Siemens Gamesa has been selected by MidAmerican Energy Company for the Southern Hills Expansion wind power project, which will feature 21 SG 4.5-145 wind turbines, operating at 4.8 MW, and will be located in Iowa. This project also features the company’s premier service and maintenance agreement for three and a half years. This turbine model, … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa reinforces its partnership with MidAmerican with 95 MW Southern Hills Expansion project in the U.S.
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Enel Green Power starts construction of a new Wind Farm in Zaragoza
The 39 MW Campoliva II wind farm is expected to start operations at the end of 2019 and will be able to generate over 119 GWh a year once fully operational. Enel Green Power has started construction of Campoliva II, a new 39 MW wind farm in the municipality of Villamayor de Gállego, in Zaragoza. … Continue reading Enel Green Power starts construction of a new Wind Farm in Zaragoza
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Request to connect 30,556 MW of wind power in Spain
The National Integrated Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) provides for the year 2030 an installed capacity in the electricity sector of 157,000 MW, of which about 50,000 MW will be wind energy, 37,000 photovoltaic and 7,303 concentrated solar power. Red Eléctrica de España (REE) is processing applications for renewable projects for more than 142,000 megawatts … Continue reading Request to connect 30,556 MW of wind power in Spain
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Wind power in Aragon: Iberdrola installs wind turbines in the El Pradillo wind farm
Iberdrola has started the installation of the first wind turbines of the El Pradillo wind farm, 23 megawatts (MW) and located between the Zaragoza municipalities of Frescano, Borja and Agón (Aragón). The installation of the wind turbines, which will be a total of six of the Siemens Gamesa G132 model – of 3.4 MW of … Continue reading Wind power in Aragon: Iberdrola installs wind turbines in the El Pradillo wind farm
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Wind energy in El Salvador: Metapán wind power project has 30% progress
The Ventus wind farm with Vestas wind turbines that is built in Metapán, first of its kind in El Salvador, has a 30% progress and is expected to be operational for the last quarter of next year. Christopher Kafie Hasbún, representative of Ventus, explained that “much of the progress in a wind power project has … Continue reading Wind energy in El Salvador: Metapán wind power project has 30% progress
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The renewable energy sector is slowed in Argentina
The projects of recent years are still under development, but with the increase in the cost of capital, the call for new tenders is expected to slow down; The lack of transmission lines is another bottleneck. Wind power parks in Trelew.The renewable energy sector was one of the fastest growing in the last four years, … Continue reading The renewable energy sector is slowed in Argentina
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PNNL publishes Distributed Wind Energy Report
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued its annual report on distributed wind that shows turbines used for battery charging and remote power made up 99 percent of the total number of small wind turbines last year. The 2018 Distributed Wind Market Report highlights the very small wind turbines of less … Continue reading PNNL publishes Distributed Wind Energy Report
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Macedonia’s first wind farm has 16 wind turbines
The German development bank KfW has allocated MKD 10 million (about EUR 162,500) to North Macedonia’s state-owned electricity producer Elektrani na Severna Makedonija (ESM – former ELEM) for updating an environmental impact assessment study and other consulting services for an expansion of the Bogdanci wind farm. The second phase of the Bogdanci project envisages an … Continue reading Macedonia’s first wind farm has 16 wind turbines
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Germany turns to hydrogen to push energy transition
The northern German states aim to rely on hydrogen technology alongside wind power during the country’s energy transition (Energiewende), a conference of experts on green hydrogen was told here on Monday. “The north has a huge chance with its wind farms,” emphasized Enak Ferlemann, parliamentary state secretary of Germany’s Federal Ministry of Transport. Excess electricity … Continue reading Germany turns to hydrogen to push energy transition
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Vestas provides tailored EPC wind energy solution for challenging wind farm in Germany
An order for a 29 MW wind power plant from Avacon Natur GmbH, a subsidiary of German utility SE, has underlined Vestas’ ability to provide a site-specific solution for a challenging site that requires both careful planning and installation as well as measures to ensure safe operation in a busy industrial environment. The seven V136-4.2 … Continue reading Vestas provides tailored EPC wind energy solution for challenging wind farm in Germany
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Wind power in Aragón: Endesa wind farm in Zaragoza
Enel Green Power España (EGPE), a subsidiary of Endesa, has already started the construction of the new 39.38 megawatt (MW) Campovila II wind farm in the town of Villamayor de Gállego (Zaragoza). The total investment of the project will be around € 39 million. The CEO of Endesa, José Bogas, has affirmed that this project … Continue reading Wind power in Aragón: Endesa wind farm in Zaragoza
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State of solar power in the U.S.
