The wind energy is the electricity generation technology with the most installed capacity in Mainland Spain and the second that contributed the most to the generation mix in recent years, exerting a downward influence on market prices. This technology, together with combined cycle gas turbines, took coal out of the mix, helped to reduce GHG … Continue reading The influence of the wind energy on the Spanish electricity market
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Wind power generation exceeds 20 GW of installed capacity in Brazil
The National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) released 45.9 megawatts (MW) of wind turbines in wind farms for commercial operation – and, with this law, Brazil exceeds the 20 gigawatt (GW) mark of installed capacity in wind generation. This energy is enough to satisfy the demand of more than 20 million inhabitants. For comparison, the 20 … Continue reading Wind power generation exceeds 20 GW of installed capacity in Brazil
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China’s installed capacity of renewable energy reaches one billion kilowatts
The first Sino-foreign joint venture offshore wind power project in China started to generate electricity in east China’s Jiangsu Province on Saturday. The joint venture constructed and operated by CNH Energy and French multinational utility company EDF has realized full capacity power generation with a total installed capacity of 500,000 kilowatts. After being put into … Continue reading China’s installed capacity of renewable energy reaches one billion kilowatts
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Enel Green Power connects a 51 MW wind farm in Cuenca, Spain to the electricity grid
Enel Green Power Spain has connected to the electricity grid a 51 MW wind farm in the town of Motilla del Palancar, in the Cuenca province. The investment associated with this project amounts to 51 million euros and it will reach an annual production of 144 GWh, avoiding the emissions of approximately 95,000 tonnes of … Continue reading Enel Green Power connects a 51 MW wind farm in Cuenca, Spain to the electricity grid
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Rampion Offshore Wind Farm: Sale of transmission assets
Rampion Offshore Wind Limited has today confirmed the sale of its transmission assets to Transmission Capital Partners (TCP), on behalf of a consortium which includes International Public Partnerships, Amber Infrastructure Group and Transmission Investment. Rampion is a 400 megawatt (MW) wind farm and was commissioned in 2018. It is owned by RWE (50.1%) Macquarie (25%), Enbridge Rampion UK Ltd, … Continue reading Rampion Offshore Wind Farm: Sale of transmission assets
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Three new photovoltaic plants will supply around 118,000 homes
Iberdrola employs more than half a thousand people during the construction of several photovoltaic plants The Arenales photovoltaic plan will have a capacity of 150 MW and the two plants in Almaraz will add 80 MW The construction and maintenance of the plant have created hundreds of jobs and will prevent the emission of thousands … Continue reading Three new photovoltaic plants will supply around 118,000 homes
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Vattenfall’s new heat pump provides homeowners an alternative to gas
Vattenfall has launched a high-temperature heat pump system that can replace the central heating boiler in one go. The heat pump system is designed to become a simple and affordable alternative to the gas-fired central heating boiler. The roll-out will first take place in the Netherlands, followed by other countries for which this solution is … Continue reading Vattenfall’s new heat pump provides homeowners an alternative to gas
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Iberdrola breaks ground on Vineyard Wind 1, the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind farm
Vineyard Wind 1 will be located off the coast of Massachusetts and is 25 times larger than an existing facility in Rhode Island With 800 MW, it will meet the energy needs of more than 400,000 households and will create 3,600 jobs Iberdrola is starting work on the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind farm. … Continue reading Iberdrola breaks ground on Vineyard Wind 1, the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind farm
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Iberdrola breaks ground on Vineyard Wind 1, the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind farm
The group will invest more than $35 million between 2020 and 2025 Iberdrola breaks ground on Vineyard Wind 1, the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind farm Vineyard Wind 1 will be located off the coast of Massachusetts and is 25 times larger than an existing facility in Rhode Island With 800 MW, it will … Continue reading Iberdrola breaks ground on Vineyard Wind 1, the United States’ first large-scale offshore wind farm
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Italy receives 64 expressions of interest for offshore wind farms
Italy said on Friday it had received 64 expressions of interest to build offshore wind farms following a tender launched by the ecology transition ministry. Italy is keen to boost the development of offshore wind energy plants to help reach climate goals at a time when concern over damage to the landscape is slowing down … Continue reading Italy receives 64 expressions of interest for offshore wind farms
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ACP CEO Heather Zichal statement on House passage of the Build Back Better Act
