Viesgo inaugurates its wind farm, in El Marquesado, in the area of ??Puerto Real, one of the most important wind energy projects of the company, in which it has invested 23 million euros. The president of Viesgo, Miguel Antoñanzas welcomed the attendees, including the General Secretary of Industry, Energy and Mines, Natalia González Hereza, and … Continue reading Viesgo opens a new wind power plant in El Marquesado
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Croatia’s HEP starts building 58 MW Korlat wind farm
Croatia’s power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has started building the Korlat wind farm near Benkovac. HEP’s first wind farm will have an installed capacity of 58 MW, which is more than the capacity of the currently biggest operational wind farm in Croatia. The Korlat wind farm is expected to produce around 170 GWh of electricity … Continue reading Croatia’s HEP starts building 58 MW Korlat wind farm
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GE Renewable Energy to Offer Wind Turbines to EDF Renewables
GE Renewable Energy recently announced that it has entered into a definitive onshore wind power contract with EDF Renewables. Notably, this marks General Electric’s first contract with the Brazil-based company. Per the deal, EDF Renewables will utilize General Electric’s biggest onshore wind turbines for catering to consumers’ growing requirements of renewable and sustainable energy. As … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy to Offer Wind Turbines to EDF Renewables
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Final wind turbine installed at Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm
Formosa 1 announced today that the installation of all 20 wind turbines for phase 2 of the project has now been completed. Formosa 1 is the first commercial-scale offshore wind farm in Taiwan and will be able to supply 128,000 households with wind power. The offshore construction of Formosa 1 Phase 2 started in May … Continue reading Final wind turbine installed at Taiwan’s first offshore wind farm
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Challenging times ahead for European wind energy?
Today we launched our ‘Wind Energy in Europe: Outlook to 2023’ report. It sets out our expectations for new installations (onshore and offshore) over the next five years. We’re hosting a webinar this afternoon breaking down the key findings. You can register for that here. There’s a lot to unpack. According to our Central Scenario, … Continue reading Challenging times ahead for European wind energy?
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Midelt, Enel Green Power’s best sustainable building site
Emissions kept at bay, total waste recycling and the refurbishment of a community water well: the building site for Midelt in Morocco is a poster child for sustainability and the creation of shared value. EGP keeps looking forward, thanks to its partnership agreement with IRESEN. Where there’s will, there’s a way: since day one, this … Continue reading Midelt, Enel Green Power’s best sustainable building site
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EDF Renewables brings into service 22 MW of wind power in Champagne
EDF Renewables continues its expansion in France by bringing into service the 22 MW Pays d’Anglure wind farm in the Marne département. This new project forms part of the EDF Group’s Cap 2030 strategy, which between 2015 and 2030 seeks to double EDF’s renewables capacity in France and worldwide, taking it to 50 GW net. … Continue reading EDF Renewables brings into service 22 MW of wind power in Champagne
Continue readingSignificant uncertainty over the growth of wind energy in Europe over the next five years
There is significant uncertainty over how much wind energy capacity will grow in Europe over the next five years, according to WindEurope’s new ‘Wind Energy Outlook to 2023’ released today. If Governments end up producing clear and ambitious National Energy & Climate Plans (NECPs) and they improve the permitting arrangements for wind farms and they keep investing … Continue reading Significant uncertainty over the growth of wind energy in Europe over the next five years
Continue readingGE Renewable Energy announces first Cypress onshore wind power contract in Brazil
GE’s largest onshore wind turbines will be installed at EDF Renewables’ wind farm in Bahia. Agreement includes 25 wind turbines and 20 years of operation and maintenance (O&M) services for all the equipment supplied by GE. GE Renewable Energy announced today it has signed an onshore wind energy contract with EDF Renewables in Brazil. This … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy announces first Cypress onshore wind power contract in Brazil
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New Africa Wind Energy Handbook to pave the way for wind energy growth in African Markets
Today, the Global Wind Energy Council has released the first segment of its Africa Handbook, a comprehensive guide that sets out for policy makers and stakeholders the opportunities and practical implementation steps necessary to create thriving wind energy sectors in African markets. This release comes on the occasion of Windaba 2019, the largest event of … Continue reading New Africa Wind Energy Handbook to pave the way for wind energy growth in African Markets
