Puetro Galera wind farm is the second project under the renewable energy program of Mindoro’s Power Development Plan for 2012-2014 following the 4.5-MW Linaw-Kawayan Mini-Hydro plant in San Teodoro town. The memorandum of agreement and service contract for Phase 1 were approved last June by Energy Secretary Jose Almendras witnessed by representatives from CMC Asia, … Continue reading Wind energy in Philippines: Mindoro wind farm
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Protectionism clouds over wind energy and solar power
China’s new energy industry faces an unprecedented challenge because of the United States’ anti-dumping and anti-subsidy investigations against Chinese wind power and solar energy products. So China will need a “green revolution” in its traditional energy sector to reach its energy conservation target and achieve sustainable development. In May, the US Department of Commerce imposed … Continue reading Protectionism clouds over wind energy and solar power
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PTC for wind energy must be renewed
The environmental and economic benefits of wind power are well established. It is a homegrown source of electricity. Along with other forms of renewable energy, it can help us make the transition over coming decades to new, less-polluting ways to power the state and the country. Ohio ranks fourth in the nation in the number … Continue reading PTC for wind energy must be renewed
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Chinese study of Ethiopia shows 1300 GW potential of wind energy
EVWIND HCIE in a joint-venture with Chinese construction group CGCOC recently completed a 51MW wind farm near Nazareth (Adama), equipped with 34 Goldwind 1.5MW wind turbines. Ethiopia’s wind resource amounts to over 1,300GW according to an assessment study recently completed by HydroChina International Engineering Company (HCIE) financed by the Chinese government. The cooperation between Ethiopia … Continue reading Chinese study of Ethiopia shows 1300 GW potential of wind energy
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WindFloat project ushers in a new era of offshore wind energy
EVWIND The WindFloat Agucadoura unit is a Vestas 2 MW floating wind turbine moored in water depths of slightly less than 50 meters, 4 km offshore the northern coast of Portugal. Portugal’s first offshore wind turbine – a floating offshore wind turbine called the WindFloat Agucadoura – has been installed and certified. ABS, the leading … Continue reading WindFloat project ushers in a new era of offshore wind energy
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NaturEner to move wind turbines to protect birds
EVWIND The 189 MW Rim Rock Wind Farm is currently under construction on private lands near Kevin Rim, an area known to harbor up to 60 active nests of 10 raptors species in a given year. At the urging of Montana Audubon, NaturEner voluntarily agreed to relocate each of 25 wind turbines to provide a … Continue reading NaturEner to move wind turbines to protect birds
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Renewable energy could provide more than 125,265 jobs by 2020 in Spain
Transitioning to a green economy has a huge potential to create new jobs in Spain at a time when the crisis-hit country is reeling from a 50 per cent youth unemployment rate, according to a newly released report. However, the report titled Green Jobs for Sustainable Development – The case of Spain, says the severity … Continue reading Renewable energy could provide more than 125,265 jobs by 2020 in Spain
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Mitt Romney and Wind Energy
EVWIND According to a report released by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in June, America could supply nearly half our total power needs from wind power and solar energy by 2050. Mitt Romney’s opposition to extending the wind power production tax credit (PTC) is just one more sign of the Republican presidential candidate’s outmoded energy … Continue reading Mitt Romney and Wind Energy
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Windreich congratulates PNE – the German small firm sector pulls off the energy change
Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. (FH) Willi Balz congratulates PNE WIND AG on the sale of their offshore wind park “Gode Wind” to the Danish DONG Energy. The chairman of the board of Windreich AG is pleased, that with DONG Energy, the world market leader in the area of offshore wind energy with more than 20 years of offshore … Continue reading Windreich congratulates PNE – the German small firm sector pulls off the energy change
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Wind energy in Ireland
Irish wind energy recently made the headlines with the announcement that a 5000MW wind farm was planned for the midlands of the country, with the UK market in mind. A good newspaper is “a nation talking to itself”, playwright Arthur Miller once said. If so, then the conversation being played out on the pages of … Continue reading Wind energy in Ireland
Continue readingConstruction of Mill Creek wind farm in New Zealand
