The American Wind Energy Association announced that the U.S. has exceeded 50 gigawatts, or 50,000 megawatts, of installed capacity. The following community wind projects in lowa contributed to reaching the goal: • AG Land 5 and 5 (3.2 MW) • Cumberland Rose Wind Energy (1.6 MW) • Forward Fontanelle Power (1.6 MW) • Greenfield Wind … Continue reading Iowa wind energy contributes to milestone
Continue readingTag Archives: wind energy
Mexico exported wind power to California
REVE The county board of supervisors of San Diego said it approved the laying of a cable that will bring wind energy generated in Baja California, to Sempra substation in Jacumba, near the border. This cable will allow Sempra subsidiary San Diego Gas and Electric, import energy from wind farm in Sierra de Juarez. The … Continue reading Mexico exported wind power to California
Continue reading
Wind energy in Extremadura: wind farm in Santa Barbara with 9 wind turbines
REVE The Junta de Extremadura has issued administrative approval for the wind farm in Santa Barbara, Plasencia, one of the most controversial wind power projects. The wind farm will cost 19 million euros, in the mountains of Santa Barbara, in Caceres, and will have nine wind turbines with a total capacity of 18 megawatts. On … Continue reading Wind energy in Extremadura: wind farm in Santa Barbara with 9 wind turbines
Continue reading95% of Estonians back wind power
By Tuuliki Kasonen, General Manager of Estonian Wind Power Association According to a survey carried out by the Estonian Ministry of the Environment, Estonians consider wind power and biomass to be the best energy sources due to their economic, environmental and energy security benefits. 95% of the respondents considered wind power and 81% biomass … Continue reading 95% of Estonians back wind power
Continue reading
Sri Lanka taps into wind energy to reduce power cuts
Sri Lanka added wind power to its national grid on Thursday in a bid to reduce power cuts that are ongoing in 58 cities around the country including the capital city, an official said. Sri Lanka is currently suffering from a serious drought that has brought down its hydro power generation to below 10 percent, … Continue reading Sri Lanka taps into wind energy to reduce power cuts
Continue readingRomney Brings Anti-wind Energy Message to Iowa as States Largest Newspaper says PTC should be Extended
The League of Conservation Voters issued the following news release: Mitt Romney today will make his first campaign stop in Iowa since breaking with the state’s entire Congressional delegation and coming out in opposition to renewing the Production Tax Credit (PTC) for wind energy. The state’s largest newspaper criticized Romney’s extreme position earlier this week, … Continue reading Romney Brings Anti-wind Energy Message to Iowa as States Largest Newspaper says PTC should be Extended
Continue reading
Wind turbines: Sinovel denies facing litigation in Brazil
Sinovel Wind Group Co, China’s largest manufacturer of wind turbines, again denied Thursday media reports that the company was being pursued through courts by its Brazilian client Desenvix over allegations that Sinovel stole software codes from a US company, AMSC. After repeated attempts seeking comments for nearly a week, Sinovel continued to claim that it … Continue reading Wind turbines: Sinovel denies facing litigation in Brazil
Continue reading
Sri Lanka adds wind power to grid
Sri Lanka has added 30 megawatts of wind power to its national grid in a bid to reduce power shortage in nearly 60 cities, including Colombo. The country’s hydro power generation fell below 10 percent due to a severe drought, Xinhua quoted D. Ramanayake, the spokesman for the energy ministry, as saying. “For the first … Continue reading Sri Lanka adds wind power to grid
Continue readingU.S. wind energy reaches 50 gigawatts – AWEA
Contributing to the 50-gigawatt threshold were the newly grid connected wind power projects in the states of Nevada, Oklahoma, Idaho, California, Hawaii and Iowa. As the production tax credit for wind power sails through the United States Congress, the American Wind Energy Association announced that wind power in the United States has reached 50 gigawatts … Continue reading U.S. wind energy reaches 50 gigawatts – AWEA
Continue reading
Drone Hill Wind Farm will be completed in August
Drone Hill Wind Farm comprises 22 Nordex N60 wind turbines that are capable of generating a combined capacity of 28.6 MW of energy. Each turbine provides a capacity of 1.3 MW and has a blade length of 29 metres with a rotor diameter of 60 metres. The wind farm is being built by worldwide power … Continue reading Drone Hill Wind Farm will be completed in August
Continue reading
Windreich enters a new era with Fuhrländer
