The Latin American country is focusing on solar, wind, biomass and geothermal power to help its economy grow further while also providing energy to the 3.5 million people who still lack access to electricity. Enel Green Power’s growth in Brazil and Chile is well known, but the whole of Latin America is beginning to … Continue reading Peru is focusing on solar power, wind energy, biomass and geothermal energy
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Vestas reaffirms position as global wind power pioneer with 53 MW wind farm in Guatemala
Vestas has signed an order for 16 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines for the San Antonio wind power plant in the department of Guatemala, Republic of Guatemala. Once complete, the project will become the very first wind power plant in the country, showcasing Vestas’ ambitions as wind power pioneers to develop new markets and grow together … Continue reading Vestas reaffirms position as global wind power pioneer with 53 MW wind farm in Guatemala
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Millions of workers call for climate action
Last week more than 50 unions representing millions of jobs worldwide joined the Unions4Climate action network calling for a global agreement on climate change in Paris at the UN climate summit next year. “Threats to jobs and livelihoods include the threat of climate change. For unions it is simple. There are no jobs on a … Continue reading Millions of workers call for climate action
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Acciona Windpower creates 400 jobs in a concrete tower production plan for wind turbines in Brazil
Río Grande do Norte State Governor Rosalba Ciarlini visited the facility, which will supply more than one hundred 120-meter-high towers for wind power farms developed by Voltalia. ACCIONA Windpower has created 400 jobs in its concrete tower production plant for wind turbines located in Areia Branca (Brasil), as confirmed in the visit to the … Continue reading Acciona Windpower creates 400 jobs in a concrete tower production plan for wind turbines in Brazil
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Latin America wind energy market overview
Overall, by 2015, Latin America should begin to install over 3 GW wind on an annual basis, eventually reaching 4.3 GW annually by 2022. The total amount of wind power capacity projected to be installed from 2014 to 2022 is almost 31.5 GW. The global wind industry added 36,134 MW in 2013, the first time … Continue reading Latin America wind energy market overview
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Wind farm work to start next month
Construction on Mower County’s latest wind farm is almost underway. Renewable Energy Systems Americas is set to start construction on the Pleasant Valley Wind Farm in June, according to Sean Flannery, a permitting specialist with the wind developer. It’s an exciting step for project organizer’s who’ve worked through permitting, delays, land agreements and other parts … Continue reading Wind farm work to start next month
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Spain close to approving new renewable energy rules
The regulation includes variations for a range of technologies – including wind energy, Concentrated Solar Power, photovoltaic and biomass – and the year the assets were installed. The Spanish cabinet could approve on Friday a law that will cut renewable energy subsidies as part of a drive to reduce a 30 billion euro ($41 … Continue reading Spain close to approving new renewable energy rules
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French court annuls wind power decree
France’s highest administrative court on Wednesday annulled the decree setting wind power feed-in tariffs, marking the end of a complex legal procedure that has stifled investment in the French onshore wind energy sector. The French government has already prepared a new decree, which was cleared by the European Commission in March and will replace … Continue reading French court annuls wind power decree
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Wind power most popular source of energy in UK
Half of respondents to national survey would welcome a new wind farm within five miles of their home. Wind power is the most popular source in the UK, according to an exclusive survey of attitudes towards the energy market carried out on behalf of the Guardian. A study of more than 2,000 people across incomes and … Continue reading Wind power most popular source of energy in UK
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Siemens to provide eight wind turbines for Klixbüll community wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein
Siemens Energy has been awarded an order for the community wind power plant Klixbüll in Schleswig-Holstein. Eight modern wind turbines with direct drive technology and a 3 megawatts (MW) capacity each will be installed at the onshore wind energy project close to the coast of the North Sea near the Danish border. The fully citizen-owned … Continue reading Siemens to provide eight wind turbines for Klixbüll community wind farm in Schleswig-Holstein
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Ignacio Martín: “Gamesa is on the right track and boasts very promising prospects”
