Participants at the 2012 African Economic Conference (EAC) have been told to encourage investment in wind power and other forms of renewable energy to increase access to electricity among Africans. Presenting a paper on wind energy development, Emelly Mutambatsere an expert with the African Development Bank, said that Africa is faced with the challenge of … Continue reading Africa: Wind Energy Best Option to Boost Electricity Supply
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Kenya inks wind power deal with Iberdrola
Kenya on Thursday awarded a 59 million U.S. dollars deal with a Spanish firm for the construction of a substation power project, which will allow the transmission of electricity imported from Ethiopia and the Lake Turkana wind power project into Nairobi. The Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Ltd (KETRACO) signed the power transmission project with a … Continue reading Kenya inks wind power deal with Iberdrola
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Wind energy industry upbeat over restoration of accelerated depreciation in India
The Indian Wind Power Association met the Union Finance Minister, P Chidambaram, a few days back in Coimbatore, to follow up on his own previous presentation to the Ministry of Finance. The Indian Wind Power Association has 1,500 members. Since the beginning of the current financial year the wind power industry in India has had … Continue reading Wind energy industry upbeat over restoration of accelerated depreciation in India
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Welspun Energy to set up 100 MW solar power
Welspun Renewables Energy Ltd (WREL), a subsidiary of Welspun Energy, has inked an MoU with Chattisgarh government for installing 100 MW Solar Power project. The MoU was signed in Raipur. “The project is to be commenced in 2015, entailing an estimated investment of Rs 1,000 crore,” the company said. With this project, WEL will achieve … Continue reading Welspun Energy to set up 100 MW solar power
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Exelon-funded report inflates wind energy integration costs
A so-called economic study on wind power being circulated by Exelon Corp. contains some serious errors. The report, prepared by Jonathan Lesser of Continental Economics, says wind integration costs are five times higher than they actually are. The real total integration cost for wind is under $100 million, which works out to about 3 cents/month … Continue reading Exelon-funded report inflates wind energy integration costs
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Hurricane Sandy’s impact on wind turbines minimal
As power infrastructure was in the path of Hurricane Sandy this past week, AWEA connected with wind project owners and operators to assess the impact on wind power projects in the Northeast. It appears that Hurricane Sandy has had some, but minimal, impact on the wind turbines in its path, according to early reports this … Continue reading Hurricane Sandy’s impact on wind turbines minimal
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Voice of America article on wind energy and birds lacks context
Voice of America carried an article on wind, birds and bats recently that unfortunately veered toward the sensational, focusing on lawsuits by environmental groups and failing to provide balance and factual context. What was missing? Wind farms are not a major source of bird fatalities. The wind power industry regrets the fact that birds occasionally … Continue reading Voice of America article on wind energy and birds lacks context
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American Energy Alliance errs with attacks on wind power
The American Energy Alliance (AEA), a fossil-fuel funded organization, has released a new document attacking wind energy. The document purports to be a “study” based on “research,” but contains no new information or analysis—it is simply an advocacy piece that is entirely subjective, funded by an organization with a particular point of view. The AEA … Continue reading American Energy Alliance errs with attacks on wind power
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Negative oriented personality traits and wind turbine sound
An interesting paper has appeared on ScienceDirect, discussing the results of psychological testing and sound measurements conducted at households near 10 small wind turbines in the United Kingdom. According to the abstract of “The influence of negative oriented personality traits on the effects of wind turbine noise,” the goal of the research was to “[assess] … Continue reading Negative oriented personality traits and wind turbine sound
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Onshore wind has important role to play in the UK’s future, Energy Secretary says
It’s been a tumultuous week for the wind power sector in the UK with reports and developments underscoring the industry’s benefits while a furor was breaking out over whether Energy Minister John Hayes had overstepped his position on the popular renewable technology. By Thursday, Green Party MP Caroline Lucas was wondering publicly if Hayes’s mis-directed … Continue reading Onshore wind has important role to play in the UK’s future, Energy Secretary says
