The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has developed the analysis “The necessary elements for an energy transition. Proposals for the electricity sector”. This document has recently been sent to the Spanish Committee of Experts for Energy Transition. With it, AEE aims at making specific and realistic proposals on the contribution of wind power for 2020, … Continue reading By 2030, wind power in Spain will supply more than 30% of electricity
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LM Wind Power has completed the first 73.5-metre blade for GE Haliade
LM Wind Power has completed the first 73.5-metre blade for GE Haliade 150-6MW turbines destined for the 396MW Merkur offshore wind farm in the German North Sea. The LM 73.5 P blade was manufactured at the company’s Castellón facility in Spain and has been transported 45km to Castellón port. It is the largest such unit … Continue reading LM Wind Power has completed the first 73.5-metre blade for GE Haliade
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Wind energy supplied 15 of electricity in Spain in September
Renewable energies generated 30.3%, wind energy 15%, concentrated solar power (CSP) 3.4% and photovoltaic energy 3.9%. Wind energy production in September reached 2,764 GWh, up 7% on that of the same month last year, accounting for 15% of total production. 54.9% of electricity production this month came from technologies that do not emit CO2. Generation … Continue reading Wind energy supplied 15 of electricity in Spain in September
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Isotrol adds a new wind power plant in Spain
Isotrol adds a new wind power plant to its portfolio and participates in one of the first repowering projects in Spain. This is the Malpica wind farm, located in Costa da Morte in A Coruña. Malpica is currently experiencing a project of repowering, with the removal of the 69 wind turbines that make up the … Continue reading Isotrol adds a new wind power plant in Spain
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EDPR to recycle its wind turbine blades
EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and one of the world’s largest wind energy producers, today announced a cooperation agreement with Thermal Recycling of Composites (TRC), a spin-off of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, CSIC), for the implementation of a wind turbine blade … Continue reading EDPR to recycle its wind turbine blades
Continue readingSpain Is Using Accounting Tricks to Underpay the Wind Energy Sector
According to the country’s wind association, the Spanish government has reneged on commitments. Spanish wind investors beware: New capacity may be on offer, but experience shows the auction process is not to be trusted. Spain’s wind industry association, the Asociación Empresarial Eólica (AEE), believes a government accounting dodge deprived the sector of €630 million ($740 … Continue reading Spain Is Using Accounting Tricks to Underpay the Wind Energy Sector
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Wind energy industry gears up for Spanish 4.1 GW deployment challenge
WindEurope welcomes the 1.1 GW awarded to wind yesterday in the Spanish renewables auction. The figure adds to the nearly 3 GW wind won in the previous auction in May 2017. According to the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE), the installation of the projects accorded to wind this year (and in 2016) will translate into … Continue reading Wind energy industry gears up for Spanish 4.1 GW deployment challenge
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The Spanish wind power sector believes in the collaboration of all players to install in the next two years the more than 4,600 MW awarded in tenders between 2016 and 2017
Wind power has been awarded 1,128 MW of the total of 5,037 MW in the Spanish tender held yesterday. This gives continuity to the industry’s activity in order to achieve compliance with European targets. The sector is confident that all players involved – developers, manufacturers, financial institutions, local and state public entities, etc. – will … Continue reading The Spanish wind power sector believes in the collaboration of all players to install in the next two years the more than 4,600 MW awarded in tenders between 2016 and 2017
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ACS wins 1,550 MW capacity at renewable energy auction in Spain
The government’s renewable capacity auction of about 3,000 MW, most of which was for solar power producers, was the second this year and is part of a drive to make sure 20 percent of all energy consumed in Spain by 2020 is from renewable sources. Spanish construction company ACS has won 1,550 megawatts (MW) of … Continue reading ACS wins 1,550 MW capacity at renewable energy auction in Spain
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Siemens Gamesa to build a 23-MW wind farm in Tenerife
Siemens Gamesa has secured its maiden order from DISA, the leading distributor of energy products in the Canary Islands, which has contracted it to build a 23.1-MW wind farm on the island of Tenerife under a turnkey arrangement. Under the agreement, the company will install 11 of its G114-2.1 MW turbines at the Bermejo and … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa to build a 23-MW wind farm in Tenerife
