Kazakhstan will finance installation of wind power stations by farmers, Tengrinews.kz reports citing Vice-PM and Minister of Industry and New Technologies Asset Issekeshev as saying at the government meeting. “We believe that a good economic and social effect can be reached if citizens start independently using renewable energy sources. In particular, the individuals who have … Continue reading Kazakhstan to finance installation of wind energy
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Generation Delta achieving an additional yield of up to 31% at locations with medium and strong winds
Nordex SE is unveiling the fourth generation of its proven multi-megawatt platform at the European wind power conference EWEA, which is taking place on 4-7 February 2013 in Vienna. With its larger rotors, increased nominal output and optimised technical systems, Generation Delta is setting new standards in terms of economic efficiency, reliability, serviceability and safety. … Continue reading Generation Delta achieving an additional yield of up to 31% at locations with medium and strong winds
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Nordex receiving first contract for N117/3000 wind energy project from Finland
Just one day after the public presentation of its Generation Delta wind power systems, Nordex received its first contract for the delivery and installation of a wind farm complete with Generation Delta turbines from Raahen Tuulienergia Oy in Finland. At the EWEA 2013 in Vienna, Nordex signed a contract with a joint venture forged by … Continue reading Nordex receiving first contract for N117/3000 wind energy project from Finland
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Wind energy for 9 million households in Eastern Europe by 2020
Wind power in Central and Eastern Europe will become a significant source of electricity production by 2020 and Turkey’s wind power generation capacity will grow even faster – provided there is a stable legal framework in each country. The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) today published a new report, ‘Eastern Winds’, analysing the emerging wind … Continue reading Wind energy for 9 million households in Eastern Europe by 2020
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Wind energy myths
The Feb. 4 letter to the editor by longtime wind energy opponent Rolf Westgard, “Poor energy decisions,” recycled previously refuted myths. Wind energy has already proven a reliable energy source by providing significant amounts of electricity across major parts of the U.S. Iowa produces more than 20 percent of its electricity from wind, and wind … Continue reading Wind energy myths
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Copisa signs EUR 8 mln contract to build new wind farm in Romania’s Dobrogea
Spanish construction company Copisa will build its third wind farm project in Romania, after landing a EUR 8 million deal for a wind energy park at Chirnogeni, in Constanta county. The Spanish firm will work for five months and install 32 wind turbines of 2.5 MW each, as well as a 25-kilometer access road. This … Continue reading Copisa signs EUR 8 mln contract to build new wind farm in Romania’s Dobrogea
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GE to Provide Stena Renewable AB with 10, 1.6-Megawatt Wind Turbines for Project Fredriksdal in Sweden
Fredriksdal Energi AB, a fully owned subsidiary of Stena Renewable AB, has selected 10 GE (NYSE: GE) 1.6-100 wind turbinesfor its new project in Sweden. The turbines will produce 16 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 11,000 Swedish homes. GE will transport, install and commission the turbines for the wind farm during 2013 in Fredriksdal, … Continue reading GE to Provide Stena Renewable AB with 10, 1.6-Megawatt Wind Turbines for Project Fredriksdal in Sweden
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GE wind turbines to power romanian wind farm
Energia Verde Ventuno has selected seven 2.5-103 GE (NYSE: GE) wind turbines to power its Cerna Wind Park in Romania’s Tulcea region. The project will generate enough clean energy to power approximately 7,000 Romanian households when it enters service later this year. GE announced the 17.5-megawatt (MW) deal, which includes equipment supply and service contracts … Continue reading GE wind turbines to power romanian wind farm
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Nordex: New platform-generation setting the standard in annual wind power yields
Nordex SE is unveiling the fourth generation of its proven multi-megawatt platform at the European wind power conference EWEA, which is taking place on 4-7 February 2013 in Vienna. With its larger rotors, increased nominal output and optimised technical systems, Generation Delta is setting new standards in terms of economic efficiency, reliability, serviceability and safety. … Continue reading Nordex: New platform-generation setting the standard in annual wind power yields
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Native American group puts values into practice with wind power
Putting its respect-for-earth values into practice, TWN Wind Power, a Tsleil-Waututh Nation company, recently completed two distributed wind installations at White Earth Nation, located in northwest Minnesota. The two sites, Ojibwa Building Supplies in Waubun and White Earth Community Service Center in Naytahwaush, are now both benefiting from wind energy. The White Earth Nation … Continue reading Native American group puts values into practice with wind power
