Wind power additions stalled last year with only 1,087MW of new capacity added, according to the 2013 Wind Technologies Market Report, released today by the DOE and its Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. The United States ranks second in installed wind power capacity in the world with 61GW of total capacity following modest growth in 2013, … Continue reading 2013 Wind Energy Technologies Market Report
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More U.S.-Made Wind Turbines Are Being Sold Overseas As Congress Fails To Support Wind Power
A report released by the Department of Energy Monday shows a substantial increase in the percentage of American-made small wind turbines being sold to other countries, driven in part by Congress’ refusal to act on renewing a key subsidy for the U.S. wind industry, which has created uncertainty in the market. A vast majority — … Continue reading More U.S.-Made Wind Turbines Are Being Sold Overseas As Congress Fails To Support Wind Power
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Iberdrola has over 400 MW of wind energy in Latin America
Iberdrola passed the 400 MW wind power generating capacity level in the first half of this year in Latin America, a region where the company has another 150 MW of generating capacity close to going online and plans to build wind farms with another 450 MW of capacity. Iberdrola’s current 418 MW of generating capacity … Continue reading Iberdrola has over 400 MW of wind energy in Latin America
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Kuwait eyes concentrated solar power, photovoltaic and wind energy to meet growing power demands
“The three power projects include a concentrated solar power plant with a capacity of 50 MW, photovoltaic solar station with capacity of 10 MW and the wind power plant with a capacity of 10 MW, Director of the renewable energy program at KISR,” Dr. Salem Hajraf told KUNA Saturday. Kuwait is embarking a number of … Continue reading Kuwait eyes concentrated solar power, photovoltaic and wind energy to meet growing power demands
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Nordex wind power growing with significantly improved profitability
In the first six months of the current year, the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) achieved a 23.4 percent increase in sales to EUR 815.4 million (H1/2013: EUR 660.6 million). With the EMEA business remaining stable at a high level, growth was materially driven by the Group’s successes in new markets in Latin America and Asia. … Continue reading Nordex wind power growing with significantly improved profitability
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38% Of Spain’s July Electricity Demand Was Met By Wind Power and Solar Energy (PV and Concentrated Solar Power)
Renewable Energies in July covering 37.6% of the demand in Spain: 16.8% wind energy, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) 4% and solar photovoltaic PV 4.3%. Solar power and wind energy sector has a bumper output in Spain last month as the two technologies fulfilled more than a third of the country’s total electricity demand. Renewable energy … Continue reading 38% Of Spain’s July Electricity Demand Was Met By Wind Power and Solar Energy (PV and Concentrated Solar Power)
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Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank offshore wind farm. The project is being erected 90 kilometers west of the island of Sylt in water depths between 25 and 37 meters within the exclusive economic zone off the German North Sea coast. A pioneering service … Continue reading Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
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Four Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines in Denmark reach record 100 million kWh mark
Four Siemens semi-offshore wind turbines in Denmark have reached the significant milestone of having each generated 100 million kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity since being installed in 2003. This is also a world record for the company. The combined production of 400 million kWh is enough clean energy to power over 100,000 average Danish households … Continue reading Four Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines in Denmark reach record 100 million kWh mark
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Bilfinger to install foundations for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
The engineering and services group Bilfinger has won an order for the installation of a total of 72 foundations for the new Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm. Sandbank is a joint partnership of Vattenfall (51 percent) and the city of Munich’s public utility company (49 percent). The foundation elements will be installed in the seabed with … Continue reading Bilfinger to install foundations for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
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Vestas and EP Global Energy expand Wind Power for Prosperity partnership into Africa
Vestas and EP Global Energy have been working since March 2014 on developing a donor-funded wind farm in Jordan to help the country address its growing energy challenges, which are being exacerbated by the influx of refugees as a result of the ongoing conflict in Syria. The burdened communities will benefit from the clean, reliable, … Continue reading Vestas and EP Global Energy expand Wind Power for Prosperity partnership into Africa
