The 50 MW Ingenio wind power project in Oaxaca, developed by ACCIONA for Actis and Comexhidro, is located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec and will consist of thirty-three ACCIONA Windpower turbines. The company will also be responsible for the operation and maintenance of the wind farm for 15 years. ACCIONA Energía has signed a contract … Continue reading Acciona to build a wind farm for private investors in Mexico for &111 million
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Acciona Windpower wins 54 MW Brazil wind energy order
Acciona Windpower has signed a 54M W supply deal in Brazil, and said it is close to clinching another 117 MW in the South American country. The 54MW order – Acciona’s seventh in Brazil – is for 18 of its AW125/3000 wind turbines on 120-metre concrete towers. The wind turbines will go to the Santa … Continue reading Acciona Windpower wins 54 MW Brazil wind energy order
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The new Moventas Exceed high torque density 3 MW gearbox to be piloted by Acciona Windpower
Acciona Windpower has agreed with Moventas on prototype as well as serial deliveries of a 3 MW wind gearbox product based on Moventas’s new Exceed series of high torque density gearboxes. Acciona Windpower has agreed with Moventas on prototype as well as serial deliveries of a 3 MW wind gearbox product based on Moventas’s new … Continue reading The new Moventas Exceed high torque density 3 MW gearbox to be piloted by Acciona Windpower
Continue readingAcciona obtained €68 million in net profit in the first half of 2014
Acciona obtained €68 million in net profit in the first half of 2014, i.e. 43% more than in the same period of 2013, basically as a result of lower depreciation and amortisation and of asset sales. These two factors drove a 65% increase in earnings before taxes (EBT) to €89 million, in spite of regulatory … Continue reading Acciona obtained €68 million in net profit in the first half of 2014
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New Wind Farm in Costa Rica
Acciona Energy and the Costa Rican society Ecoenergía Group have started a commercial wind farm operation near Chiripa, in the Tilarán area. The wind energy plant will be inaugurated in November and will have a capacity of 49.5 Megawatt (MW) (33 wind turbines of 1.5 MW each). Laurent Mugica, of Acciona Energy, announced that the … Continue reading New Wind Farm in Costa Rica
Continue readingAcciona puts its first wind farm in Costa Rica into service
ACCIONA Energía has put the 49.5 MW Chiripa wind farm into commercial service, the company’s first in Costa Rica. The installation, owned by a consortium in which ACCIONA holds 65% and local partner Grupo Ecoenergía the remaining 35%, represents a total investment of US $125 million (EUR 92 million at current exchange rates). The wind … Continue reading Acciona puts its first wind farm in Costa Rica into service
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Acciona Energía will build a photovoltaic plant in Chile for E-CL
Acciona Energía will build the first phase of the 7.2 MWp (6 MW nominal) Pampa Camarones Solar Park as a turnkey project being developed by the electrical power company E-CL, a subsidiary of GDF Suez and the main power generator in northern Chile. This was revealed today in a ceremony launching the project in the … Continue reading Acciona Energía will build a photovoltaic plant in Chile for E-CL
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KKR and Acciona partner in global renewable energy business
Acciona, a global infrastructure, water and renewable energy group, and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. LP (together with its affiliates, “KKR”), a leading global investment firm, today announced a partnership to consolidate and develop one of the largest operating international renewable energy portfolios in the world. Under the agreement, KKR will invest in ACCIONA Energía … Continue reading KKR and Acciona partner in global renewable energy business
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Acciona Windpower Wins 153-Megawatt Order for Brazil Wind Turbines
Its 3 MW wind turbines will be used in the Santa Vitória do Palmar wind power complex owned by the company Atlantic Energias Renováveis. ACCIONA Windpower (AWP), a subsidiary of the ACCIONA group that designs, manufactures and commercializes wind turbines, has signed a turbine supply contract in Brazil with the renewable energy generation holding company … Continue reading Acciona Windpower Wins 153-Megawatt Order for Brazil Wind Turbines
Continue readingAcciona Windpower has clinched a wind energy deal to supply wind turbines at the 153 MW Santa Vitória do Palmar wind farm
Spanish manufacturer Acciona Windpower has clinched a deal to supply hardware at the 153MW Santa Vitória do Palmar wind complex in Brazil. The wind power agreement with Atlantic Energias Renováveis covers supply and assembly of 51 AW125/3000 wind turbines at the wind farm in the state of Río Grande do Sul. The wind turbines … Continue reading Acciona Windpower has clinched a wind energy deal to supply wind turbines at the 153 MW Santa Vitória do Palmar wind farm
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Acciona Agua leads a european R&D project to reduce water treatment costs by 25%
The LIFE-RENEWAT project aims to synchronise waste water treatment plants with the availability of in-plant renewable energy sources integrated to reduce their energy dependence by up to 30%. A reduction of dependence on conventional electricity grids would imply a reduction of a quarter of the cost of treated water. The pilot project is being implemented … Continue reading Acciona Agua leads a european R&D project to reduce water treatment costs by 25%
