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Only 5% of Argentina’s electricity comes from solar, wind energy

The generation of energy from renewable sources grew in recent years.The goals set forth in the law were not met, but official sources are estimated in 2021, 15% of the electricity will be renewable.The greatest growth was in wind power and solar energy.In October 2015, during the mandate of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, a new … Continue reading Only 5% of Argentina’s electricity comes from solar, wind energy

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The renewable energy sector is slowed in Argentina

The projects of recent years are still under development, but with the increase in the cost of capital, the call for new tenders is expected to slow down; The lack of transmission lines is another bottleneck. Wind power parks in Trelew.The renewable energy sector was one of the fastest growing in the last four years, … Continue reading The renewable energy sector is slowed in Argentina

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Wind energy in Tornquist: Wind turbines for wind farms move from the port of Bahia

Wind turbines components destined for two wind farms that are built in the Tornquist party were transferred through a logistics operation from the port of Bahía Blanca, the Port Management Consortium (Cgpbb) said in a statement.The operations were carried out in the Franca sub-area of ??Puerto Galván with the transfer of a set of blades … Continue reading Wind energy in Tornquist: Wind turbines for wind farms move from the port of Bahia

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Argentina Wind Power 2019

Only two weeks to go until the second edition of Argentina Wind Power! The largest event of its kind in the region will take place on the 4-5 September 2019 in Buenos Aires, Argentina,  organised by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), Argentina Wind Energy Chamber (CEA-Cámara Eólica Argentina) and Grupo La Nación. This year’s Argentina Wind Power … Continue reading Argentina Wind Power 2019

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Wind energy in Argentina: YPF wind farm

It is a wind farm with 45 wind turbines that will generate renewable and efficient energy that will serve to supply the equivalent of 228,000 homes. US $ 200 million will be invested. The expansion of YPF towards different businesses, in order to provide new products and energy services to its customers, now has one … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina: YPF wind farm

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“Argentina Wind Power 2019”, the most important regional wind energy event

For the second consecutive year, “Argentina Wind Power 2019” will be held, the largest event in the country related to wind power, organized by La Nación, Global Wind Energy Council (Gwec) and the Argentine Wind Chamber. The exhibition and congress will be held on September 4 and 5, at the Argentine Catholic University, from 9 … Continue reading “Argentina Wind Power 2019”, the most important regional wind energy event

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Equinor joins wind farm development in Argentina

Equinor and YPF Luz today announced that the companies have entered an agreement where a subsidiary of Equinor will subscribe to shares in Luz del León. Luz del León is the company in charge of the Cañadón León wind farm project, currently under construction, located in the province of Santa Cruz in Argentina. The shareholders … Continue reading Equinor joins wind farm development in Argentina

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YPF Luz partners with Equinor to develop wind energy in Argentina

YPF Luz and Equinor, announced an agreement in which Wind Power, a subsidiary of Equinor, will subscribe shares in Luz del León, the company in charge of the Cañadón León Wind Farm project, currently under construction, located in the province of Santa Cruz. Equinor is a leading Norwegian energy company that develops oil, gas, wind … Continue reading YPF Luz partners with Equinor to develop wind energy in Argentina

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Argentina awards 10 wind energy projects

The Ministry of Energy awarded 38 million million renewable energy investment projects for a total power of 259.08 megawatts (MW), within Round 3 of the RenovAr Program, whose details will be published in the next days in the Official Gazette, reported today the Ministry of Finance. “These projects represent investments of more than US $ … Continue reading Argentina awards 10 wind energy projects

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Wind energy in Argentina: new Pampa Energía wind farm

The wind power complex will be located in the province of Buenos Aires and will begin operating in 2020. Pampa Energía announced the construction of its fourth wind farm in Argentina. In this way, from 2020 the firm will produce more than 20 percent of the wind energy generated throughout the country. The new wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina: new Pampa Energía wind farm

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YPF Luz will add 400 MW of wind power in 2020 in Argentina