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NRG Yield closes acquisition of largest wind farm in North America
NRG Yield, Inc. (NYSE: NYLD) has completed its acquisition of the Alta Wind facility located in Tehachapi, California from Terra-Gen Power LLC for $870 million, plus the assumption of $1.6 billion of non-recourse project financings and subject to customary working capital adjustments. The acquisition, which totals 947 megawatts of operating wind capacity, also includes a portfolio … Continue reading NRG Yield closes acquisition of largest wind farm in North America
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Gamesa concludes its first wind farm in Chile
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has concluded turnkey construction of its first wind farm in Chile, -the 36 megawatt San Pedro Chiloé wind farm- for the local company Transantartic. The project is located on Chiloé Island, in the southern part of the country. The successful commissioning of its first project in Chile … Continue reading Gamesa concludes its first wind farm in Chile
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Germany Added A Lot Of Wind Energy And Solar Power, And Its Electric Grid Became More Reliable
To hear its critics tell it, Germany’s ambitious push to switch over to renewable energy has delivered an electrical grid that’s capricious, unreliable, and prone to blackouts. But according to data highlighted by ECO Report last week, the reality on the ground couldn’t be further from that caricature. Specifically, the availability of electricity in Germany … Continue reading Germany Added A Lot Of Wind Energy And Solar Power, And Its Electric Grid Became More Reliable
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North Carolina coast considered for offshore wind energy
The federal U.S. government said it outlined three areas off the coast of North Carolina as potential sites for commercial wind energy development. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said more than 307,000 acres off the coast could be developed for wind energy. So far, the agency has awarded five commercial wind energy leases for … Continue reading North Carolina coast considered for offshore wind energy
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India aims to add 10,000 MW per year to lift wind energy sector
At a recent meeting with turbine makers and other stakeholders New and Renewable Energy Minister Piyush Goyal suggested to add 10,000 MW of wind power installations annually,” said a government official. He added ministry and wind turbine makers will jointly study the status of grid availability in six states with maximum wind velocity. According … Continue reading India aims to add 10,000 MW per year to lift wind energy sector
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Nordex to build Polish wind farm “Orla”
Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awarded a contract for the delivery and installation of nine wind turbines from its N100/2500 series. This constitutes the first construction phase of the 37.5 MW “Orla” wind farm, which will comprise a total of 15 N100/2500 wind turbines as cold climate version. The wind turbines which have now … Continue reading Nordex to build Polish wind farm “Orla”
Continue readingIberdrola’s new wind farm in Mexico
Located in Puebla state, it will be the company’s fourth wind farm in Mexico and the first to be designed by IBERDROLA using supercomputing. IBERDROLA has commenced the construction work for the Pier II wind farm, with an installed capacity of 66 megawatts (MW), in Mexico. It is set to be the company’s fourth renewable … Continue reading Iberdrola’s new wind farm in Mexico
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Agreement for the 210MW Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Power Project
The Wind Power Project is under construction off the coast of Yorkshire in the UK and is due to reach commercial operation in 2015. Marubeni Corporation (“Marubeni”) is pleased to announce that an agreement concerning project financing for the Westernmost Rough Offshore Wind Power Project (“the Project”) has been reached with a consortium of lenders … Continue reading Agreement for the 210MW Westermost Rough Offshore Wind Power Project
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Mexico and Central America are likely to install just over 1GW of wind power capacity this year
Detailed analysis of the project pipeline suggests that Mexico and Central America are likely to install just over 1GW of wind power capacity this year, beating 2012’s record of 757MW, with potentially another 1.3GW in each of 2015 and 2016. Plentiful resources of wind, solar, geothermal, and hydro-electric energy, combined with a need for new, … Continue reading Mexico and Central America are likely to install just over 1GW of wind power capacity this year
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Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Seventy-two wind turbines of Siemens’ G4 product platform to deliver a total electrical generating capacity of 288 megawatts. Pioneering joint service plan with the neighboring DanTysk wind power project. Specialized shared servicing ship will enable highly efficient operation. Vattenfall has awarded Siemens Energy an order for 72 Model SWT-4.0-130 wind turbines for its new Sandbank … Continue reading Siemens Receives Order for Wind Turbines and Servicing for Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
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