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EDF Energies Nouvelles expands into the Brazilian wind power market

EDF Energies Nouvelles has purchased a portfolio of wind energy development projects from SOWITEC, one of the leading international renewable energy developers, with a total capacity of about 800 MW, including 70 MW already entitled to sign a regulated Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).   Pursuing the development of its international operations EDF Energies Nouvelles announces … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles expands into the Brazilian wind power market

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Brazil’s Rio to launch electric car sharing service

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s second largest city, plans to launch an electric-vehicle sharing service with input from Chinese automaker BYD. BYD is one of five firms that together make up PPP Radar, the consortium that has won the bid to develop the program, according to O Estado de Sao Paulo daily. BYD, together with DirijaJa, … Continue reading Brazil’s Rio to launch electric car sharing service

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Suzlon has revealed it installed 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8 MW in Brazil

Shares of Suzlon Energy today surged over 7 per cent amid reports that Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi will provide as much as Rs. 3,800 crore of security that will help the wind turbine maker in obtaining credits. Suzlon has revealed it installed and commissioned 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8MW in Brazil over a 16-month period … Continue reading Suzlon has revealed it installed 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8 MW in Brazil

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Enel Green Power will build two solar photovoltaic power plants in Brazil

Enel Green Power (EGP) has begun construction on two new photovoltaic plants in the municipality of Tacaratu, Pernambuco State, in northeast Brazil. EGP already owns and operates in the same area the 80 MW “Fontes dos Ventos” wind farm and both solar plants, once completed, will be combined with it. With a total installed capacity … Continue reading Enel Green Power will build two solar photovoltaic power plants in Brazil

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Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa wind turbines for wind energy plants

Gamesa will install 54 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines for Serveng and another 21 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines for Chesf and Sequoia.   Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, saw its firm order intake rise above 3,300 MW in 2014, boosted by two new contracts in Brazil totaling 150 MW in the … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa wind turbines for wind energy plants

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Wind energy in Brazil: Vestas wind turbines for a 106 MW wind power plant of Gestamp Wind

Vestas will install 53 units of its V110-2.0 MW turbine at five wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte: Cabeço Preto III, V and VI and Macambira I and II.   Vestas has received a firm and unconditional 106 MW order for 53 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for five wind farms located in the … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Vestas wind turbines for a 106 MW wind power plant of Gestamp Wind

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Alstom and Andrade Gutierrez open new unit for the wind energy market in Brazil

Alstom, global supplier of equipment and solutions for power generation, and Andrade Gutierrez, one of the largest infrastructure groups in Latin America, are inaugurating an industrial joint venture dedicated to the production of steel towers for wind turbines, Torres Eólicas do Nordeste (TEN). The unit is located in Jacobina, Bahia, 350 km from Salvador.   … Continue reading Alstom and Andrade Gutierrez open new unit for the wind energy market in Brazil

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Acciona to supply 39 Wind Turbines for Rio Energy wind energy plant

Acciona SA, Spain’s second-largest clean-energy company, will supply 39 wind turbines to renewable-energy developer Rio Energy for a Brazilian wind farm.     ACCIONA Windpower (AWP), the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures and sells wind turbines, ended the 2014 financial year with 2,088 MW of accumulated sales of its AW3000 turbine, following the signature … Continue reading Acciona to supply 39 Wind Turbines for Rio Energy wind energy plant

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Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa will install 42 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte

Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a new order from Força Eólica do Brasil (FEB), a consortium made up of Iberdrola and Neoenergia, for the supply of 42 of its G114-2.0 MW turbines (84 MW) at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte, in north-eastern Brazil. Gamesa will supply, … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa will install 42 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte

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China dominates global wind energy market in 2014 installing over 40% of all new wind power capacity worldwide

In 2014, China installed 20.7GW – over four times more than the US – and more than 40% of all new wind power capacity worldwide. For perspective, China has been the world’s largest wind energy market for six years, since overtaking the US. China now has 96 GW of grid-connected wind energy capacity, or more … Continue reading China dominates global wind energy market in 2014 installing over 40% of all new wind power capacity worldwide

