The Baltic Sea is a promising market for offshore wind energy in Europe. The basin offers extremely favorable climate and logistical conditions such as strong and stable winds, low waves, shallow waters and close distances to shore. According to the recently launched WindEurope analysis on wind energy scenarios for 2030, the Baltic Sea, where 1.5 GW of offshore wind … Continue reading WindEurope urges Estonia to stimulate regional cooperation on offshore wind power in the Baltic
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Siemens Gamesa debuts in Pakistan with 25 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines
Siemens Gamesa has achieved a new milestone in its Asian strategy with its maiden order in Pakistan. The company, in consortium with Sumec Hardware and Tools, has secured an order from the independent power producer Zephyr Power for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a 50 MW wind farm in Gharo, in the district … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa debuts in Pakistan with 25 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines
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AWEA State RPS Market Assessment 2017
States across the U.S. are choosing to meet more of their electricity demand using renewable energy. But what does that mean for wind power? Where are the growth opportunities, and how big are they? A new report seeks to answer exactly these questions. Yesterday, we released the AWEA State RPS Market Assessment 2017, the series’ … Continue reading AWEA State RPS Market Assessment 2017
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Wind power in Morocco: Siemens’ wind turbines blades plant already operational
In Morocco, Siemens’ wind turbines blades plant is already operational and is to be inaugurated on October 11, 2017. Investment agreement for the project was signed in March 2016 and the latter cost €100 million ($11,730,000). The plant can therefore supply the 200MW windfarm led by Nareva in Boujdour (85% of its production is to be … Continue reading Wind power in Morocco: Siemens’ wind turbines blades plant already operational
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Erste Bank to provide financing for Serbia wind energy
Erste bank will provide the bulk of the financing for construction of one of the first wind farms in Serbia, as the country seeks to move to cleaner energy. Erste bank said its Serbian unit had agreed to provide a 113 million euro ($134 mln) loan to Israel’s Enlight Renewable Energy, which is running the … Continue reading Erste Bank to provide financing for Serbia wind energy
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Xcel Energy Announces Plans For New South Dakota Wind Farm
Xcel Energy has announced plans to build and own a 300-megawatt wind farm in Grant and Codington counties of northeastern South Dakota. Minneapolis-based Xcel says the Dakota Range I and II project puts the company on pace to be the first U.S. utility to surpass 10,000 megawatts of wind on its system, which it says … Continue reading Xcel Energy Announces Plans For New South Dakota Wind Farm
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Isotrol adds a new wind power plant in Spain
Isotrol adds a new wind power plant to its portfolio and participates in one of the first repowering projects in Spain. This is the Malpica wind farm, located in Costa da Morte in A Coruña. Malpica is currently experiencing a project of repowering, with the removal of the 69 wind turbines that make up the … Continue reading Isotrol adds a new wind power plant in Spain
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WindEurope elects RES Group’s Ivor Catto as new Chairman
Mr Catto was elected for an 18-month term by WindEurope’s Board of Directors, which is comprised of corporate members, national associations and other organisations. Upon his appointment, Mr Catto said: “It is an honour for me to have been elected as WindEurope’s new Chairman. At a time when wind energy continues to advance, is now … Continue reading WindEurope elects RES Group’s Ivor Catto as new Chairman
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Wind energy could provide 30% of Europe’s power by 2030
Wind energy has the potential to provide up to 30% of Europe’s power by 2030 according to figures released today by WindEurope in its Outlook to 2020 and Scenarios for 2030 reports. According to WindEurope’s projections, Europe could be on course for an average installation rate of 12.6 GW per year in the years up … Continue reading Wind energy could provide 30% of Europe’s power by 2030
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Ameren Missouri plans major expansion of wind, solar generation to serve customers
Ameren Missouri announced today a forward-thinking plan to dramatically increase the amount of wind and solar generation to provide cost-effective and sustainable energy for its customers. Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), plans to add at least 700 megawatts of wind generation by 2020, representing an investment of approximately $1 billion. The … Continue reading Ameren Missouri plans major expansion of wind, solar generation to serve customers
