Electricity produced by the 102 wind turbines Walney Offshore Wind farm is to be sold to Norwegian energy giant Statkraft.
Continue readingMonthly Archives: April 2011
Wind energy Goldwind integrates China’s first high-altitude wind farm into power grid
The pilot wind farm was constructed by the China Three Gorges New Energy Corporation. The wind farm’s total installed wind power capacity maxes out at 3 MW. Goldwind has integrated several varities of its wind turbines.
Continue readingBrevini Wind supplies 1 MW gearboxes for WinWinD?s 1 MW wind turbines
Winwind Ltd., a Finnish manufacturer of wind energy turbines with a new established wind power manufacturing plant in India, has signed an agreement with Brevini Wind.
Continue readingThe policy environment for wind power in Egypt
Since the 1980s, a series of large-scale grid connected wind energy projects were installed in Egypt, and 120 MW were added in 2010, taking the total installed wind farm capacity to 550 MW.
Continue readingEner1 Powering Electric Vehicles
Indianapolis-based Ener1 Inc. is donating lithium-ion batteries to some of the electric cars in this year’s Electric Vehicle Grand Prix at Purdue University.
Continue readingAdvancing Solar Power Through Photovoltaic Technology Innovations
The project represents a significant partnering with U.S. solar energy industry to help speed commercialization of PV research and development in the U.S. to meet the goals of the Department?s SunShot Initiative.
Continue readingRenewable energy outpacing the installed nuclear power capacity
In 2010, for the first time, installed capacity of wind energy (197 gigawatts), biomass (65 GW), and solar power (43 GW) reached 385 GW, outpacing the installed nuclear power capacity of 375 GW prior to Fukushima.
Continue readingIFC provides ? 11-million loan to India’s Gamesa Wind Energy
With 11 gigawatts of installed wind farm capacity, India is the fifth-largest wind power market in the world.
Continue readingChina Datang Renewable in JV in Australia
China Datang Corp Renewable Power Co. had finalized a JV to develop approximately A$6 billion of wind energy and solar power projects in Australia.
Continue readingSDG&E signs 20-year PPA for 156 MW of wind energy in Mexico
San Diego Gas & Electric, or SDG&E, has entered into a 20-year contract for up to 156 MW of wind power supplied from the first phase of Sempra Generation’s Energia Sierra Juarez wind farm in Baja California, Mexico.
Continue readingBrazil Wind Energy Market Outlook 2016 – Wind Farm Installed Capacity
The cumulative wind power installed capacity in Brazil surpassed 931 MW by the end of 2010 as compared to around 341 MW in 2008.
Continue readingEgypt Starts to Invest in Wind Power
Egypt, one of the windiest areas and the leading country in the Middle East in wind energy is set to begin constructing, in May, two of four wind farm stations in the Gulf of Suez.
Continue readingWind Works signs contract with Repower for installation of 30 MW wind energy
Wind Works Power has signed a contract with REpower for the delivery of 15 REpower MM92 wind turbines for three wind farm plants totaling 30 MW of installed wind power.
Continue reading82% think wind energy will have a positive impact
Do you think the following technologies will have a positive or negative impact on your life? Answers from EU citizens are unequivocal: 82% think wind power will have a positive impact.?
Continue readingWind power is valuable even if the wind doesn’t blow all the time
A common fallacy promoted by anti wind farm groups is that because wind turbines cannot replace fueled power plants (they’re needed when the wind doesn’t blow), wind energy has no value.
Continue readingADB to give 150 million dollars to promote India?s solar power sector
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide up to 150 million dollars in credit guarantees to help India scale up its use of solar energy as a major renewable energy source.
Continue readingVestas receives 104 MW wind energy order in Canada
Vestas has received a 104 MW wind power order for 58 V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for a wind farm project in Canada.
Continue readingBest wind power than nuclear power – New Wind Energy Plant in Southern Japan
The new wind farm on the Osumi peninsula in Kagoshima prefecture with 15 wind turbines made by Japan Steel Works Ltd. started operations on March 18.
Continue readingSuzlon receives 50.4 MW wind power order from Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals
Suzlon Group has signed a wind energy order with Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals Limited (GSFC) to set up wind farm projects totaling 24 wind turbines in Gujarat.
Continue readingNissan, Saga Prefecture and FamilyMart Sign Partnership Agreement to Promote Electric Vehicles
Nissan, Saga Prefecture and FamilyMart Sign Partnership Agreement
to Promote Electric Car with Lithium Ion Batteries Focusing on Development of Quick Charge Network