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Arise Windpower buys 300MW of onshore wind farm projects
Sweden’s Arise Windpower has agreed to purchase three onshore wind energy projects from Ownpower with a combined capacity of 300MW. Arise Windpower AB (publ) (“Arise”) (STO:AWP) has concluded a conditional agreement with Ownpower Projects AB (“OPP”) for the acquisition of a fully permitted project in Bräcke (60 MW) and two projects in the permit application … Continue reading Arise Windpower buys 300MW of onshore wind farm projects
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Wind energy in Pakistan
In recent times, concerns have been raised about the growing number of wind farms in developing countries and their impacts on communities and the environment. Many of these concerns have been fuelled by well-organised anti-wind groups. By spreading disinformation about wind energy, these groups have successfully persuaded many people, including several prominent politicians, that wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Pakistan
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Wind energy operation and maintenance costs plummet
The wind energy sector is making significant improvements not just in the capital cost and performance of its wind turbines, but also in the ongoing cost of operating and maintaining (O&M) them once installed. This is the message from the inaugural issue of the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Wind Operations and Maintenance Price Index, just … Continue reading Wind energy operation and maintenance costs plummet
Continue readingBuilding a Wind-Centered Economy
In the race to transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy and avoid runaway climate change, wind has opened a wide lead on both solar and geothermal energy. Solar panels, with a capacity totaling 70,000 megawatts, and geothermal power plants, with a capacity of some 11,000 megawatts, are generating electricity around the world. … Continue reading Building a Wind-Centered Economy
Continue readingA walk among the clouds – EWEA visits a wind farm
On a recent late-October morning, EWEA staff set off early from our offices in Brussels to visit a wind farm. For many of us, it would the first time to get so close to the energy-producing giants that we spend our time promoting. The sun rose and we were confronted with a thick blanket of … Continue reading A walk among the clouds – EWEA visits a wind farm
Continue readingNational governments must create stable investment environments for renewables, WWF
Recently some national governments in Europe have made changes to their support mechanisms for renewable energies that have created an environment of insecurity for the wind energy sector. However, a new report by the WWF says that such policies create needed certainty for renewable energy investors, backing up a view held by EWEA. Uncertainty about … Continue reading National governments must create stable investment environments for renewables, WWF
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Wind Power from the Gobi Desert
Since last year’s nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan has established the legal frameworks for an accelerated domestic transition to renewables as an alternative to nuclear power. The DESERTEC Foundation and the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF) are working together towards an alternative that will bolster Japan’s transition to clean, affordable and reliable sources of clean … Continue reading Wind Power from the Gobi Desert
Continue readingWind energy in New Zealand: Wind farm planned for South Taranaki
A wind farm with 48 wind turbines is proposed for South Taranaki, by TrustPower on the coast between Waverley and Patea. TrustPower says the size is similar to its wind farm at Mahinerangi in Central Otago. It will be able to generate 130 megawatts and would complement the Patea Dam nearby, which is owned by … Continue reading Wind energy in New Zealand: Wind farm planned for South Taranaki
Continue readingTop 10 UK wind energy facts
A new report from trade association RenewableUK has painted a bright picture of the UK’s wind power sector, including a major upswing in approval rates for new onshore projects. 1. Wind power is booming – There was 6.9GW of total operational wind farm capacity by the end of June this year, with a further 4.2GW in construction … Continue reading Top 10 UK wind energy facts
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GE empowers Kennedy Renewables to develop company’s first wind farm
Next month, Kennedy Renewables’ Little Raith Wind Farm will be fully operational in Fife, Scotland. Little Raith, powered by GE (NYSE: GE) wind turbines, marks the culmination of a new relationship between GE and Kennedy Renewables resulting in an important milestone for Kennedy: the company’s first wind project. “Brian is an entrepreneur with a dream … Continue reading GE empowers Kennedy Renewables to develop company’s first wind farm
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