EVWIND New Zealand Wind Energy Association (NZWEA) congratulates Meridian Energy on turning the first sod at Mill Creek wind farm, near Wellington. “Construction of Mill Creek is an important step towards New Zealand’s renewable energy future,” said NZWEA chief executive Eric Pyle. “Wind power will be a key part of a safe and secure electricity … Continue reading Construction of Mill Creek wind farm in New Zealand
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Gamesa G8X-2.0 MW and G9X-2.0 MW wind turbines received certificates in China
EVWIND Gamesa Wind Turbines including G80, G87, G90, G97 and G87 CS –each of them with 2.0 MW of capacity- have received certificates respectively from China Electricity Power Research Institute (CEPRI). The application of testing jobs were back to April 2011, under the combined efforts of 20 people from engineering team and their counterparts in … Continue reading Gamesa G8X-2.0 MW and G9X-2.0 MW wind turbines received certificates in China
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Wind energy in Bolivia: Chinese wind turbines for a wind farm
The wind farm of 33 wind turbines will have a Chinese credit of $ 200 million. Anemometers measure the wind resource in several wind towers. While advancing the design, the implementation of wind power project in the department entered the home stretch waiting for results of studies measuring the direction and speed of wind in … Continue reading Wind energy in Bolivia: Chinese wind turbines for a wind farm
Continue readingIEA: Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2012
Renewable energy has emerged as a significant source in the global energy mix, accounting for around a fifth of worldwide electricity production. Much of this success has stemmed from economic incentives and significant policy effort by countries, particularly those in the OECD. Massive investment has taken place on a global scale, with costs for most … Continue reading IEA: Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report 2012
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Report: 37,400 Clean Energy Jobs Announced In Q2, But PTC Threat Already Slowing Wind Industry
As many as 37,409 jobs could be created from the more than 70 major clean energy projects announced across the United States during the second quarter of 2012, according to the latest quarterly Clean Energy Jobs Roundup from Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2), the national group of business leaders who advocate for sound economic and environmental policies. … Continue reading Report: 37,400 Clean Energy Jobs Announced In Q2, But PTC Threat Already Slowing Wind Industry
Continue readingOffshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace
J. Matthew Roney Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost all of this wind power has been tapped on land; worldwide just 4,600 megawatts of offshore wind farms were operating as of mid-2012. Offshore wind capacity … Continue reading Offshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace
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Wind farm in Brazil granted regulatory approval
Brazil’s Mining and Energy Ministry (MME) approved the independent production of power from four wind farms with a combined capacity of 120 MW, according to BNamericas. The Baixa do Feijao I, II, III and IV wind farms have physical guarantees of 13.7 MW, 14.8 MW, 14.4 MW and 14.3 MW, respectively, and an installed capacity … Continue reading Wind farm in Brazil granted regulatory approval
Continue readingFAA rules Cape Wind offshore wind farm will not affect air traffic
EVWIND Towering wind turbines off Cape Cod will not pose a hazard to planes, the Federal Aviation Administration ruled Wednesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued a “Does Not Exceed (DNE)” determination for the proposed construction of 130 wind turbines in Nantucket Sound. The FAA completed an aeronautical study and has determined that the proposed … Continue reading FAA rules Cape Wind offshore wind farm will not affect air traffic
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Venezuela moves ahead with wind farm construction of La Guajira
EVWIND Venezuela, with large oil resources, has not developed just renewable energy. For the generation of electricity depends on hydropower plants of the Caroni River, a tributary of the Orinoco, which causes serious problems in drought years. The wind energy completes wind hydro production. There are already two wind farms under construction, with Gamesa wind … Continue reading Venezuela moves ahead with wind farm construction of La Guajira
Continue readingClarifying the dollars involved in wind energy’s tax credit
EVWIND As the presidential campaigns have taken up the question of whether to extend the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) beyond 2012, some confusion has arisen about the dollars involved. The PTC provides a credit against taxes of 2.2 cents for each kilowatt-hour of electricity that a wind farm generates during its first … Continue reading Clarifying the dollars involved in wind energy’s tax credit
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