Since the beginning of this year, 25 wind energy jobs have been lost per day. This represents a total of 3,600 jobs lost. Nine factories were closed and another three are undergoing a suspension of activity, according to data from Asociación Empresarial Eólica (Wind Energy Association). In his opening speech of the 2013 Wind Energy … Continue reading The measures taken by the Spanish Government are destroying 25 wind energy jobs per day
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Finland is bringing wind energy know-how from Spain
Why invest in wind power in Finland? What’s the best way to do it? What is the Spanish wind power company Gamesa doing in Finland? These questions were answered during the wind power seminar organised by the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) and Team Finland in Madrid on 13.5.2013. About 30 representatives from the Spanish … Continue reading Finland is bringing wind energy know-how from Spain
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The wind energy industry installed 1,112 MW in Spain in 2012
The wind energy industry installed 1,112 MW in Spain in 2012, representing an increase of 5.13% in the year. This percentage increase is similar to that of 2011, the weakest of the history of wind energy in Spain. On December 31, the total accumulated wind power sector amounted to 22,785 MW, according to data compiled … Continue reading The wind energy industry installed 1,112 MW in Spain in 2012
Continue readingSpanish government is destroying ten years of wind energy development
For the last 100 days, wind energy has provided more of Spain’s power than any other source. Yet the government is cutting support for the sector and putting a major electricity provider – and domestic industry – at risk. Heikki Willstedt Mesa, Energy Policies Director for the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) explains why the … Continue reading Spanish government is destroying ten years of wind energy development
Continue readingWind energy enough to light almost all Spanish households
People who work in the Spanish wind energy sector will no doubt be sharing great news with those attending next week’s EWEA 2013 Annual Eventin Vienna: the nation’s monthly wind-power output exceeded 6 terawatt-hours for the first time in January. The Spanish Wind Energy Association’s blog, Somos Eolicos, reported that amount of power would be … Continue reading Wind energy enough to light almost all Spanish households
Continue readingSpain’s Monthly Wind Energy Tops 6 Terawatt-Hours for First Time
Spain’s monthly wind energy output exceeded 6 terawatt-hours for the first time this month, enough to light most households, the nation’s AEE wind lobby group said. The milestone was passed yesterday from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. local time, the Spanish Wind Energy Association said, citing data from Red Electrica de Espana, the grid operator. … Continue reading Spain’s Monthly Wind Energy Tops 6 Terawatt-Hours for First Time
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Spain introduces 6% energy tax
Wind energy producers will now have to pay a 6% tax on any income they earn from generating wind power, including from feed-in tariffs (FITS). The 6% tax will have an impact on the wind energy of 241 million euros in 2013. The wind energy industry has always been a constructive and dialogist sector, it … Continue reading Spain introduces 6% energy tax
Continue readingInstalled wind energy capacity in Spain reached 21,673 MW in 2011
With more than 21,673 MW of wind power installed, more than 19,450 wind turbines are operating in Spain, grouped among 930 wind farms. Installed wind energy capacity in Spain reached 21,673 MW in 2011 with the addition of 1,050 MW, according to the Spanish Wind Energy Association’s (AEE) Wind Observatory. Smaller growth was expected for … Continue reading Installed wind energy capacity in Spain reached 21,673 MW in 2011
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Myths about wind power
EVWIND Premiums for renewable energy are always controversial, often without reason. What are these myths about wind energy and how much truth there is in each? Myth 1: Premiums for renewables (and, therefore, to the wind energy) is guilty of the tariff deficit. Premiums are incentives born in Spain in the nineties with the aim … Continue reading Myths about wind power
Continue readingThe wind energy industry installed 413 MW in Spain in the first half
EVWIND The wind power industry installed 413 MW in Spain in the first half of 2011, which accounts for 14% less than the same period last year, according to the Spanis Wind Energy Association (AEE). At June 30, the total stood at 22,087 MW. 2012 is an unusual year for the wind power sector … Continue reading The wind energy industry installed 413 MW in Spain in the first half
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The Spanish wind energy industry questions the legality of an 11% tax on wind farn
The wind energy industry has always been a constructive and dialogist sector, it has reached out to the Government to bring together the industry´s roadmap. That is what we have been doing in recent months but, instead of listening to us, it seems that the Government is considering measures that could be the final blow … Continue reading The Spanish wind energy industry questions the legality of an 11% tax on wind farn
Continue readingSpanish government’s consideration of discriminatory tax on wind energy threatens the wind power industry
The Spanish wind industry is fighting for its life. Just a few months ago, the government let the support scheme for the industry lapse, citing the economic crisis and falling electricity demand. Now, the government is contemplating a discriminatory tax on wind energy, much higher than for other forms of generation, further feeding the myth that … Continue reading Spanish government’s consideration of discriminatory tax on wind energy threatens the wind power industry
Continue readingPakistan has capacity of over 30,000 MW wind energy
To speed up wind power projects GOP recently allotted land to reputed corporate groups for faster implementation of wind farm projects.
Continue readingLoan Guarantee for Ormat Geothermal Energy Plant in Nevada
DoE finalized a partial guarantee for up to a $350 million loan to support a geothermal energy generation project. The geothermal power project, sponsored by Ormat Nevada, Inc., is expected to produce up to 113 MW.
Continue readingIkea Plugs-in Solar Energy
IKEA, the world?s leading home furnishings retailer, officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its East Bay store in Emeryville, California.
Continue readingCNPV Passes 2PFG and IEC 61701 for Ammonia and Salt Mist Corrosion Resistance
CNPV Solar Power is a leading integrated manufacturer of solar energy photovoltaic products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules.
Continue readingNevada’s First Wind Energy Plant May Be the Largest in US
Wind power in the US now totals 42,432 MW of capacity. Texas is number two in the world. Iowa gets 20 percent of its energy from wind turbines.
Continue readingTransporting wind turbines: how do they travel from wind energy factory to wind farm?
We?re often wondering how much bigger wind turbines will get ? 10 MW, 20 MW, even more? But what about the practicalities of getting those huge wind power components from the factory to the wind farm site?
Continue readingGE Technology Leadership at Railway Interchange
Established more than 100 years ago, GE Transportation, a unit of General Electric Company (NYSE: GE), is a global technology leader and supplier to the railroad, marine, drilling, mining and wind energy industries.
Continue readingAcciona planning a 144 MW Australia wind energy plant
The 48 wind turbines in Exmoor wind farm would be located about 15 km north of Naracoorte in the southeast region of South Australia.
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