Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine maker today announced commissioning of Rouar S A’s Wind Energy Farm at Artilleros for 65.1 MW. The Wind Farm is located 170 km east of Uruguay’s capital Montevideo and was inaugurated by the President of Brazil, Ms. Dilma Rousseff and President of Uruguay, Mr. Jose Mujica. This is the first of … Continue reading Presidents of Brazil and Uruguay inaugurate Suzlon powered 65 MW Wind Energy plant in Uruguay
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Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power starts Wind Farm
Enel Green Power has begun construction on the Esperança wind farm, the final segment of the Serra Azul wind complex, north of Bahia in north-eastern Brazil. With a total installed capacity of 118 MW, Serra Azul will be able to generate more than 500 GWh of electricity a year once fully operational, equal to … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power starts Wind Farm
Continue readingUruguayan, Brazilian presidents attend opening ceremony of Wind Farm
Uruguay’s President Jose Mujica (R) and his Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff attend the opening ceremony of the Wind Farm, in Colonia department, 165 km from Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, on Feb. 28, 2015. The Wind Farm is a joint venture between the National Administrations of Power Plants and Electrical Transmissions of Uruguay and the Brazilian … Continue reading Uruguayan, Brazilian presidents attend opening ceremony of Wind Farm
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles expands into the Brazilian wind power market
EDF Energies Nouvelles has purchased a portfolio of wind energy development projects from SOWITEC, one of the leading international renewable energy developers, with a total capacity of about 800 MW, including 70 MW already entitled to sign a regulated Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). Pursuing the development of its international operations EDF Energies Nouvelles announces … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles expands into the Brazilian wind power market
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Suzlon has revealed it installed 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8 MW in Brazil
Shares of Suzlon Energy today surged over 7 per cent amid reports that Sun Pharma’s Dilip Shanghvi will provide as much as Rs. 3,800 crore of security that will help the wind turbine maker in obtaining credits. Suzlon has revealed it installed and commissioned 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8MW in Brazil over a 16-month period … Continue reading Suzlon has revealed it installed 168 wind turbines totalling 352.8 MW in Brazil
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Enel Green Power will build two solar photovoltaic power plants in Brazil
Enel Green Power (EGP) has begun construction on two new photovoltaic plants in the municipality of Tacaratu, Pernambuco State, in northeast Brazil. EGP already owns and operates in the same area the 80 MW “Fontes dos Ventos” wind farm and both solar plants, once completed, will be combined with it. With a total installed capacity … Continue reading Enel Green Power will build two solar photovoltaic power plants in Brazil
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Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa wind turbines for wind energy plants
Gamesa will install 54 of its G114-2.0 MW wind turbines for Serveng and another 21 G97-2.0 MW wind turbines for Chesf and Sequoia. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, saw its firm order intake rise above 3,300 MW in 2014, boosted by two new contracts in Brazil totaling 150 MW in the … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa wind turbines for wind energy plants
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Wind energy in Brazil: Vestas wind turbines for a 106 MW wind power plant of Gestamp Wind
Vestas will install 53 units of its V110-2.0 MW turbine at five wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte: Cabeço Preto III, V and VI and Macambira I and II. Vestas has received a firm and unconditional 106 MW order for 53 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for five wind farms located in the … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Vestas wind turbines for a 106 MW wind power plant of Gestamp Wind
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Alstom and Andrade Gutierrez open new unit for the wind energy market in Brazil
Alstom, global supplier of equipment and solutions for power generation, and Andrade Gutierrez, one of the largest infrastructure groups in Latin America, are inaugurating an industrial joint venture dedicated to the production of steel towers for wind turbines, Torres Eólicas do Nordeste (TEN). The unit is located in Jacobina, Bahia, 350 km from Salvador. … Continue reading Alstom and Andrade Gutierrez open new unit for the wind energy market in Brazil
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Acciona to supply 39 Wind Turbines for Rio Energy wind energy plant
Acciona SA, Spain’s second-largest clean-energy company, will supply 39 wind turbines to renewable-energy developer Rio Energy for a Brazilian wind farm. ACCIONA Windpower (AWP), the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures and sells wind turbines, ended the 2014 financial year with 2,088 MW of accumulated sales of its AW3000 turbine, following the signature … Continue reading Acciona to supply 39 Wind Turbines for Rio Energy wind energy plant
