Gamesa wind farm Taciewo taken over Growth to 300 megawatts wind energy planned by 2015 RWE Innogy took over the Taciewo onshore wind farm in Poland from Gamesa. Situated in the northeast of the country and developed by Gamesa, its 15 wind power systems add up to a total installed capacity of 30 megawatts. The … Continue reading RWE Innogy grows wind power portfolio in Poland to 152 megawatts
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Pharos Completes Cable Repair On London Array Offshore Wind Farm
Pharos Offshore Group has completed cable repair and burial for the London Array Offshore Wind Farm on a section of damaged subsea export cable. Pharos delivered a work package with the rapid mobilisation of engineering, fabrication and operational teams to locate, recover, re-lay and re-bury the power cable off the Kent coast. The 800mm² HVDC … Continue reading Pharos Completes Cable Repair On London Array Offshore Wind Farm
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Pakistan strives to generate 143,000MW from solar energy and wind power potentials
According to a USAID report, Pakistan has the potential of producing 150,000 megawatts of wind energy, of which only the Sindh corridor can produce 40,000 megawatts. Rich of solar power and wind energy resources having the capacity to generate around 143,000MW of electricity, the government has embarked upon various plans of attracting foreign investments to … Continue reading Pakistan strives to generate 143,000MW from solar energy and wind power potentials
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GE Acquires Stake In 200 MW Prairie Rose Wind Farm
Geronimo Wind Energy has sold its 200 MW Prairie Rose Wind Farm to its partner, Enel Green Power (EGP). Expanding its partnership with global renewable energy company Enel Green Power, GE (NYSE: GE) unit GE Energy Financial Services has committed approximately $156 million in common equity for one of Minnesota’s largest wind farms, using GE … Continue reading GE Acquires Stake In 200 MW Prairie Rose Wind Farm
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Wind energy: wind farm in Minnesota with GE’s wind turbines
The two wind power agreements relate to the construction of the wind farm located in Minnesota, which will have an installed capacity of 200 MW, requiring a total equity investment of approximately 305 million USD. Under the terms of the equity partnership agreement, EFS Prairie Rose, a GE Capital subsidiary, will invest approx. 156 million … Continue reading Wind energy: wind farm in Minnesota with GE’s wind turbines
Continue readingGamesa Wind Energy Sells 30 MW Wind Farm with 15 Wind Turbines
German utility RWE bought a 30-megawatt windfarm in Poland from Spain’s Gamesa , increasing its Polish wind energy portfolio to 152 MW. The Taciewo Wind Farm (30 MW) is powered by 15 Gamesa G90-2.0 MW wind turbines. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy and a reference in the market for wind farm development … Continue reading Gamesa Wind Energy Sells 30 MW Wind Farm with 15 Wind Turbines
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Wind energy in Australia: Siemens receives 270 MW wind farm order
Siemens has received an order for a total of 90 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 270 megawatts (MW) for the Snowtown II Wind Farm in Australia. Siemens has received an order for a total of 90 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 270 megawatts (MW) for the Snowtown II Wind Farm in … Continue reading Wind energy in Australia: Siemens receives 270 MW wind farm order
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ABB wins $55m wind power order in Brazil
ABB (NYSE: ABB), the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth around $55 million to supply three new substations and transmission infrastructure for the Brazilian utility Eolicas do Sul. The order was booked in the second quarter. Brazil has traditionally relied heavily on hydropower for its electricity supply. This project is part … Continue reading ABB wins $55m wind power order in Brazil
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Wind power in Pakistan: The whir of wind turbines to come
Without incentives from the government, wind energy in Pakistan has been costly and hence elusive. But all of this might change soon with wind power – about 30 wind farm projects are in progress and have the potential to add 1,800 megawatts (MW) to the national grid. Around half of them are expected to … Continue reading Wind power in Pakistan: The whir of wind turbines to come
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PTC: Act quickly on wind power tax credit
When the U.S. Senate returns from recess, we hope one of the first things it addresses is wind energy. Wind turbines are pictured in this February 2008 file photo on the property of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s National Wind Technology Center located at the base of the foothills just south of Boulder. We were … Continue reading PTC: Act quickly on wind power tax credit