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Sen. Markey receives “U.S. Wind Champion Award”
AWEA presents awards to Members of Congress who exemplify America’s leadership and support for wind power. Senator Ed Markey (D-Mass.) has been named a U.S. Wind Champion for the 116th Congress by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) at an event hosted at Ørsted North America’s office in Boston. AWEA presents U.S. Wind Champion Awards … Continue reading Sen. Markey receives “U.S. Wind Champion Award”
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Groix & Belle-Ile Floating Offshore Wind Farm Selects MHI Vestas wind turbines
MHI Vestas has been selected preferred wind turbine supplier for the French floating wind power project, will supply three V164-9.5 MW wind turbines. At a royal signing ceremony today in Paris, MHI Vestas Offshore Wind was confirmed as preferred wind turbine supplier for its first wind energy project in France and fourth floating project. On … Continue reading Groix & Belle-Ile Floating Offshore Wind Farm Selects MHI Vestas wind turbines
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Germany outline 20 GW offshore wind energy
Federal ministers say 500 new offshore wind turbines will be built by 2030. Germany plans to start tenders for 5 GW of new offshore wind power in 2023 and start construction in 2027, a multi-state meeting in Hannover heard yesterday. Committing to “fix the goal legally in the coming months”, Lower Saxony’s environment minister Olaf … Continue reading Germany outline 20 GW offshore wind energy
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Wind power continues to grow
Europe, the region that most concentrates wind energy, projects a 66% increase in its installed wind farm capacity by 2023. Countries like Colombia are noted for their potential in the wind sector. Wind energy facilities in Europe will grow 66% by 2023, according to the most recent report by the WindEurope organization, which analyzes the … Continue reading Wind power continues to grow
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Acciona expands Nordex wind capital
Acciona has accepted a proposal from the Board of Directors of Nordex to fully subscribe, through a private placement, a 10% increase in the share capital of the wind turbine manufacturer. The capital increase, in compliance with German regulation, was priced using Nordex’s average share price of the past three days, €10.21, valuing the transaction … Continue reading Acciona expands Nordex wind capital
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Germany presents plan to strengthen onshore wind power
Germany’s Economy Ministry on Monday presented a schedule to help revive onshore wind turbine construction that has declined due to bureaucracy and citizens’ opposition, hampering efforts to build up renewable energy and meet climate targets. Among 18 measures to be completed in 2019 and 2020, the ministry said German states must agree to alter nighttime … Continue reading Germany presents plan to strengthen onshore wind power
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Rural and often conservative states are leading the way in harnessing the wind energy
Advances in technology, improved economics, and broad political support are making wind power a formidable twenty-first century energy resource. Top-ranking Denmark draws 41% of its electricity from wind; Ireland follows with 28%; the European Union as a whole gets 14% of its power from wind. America’s wind farms currently produce 6.6% of the nation’s electricity. … Continue reading Rural and often conservative states are leading the way in harnessing the wind energy
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Refractaris leads the construction of solar shields for concentrated solar power
In the world, Córdoba now begins to sound due to other temperatures, those generated in the furnaces and solar shields manufactured by the company Refractaris, based in Montemayor, and which has become an international benchmark in the energy sector and solar thermal technology. In recent years, 95 percent of the existing solar shields in the … Continue reading Refractaris leads the construction of solar shields for concentrated solar power
Continue readingInternational Day on Operational Analysis of Wind Farms
Hybridization, big data, equipment improvements, repowering and life management, a debate at the International Day on Operational Analysis of Wind Farm.The event will be opened by Ángeles Heras, Secretary of State for Universities and R & D & I of the Ministry of Science and Innovation.Hybridization, big data, equipment improvements, repowering, life management and new … Continue reading International Day on Operational Analysis of Wind Farms
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Wind energy and solar power push renewables
Renewables will close a bright 2019, the best of the last four years. According to the latest forecasts of the International Energy Agency (IEA), 12% of installed capacity will be added worldwide. Thus, a double-digit rate returns, after the downturn that it suffered in 2018, essentially due to regulatory changes in China and which was … Continue reading Wind energy and solar power push renewables
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