President of European Wind Energy Association Arthouros Zervos said that China is probably the world’s No 1 in annual wind turbine installation in 2009.
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Wind Works Announces Joint Venture for first 2 Wind Energy Projects
Most of the wind power currently generated in Canada, and around the world, is generated by wind turbines arranged in large-scale ?wind farms? covering many acres of land with strong wind resources.
Continue readingBoralex Completes Financing for Cham Longe II Wind Farm in France
Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) announces that it has concluded a financing for the 4.6 MW expansion of the Cham de Cham Longe wind farm site.
Continue readingThink-tank behind Danish Wind Study Tied to Polluter Funding
We got word that the Institute for Energy Research (IER), a polluter front-group, has released a study from CEPOS that claims to show that wind power’s contribution to the power supply in Denmark is overstated.
Continue readingEl parque eólico de Ojos Albos se ampliará hasta Ávila
El parque eólico de Ojos Albos se ampliará hasta el término municipal de Ávila, concretamente hasta el paraje Valdihuelo en Urraca Miguel, según informa la COPE y la prensa local.
Continue readingLa eólica en Asturias-La región tendrá 1.576 MW eólicos en 2015
Asturias tiene 13 parques eólicos instalados, con 352,5 megavatios y 370 aerogeneradores. Acciona instalará dos aerogeneradores de 3 megavatios y 100 metros de altura en Villanueva de Oscos.
Continue readingACCIONA Dedicates 100.5 MW EcoGrove Wind Farm
ACCIONA Energy North America is celebrating the opening of its 100.5 MW EcoGrove Wind Farm, located in Stephenson County, Illinois. EcoGrove Wind Farm represents ACCIONA?s first renewable energy project in Illinois.
Continue readingLa eólica Acciona inaugura su quinto parque eólico en EE UU
Acciona ha inaugurado su quinto parque eólico en Estados Unidos, ubicado en el Estado de Illinois, con una potencia instalada de 100,5 megavatios (MW), tras una inversión de 230 millones de dólares.
Continue readingIberdrola construye uno de los mayores parques eólicos de Escocia
La eólica Iberdrola Renovables ya cuenta en el Reino Unido con el mayor parque eólico terrestre de Europa, Whitelee. El parque contará con una potencia instalada de 120 megavatios.
Continue readingIBERDROLA RENOVABLES UK-Based subsidiary starts work on Arecleoch ? one of the largest windfarms in Scotland
The company already boasts Europe?s largest onshore windfarm in the UK at Whitelee. With installed capacity of 120 MW, the site will produce enough clean, green energy to power 67,000 homes.
Continue readingWind power in Chile-SoWiTec and Enel will develop seven wind farms with a capacity of 850 MW
Enel Green Power signed an agreement with SoWiTec Renewable Energy Chile Ltda, to develop seven wind projects with a capacity total to 850 MW, which will start being built in the coming years.
Continue readingEólica en Uruguay-Desarrollan nuevo mapa eólico
Las autoridades desarrollaron un nuevo mapa eólico y proyectan tener lista la normativa técnica para fabricantes o importadores de aerogeneradores con el objetivo de impulsar el uso de energía eólica a nivel residencial.
Continue readingWind power in Uruguay-New wind map to be developed
They developed a new wind map and plan to have the technical standards for wind turbine manufacturers and importers ready by the end of the year.
Continue readingPSOE y ecologistas apoyan el parque eólico marino en Chipiona
El pasado 17 de septiembre Ecologistas en Acción se reunió con el alcalde Chipiona, Manuel García, (y dos de sus concejales), para abordar el proyecto de parque eólico marino ?Las Cruces del Mar.
Continue readingVestas receives order for 99 MW in India
Vestas has received an order for 60 units of the V82-1.65 MW wind turbine for a wind power project located in Theni in the state of Tamil Nadu, South India.
Continue readingDinamarca inaugura el mayor parque eólico marino del mundo
La construcción ha durado 18 meses y la potencia eólica asciende a 209 MW proporciobnados por 91 aerogeneradores de Siemens de 2,3 MW. Esta misma semana Alemania aprobó 40 nuevos parques eólicos marinos. ¿Y España?
Continue readingBattery electric vehicle Volvo C30
Following the announcement of the Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe and the plans to introduce a plug-in hybrid in 2012, Volvo is evaluating the viability of an entirely electric car C30 known as a BEV (Battery Electric Vehicle).
Continue readingWhen you combine solar power and electric vehicles, you?re enabling a carbon-free lifestyle
SolarCity® announced that it has finalized its acquisition of the SolSource Energy Business of Clean Fuel Connection Inc., a provider of renewable energy and electric vehicle charging infrastructure based in Los Angeles.
Continue readingBuenos vientos para Cantabria- El Plan Eólico regional prevé llegar a 1.500 MW
El presidente de CEOE-CEPYME de Cantabria, Miguel Mirones, lo ha dicho muy claramente: su organización apoya el desarrollo eólico de Cantabria, porque supone una “oportunidad magnífica” para centenares de empresas.
Continue readingSempra Generation invests in second phase of largest Midwest wind farm
Sempra Generation with BP Wind Energy invest in the development of the 200-megawatt (MW) Fowler Ridge II Wind Farm in Benton County, Ind. The project will use 133 wind turbines, each with 1.5 MW.
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