Gamesa has achieved another milestone in its Brazilian market strategy, having accredited the new local content requirements established just four months ago by Banco Nacional de Desarrollo Económico y Social (BNDES) for foreign companies operating in Brazil. So far, just one other company has met these requirements. The new regulation, compliance with which is a … Continue reading Gamesa reinforces its strategic commitment to Brazil having met the nations new local content requirements
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Brazilian indigenous people turn to wind energy as dam alternative
The indigenous people of Brazil’s most northerly region have been conducting a wind power trial, in a bid to convince the government that it’s a realistic alternative to the country’s controversial hydroelectric dams. Roraima is both the northernmost and least populated of Brazil’s states, wedged between Venezuala and Guyana. Internationally, it’s most well known for … Continue reading Brazilian indigenous people turn to wind energy as dam alternative
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Wind energy: a Goldmine for EGP in Brazil
Enel Green Power is building three wind farms in the Brazilian state of Bahia, with the first turbines being turned on within the next few months. This is the latest step in renewable energy development in Brazil. Enel Green Power is heavily investing in windpower in Brazil, with 283 megawatts of capacity planned for development … Continue reading Wind energy: a Goldmine for EGP in Brazil
Continue readingHonda to build wind farm in Brazil
Japanese automotive giant Honda is set to invest around 100 million Brazilian reals (£32m) to develop a wind farm in Brazil. The project will include nine wind turbines with a total capacity of 27MW and will be built in the city of Xangri-la in the southern Rio Grande do Sul state. The plant is expected … Continue reading Honda to build wind farm in Brazil
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Gamesa reinforces its presence in Brazil with a 150 MW supply contract
Under the contract, the company will fit 75 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines at five wind farms being built by Consórcio Morrinhos and will maintain them for 15 years. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has achieved another milestone in its bid to become one of the leading turbine makers in Brazil. The company … Continue reading Gamesa reinforces its presence in Brazil with a 150 MW supply contract
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Alstom and Renova Energia sign a first contract worth
Alstom Renewable Power and Renova Energia, a leader in wind power generation in Brazil, signed the first contract, as part of the agreement announced in February 2013, to supply equipment to wind farms in Bahia State. Worth around €450 million, the contract was booked in fiscal year 2012/13. These farms will represent a capacity of … Continue reading Alstom and Renova Energia sign a first contract worth
Continue readingBrazil’s wind energy have 2.5 GW capacity
The installed wind energy generation capacity at Brazil’s 108 farms reached 2.5 gigawatts (GW) in 2012, up 73% from 2011, according to the annual industry balance released this Monday (15th) by the Brazilian Wind Energy Association (Abeeólica). Wind energy accounted for 2% of the country’s energy mix last year. Out of the total capacity, 1.3 … Continue reading Brazil’s wind energy have 2.5 GW capacity
Continue readingWind energy: Latin America to outgrow North America
The Americas region will add nearly 92 GW of new wind power capacity from 2013 to 2020, but the rate of growth will be dramatically different between North America and Latin America, according to a new report from MAKE Consulting. Despite macroeconomic headwinds in North America, the report says enough demand exists to support and … Continue reading Wind energy: Latin America to outgrow North America
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Iberdrola and Neoenerg
These three wind farms are equipped with G90 wind turbines supplied by Gamesa and have been built by IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA. IBERDROLA, global leader in wind power, and the Brazilian holding company Neoenergia, in which the Company holds a 39% stake, have constructed the Mel II, Caetité II and Caetité III wind farms in Brazil, with … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Iberdrola and Neoenerg
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A Record Year for World Wind Energy in 2012
Danish manufacturer Vestas has been knocked off its perch as top wind turbine supplier for first time in 13 years. Danish wind manufacturer Vestas had been the world leader from 2000 to 2011 but in 2012, GE Wind grabbed 15.5 percent of the market share. GE and Siemens boomed while Vestas, Goldwind and Sinovel faltered. … Continue reading A Record Year for World Wind Energy in 2012