Though still a small contributor to the electricity supply, solar energy, PV and concentrated solar power, is revolutionizing how U.S. consumers generate and consume electricity. Solar power offers enormous promise as a non-carbon-emitting energy resource. Yet in the U.S. today, less than 1% percent of our total energy supply – roughly 2.3% of our electricity … Continue reading State of solar power in the U.S.
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Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Offshore Wind Energy
The map shows the predicted mean annual wind speeds at 90-m height presented at a spatial resolution of 200 m. Areas with annual average wind speeds of 7 meters per second (m/s) and greater at 90-m height are generally considered to have a wind resource suitable for offshore development. More information on the characteristics and … Continue reading Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About Offshore Wind Energy
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Horns Reef 3 Offshore Wind Farm Inaugurated in Hvide Sande
Executives from Vattenfall and MHI Vestas joined HRH Crown Prince of Denmark and Danish Prime Minister to open the country’s largest offshore wind farm. Horns Reef 3, Denmark’s latest wind energy achievement, was inaugurated at a VIP ceremony with HRH Crown Prince of Denmark officially opening the wind farm, along with Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, … Continue reading Horns Reef 3 Offshore Wind Farm Inaugurated in Hvide Sande
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Developers Bid to Build Wind Farm Off Massachusetts
What do you do when your $3 billion plan to build a wind farm off the U.S. East Coast comes up against a major regulatory setback? Double the size of the project. At least that’s what Vineyard Wind LLC just did. Two weeks ago, the developer of an 800-megawatt offshore wind project near Massachusetts learned … Continue reading Developers Bid to Build Wind Farm Off Massachusetts
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Wind energy in Tornquist: Wind turbines for wind farms move from the port of Bahia
Wind turbines components destined for two wind farms that are built in the Tornquist party were transferred through a logistics operation from the port of Bahía Blanca, the Port Management Consortium (Cgpbb) said in a statement.The operations were carried out in the Franca sub-area of ??Puerto Galván with the transfer of a set of blades … Continue reading Wind energy in Tornquist: Wind turbines for wind farms move from the port of Bahia
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Wind turbine threat to birds a falsehood
The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) has joined a host of engineering and business organisations plus the National Farmers’ Union and the environmental campaign group 10:10 Climate Action in writing an open letter (August 5) to the new energy minister Kwasi Kwarteng. This letter calls for Government support for new onshore wind … Continue reading Wind turbine threat to birds a falsehood
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Chile has great potential to exploit wind energy
The benefits of wind energy stand out for excluding any type of pollution. That is, they are energies that do not generate waste. Within this category is wind power, which in Chile has had significant growth. For some time now, Chile has been identified as one of the most attractive countries to develop renewable energy … Continue reading Chile has great potential to exploit wind energy
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Robust Wind Power Installations and Falling Prices
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has released annual market reports documenting data and trends in wind installations, technologies, costs, prices, and performance through the end of 2018 for three sectors: utility-scale land-based, offshore, and distributed wind. “Onshore wind energy installation continues to grow across the country, and this Administration has proven that we can … Continue reading Robust Wind Power Installations and Falling Prices
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Wrapping up #AmericanWindWeek 2019
That’s a wrap! The third annual #AmericanWindWeek is in the books, and it was another smashing success! From Minnesota to Texas and Washington to Rhode Island, communities celebrated the ways wind powers opportunity. Some big takeaways: There were 41 #AmericanWindWeek events across 21 states. Over 175 federal, state and local elected officials participated in #AmericanWindWeek … Continue reading Wrapping up #AmericanWindWeek 2019
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