The electricity generation company YPF Luz will add around 400 MW of wind energy in 2020, which will mainly be used to provide large private users in long-term contracts, and confirmed that it analyzes adding solar park projects to its renewable energy portfolio.The company said that the 400 MW that will be available in the … Continue reading YPF Luz will add 400 MW of wind power in 2020 in Argentina

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Large companies are betting on wind power supply in Argentina

The Los Teros wind farm of YPF Luz, will start operating in February 2020. Its main client will be the oil company, its shareholder YPF, and will also supply Toyota, Profertil, Nestlé, Coca Cola and Holcim. In the case of the cement company, it will sell wind energy to Holcim’s plants in Buenos Aires, Córdoba, … Continue reading Large companies are betting on wind power supply in Argentina

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Pampa Energía will open its fourth wind farm

It will be the fourth wind power plant of clean energy of the company. Pampa Energía already generates 206 MW of wind energy, which represents 19% of the country’s wind energy and 13% of renewable energy.Pampa Energía announced yesterday that from 2020 it will have a new wind farm in Coronel Rosales, a few kilometers … Continue reading Pampa Energía will open its fourth wind farm

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Holcim will manufacture a third of its cement with wind energy

In 2030, 100 years of the birth of the former Cementos Minetti will be celebrated, since 1998 owned by the Lafarge-Holcim Group, the company that from Córdoba managed to position itself as one of the leaders in the provision of construction materials in the country.To that date, Holcim Argentina has set goals aligned with the … Continue reading Holcim will manufacture a third of its cement with wind energy

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Genneia and PAE join in a wind energy project in Argentina

The companies Genneia and Pan American Energy (PAE), two of the largest players in the country’s energy sector, reached an agreement for the joint development of two wind power generation projects near the city of Puerto Madryn in Chubut. The estimated investment will be around US $ 190 million, to offer a wind farm of … Continue reading Genneia and PAE join in a wind energy project in Argentina

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Wind energy in Argentina: 208 wind turbines entered the bay in two years

Despite the durability of other terminals, the port of Bahía Blanca will allow you to take advantage of the opportunities that arise in the development of wind energy in the country. In less than two years, for example, a total of 74 more units are available, according to the contributions of the Port Management Consortium.There … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina: 208 wind turbines entered the bay in two years

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Wind energy in Argentina: wind farms in Anguil and Guatraché

The Secretary of Energy of the Nation opened the envelopes yesterday with the economic offers received in the framework of “Round 3 – MiniRen” of the RenovAr program, a national operation that seeks to add renewable energy to the Argentina energy matrix. Among the 52 projects received and pre-adjudicated, two contemplate investments in wind energy … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina: wind farms in Anguil and Guatraché

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Wind power in Argentina: Genneia will build two wind farms in Chubut

The company Genneia obtained a 15-year loan for US $ 131.5 million from the German bank KfW for the construction and commissioning of two wind power plants in Chubut. The financing agreements consist of a 15-year, non-recourse guaranteed loan with 75% of the total wind farm project cost debt, granted by the German entity Kreditanstalt für … Continue reading Wind power in Argentina: Genneia will build two wind farms in Chubut

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GWEC launches newest Policy Pulse on Argentina wind power

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has launched a Policy Pulse report on Argentina, which provides qualitative analysis of the political and macroeconomic headwinds steering the wind sector and the measures needed to unlock greater wind power potential. Argentina is a promising market with some of the best wind resources in the world. Wind energy … Continue reading GWEC launches newest Policy Pulse on Argentina wind power

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Wind energy in Argentina: Genneia starts operation of Pomona I wind farm

The wind farm of 100 megawatts, is located northeast of the Patagonian province of Río Negro and has 26 Nordex wind turbines, arranged in a plot of 1,365 hectares.Genneia, the Argentine company specializing in renewable energies received the commercial authorization for the start-up of its ‘Pomona I’ wind farm after an investment of US $ … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina: Genneia starts operation of Pomona I wind farm

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