The Ukraine offers good locations for wind turbines and promotes regenerative energies, because the country wants to become independent from fossil fuels. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. (FH) Willi Balz, Windreich AG, is the second largest shareholder of Fuhrländer AG with headquarters in Liebenscheid (Siegerland), and welcomes the change of ownership of Germany’s oldest wind turbine manufacturer and emphasis. … Continue reading Windreich enters a new era with Fuhrländer
Continue reading
Mexico: New wind farm online & new order for wind turbines
Vestas has received a new order for the Los Altos wind farm, with a total of 50.4 MW including 28 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines, located in the state of Jalisco in Mexico. This will make Jalisco the fourth state in Mexico with operational wind power. The Los Altos wind farm will be the first big … Continue reading Mexico: New wind farm online & new order for wind turbines
Continue readingBrazil: Upcoming wind energy auctions in the free market scheme
Bioenergy, a Brazilian renewable energy generator, will hold the first auction for solar power and the third one for wind power on 7 August 2012 in the local free market. The company offers contracts with a 50% discount on transmission costs for wind and 80% discount for solar energy. A total of three products will … Continue reading Brazil: Upcoming wind energy auctions in the free market scheme
Continue reading
Application submitted for Beatrice offshore wind farm
The proposed wind farm would have 142 to 277 wind turbines, depending on turbine size. Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Ltd (BOWL) has submitted an application to the Scottish government to develop the Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth. BOWL is a joint venture partnership formed between SSE Renewables (75%), SSE’s renewable energy development … Continue reading Application submitted for Beatrice offshore wind farm
Continue readingChinese wind power developer works on Canadian project
A new wind farm in Ontario will add 100 MW of clean energy to the region’s electricity grid. The Dufferin wind farm, located in Melanchthon County, is being developed by Longyuan Canada Renewables Ltd., a subsidiary of China Long Yuan Power Generation, China’s largest wind power developer. GE will supply 31 of its 1.6-100 wind … Continue reading Chinese wind power developer works on Canadian project
Continue reading
The Spanish wind energy industry questions the legality of an 11% tax on wind farn
The wind energy industry has always been a constructive and dialogist sector, it has reached out to the Government to bring together the industry´s roadmap. That is what we have been doing in recent months but, instead of listening to us, it seems that the Government is considering measures that could be the final blow … Continue reading The Spanish wind energy industry questions the legality of an 11% tax on wind farn
Continue reading
American Wind Power Reaches 50-Gigawatt Milestone
The American Wind Energy Association issued the following news release: American wind power has blown through an historic milestone: 50 gigawatts of electric generating capacity, the American Wind Energy Association announced, just as Congress works to extend a critical federal policy and continue the growth of wind power in the United States. Denise Bode, CEO … Continue reading American Wind Power Reaches 50-Gigawatt Milestone
Continue reading
Nevada’s first wind power project begins generating clean energy
Mortenson Construction managed construction of the wind farm, which utilizes 66 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines. Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) today announced that its Spring Valley Wind project – the first wind power project in the state of Nevada – has completed construction and is fully operational. A ceremony is being held today … Continue reading Nevada’s first wind power project begins generating clean energy
Continue readingWind power in Angola: first wind farm
Angola will have its first wind farm, one of the biggest in Africa, with an installed capacity of 100 megawatts, Angolan energy and water minister, João Baptista Borges said Wednesday in Luanda. The minister noted that after it is concluded and in operation the wind farm would also have a centre for training and experimenting … Continue reading Wind power in Angola: first wind farm
Continue readingRare earths are used in wind energy and electric vehicles
China, the world’s top rare earth producer, plans to establish a global authoritative pricing index for rare earth metals in an effort to enhance its pricing power over the resources, a leading domestic producer said on Thursday. The country’s newly launched rare earth trading exchange will team up with futures and financial information institutions to … Continue reading Rare earths are used in wind energy and electric vehicles
Continue reading
