Eolus has completed wind farm Kråktorpet in Sundsvall municipality, Sweden. All conditions for the completion of the transaction between Eolus and Aquila Capital regarding the establishment of the wind farm comprising 163 MW have been fulfilled and the buyer has taken over the facility. In December 2017 Eolus signed an agreement with Aquila Capital regarding … Continue reading Wind farm Kråktorpet established and handed over to Aquila Capital
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China helps Kazakhstan build solar and wind power plants
China has help implement two renewable energy projects in the Almaty region, southern Kazakhstan – the construction of a 5 MW wind farm and a 1 MW solar power station (SES), the Kazakh Energy Ministry said on 29 November. Following an agreement between the two countries in 2011, the Chinese side donated new equipment for … Continue reading China helps Kazakhstan build solar and wind power plants
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African Development Bank takes the continent’s climate agenda to COP25 in Spain
The Bank is playing a leading role in guiding progress on climate change on the continent. The Bank has doubled its total climate change commitment to $25 billion between 2020 and 2025. The African Development Bank (http://www.AfDB.org) will on Monday kick off a campaign to plead the continent’s case at the world’s leading climate change … Continue reading African Development Bank takes the continent’s climate agenda to COP25 in Spain
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Wind energy in Argentina, work on wind farms in Chubut Norte resume
These are the Chubut Norte III and IV wind farms, whose construction had been interrupted in October due to foreign exchange restrictions that stopped the disbursement of foreign credits.The resumption of the works is due to the understanding of multiple actors. The work stoppage had resulted in the suspension of some 900 workers affiliated with … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina, work on wind farms in Chubut Norte resume
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Wind energy wins the legal battle in Mexico
Mexico’s wind power industry held a big victory on Thursday after a federal court reversed a decision on a change in the renewable credit rule that critics have been detrimental to the sector. After wind energy companies, including the US AES and Italian Enel, filed precautionary measures in courts throughout Mexico, a federal judge in … Continue reading Wind energy wins the legal battle in Mexico
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Energy companies call for a more ambitious 2030 climate target for the EU
Today, in an open letter to European Environment and Climate Ministers, Ørsted and six other European energy companies support a carbon-neutral EU by 2050. These companies also ask the EU to increase the 2030 target for greenhouse-gas reduction to at least 55%. It is crucial that the EU speeds up the implementation of green energy solutions now … Continue reading Energy companies call for a more ambitious 2030 climate target for the EU
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New hope for Port Augusta’s failed SolarReserve Concentrated Solar Power project
Port Augusta’s failed solar thermal project has been revived by a South Australian company with big plans for the ill-fated Aurora site. Thermal energy storage company 1414 Degrees is set to acquire SolarReserve Australia, which owns the Aurora Solar Energy Project near Port Augusta and two solar sites in New South Wales. NEW LIFE: 1414 … Continue reading New hope for Port Augusta’s failed SolarReserve Concentrated Solar Power project
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What is COP25?
A total of 196 countries and the European Union are soon to meet in Madrid over the course of two weeks on occasion of COP25, but what is it exactly? What decisions will be reached? How did it come about? Who is meeting and for what reason? The Conference of the Parties (COP) is without … Continue reading What is COP25?
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Siemens Gamesa celebrates ‘the Strength of the Wind’ with firm 448 MW Scottish offshore order
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced the firm order to supply wind turbines for the 448 MW Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind power project, being developed by the utility EDF Renewables in Scotland. The contract further cements SGRE’s market-leading position. The company will install 54 of its SG 8.0-167 DD offshore turbines, with … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa celebrates ‘the Strength of the Wind’ with firm 448 MW Scottish offshore order
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Vestas’ wind turbines for wind energy in U.S.
Vestas has received an order for 183 MW of V120-2.2 MW wind turbines for a wind power project in the U.S. with a number of wind turbines operating in 2.0 MW. Including previously purchased 2 MW platform components, the wind farm has a total nameplate capacity of 202 MW. The order includes supply and commissioning … Continue reading Vestas’ wind turbines for wind energy in U.S.
