Ørsted today announced the completion of Helena Energy Center, a 518 MW combined wind and solar project located in Bee County, South Texas. The wind and solar centre is now fully operational and will generate enough renewable energy to power over 110,000 Texan homes and businesses annually. The Helena Energy Center consists of the 268 … Continue reading Ørsted completes construction of combined wind energy and photovoltaic project in Texas
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EDP Renewables inaugurates its second wind energy project in Greece
“Erimia” Wind Farm has an installed capacity of 35MW and is expected to generate around 71 GWh per year and reduce 50 thousand tonnes of CO2 emissions annually; With this project EDP duplicates its installed renewable energy capacity in Greece EDP Renewables (EDPR), a global leader in the development of renewable energy worldwide, is expanding … Continue reading EDP Renewables inaugurates its second wind energy project in Greece
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Vestas wins 90 MW wind power order in South Korea
Vestas has secured a 90 MW order for an undisclosed wind farm in South Korea. The order consists of 21 V136-4.2 MW wind turbines in 4.3 MW. This project will be Vestas’ largest onshore wind project in the country to date. The order includes the supply and installation supervision of the wind turbines, as well … Continue reading Vestas wins 90 MW wind power order in South Korea
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The decline in wind energy pushed European market prices higher at the beginning of June
In the first week of June, prices in most European electricity markets increased compared to the previous week. Germany registered the highest price since the end of November 2023, €235.52/MWh, on June 4 from 20:00 to 21:00. The increases were largely driven by the general decline in wind energy production. Despite the increases, most markets … Continue reading The decline in wind energy pushed European market prices higher at the beginning of June
Continue readingVestas wins order for 72 MW of wind power in Germany
Vestas has received a 72 MW order from Denker & Wulf AG for the Holtsee wind energy project in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Vestas will deliver ten V162-7.2 MW wind turbines and the order includes the supply, delivery and commissioning of the wind turbines. “This order from customer Denker & Wulf AG underlines the efficient technology of … Continue reading Vestas wins order for 72 MW of wind power in Germany
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Major wind power plant opens in eastern Iran
A large wind farm, with the capacity of generating 50-megawatt electricity, was inaugurated in the east of Iran by the country’s Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian. Mil Nader power plant is equipped with twenty 2.5-megawatt wind turbines. The mentioned power plant, which is the biggest wind farm in the eastern part of the country, … Continue reading Major wind power plant opens in eastern Iran
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Adani Green Energy to invest over $1 billion in Sri Lankan wind projects
Adani Green Energy plans to invest over 1 billion USD (Rs.8,351 crore) in setting up wind energy projects in Sri Lanka in what would be the island nation’s single largest foreign direct investment and the biggest ever power project, according to a PTI report. The company will set up two wind farms in Sri Lanka’s … Continue reading Adani Green Energy to invest over $1 billion in Sri Lankan wind projects
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RWE inaugurates its biggest onshore wind farm in France
The Nouvions onshore wind farm deploys 11 wind turbines with a total capacity of 44 MW, making it RWE’s most powerful wind farm in France. The Nordex N149 wind turbines will be the first of their kind to be installed in France.The wind farm will supply around 19,000 households with green electricity. RWE is celebrating … Continue reading RWE inaugurates its biggest onshore wind farm in France
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Iberdrola collaborates with WindLoop on a wind turbine blade recycling project in the US.
Avangrid, Inc. (NYSE: AGR), a leading sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it recently donated 300 pounds of decommissioned wind turbine blades to WindLoop, a startup comprising of students at Yale University, to test an innovative process for blade recycling. Consistent with Avangrid’s commitment to sustainability, WindLoop’s mission is … Continue reading Iberdrola collaborates with WindLoop on a wind turbine blade recycling project in the US.
