Synhelion and Cemex announced today a significant milestone in their joint effort to develop fully solar-driven cement production: the scaling of their technology to industrially-viable levels. This includes the continuous production of clinker, the most energy-intensive part of cement manufacturing, using only solar heat. At the beginning of 2022, the companies announced the first-ever successful … Continue reading Synhelion and CEMEX make further progress toward the world’s first fully concentrated solar power cement plant
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CEMEX, Sandia Labs, and Synhelion to scale concentrated solar power technology to produce cement
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. («CEMEX») announced today that the U.S. Department of Energy awarded US$3.2 million to Solar MEAD, a joint project headed by CEMEX, Sandia National Laboratories, and Synhelion, which aims to decarbonize cement production. Solar MEAD aims to replace the use of fossil fuels with concentrated solar thermal (“CST”) energy in clinker production, … Continue reading CEMEX, Sandia Labs, and Synhelion to scale concentrated solar power technology to produce cement
Continue readingSempra Energy Unit IEnova completes acquisition of Ventika wind power in Mexico
Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) today announced that its Mexican subsidiary, Infraestructura Energética Nova, S.A.B. de C.V. (IEnova) (BMV: IENOVA), has completed the acquisition of the Ventika I and Ventika II wind generation facilities in Mexico for approximately $900 million, including the assumption of outstanding debt. Mexico’s antitrust commission, the Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica, approved … Continue reading Sempra Energy Unit IEnova completes acquisition of Ventika wind power in Mexico
Continue readingPattern Development JV with CEMEX expands wind energy and solar power in Mexico
Pattern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGI) (TSX: PEG) (“Pattern Energy”), today announced that its parent company, Pattern Energy Group LP (“Pattern Development”), signed a joint venture agreement with CEMEX Energia, a subsidiary of CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. (“CEMEX”) (NYSE: CX). The CEMEX Energia/Pattern Development JV will jointly develop renewable energy projects throughout Mexico. Highlights … Continue reading Pattern Development JV with CEMEX expands wind energy and solar power in Mexico
Continue readingCemex announces first solar power plant in the Caribbean
Cemex Dominican Republic has announced the launch of a solar plant that will provide renewable energy for its cement plant in San Pedro de Macorís. The plant comprises 5040 panels with inverters that capture the sunlight and convert it into energy. “The contribution represents 1.5 MW that will allow us to produce 2.2 million … Continue reading Cemex announces first solar power plant in the Caribbean
Continue readingAWS Truepower Contracted as Lender Engineer for the Financing of the Largest Wind Farm in Mexico
AWS Truepower, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and engineering services, has been hired to act as Independent Engineer to support the financing and construction of the Ventika I & Ventika II wind projects in Nuevo León, Mexico. The Ventika Wind Project consists of two 126 MW wind projects, for a total capacity of … Continue reading AWS Truepower Contracted as Lender Engineer for the Financing of the Largest Wind Farm in Mexico
Continue readingCemex completes financing for wind farm project in Mexico
Cemex has successfully completed the financing of Ventika, a project comprising the construction of two 126MW wind farms each, for a total nominal capacity of 252MW, to be located in General Bravo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. The investment for the project is approximately US$650m, of which 75 per cent corresponds to debt and 25 per cent … Continue reading Cemex completes financing for wind farm project in Mexico
Continue readingAcciona Energy wins a contract to supply 252 MW of wind power capacity in Mexico
The company will build two wind farms with 3-megawatt ACCIONA Windpower wind turbines and will operate the facilities for 20 years. The investment associated with these projects is around 650 million dollars (469.4 million euros). ACCIONA Energy has been awarded contracts for the engineering, construction and start-up of two wind farms in Mexico and the … Continue reading Acciona Energy wins a contract to supply 252 MW of wind power capacity in Mexico
Continue readingCemex to invest in wind energy in Mexico
Cemex plans to develop a wind power project in Nuevo Leon state, Mexico with an investment of US$600m, according to chairman and CEO Lorenzo Zambrano. The project will consist of two wind farms that cost US$300m each, which could be installed within two years. Cemex will use at least 10% of the power output and … Continue reading Cemex to invest in wind energy in Mexico
Continue readingWind energy Vestas receives 50 MW order in the UK
Vestas has received a wind power order from E.ON for delivery of 25 V80-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm.
Continue readingDanish Society of Wind Energy Conference 2010 opens in Denmark
The Danish Society of Wind Energy Conference 2010 opened Wednesday in the Vingsted Center in Brested, Denmark.
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El BID financiará la expansión de energía eólica en México
El BID aprueba créditos por un total de 101 millones de dólares.
Continue readingCemex y Acciona concluyen el parque eólico Eurus en Oaxaca (México)
EURUS, producto de una alianza entre CEMEX y ACCIONA, consta de 167 aerogeneradores de 1.5 MW de tecnología ACCIONA Windpower y representa una inversión de 550 millones de dólares (aproximadamente 367 millones de euros).
Continue readingCemex ampliará Eurus, un parque de energía eólica en Oaxaca con aerogeneradores de Acciona
La empresa Cemex hará un segundo parque eólico en la Ventosa, Tehuantepec, con 33 aerogeneradoros de Acciona y una inversión de 550 millones de dólares.
Continue readingEurus, un parque de energía eólica de Acciona para Cemex en Oaxaca
El parque Eurus arrancó con la operación de 25 aerogeneradores de un total de 167 y abastecerá el 25% de las necesidades de energía de Cemex en México.
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