Windy days can do more than chap cheeks, tousle clothes and wreck havoc on a good hair day. Blustery days can also produce electricity and Argentina is poised to make that easier with the debut of its first-ever wind turbine manufacturing plant, in the Mendoza province, beginning in July. Impsa, an Argentine renewable energy provider and … Continue reading Argentina Opens First-Ever Wind Energy Plant (Impsa)
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Goldwind in talks to buy Pescarmona’s wind power assets in Brazil
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., China’s biggest wind-turbine manufacturer, is in talks to buy all or some of Pescarmona Group’s wind power operations in Brazil, according to Bloomberg. Goldwind’s board has already authorized a transaction, said one person, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public. The company hasn’t decided whether … Continue reading Goldwind in talks to buy Pescarmona’s wind power assets in Brazil
Continue readingImpsa sells Brazil wind power plants
Industrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona SA, the Argentine wind-turbine maker owned by the Pescarmona family and known as Impsa, agreed to sell holdings in wind parks in Brazil to a local developer as it prepares to restructure its debt. Ventos de Sao Jorge Energias Renovaveis SA, a Fortaleza, Brazil-based wind-power developer owned by the Salus investment fund, … Continue reading Impsa sells Brazil wind power plants
Continue readingImpsa’s wind power declared in bankruptcy in Brazil
Pernambuco state judge Rafael Jose de Menezes declared Wind Power Energy in bankruptcy in response to requests from two creditors, Libra Terminal Valongo SA and Libra Terminais SA, which said the company hadn’t paid debts of 10.6 million reais ($4.7 million), according to a July 30 ruling on the court’s website. Judge Menezes appointed Jose … Continue reading Impsa’s wind power declared in bankruptcy in Brazil
Continue readingImpsa to sell wind power plants in Brazil
Brazilian renewable-energy developer Casa dos Ventos Energias Renovaveis Ltda. is among the companies in advanced talks. Industrias Metalurgicas Pescarmona SA, the Argentine wind-turbine maker known as Impsa, is in advanced talks with two companies to sell a big part of its wind energy parks in Brazil. A Brazilian company and an international buyer are negotiating … Continue reading Impsa to sell wind power plants in Brazil
Continue readingIMPSA Signs US$ 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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IMPSA Signs a Contract Financed by Argentina and Launches the Construction of the Malaspina I Wind Farm
IMPSA’s subsidiary, Central Eólica Pampa de Malaspina S.A. (Malaspina I) and Nación Fideicomiso S.A.(NFSA) signed the Malaspina I Financial Trust Contract (FFMI) for the construction and startup of a 50 MW wind farm in the province of Chubut. The contract provides for the issuance of debt instruments for US$ 100 million. The Malaspina I Wind … Continue reading IMPSA Signs a Contract Financed by Argentina and Launches the Construction of the Malaspina I Wind Farm
Continue readingENERGIMP’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
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Venezuela moves ahead with wind farm construction of La Guajira
EVWIND Venezuela, with large oil resources, has not developed just renewable energy. For the generation of electricity depends on hydropower plants of the Caroni River, a tributary of the Orinoco, which causes serious problems in drought years. The wind energy completes wind hydro production. There are already two wind farms under construction, with Gamesa wind … Continue reading Venezuela moves ahead with wind farm construction of La Guajira
Continue readingWind power: Blades from North Dakota headed to Brazil
A vibrant domestic wind energy industry not only creates a market for components to be used at wind farm projects around the country, it allows for made-in-the-USA wind turbines to be exported.
Continue readingRiding the wind power: electric vehicles, smart charging could expand wind energy opportunity
Electric cars, coupled with grid-friendly charging and lithium ion batteries, offers a great opportunity, right now, to help electric companies integrate additional wind power into our electric system.
Continue readingE.ON Climate & Renewables and GE Announce 300 MW Deal for Wind Power Plants in Illinois
Deal Includes 188 1.6-82.5 Wind Turbines. Wind Farm Projects will Boost Illinois? Growing Supply of Wind Energy.
Continue readingHybrid Medium and Heavy-Duty Truck Sales to Surpass 100,000 Electric Vehicles Annually by 2017
Pike Research’s analysis further indicates that most HEV, PHEV, and BEV trucks will utilize different chemistries of lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries.
Continue readingSolar Energy can meet 5-7% Power Requirement by 2021-22 in India
A study published by KPMG, a global consulting company has forecast that solar power can meet 5-7% of India’s total power requirements by 2021-22.
Continue readingWind energy Vestas new nacelle assembly plant
The new wind turbines assembly facility will be dedicated to assembly of nacelles. The assembly facility is expected to start operations in Q4 2011 to satisfy the needs of the wind farm project pipeline in Brazil.
Continue readingOffshore wind power could soon be operating in Texas
EWEA figures showed that there are now wind turbines totalling 3,294 MW of wind farm capacity in European waters.
Continue readingConcentrating solar power: California approves 570 MW hybrid natural gas-solar thermal plant
The California Energy Commission approved the construction of a proposed 570-megawatt concentrated solar energy hybrid plant in Los Angeles County.
Continue readingGDF Suez secures PPAs for wind energy in Canada
Following its commitment to wind power generation in Canada, International Power Canada is preparing for construction on Cape Scott Wind Farm, a 99 MW wind turbines facility.
Continue readingEnergy storage for wind power and electric car
Energy storage devices like lithium ion batteries is a critical component of such modern technologies as electric cars, plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, solar power and wind energy.
Continue readingOpportunities in the China Wind Energy Industry
China plans to increase its wind power base to 69,076 MW by 2015. Led by the increasing electricity demand by 15 per cent per year in China, the wind farm capacity has been doubling every year since 2005.
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