Continue readingVestas wins order for 68 MW of wind energy in Austria
Vestas has received an order for 68 MW from ImWind Erneuerbare Energie GmbH for a wind energy project in Loidesthal, Austria. The order includes the supply, delivery and commissioning of ten V162-6.2 MW wind turbines and one V150-6.0 MW wind turbine. Upon completion, Vestas will service the turbines under a 25-year Active Output Management 4000 … Continue reading Vestas wins order for 68 MW of wind energy in Austria
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Atlántico seeks to be the center of Colombia’s energy transition due to its great photovoltaic and wind energy potential
The great potential that the Atlantic has for the development of solar and wind projects on marine and terrestrial lands can position the department as the “center of the country’s energy transition,” according to Governor Eduardo Verano. Proof of this is that the department is the epicenter of 10 solar projects, which total approximately 1,000 … Continue reading Atlántico seeks to be the center of Colombia’s energy transition due to its great photovoltaic and wind energy potential
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ACP Statement on Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s Vote to Advance FERC Commissioner Nominations
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from ACPVice President of Markets & Transmission Carrie Zalewskiafter the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee voted to advance to the full Senate the nominations of David Rosner, Judy Chang and Lindsay See to serve as Commissioners for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Rosner and Chang are Democrats; See … Continue reading ACP Statement on Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee’s Vote to Advance FERC Commissioner Nominations
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Lower prices in European electricity markets in the last week of May and new photovoltaic record in Portugal
In the last week of May, prices in most European electricity markets fell compared to the previous week. Most markets registered negative prices at the end of the week. The increase in renewable energy production and the decrease in demand in some markets favored the decreases. On May 27, Portugal broke the all?time record for … Continue reading Lower prices in European electricity markets in the last week of May and new photovoltaic record in Portugal
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Cambodia to embrace wind power in Mondulkiri and Kampot provinces
Cambodia is set to harness the power of wind energy, with a plan for the country’s first wind farms taking root in Mondulkiri and Kampot provinces. Keo Rottanak, Minister of Mines and Energy, shared the information in a video clip published on the ministry’s social networks on Monday. “Cambodia will soon have wind farms, one … Continue reading Cambodia to embrace wind power in Mondulkiri and Kampot provinces
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Investment opportunities for utility-scale solar and wind areas: El Salvador
Through a rigorous and collaborative process involving local representatives, this study integrates diverse datasets covering population density, land use and infrastructure networks, as well as renewable and meteorological data, to identify favourable zones in El Salvador for utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) and onshore wind projects. The analysis reveals that a significant portion of El Salvador’s … Continue reading Investment opportunities for utility-scale solar and wind areas: El Salvador
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Photovoltaic solar becomes the leading technology in the Spanish generation mix for the first time in May, with 23.8% of the total
Monthly production with renewables in our country represented 63% and technologies that do not emit CO2 equivalent reached a share of 81.4%: wind contributed 20.2% and photovoltaic 23.8%.The demand for electrical energy in Spain increases 1.1% in May. Electricity demand grows by 3.8% in the Balearic Islands and 2.8% in the Canary Islands, once the … Continue reading Photovoltaic solar becomes the leading technology in the Spanish generation mix for the first time in May, with 23.8% of the total
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Wind power for Italy: RWE to build 53-MW wind farm
Mondonuovo wind farm located in Apulia region. Nine 5.9-megawatts wind turbines to supply 55,000 Italian homes; commissioning planned in 2025. Following the construction start of San Severo at the end of 2023, RWE has started the construction of another wind farm in Apulia region in south-east Italy. In total, an average of 150 RWE colleagues … Continue reading Wind power for Italy: RWE to build 53-MW wind farm
Continue readingVestas receives order for 124 MW of wind energy in Lithuania
estas has received an order for 124 MW for a wind power project in Telsiai, Lithuania. Vestas will deliver 20 V162-6.2 MW wind turbines and the order includes the supply, delivery and commissioning of the wind turbines. The order was placed by Utilitas Wind and Latvenergo AS. Upon completion, Vestas will service the wind turbines … Continue reading Vestas receives order for 124 MW of wind energy in Lithuania
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252 MW wind power plant in Gulf of Suez ‘milestone’ in Europe-Egypt relations
The opening of a 252-megawatt wind power plant in the Gulf of Suez is an important milestone in the long-term partnership between Egypt and Europe, Eric Chevallier, French ambassador in Cairo, said on Sunday. During the inauguration of the wind farm, Chevallier told Egypt Today that France is committed to cooperating with the European Union, … Continue reading 252 MW wind power plant in Gulf of Suez ‘milestone’ in Europe-Egypt relations
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Acciona will repower several wind farms located in Tahivilla
Little by little, new repowering projects are arriving in the Spanish wind farm fleet. A sector that will see quite a bit of movement in the coming years after the ministry (through IDAE) granted a package of aid. Among the winners of these grants, Acciona Energía has been one of the first to publicly announce … Continue reading Acciona will repower several wind farms located in Tahivilla
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