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Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa will install 42 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a new order from Força Eólica do Brasil (FEB), a consortium made up of Iberdrola and Neoenergia, for the supply of 42 of its G114-2.0 MW turbines (84 MW) at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte, in north-eastern Brazil. Gamesa will supply, … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: Gamesa will install 42 G114-2.0 MW wind turbines at three wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte
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Brazil reaches 4.3 GW of wind energy
Brazil’s installed wind energy capacity in operation jumped 99.6% to 4,354 MW between January and November 2014. The increase of 2,173 MW reflects the start-up of wind farms contracted at energy auctions in 2009, 2010 and 2011, wind plants for the free market and expansion of existing plants, according to the bulletin. Brazil had … Continue reading Brazil reaches 4.3 GW of wind energy
Continue readingBrazil’s development bank okays USD 2.5bn in wind energy loans in 2014
In December BNDES approved BRL 1.7 billion in loans for 590.4 MW of wind power projects. These include 181.9 MW wind farm in Pernambuco state, 59.4 MW in Rio Grande do Norte and 144 MW in Rio Grande do Sul. Among the supported schemes are also seven wind farms of 205.1 MW in total in … Continue reading Brazil’s development bank okays USD 2.5bn in wind energy loans in 2014
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Voltalia starts 30 MW wind farm in Brazil with Acciona Windpower wind turbines
Voltalia, a French developer of clean-energy projects, started a 30 MW wind farm in Brazil. Areia Branca, which features Acciona Windpower wind turbines, will be completed with the commissioning of the 10 3MW turbines of the Carcara 1 wind farm by the end of next month. The Terral wind farm in Areia Branca in the … Continue reading Voltalia starts 30 MW wind farm in Brazil with Acciona Windpower wind turbines
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Wind energy in Brasil: GE to supply 346 megawatts of wind turbines
General Electric agreed to supply 346 megawatts of wind turbines worth as much as 1.3 billion reais ($491 million) to the Brazilian renewable-energy developer Casa dos Ventos. Casa dos Ventos will use 216 megawatts of equipment at the Sao Clemente wind farm in Pernambuco state and another 130 megawatts for the Tiangua project … Continue reading Wind energy in Brasil: GE to supply 346 megawatts of wind turbines
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power wind farm connected with 34 wind turbines in Pernambuco
Enel Green Power has completed and connected to the grid “Fontes dos Ventos”, its first wind farm in the state of Pernambuco in the north-east of Brazil. The wind farm is owned by Parque Eolico Fontes dos Ventos Ltda, a subsidiary of Enel Brasil Participações Ltda. It consists of 34 turbines, for a total … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power wind farm connected with 34 wind turbines in Pernambuco
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power wind farm projects financed in Bahia, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte
Enel Green Power SpA (“Enel Green Power”), acting through its Brazilian subsidiary Enel Brasil Participações Ltda. (“Enel Brazil”), the controlling holding company of Brazilian subsidiaries of the Enel Green Power Group, and Itaú Unibanco S.A. (“Itaú”), a Brazilian bank, signed a 10-year term loan agreement for over 260 million Brazilian Reais (approximately 100 million US … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power wind farm projects financed in Bahia, Pernambuco and Rio Grande do Norte
Continue readingRenova’s wind power investments in Brazil
Renova Energia has awarded Pöyry with the consulting services assignment to establish a Project Management Office function for their wind power investments in Brazil. The assignment includes the design of general project management processes based on market best practice and Pöyry’s expertise in implementing large projects, enabling consistent and high quality project delivery. The … Continue reading Renova’s wind power investments in Brazil
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Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power new wind power projects awarded
Enel Green Power has been awarded energy supply contracts with a wind power project located in north-eastern Brazil. The new wind farm will add further 114 MW to the 490 MW of wind energy capacity Enel Green Power already obtained in previous Brazilian public auctions since 2010. Construction of the new wind power project requires … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Enel Green Power new wind power projects awarded
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Brazil contracts 926 MW of wind energy in A-5 power auction
The average price for wind power was R$136/MWh ($53.41/MWh), 15% above the average of R$119.03/MWh for wind power at the comparable A-5 auction a year ago. Wind energy developers in Brazil sold power from 36 wind farm projects with a total capacity of 926MW at today’s A-5 power auction. The price was also just below … Continue reading Brazil contracts 926 MW of wind energy in A-5 power auction
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