The province of Guanacaste, an area where the winds blow strong, is hot for investors interested in wind farms, reports Nacion.com (Jan. 3, 2013). In Tilaran, Guanacaste, thereare already five wind power plants with wind turbines in operation. One is owned by the state run Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE), and the other four are … Continue reading Wind energy in Costa Rica: new wind farm
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Top 10 wind energy states in 2012
The Top 10 states for new installed wind capacity in 2012: 1. Texas (1,826 MW) 2. California (1,656 MW) 3. Kansas (1,440 MW) 4. Oklahoma (1,127 MW) 5. Illinois (823 MW) 6. Iowa (814 MW) 7. Oregon (640 MW) 8. Michigan (611 MW) 9. Pennsylvania (550 MW) 10. Colorado (496 MW) But which states did … Continue reading Top 10 wind energy states in 2012
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Wind energy supplies 6% of US electricity
Wind energy now supplies 6% of US electricity, thanks to many projects coming online at the end of the year … to beat the expiring Production Tax Credit (PTC). In 2012, wind grew 28%, with a record 13.2 gigawatts (GW) of wind turbines were installed – 5.5 GW in December alone. That energy is coming … Continue reading Wind energy supplies 6% of US electricity
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Wind energy enough to light almost all Spanish households
People who work in the Spanish wind energy sector will no doubt be sharing great news with those attending next week’s EWEA 2013 Annual Eventin Vienna: the nation’s monthly wind-power output exceeded 6 terawatt-hours for the first time in January. The Spanish Wind Energy Association’s blog, Somos Eolicos, reported that amount of power would be … Continue reading Wind energy enough to light almost all Spanish households
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Fall in wind prices energy increases importance on end of warranty strategy
After a bumper installation year of 13GW of wind power generation capacity installed in 2012, wind energy in the US now accounts for 6% of the nation’s total energy mix. Furthermore, increases in wind power technology have driven cost competitiveness of in many states with natural-gas fired power plants. However, this fall in the cost … Continue reading Fall in wind prices energy increases importance on end of warranty strategy
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China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Expects Market Consolidation in China to Help WTG Prices in 2013
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (“Ming Yang” or the “Company”) (NYSE: MY), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, reiterated recent statements by its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Chuanwei Zhang, that market prices of 1.5 megawatt (“MW”) and 2.0MW domestic wind turbine generators (“WTG”) are expected to increase up to as much … Continue reading China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Expects Market Consolidation in China to Help WTG Prices in 2013
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GE introduces 2.5-120, the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine
GE (NYSE: GE) announced the 2.5-120, the world’s most efficient high-output and the first brilliant wind turbine. The 2.5-120 is the first wind turbine to bring together world-class efficiency and power output at low wind speed sites, capturing a 25 percent increase in efficiency and a 15 percent increase in power output compared to GE’s … Continue reading GE introduces 2.5-120, the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine
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Suzlon bags 138-MW wind energy order from South Africa
Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine supplier, announced the receipt of Notice to Proceed to commence construction of the Cookhouse Wind Energy Facility located in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. Suzlon will supply 66 s.88 2.1 MW wind turbines to the wind power project. The Cookhouse Wind Farm is the largest … Continue reading Suzlon bags 138-MW wind energy order from South Africa
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Mainstream Raises $70 Million for Wind Energy Plant in Chile
Mainstream Renewable Power Ltd., an Irish clean-energy developer, raised $70 million, including a $52 million loan from China Development Bank Corp., for a 33- megawatt wind farm in southern Chile. The remaining $18 million will be funded by Mainstream’s own equity, Chief Executive Officer Eddie O’Connor said by phone. Construction has already started and the … Continue reading Mainstream Raises $70 Million for Wind Energy Plant in Chile
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White House Praises Wind Energy Industry’s 2012 Milestones
The White House praised the milestones of the American wind industry this week, following the release of the American Wind Energy Association’s Fourth Quarter Market Report, and attributed the industry’s success to President Barack Obama’s efforts to support renewable energy. Here are the details. * According to the American Wind Energy Association’s report , … Continue reading White House Praises Wind Energy Industry’s 2012 Milestones
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DONG Energy to build Westermost Rough offshore wind farm
DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farm Westermost Rough in the North Sea on the British east coast. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 1 billion including the construction of the transmission assets. When the wind farm goes into operation, the transmission assets will be sold to an … Continue reading DONG Energy to build Westermost Rough offshore wind farm
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Arise Windpower to start its first major wind energy project in Scotland
Arise Windpower AB, a Scandinavian renewable-energy developer, plans to build a wind farm in western Scotland as the country targets an 80 percent cut in power-industry emissions by 2030. Arise will install as many as 35 wind turbines at the wind energy project, its first in Scotland, the Halmstad, Sweden-based company said today in a … Continue reading Arise Windpower to start its first major wind energy project in Scotland
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RWE offshore wind farm connected to Belgian grid
Thornton Bank 2 was fully commissioned in January. RWE said the second phase of the wind power project, which includes 24 wind turbines, was connected to the grid. That means another 500,000 megawatt hours of electricity from wind for Belgian consumers. RWE said electricity generated from 24 wind turbines from its Thornton Bank wind farm … Continue reading RWE offshore wind farm connected to Belgian grid
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Welsh economy could receive 2.7 billion euro boost with onshore wind energy
Around 2,000 jobs could be created every year up to 2050 in Wales, and €2.7 billion injected into the Welsh economy, if the Welsh government target for 2,000 MW of onshore wind capacity by 2025 is met, a new reportby RenewableUK – an industry body – and the Welsh government claims. However, if approval rates … Continue reading Welsh economy could receive 2.7 billion euro boost with onshore wind energy
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Bonneville reaches new peak for wind generation: 4,344 MW
The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a federal power marketing agency and utility system operator in the Pacific Northwest, notched a new system wind generation record of 4,344 megawatts (MW) on January 29 at 7:15 p.m. Pacific time. The new record surpasses BPA’s old wind generation mark of 4,289 MW, and came in the middle … Continue reading Bonneville reaches new peak for wind generation: 4,344 MW
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U.S. wind energy blew away old record for installations in 2012
Since taking office, President Obama has been focused on building an energy economy in the United States that is cleaner as well as more efficient and secure. As part of that effort, the Administration has taken historic action over the past few years to support the development and deployment of renewable energy that will create … Continue reading U.S. wind energy blew away old record for installations in 2012
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Official starting signal for Wind Energy Research Alliance
A unique alliance for German wind energy research was officially formed in Berlin today – the Wind Energy Research Alliance. Representatives of the three partners, the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR), ForWind, the Center for Wind Energy Research of the universities of Oldenburg, Hanover and Bremen, and the Fraunhofer Institute … Continue reading Official starting signal for Wind Energy Research Alliance
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Gamesa’s 5 MW offshore wind turbine obtains design certification
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has, as scheduled, made further progress on its offshore strategy, securing IEC 61400-22 design certification for its G128-5.0 MW offshore wind turbine from independent organisation Det Norske Veritas (DNV). This achievement represents a major milestone in the certification process for Gamesa’s offshore turbine, ensuring the timely launch, … Continue reading Gamesa’s 5 MW offshore wind turbine obtains design certification
Continue readingItaly’s 24MW Deliceto wind farm grid-connected and operating with Leitwind’s 1,5MW wind turbines
Leitwind announced today the commissioning of the Deliceto wind farm, which is now grid-connected and operating in Apulia, Italy. Leitwind was contracted by Elce Energia Spa in 2012 to build the 24MW Deliceto wind farm, which is made of 16 Leitwind’s patented LTW80 1,5MW gearless turbines. The wind turbines were delivered from the Telfs; Leitwind’s … Continue reading Italy’s 24MW Deliceto wind farm grid-connected and operating with Leitwind’s 1,5MW wind turbines
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Jamaican farmers turn to N.S wind energy technology
Fair winds in Jamaica could soon be turning turbines made in Nova Scotia and providing island farmers with green power. “I feel confident this will yield millions of dollars in sales,” Bruce Thompson, wind energy project developer with Seaforth Energy of Dartmouth, said Wednesday in an interview from Kingston, Jamaica. Thompson was in the Jamaican … Continue reading Jamaican farmers turn to N.S wind energy technology
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