The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Tuesday that it is backing a 120-megawatt wind farm in Pawlowo, north west Poland. The announcement was made as Warsaw hosted the second day of the 19th UN Climate Change Conference (COP19). The EBRD, which was founded in 1991 to help countries in the former … Continue reading EBRD backs Polish wind farm
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Fukushima offshore wind farm successfully powering grid
A wind farm floating 20 km off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture, home to the crippled Daiichi nuclear power plant, has successfully started powering turbines to feed energy to the grid, a spokesman for the project’s government-led consortium confirmed Tuesday. The government-funded project, led by Marubeni Corporation, is Japan’s first step towards realizing a … Continue reading Fukushima offshore wind farm successfully powering grid
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Brazil to hold first bidding for renewable energy
The Brazilian government plans to hold the country’s first bidding next Monday exclusively for suppliers of renewable energy, the state Energy Research Company (EPE) said Tuesday. The so-called A-3 energy auction aims to contract suppliers of energy derived from solar power and wind energy, small hydroelectric plants, and thermal and biomass plants, with the firm … Continue reading Brazil to hold first bidding for renewable energy
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Fluor completes construction of 125 MW solar power plant in Arizona
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that after two years of engineering, procurement and construction work, it achieved substantial completion of the Arlington Valley Solar Energy II facility for Arlington Valley Solar Energy II, LLC (AVSE II), a member of LS Power Group. The 125-megawatt facility in Maricopa County, Arizona
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Look out for that turbine! Climate sceptics are the real Chicken Littles
Several Australian corporate figures have recently disparaged climate scientists. First, former banker David Murray questioned the integrity of climate scientists on national TV. Casting such aspersions on scientists follows the precedent set by the tobacco industry, which referred to medical researchers as an
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Godawari Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Generates Above Expectations
Godawari Power (GODPI) & Ispat Ltd.’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, Asia’s biggest, is generating more power than expected, allaying criticism that the technology was failing in India, a government official said. Godawari Power (GODPI) & Ispat Ltd.’s concentrated solar power (CSP) plant, Asia’s biggest, is generating more power than expected, allaying criticism that the … Continue reading Godawari Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Plant Generates Above Expectations
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Acciona sold 100 wind turbines AW 116/3000 in the U.S.
Acciona Windpower has won a wind power contract to supply 300MW of wind turbines to two wind farms in Texas. “This order is an important milestone in Acciona Windpower’s global track record of success,” said Acciona Windpower North America CEO Enrique Teruel. The $400m deal includes 100 AW 116/3000 3MW units and a 10-year operations … Continue reading Acciona sold 100 wind turbines AW 116/3000 in the U.S.
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Enel Green Power breaks ground on Mexico wind farm
Enel Green Power has started construction of the new Sureste I-Phase II wind farm in Mexico. The plant, which is located in the state of Oaxaca, will be composed of 34 wind turbines with a capacity of 3 MW each, for a total installed capacity of 102 MW. Sureste I-Phase II, which will be completed … Continue reading Enel Green Power breaks ground on Mexico wind farm
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E.ON Climate & Renewables to Install GE
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced E.ON Climate & Renewables’ (EC&R) contract for GE’s newest brilliant offering, PowerUp. PowerUp is a customized software-enabled platform that increases a wind farm’s output by up to 5 percent. EC&R will enhance 469 of its GE 1.5-77 wind turbines with the PowerUp platform. The PowerUp offering agreement between EC&R and … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables to Install GE
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EBRD considers financing first major wind farm in Kazakhstan
EBRD First Vice President Phil Bennett has reaffirmed the Bank’s support for the National Green Growth Plan announced by the government of Kazakhstan during his first visit to Kazakhstan for the Bank. During meetings with members of the Kazakh government and business community, Mr Bennett stressed that the EBRD remains committed to the country’s sustainable … Continue reading EBRD considers financing first major wind farm in Kazakhstan
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Wind turbine installed in China’s high-altitude region
The first China-made wind turbine generator has been installed in a wind farm in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to capture high altitude wind energy, company officials said Tuesday. The producer, Shanxi-based Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Group Co., Ltd., said that the 5,000-kilowatt wind turbine was installed and put into use last week at a wind farm … Continue reading Wind turbine installed in China’s high-altitude region
Continue readingMarubeni announces Fukushima recovery, experimental offshore floating wind farm project
A consortium comprising of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu, and Mizuho Information & Research have been participating in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project sponsored by the Ministry of … Continue reading Marubeni announces Fukushima recovery, experimental offshore floating wind farm project
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Kansas regulators sign off on route for major transmission line
Grain Belt Express Clean Line LLC (Grain Belt), an affiliate of Clean Line Energy Partners LLC (Clean Line) of Houston, Tex., said the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) unanimously approved an order granting a siting permit to Grain Belt Express Clean Line to construct the 370-mile Kansas portion of a new 750-mile direct current transmission line. … Continue reading Kansas regulators sign off on route for major transmission line
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Abengoa presents its results for the third quarter 2013
Abengoa’s concentrating solar power (CSP) business has shown remarkable success in recent months. In September 2013, Abengoa brought online the Solaben 1 & 2 plants, both 50 MW parabolic trough concentrating solar power (CSP) plants in Spain. In early October 2013, the company announced that it had commissioned the 290 MW Solana CSP plant in … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Abengoa presents its results for the third quarter 2013
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India’s Largest Exhibition and Conference for the Solar Industry gets underway
The some 100 speakers and 700 attendees are also exchanging the latest information on the topics of photovoltaics (PV), PV production technologies, energy storage and solar thermal technologies until the conference draws to a close on November 14. The exhibition kicks off at 10:00am (IST) on Tuesday, November 12. Around 170 exhibitors are set to … Continue reading India’s Largest Exhibition and Conference for the Solar Industry gets underway
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Green Light given for UK
The development of the UK’s largest offshore wind demonstration site – regarded as a pivotal strand in helping to lower the costs associated with Round 3 offshore wind farms – has received a boost with dual planning consents being given to the construction of the site and the onshore substation. The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) … Continue reading Green Light given for UK
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Siemens Extends Norderhof Wind Farm
New additions are coming to the community-owned Norderhof wind farm in the town of Galmsbüll in the North Frisia region on the German North Sea coast: six more Siemens wind turbines will raise the generating capacity of this onshore wind power plant to 37.7 megawatts (MW). The new installations with 3.6 megawatt each will be … Continue reading Siemens Extends Norderhof Wind Farm
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ALLETE Clean Energy to Acquire Wind Energy Facilities in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon
ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has signed an acquisition agreement to purchase wind farms in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon. ALLETE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of ALLETE, Inc. (NYSE: ALE), has signed an acquisition agreement to purchase wind farms in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon from The AES Corporation in early 2014 … Continue reading ALLETE Clean Energy to Acquire Wind Energy Facilities in Minnesota, Iowa and Oregon
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Acciona sells the owning company of an operating wind farm in South Korea
The operation, which includes a net debt of 20 million euros, is part of an action plan designed by the company to offset the effects of regulatory changes in Spain. ACCIONA Energ
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Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) With Storage Can Benefit the Grid
The evidence is piling up that when the real value of energy is considered, electricity generated from concentrating solar power (CSP) plants with storage capability outperforms solar photovoltaic (PV) and wind power. Rigorous research studies cited throughout The Economic and Reliability Benefits of CSP With Thermal Energy Storage: Recent Studies and Research Needs, a report … Continue reading Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) With Storage Can Benefit the Grid
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