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Wind energy industry bets on Bilbao
WindEurope and the Bilbao Exhibition Centre (BEC) today agreed to work together to deliver the WindEurope Conference & Exhibition from 2-4 April 2019 in Bilbao. The conference and exhibition is the most important event in Europe for the wind industry and is one of the reference events of the association, with an average of 8,000 … Continue reading Wind energy industry bets on Bilbao
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Renewable energies generated 37.7% of electricity in Spain in June 2017
Renewable energies generated 37.7% of electricity in Spain in June 2017. Wind power 18.2%, solar thermal 3.4% and photovoltaic solar power 4.6%. Generation of the month of May 2017 Peninsular demand for electricity in June is estimated at 21,681 GWh, 7.1% higher than in the same month of the previous year. Taking into account the … Continue reading Renewable energies generated 37.7% of electricity in Spain in June 2017
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Wind power generated 18.2% of electricity in Spain in May
Renewable energies generated 37.7% of electricity in Spain in May 2017. Wind power 18.2%, solar thermal 3.4% and photovoltaic solar power 4.6%. Generation of the month of May of 2017 Peninsular demand for electricity in May is estimated at 20,155 GWh, 2.1% higher than in the same month of the previous year. If we take … Continue reading Wind power generated 18.2% of electricity in Spain in May
Continue readingSpain to hold a new 3,000 MW renewable energy auction
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced Thursday a new 3,000-megawatt (MW) renewables auction seeking wind power and solar photovoltaic capacity, following the success of last week’s auction round. Rajoy said the new auction will be held before the summer and will contribute to improving competition in the domestic electricity market, as well as reduce energy … Continue reading Spain to hold a new 3,000 MW renewable energy auction
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Spain returns to wind energy with record low prices
Wind energy was awarded nearly all of the 3GW available in the Spanish renewable energy auction whose results were announced on 17 May. The auction resulted in contracts for €43/MWh, the maximum discount rate allowed under the Spanish tendering system. This is the lowest level ever awarded in an onshore wind tender in Europe. The … Continue reading Spain returns to wind energy with record low prices
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Forestalia Selects GE Renewable Energy to Provide 1,200 MW of Wind Power in the Largest European Auction to Date
The Forestalia Group, through the Sociedad Aragonesa Transeuropea de Energi?as Renovables, has been awarded a contract by Spain’s Ministry of Energy, Tourism and Digital Agenda to develop a 1,200 megawatt (MW) wind farm in Arago?n. This builds on the tender that Forestalia won in January 2016 to develop 408.5 MW of wind farms and bioenergy … Continue reading Forestalia Selects GE Renewable Energy to Provide 1,200 MW of Wind Power in the Largest European Auction to Date
Continue readingSpain awards 3 GW of wind energy at clean power auction
Spain’s government has picked suppliers for 3 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power in an auction on Wednesday. The successful bidders will obtain regulated revenues in exchange for producing clean energy. Spanish wind energy producer Forestalia has obtained 1.2 GW, while Gas Natural has won 600 megawatts (MW), Endesa’s Enel Green Power 500 MW and Gamesa … Continue reading Spain awards 3 GW of wind energy at clean power auction
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Gamesa to maintain 146 MW for Eolia Renovables at eight wind farms in Spain
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a new agreement with Eolia Renovables, Spain’s leading independent renewable energy operator, for the provision of operations and maintenance services in respect of 146 MW of turbines located in Spain for five years, until 2022. This marks the renewal of the agreement to operate and … Continue reading Gamesa to maintain 146 MW for Eolia Renovables at eight wind farms in Spain
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Gamesa steps up purchasing from Spanish suppliers by 17% in 2016
Gamesa purchased €936 million worth of goods and services from Spanish suppliers in 2016, marking year-on-year growth of 17%, with the attendant positive impact in terms of wealth and job creation. In addition, last year Gamesa increased its Spanish supplier base by 36%, adding 859 new companies to bring the total to 3,237 suppliers. Spain … Continue reading Gamesa steps up purchasing from Spanish suppliers by 17% in 2016
Continue readingGamesa secures its first wind energy order in Spain since the energy sector reforms
Gamesa is exhibiting its strategic commitment to the Spanish market, having secured its first order since the latest energy sector reforms: the company will build a 20-MW wind farm for Villar Mir Energía, the Villar Mir Group’s energy division. Under the terms of the agreement, Gamesa will supply 10 of its G114-2.0 MW turbines at … Continue reading Gamesa secures its first wind energy order in Spain since the energy sector reforms
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