Continue readingWind energy will be cheapest electricity generating technology by 2020
Wind power will be at the centre of Europe’s power needs, meeting 50% of electricity demand by 2050, Robert Clover from MAKE Consulting said today. Moreover, “after 2020 wind is the cheapest technology, it is scaleable and it has minimal water requirements,” he added. Speaking at EWEA’s 2013 Annual Event in Vienna, Clover said onshore … Continue reading Wind energy will be cheapest electricity generating technology by 2020
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Fossil fuel subsidies are “public enemy number one”
Fossil fuel subsidies – which amounted to half a trillion US Dollars worldwide in 2011 – are effectively an incentive to pollute and as such are “public enemy number one to sustainable energy development,” Fatih Birol, Chief Economist at the International Energy Agency said at EWEA’s 2013 Annual Event in Vienna on Monday. Christian Kjaer, … Continue reading Fossil fuel subsidies are “public enemy number one”
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Irish Energy Minister calls for clarity on fuel subsidies
The European Commission needs to provide data to compare subsidies for renewables with the “far less transparent” subsidies for coal, oil, gas and nuclear, Irish Energy Minister and current EU President Pat Rabbitte says in the latest Wind Directions magazine. Minister Rabbitte, who is one of the keynote speakers at the opening session of EWEA … Continue reading Irish Energy Minister calls for clarity on fuel subsidies
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Gamesa showcases its new 2.5 MW and 5.5 MW wind turbines at the EWEA
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, is exhibiting for the 10th consecutive year at the European Wind Energy Association’s (EWEA) trade fair, one of the industry’s premier events, in Vienna from 4-7 February. At this year’s fair, the company is showcasing the development and evolution of its portfolio of products, all designed to … Continue reading Gamesa showcases its new 2.5 MW and 5.5 MW wind turbines at the EWEA
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Wind farms break energy record in Spain
Past three months saw wind energy plants produce more electricity than any other source for first time, Spanish Wind Energy Association says. Over the last three months wind farms produced more electricity than any other power source in Spain for the first time ever, an industry group has said. The country delivered over six terawatt hours … Continue reading Wind farms break energy record in Spain
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South Australian EPA says no issue with inaudible wind farm noise
The Clean Energy Council has welcomed a report released by the South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) that it says has finally put to rest a common myth about wind farms – that they create dangerous levels of infrasound, or sound too low for humans to hear, that can be harmful to people who live … Continue reading South Australian EPA says no issue with inaudible wind farm noise
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Japan aims to triple wind energy
The government aims to triple the nation’s supply capacity of electricity generated through wind power to 7.5 million kilowatts by developing transmission grids in Hokkaido and the Tohoku region, it has been learned. Under a decadelong project the government will launch in fiscal 2013, which starts in April, the public and private sectors will spend … Continue reading Japan aims to triple wind energy
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Wind energy in Bangladesh
Wind power has been defined as the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy which can then be used through wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, wind pumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships. In the US, the multi-bladed wind turbine atop a lattice tower … Continue reading Wind energy in Bangladesh
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US Wind Energy Industry Has Strongest Year Ever
The U.S. wind energy industry had its strongest year ever in 2012, according to the American Wind Energy Association , installing a record 13,124MW of electric generating capacity, leveraging $25 billion in private investment,and achieving over 60,000MW of cumulative wind capacity. The milestone of 60,000MW (60GW) was reached just five months after AWEA announced last … Continue reading US Wind Energy Industry Has Strongest Year Ever
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European Wind Energy Association 2013 to start on an optimistic note
One person in this frame of mind is Thomas Becker, EWEA’s recently appointed CEO who will begin in April. “I am certainly looking forward to working for EWEA, an organisation with an outstanding reputation”, he said. “I want to turn the crisis facing the wind industry today into an opportunity to show how wind energy … Continue reading European Wind Energy Association 2013 to start on an optimistic note
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