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Wind farm tax credits should be extended
Mitt Romney, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, may have tilted at the wrong wind turbines when he said he would allow wind energy tax credits to expire. The incentive for erecting wind turbines is very popular in Iowa and other Midwestern states that are harnessing the wind power of the prairie zephyrs. Iowa is especially … Continue reading Wind farm tax credits should be extended
Continue readingLack of encouragement hits wind energy in Andhra Pradesh, India
Though the state has the potential to generate 14,497 MW of wind power at 80 metre height, it is able to utilise the capacity to generate just 245 MW. This is due to lack of initiative from the state government and the decision of the Centre for Wind Energy Technology to withdraw concessions to industrialists … Continue reading Lack of encouragement hits wind energy in Andhra Pradesh, India
Continue readingNorth American Wind Energy Academy to meet at UMass
A national wind energy advocacy group is holding its first meeting in Massachusetts next week. The three-day meeting of the North American Wind Energy Academy is scheduled to start Tuesday at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst. The academy is an organization of universities, research laboratories and businesses dedicated to coordinating wind energy research and … Continue reading North American Wind Energy Academy to meet at UMass
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LM Wind Power to Cut Jobs in Little Rock
LM Wind Power, a Denmark-based wind blade company, is slashing jobs at its Little Rock factory, sparking concerns over the future of the wind industry in Arkansas. On Friday the company announced it was laying off 234 Little Rock workers. “Arkansas has done better than a lot of other states in this down economic time … Continue reading LM Wind Power to Cut Jobs in Little Rock
Continue readingStart of Construction of the First Windreich AG Offshore Wind Farm on Schedule
Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. (FH) Willi Balz, who gathered the around 800 million in equity required for Global Tech I, and Tim Kittelhake, who performed all of the project work to date, are delighted about the punctual start of construction of the first 400 MW North Sea wind farm, Global Tech I initiated by Windreich AG. “We keep … Continue reading Start of Construction of the First Windreich AG Offshore Wind Farm on Schedule
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Wind Energy Update: Germany Marks Intent in Offshore Wind Power
Have we just witnessed Britain simply not wake up early enough to take the lead on offshore wind construction? Or is Germany just making proactive strides to get the edge on those late Brits? More than 20 offshore wind parks have been approved in the North Sea and three more in the Baltic, all outside … Continue reading Wind Energy Update: Germany Marks Intent in Offshore Wind Power
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Wind power and marine energy in Northern Ireland
Rates of support for offshore wind energy will reduce as the cost of the technology comes down during the decade. Energy Minister, Arlene Foster today announced the banding levels for support under the Northern Ireland Renewables Obligation (NIRO) which will come into operation on 1 April 2013. The NIRO is the government’s mechanism for incentivising … Continue reading Wind power and marine energy in Northern Ireland
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NextEra Sells Wind Farm To Wisconsin Energy
The wind farm, with 20 wind turbines, is located near Dodgeville, Wisc., opened in 2001. The wind energy will be sold to Wisconsin Power & Light and We Energies. Under state law, We Energies must generate about 8% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2015. http://www.nexteraenergyresources.com/home/index.shtml
Continue readingEx-Im Approves $32.1 Million in Financing For Export of U.S. Wind Turbines to Brazil
The wind blades will be used to complete a 180-megawatt wind farm in the Brazilian state of Bahia and another 211-megawatt wind farm in the Brazilian state of Ceara. In line with its congressional mandate to increase support for renewable-energy exports, the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) has authorized a $32.1 million … Continue reading Ex-Im Approves $32.1 Million in Financing For Export of U.S. Wind Turbines to Brazil
Continue readingWind energy: PTC advances in U.S. Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support
Extension of critical tax relief to save 37,000 jobs in wind power and continue growing U.S. manufacturing advanced in the Senate Finance Committee today with strong bipartisan support. By an overwhelming bipartisan margin of 19-5, the Committee passed an extenders package that included an extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC). On … Continue reading Wind energy: PTC advances in U.S. Senate with overwhelming bipartisan support
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