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Siemens Gamesa wins first order for a hybrid wind energy and solar power project in India
Siemens Gamesa has been mandated to develop India’s first large commercial hybrid wind-solar project, where a 28.8-MW solar facility will be connected to an existing 50-MW wind farm. This is the first project of its kind for the company and evidences its determination to explore business opportunities that add value for its customers. Under the … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa wins first order for a hybrid wind energy and solar power project in India
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Yucatan expects to have 18 wind farms by 2021
In the next four years Yucatan will receive an investment of $2.8 billion USD for the installation and operation of 18 wind farms whose construction would be ready by 2021, which would generate a total of 300 megawatts of clean energy that will be commercialized and used by the industries of the peninsula. The secretary … Continue reading Yucatan expects to have 18 wind farms by 2021
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What wind power means to rural America
Groups from across the power spectrum are celebrating National Clean Energy Week starting today, which comes on the heels of last month’s American Wind Week. So it’s a great time to circle back and remember some of the moving stories to come out of our August wind power celebration. Most notable was a recent Wall … Continue reading What wind power means to rural America
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France can be no. 2 in wind energy in Europe
WindEurope CEO, Giles Dickson, addressed the annual conference of the French Wind Energy Association (FEE) on Wednesday 20 September. He highlighted the positive outlook for wind energy in France thanks to the policies being put in place by the new French Government. The positive outlook applied both to onshore and offshore wind. France was … Continue reading France can be no. 2 in wind energy in Europe
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Iberdrola crosses 2,000 MW threshold for wind energy in the United Kingdom
Following the completion of a £650 million investment programme to build eight new onshore wind farms, Iberdrola, through its subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables, has now passed the 2,000 megawatt (MW) milestone for UK wind power capacity. In just over 18 months we put over 470 MW of wind power online, enough to supply more than 280,000 … Continue reading Iberdrola crosses 2,000 MW threshold for wind energy in the United Kingdom
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Wind energy, other renewable energy sources are the answer to climate change
With more than 22,000 employees in Texas, America’s wind energy industry feels the pain inflicted by Hurricane Harvey. Wind companies have pledged $1 million to Habitat for Humanity to help Texas communities recover from the disaster. But wind energy is helping Texas recover in other ways as well. Our industry has invested more than $38 … Continue reading Wind energy, other renewable energy sources are the answer to climate change
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Vietnam: wind energy has potential of about 12 GW
The figures were announced in the Viet Nam Energy Outlook Report 2017, released at an event co-organised by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Embassy of Denmark yesterday in Ha Noi. The report, compiled by Viet Nam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) and Denmark’s Ministry for Energy, Utilities and Climate, aims to … Continue reading Vietnam: wind energy has potential of about 12 GW
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GM to run Ohio, Indiana factories with 100 percent wind power
Last week I predicted it wouldn’t be long before we had more news on Fortune 500 wind power purchases. Well, a whole seven days passed before there were new deals to report. Wind powers the open road for GM GM just announced wind power purchase agreements with projects in Ohio and Illinois. The automaker is … Continue reading GM to run Ohio, Indiana factories with 100 percent wind power
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France forecast as wind energy leader
France is set to become Europe’s second-biggest generator of electricity from wind power behind Germany by 2030, overtaking the UK and Spain thanks to policies being put in place by the current government, according to an industry association. WindEurope’s CE Giles Dickson told a conference in Paris on Wednesday that France’s outlook for offshore and … Continue reading France forecast as wind energy leader
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Pilot wind power plant in Namibia transferred to local authority
An informal settlement on the outskirts of Lüderitz now receives wind power following the transfer of a demonstration plat with three wind turbines that together have a rated capacity of just over 10 kW. The pilot plant is a project of the University of Namibia, first started in 2012 and operated by the university’s Science … Continue reading Pilot wind power plant in Namibia transferred to local authority
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