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The Cerro Dominador Concentrated Solar Power, in Chile, is 85%
The Spanish companies Abengoa and Acciona have celebrated this week the manufacture and assembly of the last of the heliostats that form the solar field of Cerro Dominador: the first solar thermal plant in the tower of Latin America, owned by the funds managed by EIG Global Energy Partners and our construction is being carried … Continue reading The Cerro Dominador Concentrated Solar Power, in Chile, is 85%
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Solar Thermal Electricity: An Essential Building Block for The Energy Transition
This year the UN Climate Change Conference COP25 will take place from 2 to 13 December 2019 at IFEMA, Feria de Madrid, in Spain, under the incoming Presidency of the Government of Chile. The EU and its Member States will take part as Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). ESTELA will … Continue reading Solar Thermal Electricity: An Essential Building Block for The Energy Transition
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EDPR closes wind power sale agreement in Brazil
EDP Renovables, based in Spain, announced the closing of a contract to sell the wind energy produced in the Catanduba wind farm in Brazil, with a total capacity of 96 megawatts (MW). EDPR explained that it signed a contract of sale valid for a period of 16 years. This contract agrees to sell the wind … Continue reading EDPR closes wind power sale agreement in Brazil
Continue reading2019, lost year for Mexico in wind energy
The year 2019 was “a lost year” for Mexico in investments and development of wind power projects, said Sergio González Peinado, director of Renovalia, a Spanish company that has two wind farms in the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca , the first wind farm in operations since 2011 and the main electricity supplier … Continue reading 2019, lost year for Mexico in wind energy
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Vattenfall builds its first floating solar farm
The first floating solar farm developed by Vattenfall will be built in the Netherlands. In late December, Vattenfall will start construction of the solar farm, which will have a capacity of 1.2 megawatt. Space for building solar farms is scarce in the Netherlands. One solution is to construct floating solar farms, for example on ponds and … Continue reading Vattenfall builds its first floating solar farm
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Chinese companies to cooperate with European partners in offshore wind energy market
Chinese companies stand ready to work with European partners in the growing offshore wind energy market, a Chinese manufacturer of land cables and subsea cables said at a three-day conference of WindEurope Offshore 2019 that concluded Thursday. Seven companies from China joined the biennial offshore wind energy event this year. Ningbo Orient Wires & Cables … Continue reading Chinese companies to cooperate with European partners in offshore wind energy market
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Governments need to step up to unlock the vast potential of floating wind power
The expansion of offshore wind energy, as part of the global fight against climate change, will require both bottom-fixed and floating offshore wind turbines. Floating technology unlocks previously unimaginable horizons of wind power at sea – but there are still some political and technical hurdles to unleashing the full potential. In Europe, Asia and the … Continue reading Governments need to step up to unlock the vast potential of floating wind power
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How to exploit offshore wind energy potential in Baltic Sea
In order to exploit the full potential of offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea, WindEurope’s Baltic Taskforce has released a new report, ‘Boosting offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea’ at the Offshore 2019 event in Copenhagen. The report set out the steps required to exploit the potential of offshore wind farm in the … Continue reading How to exploit offshore wind energy potential in Baltic Sea
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Vestas to upgrade 100 MW of Datang’s fleet of wind turbines in China
Vestas has signed a contract with long-term customer China Datang Group to upgrade 50 V80-2.0 MW turbines in two wind farms that will increase the energy production by leveraging Vestas’ performance enhancing PowerPlus products. The upgrade will improve project reliability through site-specific optimisation of operational parameters, implementation of intelligent software algorithms and enhanced aerodynamic performance. … Continue reading Vestas to upgrade 100 MW of Datang’s fleet of wind turbines in China
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Peter Rae re-elected as World Wind Energy Association President
The General Assembly of the World Wind Energy Association has re-elected Hon. Peter Rae AO (Australia) for a third two year term as WWEA President. The WWEA General Assembly took place in Rio de Janeiro, on the occasion of the 18th World Wind Energy Conference WWEC2018. WWEA President Peter Rae: “WWEA has broadened its activity … Continue reading Peter Rae re-elected as World Wind Energy Association President
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