American Clean Power Association CEO Heather Zichal issued the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better Act and advanced it to the Senate: “The American Clean Power Association applauds the House passage of the Build Back Better Act which includes the largest job-creating investment for clean energy in American … Continue reading ACP CEO Heather Zichal statement on House passage of the Build Back Better Act
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Pedro Castillo will inaugurate Duna and Huambos wind power projects in Chota
Pedro Castillo will inaugurate Duna and Huambos wind power projects in ChotaOpening ceremony will be this Friday, November 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. There will also be the Minister of Energy and Mines, and Cajamarca authorities.This Friday, November 19, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. In the district of Huambos, province of Chota, Cajamarca region, the inauguration … Continue reading Pedro Castillo will inaugurate Duna and Huambos wind power projects in Chota
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Abengoa completes sale of Xina Solar One Concentrated Solar Power to Engie
Following completion of the transaction, Engie now holds a 40% equity stake in the Xina Solar One 100 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, as well as a 46% stake in the Xina Operations & Maintenance Company.The transaction represents a new milestone in the asset divestment plan of Abengoa, which has, since 2017, been focused … Continue reading Abengoa completes sale of Xina Solar One Concentrated Solar Power to Engie
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OX2 to construct and divest the largest wind farm in Finland for about 650 million euro
OX2 has signed an agreement to construct and divest a 455 MW wind farm in Lestijärvi, Finland, for about 650 million euro (ca SEK 6.5 billion) including an agreement for technical and commercial management. The buyer is a consortium of Finnish energy companies. Construction will start immediately. The wind farm in Lestijärvi will once operational … Continue reading OX2 to construct and divest the largest wind farm in Finland for about 650 million euro
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Tauron and Enea to jointly build offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea
PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna, Tauron Polska Energia and Enea are joining forces in the area of offshore wind energy. Poland’s largest energy companies are planning to develop four offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea, setting the pace for the country’s energy transition. PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna has signed conditional agreements with Tauron Polska Energia … Continue reading Tauron and Enea to jointly build offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea
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Shell to buy 51% stake in Western Star venture’s floating wind farm
Shell has signed an agreement with Irish leading blue economy developer Simply Blue Group to acquire a 51 percent share of their Western Star venture, which seeks to develop a floating wind farm off the Clare coast in Ireland. This follows a similar agreement earlier this year to jointly develop the Emerald floating wind project … Continue reading Shell to buy 51% stake in Western Star venture’s floating wind farm
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Green steel: Partners to build pioneering direct reduction test plant with hydrogen in Lingen
Hydrogen will play a key role on the path towards decarbonising the steel industry. But how can the energy source of the future be used to produce climate-neutral steel in a cost-effective manner? Over the next three years the companies RWE, CO2GRAB, LSF and BENTELER Steel/Tube will conduct research in this area. Today, Olaf Lies, … Continue reading Green steel: Partners to build pioneering direct reduction test plant with hydrogen in Lingen
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Siemens Gamesa will provide wind turbines for RES’ 100-MW Hilda wind power project in Alberta
Siemens Gamesa will provide wind turbines for RES’ 100-MW Hilda wind power project in Alberta. This order includes 20 SG 5.0-145 wind turbines operating with a flexible rating up to 5.2 MW, providing wind energy for the equivalent of nearly 50,000 Alberta homes. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed its first project with Renewable Energy … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa will provide wind turbines for RES’ 100-MW Hilda wind power project in Alberta
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SENER launches Solgest-1, the first hybrid concentrated solar power with storage and photovoltaic plant in Spain
SENER Renewable Investments, the SENER Group subsidiary that promotes and develops highly technological renewable energy projects, has launched the first hybrid solar project in Spain that merges CSP technology with molten salt storage and photovoltaic technology. In this design, the SENER group is combining two widely known technologies for its engineering branch. In the case … Continue reading SENER launches Solgest-1, the first hybrid concentrated solar power with storage and photovoltaic plant in Spain
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Study of China’s Optimal Concentrated Solar Power Development Path to 2050
As an important form of clean energy generation that provides continuous and stable power generation and is grid-friendly, concentrated solar power (CSP) has been developing rapidly in recent years. It is expected that CSP, together with wind energy and solar photovoltaic, will constitute a stable, high percentage of renewable energy generation system that will be … Continue reading Study of China’s Optimal Concentrated Solar Power Development Path to 2050
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