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U.S. Wind Energy Installations Surpassed 4.7 GW Last Year: BNEF

Installations of wind power in the U.S. surged sixfold last year, making it the largest market for the technology worldwide after China. The U.S. added 4.7 gigawatts of new onshore wind energy capacity in 2014 compared with 764 megawatts a year earlier, largely due to the extension of the Production Tax Credit in January 2013, … Continue reading U.S. Wind Energy Installations Surpassed 4.7 GW Last Year: BNEF

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Brazil’s development bank okays USD 2.5bn in wind energy loans in 2014

In December BNDES approved BRL 1.7 billion in loans for 590.4 MW of wind power projects. These include 181.9 MW wind farm in Pernambuco state, 59.4 MW in Rio Grande do Norte and 144 MW in Rio Grande do Sul. Among the supported schemes are also seven wind farms of 205.1 MW in total in … Continue reading Brazil’s development bank okays USD 2.5bn in wind energy loans in 2014

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Voltalia starts 30 MW wind farm in Brazil with Acciona Windpower wind turbines

Voltalia, a French developer of clean-energy projects, started a 30 MW wind farm in Brazil. Areia Branca, which features Acciona Windpower wind turbines, will be completed with the commissioning of the 10 3MW turbines of the Carcara 1 wind farm by the end of next month. The Terral wind farm in Areia Branca in the … Continue reading Voltalia starts 30 MW wind farm in Brazil with Acciona Windpower wind turbines

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Wind energy in Brasil: GE to supply 346 megawatts of wind turbines

General Electric agreed to supply 346 megawatts of wind turbines worth as much as 1.3 billion reais ($491 million) to the Brazilian renewable-energy developer Casa dos Ventos.     Casa dos Ventos will use 216 megawatts of equipment at the Sao Clemente wind farm in Pernambuco state and another 130 megawatts for the Tiangua project … Continue reading Wind energy in Brasil: GE to supply 346 megawatts of wind turbines

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Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power wind farm connected with 34 wind turbines in Pernambuco

Enel Green Power has completed and connected to the grid “Fontes dos Ventos”, its first wind farm in the state of Pernambuco in the north-east of Brazil.   The wind farm is owned by Parque Eolico Fontes dos Ventos Ltda, a subsidiary of Enel Brasil Participações Ltda. It consists of 34 turbines, for a total … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power wind farm connected with 34 wind turbines in Pernambuco

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Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power wind farm projects financed in Bahia, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte

Enel Green Power SpA (“Enel Green Power”), acting through its Brazilian subsidiary Enel Brasil Participações Ltda. (“Enel Brazil”), the controlling holding company of Brazilian subsidiaries of the Enel Green Power Group, and Itaú Unibanco S.A. (“Itaú”), a Brazilian bank, signed a 10-year term loan agreement for over 260 million Brazilian Reais (approximately 100 million US … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power wind farm projects financed in Bahia, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte

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Renova’s wind power investments in Brazil

Renova Energia has awarded Pöyry with the consulting services assignment to establish a Project Management Office function for their wind power investments in Brazil.   The assignment includes the design of general project management processes based on market best practice and Pöyry’s expertise in implementing large projects, enabling consistent and high quality project delivery. The … Continue reading Renova’s wind power investments in Brazil

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Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power new wind power projects awarded

Enel Green Power has been awarded energy supply contracts with a wind power project located in north-eastern Brazil. The new wind farm will add further 114 MW to the 490 MW of wind energy capacity Enel Green Power already obtained in previous Brazilian public auctions since 2010. Construction of the new wind power project requires … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power new wind power projects awarded

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Brazil contracts 926 MW of wind energy in A-5 power auction

The average price for wind power was R$136/MWh ($53.41/MWh), 15% above the average of R$119.03/MWh for wind power at the comparable A-5 auction a year ago. Wind energy developers in Brazil sold power from 36 wind farm projects with a total capacity of 926MW at today’s A-5 power auction. The price was also just below … Continue reading Brazil contracts 926 MW of wind energy in A-5 power auction

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