Today in Zamudio (Vizcaya, Spain) Gamesa held its Shareholders’ General Meeting, at second call, at which its stockholders ratified the company’s 2013 financial and management performance last year, among other motions. Ignacio Martín, Executive Chairman of Gamesa, briefly overviewed the company’s earnings performance in 2013, underscoring its enhanced profitability, having recorded a net profit of … Continue reading Ignacio Martín: “Gamesa is on the right track and boasts very promising prospects”
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Wind power cometh to Georgia
Georgia’s biggest electric utility will buy enough power from Oklahoma wind turbines to serve more than 50,000 homes under contracts just approved by state regulators. To put it in Atlanta-scale terms, that’s a bit more than one Sandy Springs-worth of housing units. The Georgia Public Service Commission, the state agency that decides how much people … Continue reading Wind power cometh to Georgia
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Secrets of wind turbines revealed at CWIEME Berlin
Henrik Stiesdal, Chief Technology Officer of Siemens Wind Power will use his seminar at CWIEME Berlin to reveal how permanent magnet generators can affordably be used to increase the durability of wind turbines. It’s a well-known principle of engineering that the more components in a mechanism, the more likely it is to break down. And … Continue reading Secrets of wind turbines revealed at CWIEME Berlin
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Wind energy, solar power and geothermal energy exceeded that provided by conventional hydropower
For the first time ever, during the first quarter of this year, electricity generated in the U.S. by non-hydro renewables (wind power, solar energy and geothermal energy) exceeded that provided by conventional hydropower. That is according to the SUN DAY Campaign’s new analysis of data in the latest issue of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s … Continue reading Wind energy, solar power and geothermal energy exceeded that provided by conventional hydropower
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Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World in Wind Power
Denmark produced one third of its electricity from the wind in 2013. In no other country has wind’s share of annual electricity generation yet topped 30 percent. But the Danes are not stopping there—they are eyeing a goal of 50 percent wind by 2020, with most of the needed expansion coming from offshore wind farms. … Continue reading Denmark, Portugal, and Spain Leading the World in Wind Power
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Revolutionary Urban Wind Turbines
The Rotterdam based research and development company “The Archimedes” reveals that it has developed a totally new generation of wind turbines for domestic use. This wind turbine will gain much more energy out of the wind than current generation wind turbines. Additionally this so-called Liam F1 Urban Wind Turbine hardly produces sound because of its … Continue reading Revolutionary Urban Wind Turbines
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Enercon to supply wind turbines to 90 MW Dutch wind farm
The wind power project will be made up of 12 Enercon E126 7.5MW wind turbines, which will be installed along the dyke across the Ijsselmeer lake, near Amsterdam. RWE broke ground on the project last week at an official ceremony and said that it intends to commission the project in 2017. Due to its location … Continue reading Enercon to supply wind turbines to 90 MW Dutch wind farm
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Wind power cheaper than coal in Europe
Wind energy may now be the least expensive form of power in Europe, according to Portugal’s EDP, a prominent energy utility. The utility has released information that suggests onshore wind energy is not more affordable than coal and oil, making it one of the most economically attractive forms of power in Europe. Wind energy … Continue reading Wind power cheaper than coal in Europe
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Nordex to install 62.7 MW wind farm in the Netherlands
Nordex secures order for Generation Delta in the Netherlands: The company will be installing the Delfzijl-Noord wind farm for its customer Eneco Wind BV from autumn 2014. A total of 19 strong-wind N100/3300 turbines are to be connected to the grid latest in March 2015, supplying 55,000 households with green electricity. The order, which was … Continue reading Nordex to install 62.7 MW wind farm in the Netherlands
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Vestas wind power appoints new President for Vestas Central Europe
Dr. Christoph Vogel has been appointed new Group Senior Vice President of Vestas and President of Vestas Central Europe. Christoph, who comes from a position as Vice President & General Manager at Johnson Controls, enters into his new position on 1 June. Christoph has extensive global experiences across multiple businesses and functions. He has held … Continue reading Vestas wind power appoints new President for Vestas Central Europe
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