Today more than 3,735 Nordex wind turbines with a total rated output of more than 4,900 megawatts are already rotating in 34 countries of the world. Nordex are represented with offices and subsidiaries in 18 countries.
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Wind power in Spain – 16,740 megawatts (MW) at the end of 2008
Spain is the world’s third biggest producer of wind power, after the United States and Germany, with an installed capacity of 16,740 megawatts (MW) at the end of 2008, a rise of 1,609 MW for the year.
Continue readingAstronergy Wins the Bid for a 2 MW Photovoltaic Project
Astronergy wins a 2 MW rooftop PV project located in Hangzhou Energy and Environment Industrial Park through a competitive and selective bidding process.
Continue readingNew solar power world record : 43 per cent of sunlight converted into electricity
UNSW solar cell researchers have played the key role in achieving the highest efficiency for solar power, setting a new world record of 43 per cent of sunlight converted into electricity.
Continue readingPower capacity from new renewable energy sources reached 280,000 megawatts (MW) in 2008
During 2008, a number of governments enacted new policies, and many countries set ambitious targets. Today, at least 73 countries have renewable energy policy targets, up from 66 at the end of 2007.
Continue readingLa potencia eólica de Canadá pasará de 2.372 MW instalados hoy a 15.000 MW eólicos previstos en 2015
En 2008 se instalaron en Canadá 10 parques eólicos con 526 MW. La eólica ya representa el 1% de la electricidad, diez veces menos que en España.
Continue readingOrigin?s Cullerin Range Wind Farm boosts NSW Wind Power
Origin, Australia?s leading integrated energy company, has announced the successful commencement of renewable energy generation from its 30 MW Cullerin Range Wind Farm.
Continue readingLa eólica en Asturias- Aprueban el parque eólico Peña del Cuervo
La Consejería de Industria y Empleo aprueba el parque eólico Peña del Cuervo, en Las Regueras, con ocho generadores de 2 MW, aunque el proyecto original contemplaba once.
Continue readingOntario is the leading wind power in Canada, with almost 1,000 megawatts of wind capacity
Ontario, Canada was hailed as North America’s wind energy leader at an international conference, where George Smitherman, Ontario’s Minister of Energy, accepted the 2009 World Wind Energy Award.
Continue readingSRP will build major solar facility in southern Peoria
SRP and Tessera Solar announce 1.5MW Maricopa Solar Plant with Stirling Energy Systems Suncatcher technology in Peoria, Arizona.
Continue readingMacroeconomic study on the impact of Wind Energy in Spain by Spanish Wind Energy Association
This study analyses both the socio-economic impact that Wind Power has recently had in Spain, and a forecast of its future evolution.
Continue readingLa eólica en Cantabria – 40 proyectos optan al concurso eólico
El Gobierno de Cantabria ha recibido al menos 40 ofertas para participar en el desarrollo eólico en la comunidad autónoma, una respuesta que ha superado así las expectativas iniciales del concurso eólico.
Continue readingMinieólica – Eolincyl diseña un innovador aerogenerador de media potencia
Eolincyl es una empresa eólica con sede en Valladolid, con apenas un año de vida, especializada en el mercado eólico de media potencia.
Continue readingHungarian Energy Office calls tender for 410 MW wind power
The Hungarian Energy Office (MEH ) called for applications to build 410 MW of wind energy capacity.
Continue readingIberdrola Renovables ya genera electricidad eólica, minihidráulicas, termosolar, fotovoltaica y de biomasa en Castilla-La Mancha
Iberdrola Renovables es la compañía líder en el sector eólico en Castilla-La Mancha, con un total de 54 parques eólicos que suman una potencia eólica instalada de 1.835 MW.
Continue readingGreen’ Manufacturing Facility Opens, Making More Mechanical Drives for Wind Turbines
The new plant, representing an investment of $20 million, enables the company to meet the growing demand for wind energy and renewable energy sources. Winergy is the largest producer of wind turbine gear drives in U.S.
Continue readingSuzlon enters Bulgarian wind market
Suzlon Energy Ltd has signed an agreement with Technomash Bulgarian Industrial Group to deliver six Suzlon S88 2.1 MW wind turbines to a wind farm in the Varna region in Bulgaria.
Continue readingLa eólica marina podría abastecer a 37 millones de hogares en 2020
La eólica marina crecerá en todo el mundo a un ritmo del 32% anual en la próxima década, según la consultora ODS?Petrodata.
Continue readingSky Global instalará una fábrica de paneles fotovoltaicos en Mataporquera (Valdeolea)
A pesar de la crisis que sufre la fotovoltaica en España, con pérdida de 28.000 empleos, la empresa china Sky Global, perteneciente a Shangai Electric, abrirá una planta de fabricación de módulos fotovoltaicos.
Continue readingWind farm in Binh Thanh commune (Binh Thuan province, Vietnam)
This is the first turbine to become operational in a wind power project invested in by the Vietnam Recycled Energy JS Company (REVN). REVN?s project has a total capacity of 120 MW, with 80 turbines.
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