Latin America has energetic possibilities in maritime winds. Colombia and Brazil took the first steps to develop offshore wind power. The experience of oil platforms. Three decades after the first offshore wind farm in the world was installed, Latin America, still inexperienced in the matter, is beginning to take an interest in this form of … Continue reading The potential of offshore wind power in Latin America
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The Cerro Dominador concentrated solar power plant, the first in Chile and Latin America, installs its solar receiver at a height of 220 meters
This is one of the latest milestones in the construction of the solar thermal project being carried out by Acciona and Abengoa in the Atacama desert (Chile) and owned by EIG Global Energy Partners.Weighing 2,300 tons, this highly complex piece will concentrate the solar radiation projected from the 10,600 heliostats surrounding the tower.It is the … Continue reading The Cerro Dominador concentrated solar power plant, the first in Chile and Latin America, installs its solar receiver at a height of 220 meters
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Acciona sells $300 million of Mexican wind power bonds
The Acciona’s Oaxaca II and Oaxaca IV wind farms began operating earlier this year. Both have capacity of 102MW, and are located in the southwest Mexico state. Acciona has raised almost $300 million from bond investors to refinance two Mexican wind farms, in what bankers say is the first financing of non-US renewable energy projects … Continue reading Acciona sells $300 million of Mexican wind power bonds
Continue readingArgentina plans large-scale wind farm with loan from China
The wind power project will use Chinese wind turbines packaged with financing that is less expensive and easier to arrange.
Continue readingMexico Wind Power on the Rise; Vestas Wins 50.4 MW Wind Turbines Order
Vestas has received a wind farm order for a total capacity of 50.4 MW consisting of 28 wind turbines V100-1.8 MW for the Los Altos wind energy plant, which will be located in Jalisco, Mexico.
Continue readingWind energy in Panama: region’s largest wind farm
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of what will be the largest wind farm in Central America, both in wind power generated and for the wind energy produced.
Continue readingVestas to Supply 50.4 Megawatts of Wind Turbines for Mexico Wind Farm
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS), the world’s largest wind power maker, won a wind energy contract to provide and install 50.4 megawatts of ind power equipment at a wind farm in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco.
Continue readingWind power in Mexico: Vestas receives 50 MW wind farm order in Mexico
Vestas has received a wind energy order for 28 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines for Mexico.
Continue readingCGNPC Builds 50 MW Concentrated Solar Thermal Power in Qinghai (China)
Supporting national concentrating solar thermal power technology research and development base began construction on the same day. The concentrated solar energy plant integrates industry, study, research and tourism.
Continue readingThe 99 MW wind farm in Bac Lieu (Vietnam) has the total investment capital of 4500 billion dong
A lot of other large-scaled wind energy projects in Vietnam have also been kicked off. The 99 MW wind power plant in Bac Lieu province has the total investment capital of 4500 billion dong with wind turbines of GE.
Continue readingJamaican wind farm saved country J$229M in five months
Apart from Manchester, areas in St Elizabeth have been identified as good locations for wind power farms. So far, wind turbines have been installed in Manchester, St Ann, St Mary and Portland.
Continue readingBulgaria to decide on number of eligible wind farm projects in 2012
Bulgarian Wind Energy Association (BGWEA) expects that Bulgaria’s installed wind turbines capacity will reach between 2000 MW and 3000 MW by 2020, given the current number of wind power projects.
Continue readingAbengoa completes India?s first concentrating solar thermal power plant
Abengoa has completed the first concentrated solar energy in India, with a 3 MW capacity, for the Indian Institute of Technology in Mumbai.
Continue readingElectric cars must get smarter for a clean-energy grid to be possible
If the world is going to add a plethora of electric vehicles to its grids, those grids and those electric cars are going to have to be very smart.
Continue readingDatang acquires Australian wind farm
AusChina specializes in the renewable energy field, including wind energy and solar power. AusChina plans to build AUD 3 billion worth of wind power and solar energy plants in the next three years.
Continue readingIn five months, wind energy saves Jamaica $229 million
Wigton wind power, the largest such wind farm in the English-speaking Caribbean, produced a total of 46.32 million kWh of electricity. Wind turbines have been installed in Manchester, St Ann, St Mary and Portland.
Continue readingLoan Guarantee of $170 Million to 99 MW Wind Energy Project
The loan guarantee will support a 99 megawatt (MW) wind power generation project that will be New Hampshire?s largest wind farm, with 33 Vestas V90 3.0-MW wind turbines.
Continue readingSolar power will produce most of the electricity in The Maldives by 2020
Maldives has an abundance of sunshine, so shifting to solar energy will improve the country’s energy security.
Continue readingZinc Flow Air Battery (ZFAB) for electric vehicles and energy storage
ReVolt?s technology performance attributes provide the highest-energy density (up to 3 times that of Lithium Ion), low-cost, safe and green.
Continue readingDuke Energy to Construct Its Fifth Wind Farm in Texas
For the second time this month, Duke Energy announced that it will construct a large-scale wind energy plant in Texas, United States.
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