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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Renault-Nissan plans to sell 1.5 million electric vehicles
EVWIND The electric car is the big bet Renult-Nissan alliance. Renault-Nissan aims to reach an accumulated sales volume of electric vehicles from 1.5 million units worldwide by 2016. Nissan has developed electric cars like the Leaf, which was released in Japan and the U.S. in December 2010 and in Europe in March 2011 and sold … Continue reading Renault-Nissan plans to sell 1.5 million electric vehicles
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Iberdrola expand the largest central European onshore wind farm
EVWIND Iberdrola has already requested permission to work in the expansion, which would be the third wind farm and would achieve the 551 MW, enough to supply 308,000 homes. The Whitelee wind farm, located on the outskirts of Glasgow, was launched in 2009 with 140 wind turbines, which have been subsequently added another 75 wond … Continue reading Iberdrola expand the largest central European onshore wind farm
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US wind energy industry vaults over 50 GW milestone
EVWIND Newsrooms, websites and social media have been enthusiastically reporting this past week that the United States wind power sector now has installed at least 50 gigawatts of electric generating capacity. Chuck Grassley, a Republican Senator from Iowa, said in an American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) press release that attaining 50 GW of wind energy … Continue reading US wind energy industry vaults over 50 GW milestone
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Myths about wind power
EVWIND Premiums for renewable energy are always controversial, often without reason. What are these myths about wind energy and how much truth there is in each? Myth 1: Premiums for renewables (and, therefore, to the wind energy) is guilty of the tariff deficit. Premiums are incentives born in Spain in the nineties with the aim … Continue reading Myths about wind power
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Wind power in Honduras: wind farm with wind turbines from Nordex
EVWIND Nordex has installed some 4,900 wind turbines with a capacity of 7,500 megawatts in 38 countries. Nordex wants 300 MW of wind power in Honduras, through Wind R4E. Nordex is a German wind power company with over 27 years experience and currently manufactures wind turbines in the U.S., from where they intend to export … Continue reading Wind power in Honduras: wind farm with wind turbines from Nordex
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Bigger wind turbines are better for the environment.
EVWIND Much of the emphasis on green living today is all about scaling down: own a bike and not a SUV, for example. But when it comes to wind turbines a new study has found that the reverse is true: bigger turbines are better for the environment. Since the founding of EWEA some 30 years … Continue reading Bigger wind turbines are better for the environment.
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The wind energy industry installed 413 MW in Spain in the first half
EVWIND The wind power industry installed 413 MW in Spain in the first half of 2011, which accounts for 14% less than the same period last year, according to the Spanis Wind Energy Association (AEE). At June 30, the total stood at 22,087 MW. 2012 is an unusual year for the wind power sector … Continue reading The wind energy industry installed 413 MW in Spain in the first half
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Andalusia launches over 500 new MW of concentrating solar thermal power
Andalusia has been launched in the last year 517 MW of concentrated solar thermal power, for a total of 847.7 MW installed, which has exceeded the target in the Andalusian Energy Sustainability Plan, which reflected a target to 2013 of 800 MW. Andalusia has been launched in the last twelve months over 517 MW of … Continue reading Andalusia launches over 500 new MW of concentrating solar thermal power
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Wind energy in Uruguay: IDB loan for a wind farm with 44 wind turbines
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) will give a credit of $ 65 million for the wind power project that foresees the Liberator install a wind farm of 66 megawatts. The total investment will require the wind farm is estimated at $ 169 million and will be located in Lavalleja, 10 miles south of Minas. Be … Continue reading Wind energy in Uruguay: IDB loan for a wind farm with 44 wind turbines
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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 readingFrom January to July has sold 290 electric cars in Spain
In July 50 electric vehicles were sold in Spain, a small figure, but showing the progress of the electric car with lithium ion batteries. The hybrid car registrations rose to 1,063 units during the month of July, an increase of 25.35% over the same month of 2011, according to REVE. The increase in hybrid sales … Continue reading From January to July has sold 290 electric cars in Spain
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Wind energy in Brazil: Bahia opened the largest wind farm with wind turbines from GE
In total, the 300 MW wind power project received an investment of 1,200 million reais used in the construction of 12 wind farms and 184 wind turbines from General Electric.
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Madagascar aims for major investment in wind energy
To push the wind farm project forward, a special unit has been established in the office of the president, and the government will halve taxes in the 2012/13 financial year on imported wind turbines.
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Rusia, al margen del boom de la energía eólica
Rusia se durmió ante el boom global de la energía eólica, escribe hoy Nezavisimaya Gazeta. Expertos locales atribuyen el estancamiento de este sector a la indiferencia del Gobierno y a las presiones del lobby petrolero.
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