La EGA alcanzó los 22 socios tras la admisión de EDP Renovables –filial de la eléctrica portuguesa EDP–, Rodonita –perteneciente al grupo gallego de Epifanio Campos– y Hepotas.
Continue readingIberdrola ha cerrado una colocación de bonos en Estados Unidos por 2.000 millones de dólares
Iberdrola cuenta con una filial que fabrica aerogeneradores en Pensilvania y ha construido parques eólicos en más de 20 estados, lo que la sitúa como el segundo mayor operador eólico en Estados Unidos.
Continue readingBosch and Samsung joint venture for lithium-ion batteries starts operations
Start of production of lithium-ion batteries planned for 2011. The fifty-fifty joint venture ?SB LiMotive Co. Ltd.? of Bosch and Samsung SDI has started its operations on September 1, 2008.
Continue readingWind power in Iraq? – MainWind has announced that they completed the installation of 2 wind masts in Iraq
Near the city of Sulaimaniyah the company installed 2 wind measurement masts to collect wind data for the local Government of Sulaimaniyah.
Continue readingNorthern Power Systems Launches Canadian Wind Business
The company celebrated its most recent Northwind 100 installation in Kensington, Prince Edward Island where the turbine will completely power the town’s wastewater treatment plant.
Continue readingFirst wind power produced by E.ON’s Robin Rigg offshore wind farm
Energy company E.ON has today announced that the first power had been produced by its Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth. Ian Johnson, Robin Rigg Project Manager, said: “This is fantastic news”.
Continue readingAMSC India Formed to Address India?s Rapidly Growing Wind Energy
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) has announced that it has formed AMSC India to serve India’s wind energy and power grid markets with AMSC’s power electronics and superconductor-based solutions.
Continue readingChina’s first offshore wind farm connected to the grid
Shanghai Donghai Wind Power Generation Co., Ltd. inaugurates the first three generating sets at East Sea Bridge Wind Farm, which is the first offshore wind farm in China and in Asia, were connected to the grid.
Continue readingStatoilHydro inaugurates floating wind turbine
The world?s first full-scale floating wind turbine ? StatoilHydro?s Hywind pilot ? is being officially inaugurated in the North Sea.
Continue readingWind energy in Philippines – Trans-Asia is infusing US$1 billion for 400 MW wind power projects
The energy arm of Filipino property developer Phinma Group is infusing US$1 billion fresh capital for renewable energy projects.
Continue readingDistributed Solar Energy Market to Reach $55 Billion by 2012
Distributed energy generation, using a variety of renewable power technologies, is one of the most important tools for addressing the challenge of meeting the world?s growing electricity demand.
Continue readingRumania adquiere 101 aerogeneradores a GE para el mayor parque eólico de Europa
General Electric es el segundo fabricante mundial de aerogeneradores y la primera empresa eólica EE UU. En 2008 Rumania sólo tenía 10 megavatios eólicos, pero el panorama cambiará este año.
Continue readingStatkraft Looks to Billion-Euro Deal for Swedish Wind Power
Norwegian energy company Statkraft AS (Oslo) hopes to greatly expand the company’s wind energy portfolio by entering into a wide-ranging renewable energy deal with Swedish forestry and timber company Södra (Vaxjo).
Continue readingUSDA awards US$13m for 233 renewable energy projects in 38 states
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the department is providing more than $13 million for 233 renewable energy projects in 38 states under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
Continue readingEl vehículo eléctrico es el futuro por Alberto Ceña y José Santamarta
El director técnico de la AEE, Alberto Ceña, y José Santamarta, analizan los retos y las ventajas energéticas y ambientales que supondrán los vehículos eléctricos.
Continue readingSiemens inaugura el primer aerogenerador flotante en Noruega
Siemens acaba de instalar el primer aerogenerador flotante de 2,3 MW, de carácter experimental, en Noruega, en una zona en la que el mar tiene una profundidad de 220 metros.
Continue readingLa Asociación Eólica de Galicia (EGA) critica el método para anular el concurso del bipartito y el nuevo canon
La Asociación Eólica de Galicia (EGA) presentará alegaciones en la Consellería de Economía e Industria y rechaza la imposición de un canon autonómico, por discriminatorio, al afectar sólo a los parques eólicos.
Continue readingFirstSolar construirá la mayor central fotovoltaica del mundo en China (2.000 megavatios)
China construirá la mayor central de energía solar fotovoltaica del mundo en el desierto de Mongolia. Los 2.000 megavatios fotovoltaicos de First Solar estarán totalmente en funcionamiento en 2019.
Continue readingFirstSolar to team with Ordos City on major solar power plant in China desert (2,000 MW)
First Solar today announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Chinese government to build a 2 gigawatt solar power plant in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China.
Continue readingWinWinD opens wind turbine manufacturing facility at Chennai in India
Chennai: WinWinD Power Energy (P) Ltd., engaged in the design, development and manufacture of wind turbines, opened its manufacturing facility in India at Vengal, 50kms from Chennai.
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