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Acciona Windpower is to supply Brazilian wind farm developer Río Energy 90MW of wind turbines for the Itarema wind energy complex
The contract covers 30 3MW wind turbines made up of 21 AW116/3000 and nine AW125/3000 machines. Delivery is slated in 2015 and the wind turbines will be mounted on 100 and 120-metre concrete towers at the wind farm in Ceara state. The towers will be assembled on site using a method created by Acciona Windpower … Continue reading Acciona Windpower is to supply Brazilian wind farm developer Río Energy 90MW of wind turbines for the Itarema wind energy complex
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Acciona Windpower creates 400 jobs in a concrete tower production plan for wind turbines in Brazil
Río Grande do Norte State Governor Rosalba Ciarlini visited the facility, which will supply more than one hundred 120-meter-high towers for wind power farms developed by Voltalia. ACCIONA Windpower has created 400 jobs in its concrete tower production plant for wind turbines located in Areia Branca (Brasil), as confirmed in the visit to the … Continue reading Acciona Windpower creates 400 jobs in a concrete tower production plan for wind turbines in Brazil
Continue readingAcciona Windpower upgrades its 3-MW, 125-meter rotor wind turbine to suit medium wind farm sites
ACCIONA Windpower has upgraded its AW125/3000 wind turbine, with a new version specially designed for medium-wind sites (IEC IIb). This new design will be highlighted at the AWEA Windpower 2014 conference and exhibition, which takes place in Las Vegas (USA) from May 5-8th. The upgraded design of the AW125/3000 allows for siting at locations with … Continue reading Acciona Windpower upgrades its 3-MW, 125-meter rotor wind turbine to suit medium wind farm sites
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Acciona Energy wins a contract to supply 252 MW of wind power capacity in Mexico
The company will build two wind farms with 3-megawatt ACCIONA Windpower wind turbines and will operate the facilities for 20 years. The investment associated with these projects is around 650 million dollars (469.4 million euros). ACCIONA Energy has been awarded contracts for the engineering, construction and start-up of two wind farms in Mexico and the … Continue reading Acciona Energy wins a contract to supply 252 MW of wind power capacity in Mexico
Continue readingACCIONA Windpower obtains approval from the BNDES for its 125-meter rotor diameter turbine
ACCIONA Windpower, an ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures and sells wind turbines, has obtained the FINAME accreditation from the National Bank of Economic and Social Development (BNDES) of Brazil for its new AW125/3000 model. This means that the entire range of wind turbines that the company markets in the country has this qualification, which … Continue reading ACCIONA Windpower obtains approval from the BNDES for its 125-meter rotor diameter turbine
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Acciona Energía will grow in emerging countries
ACCIONA Energía announced its new business orientation during the recent European Wind Energy Fair (EWEA2014) in Barcelona. A focus on emerging markets, cooperation with third parties as either partners or customers, and boosting sales of wind turbines are the three basic drivers in the new phase, in which the company will continue to work on … Continue reading Acciona Energía will grow in emerging countries
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Testing components for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Morocco and South Africa
The German Aerospace Center is testing the performance and durability of reflectors and receivers for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in Ouarzazate, Morocco and in Bokpoort, South Africa. The German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) is testing the performance and durability of reflectors and receivers for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants in … Continue reading Testing components for Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plants in Morocco and South Africa
Continue readingSpain’s Acciona sent to first loss by state energy reforms
The Spanish government’s cuts to renewable energy subsidies have been particularly harsh on mature wind power assets such as those owned by Acciona, which made a net profit of 189 million euros ($258.3 million) in 2012. Acciona said that new regulation had a direct negative impact of 257 million euros on accounts and wiped 1.68 … Continue reading Spain’s Acciona sent to first loss by state energy reforms
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Dow, Acciona, SENER and TSK bring global Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) leadership to industry
Executives from Acciona, Dow, SENER and TSK met in Madrid this week to celebrate the companies’ strong relationship and commitment in emerging Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) markets. “As new regions begin to embrace and invest in CSP projects, they are relying on proven technological leaders to create world-class power generation facilities. As a leading supplier … Continue reading Dow, Acciona, SENER and TSK bring global Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) leadership to industry
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