising European renewable markets, since its renewable energy legal framework was modified in 2015. Enertis is opening a new office in Paris to be part of this new energy transformation in the French renewables market. Through the promulgation of the new ‘Energy Transition for Green Growth Act’ … Continue reading Enertis in France – Entering one of the most promising European renewable markets in the coming years
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Indonesia to develop 16 wind power projects
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources is planning to develop the potential of wind power in 16 locations in Indonesia. The ministrys director general for new and renewable energy Rida Mulyana stated here on Tuesday that the country has in fact high wind power potential due to which Indonesia is exploring cooperation with Denmark … Continue reading Indonesia to develop 16 wind power projects
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Goldwind secures investment for 160MW Rattlesnake Wind Power Project
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd., (Goldwind) (SZSE: 002202) (HK: 2208), announced its wholly-owned subsidiary has received tax equity financing commitments from MidAmerican Wind Tax Equity Holdings (a Berkshire Hathaway Energy subsidiary) and Citi, for its 160-megawatt (MW) Rattlesnake Wind Project located in McCulloch County, Texas. “We are very pleased to partner with world-class … Continue reading Goldwind secures investment for 160MW Rattlesnake Wind Power Project
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American wind power reports best first quarter since 2009
America’s wind power workforce installed 908 utility-scale turbines in the first quarter of 2017, totaling 2,000 megawatts (MW) of capacity. This is the wind industry’s strongest start in eight years, according to a new report released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). “We switched on more megawatts in the first quarter than in … Continue reading American wind power reports best first quarter since 2009
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Wind power in Philippines: 260-megawatt wind farm in Mindanao
A corporation is eyeing a 260-megawatt (MW) wind farm to be put up in Soccsksargen region particularly in General Santos City and Sarangani Province, an official of the Department of Energy (DOE) said. The DOE-Renewable Energy Department Director Mario Marasigan said companies are taking interest into investing in wind resource on the eastern side of … Continue reading Wind power in Philippines: 260-megawatt wind farm in Mindanao
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Block Island to start getting power from wind turbines
Block Island on Monday will formally throw the switch on a first-time connection to the New England energy grid through a new cable to the mainland, and begin receiving power from the country’s first five offshore wind turbines. In an interview Friday, Block Island Power Co. chief executive Jeff Wright said the event will end … Continue reading Block Island to start getting power from wind turbines
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Turkey wind energy set to receive investment worth $1.2B
The Renewable Energy Resource Areas (YEKA) model, initiated by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources in wind power following solar energy, will bring an investment of approximately $1.2 billion to Turkey. With the 1000-megawatt (MW) power plant planned to be commissioned in 2023, the electricity need of 1.2 million households will be covered from … Continue reading Turkey wind energy set to receive investment worth $1.2B
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