Continue readingGBT Brasil to Start Making First Brazil Wind Turbines This Year
GBT Brasil SA, a joint venture between Global Blade Technology and Feel Energia SA, said it will start producing its first wind turbines in Brazil by the end of the year. The 900-kilowatt wind power units, including the towers, blades and generation equipment, will be assembled at three factories in the state of Parana, Arthur … Continue reading GBT Brasil to Start Making First Brazil Wind Turbines This Year
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Acciona Windpower opens its first wind energy component manufacturing plant in Brazil
Dedicated to the assembly of hubs for wind turbines, the plant is located in Bahia and has a production capacity of 135 units/year. ACCIONA Windpower, a subsidiary of the ACCIONA Group dedicated to the design, manufacture and sale of wind turbines, today inaugurated its wind turbine hub assembly plant in Sim
Continue readingIMPSA Signs US$ 238 M Contract for the Construction of the Chu
The wind farm will be the first to have wind turbines manufactured at IMPSA’s new production centerin Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. IMPSA has signed a new contract with Chuí Holding S.A. –formed by Eletrosul (49%) and the Rio Bravo Fundo de Investimento em Participação (51%)– by which both companies will be building six wind … Continue reading IMPSA Signs US$ 238 M Contract for the Construction of the Chu
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Alstom signs billion dollar wind turbines contract with Brazil
Alstom, France’s transport infrastructure and power generation giant, on Wesdnesday said it signed a preliminary accord with Brazilian energy group Renova Energia to provide hundreds of wind tribunes worth more than one billion euros (1.35 billion U.S. dollars). Under the four-year agreement, Alstom will “operate and maintain in Brazil around 440 onshore wind turbines” that … Continue reading Alstom signs billion dollar wind turbines contract with Brazil
Continue readingALSTOM and Renova Energia Sign a Preliminary Agreement in Brazil for the Supply of Wind Turbines
Alstom Renewable Power (Paris:ALO) announced on 6 February 2013 the signature of a memorandum of understanding with Renova Energia, leader in wind power generation in Brazil, to supply, operate and maintain in Brazil around 440 onshore wind turbines for a total amount exceeding 1 billion. From 2.7 MW to 3 MW each, these turbines will … Continue reading ALSTOM and Renova Energia Sign a Preliminary Agreement in Brazil for the Supply of Wind Turbines
Continue readingPromising wind energy outlooks for Brazil, China and the Middle East
The New Year will soon be upon us, and so will the new opportunities for wind power it could hold. With this in mind, Nigel Crowe from PMSS and Lead Session Chair at the EWEA Annual Event from 4-7 February, talks to us about wind power’s emerging markets outside Europe… Where are the three most … Continue reading Promising wind energy outlooks for Brazil, China and the Middle East
Continue readingWind Energy Sells at World’s Lowest Rate in Brazil Auction
Four energy developers agreed to sell power from 10 proposed wind farms in Brazil at the cheapest rates ever. Enerfin Sociedad de Energia SA, Renova Energia SA (RNEW11), EGP- Serra Azul and Bioenergy Geradora de Energia Ltda. won contracts to sell electricity to distributors for an average price of 87.94 reais ($42.16) a megawatt-hour, Brazil’s … Continue reading Wind Energy Sells at World’s Lowest Rate in Brazil Auction
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GE Supplies Brazilian Wind Farm
GE and Brazil’s Renova Energia have signed a US$394 million contract for 230 wind turbines for a wind farm in Bahia state of Brazil. The purchase is part of Renova’s expansion plans that began in November 2011 with the construction of the Alto Sertão II Wind Farm, comprising 15 parks with a total installed capacity … Continue reading GE Supplies Brazilian Wind Farm
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ENERGIMP’s investment in wind energy in Brazil reaches R$ 3 billion
ENERGIMP, a subsidiary of IMPSA and FI-FGTS, has put UEE Quixaba –its fourteenth wind farm– into commercial operation. Located in the state of Ceará, Quixaba raises to 347 the number of MW in commercial operation in Brazil. In addition to the Quixaba Wind Farm, the Company is on schedule with its plan to bring an … Continue reading ENERGIMP’s investment in wind energy in Brazil reaches R$ 3 billion
Continue readingBrazil wind energy generation rockets 216% in 3 yrs
Brazil’s wind power generation expanded by 216% in the last three years, a publication of local daily O Estado de Sao Paulo from yesterday showed. In 2009, the share of wind energy in the country’s combined power generation stood at only 0.6%, the daily said. Also, from 2009 to 2012, the price of wind power … Continue reading Brazil wind energy generation rockets 216% in 3 yrs
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