EGP has been awarded the right to sign 20-year energy supply contracts in Brazil for a total of 553 MW with its three new solar photovoltaic projects Horizonte MP (103 MW), Lapa (158 MW) and Nova Olinda (292 MW) following the “Leilão de Reserva” public tender. The addition of this award to EGP’s existing operational … Continue reading Enel Green Power will invest about US $ 600 million in solar power in Brazil
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Wind energy in Brazil: WindSim Launches New Subsidiary
WindSim AS, a pioneer and leading provider of CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) based wind modelling software and services technology used during the wind project life cycle from early site identification, energy optimization, site suitability, power forecasting to post construction assessment, today announced an expansion of its global operations with the upcoming opening of a new … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: WindSim Launches New Subsidiary
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Wind power fominates Brazil auction
Wind developers are showing more confidence in Brazil, selling six times as much power through an energy auction Friday as they did in April. Developers won contracts to sell power from 538.8 megawatts of wind farms for an average price of 181.14 reais ($51.90) per megawatt hour. They’re betting there will be enough turbines available … Continue reading Wind power fominates Brazil auction
Continue readingBrazil breaks wind energy record, Mexico planning geothermal energy expansion
State representatives unanimously passed the “Law for Action Against Climate Change” in the Mexican state of Jalisco. The law will broadly regulate greenhouse gas emissions by defining principles, criteria and instruments for the implementation of state policy on climate change. It also seeks to improve public transportation and reduce air pollution in the state. Furthermore, … Continue reading Brazil breaks wind energy record, Mexico planning geothermal energy expansion
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Wind power in Brazil: GE 156 wind turbines for wind farm
General Electric agreed to supply 156 wind turbines to the Brazilian renewable-energy developer Casa dos Ventos Energias Renovaveis SA., its largest deal to date in Latin America’s burgeoning renewable energy market. Casa dos Ventos, the region’s biggest developer, will use the equipment for a 360-megawatt wind farm in Brazil’s northeastern states of Piaui and … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: GE 156 wind turbines for wind farm
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Brazil to turn off thermal plants as rains, wind power help
Brazil will turn off 2,000 megawatts of thermal power generation on Saturday as conditions improve for its hydro power system after recent rains, Energy Minister Eduardo Braga said on Wednesday. A steady stream of new wind power generation capacity coming on line lately and a fall on consumption as consumers feel the pinch of the … Continue reading Brazil to turn off thermal plants as rains, wind power help
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Acciona Windpower totally complies with the requirements for nationally-sourced components to sell wind turbines in Brazil
ACCIONA Windpower, a subsidiary of the ACCIONA Group, has complied with the last requests issued by the BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank) for the national sourcing of components for wind turbines, meaning that wind power projects in Brazil can be financed under terms that are more favorable. It has complied with them six months in advance … Continue reading Acciona Windpower totally complies with the requirements for nationally-sourced components to sell wind turbines in Brazil
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Goldwind in talks to buy Pescarmona’s wind power assets in Brazil
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co., China’s biggest wind-turbine manufacturer, is in talks to buy all or some of Pescarmona Group’s wind power operations in Brazil, according to Bloomberg. Goldwind’s board has already authorized a transaction, said one person, who asked not to be identified because the matter isn’t public. The company hasn’t decided whether … Continue reading Goldwind in talks to buy Pescarmona’s wind power assets in Brazil
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Wind power in Brazil: Acciona wind turbines for a wind farm
The contract covers thirty-three AW125/3000 wind turbines mounted on 120-meter-high concrete towers. Construction work on the Vila Pará complex in Rio Grande do Norte will start in 2016. ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA Group subsidiary that designs, manufactures and markets wind turbines, has signed a contract with wind power developer Voltalia for the supply of 99 … Continue reading Wind power in Brazil: Acciona wind turbines for a wind farm
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Alstom wins Brazilian wind power connection deal
Alstom has been awarded a turnkey contract worth around €100m ($110m) to integrate wind farms into Brazil’s transmission grid. The wind farms are located at the southernmost tip of Brazil at Rio Grande do Sul State. The contract has been awarded by from Eletrosul Centrais Electricas and the project is due for commercial operation … Continue reading Alstom wins Brazilian wind power connection deal
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Gamesa Expands Production of Wind Turbines in Brazil
Spanish wind-turbine manufacturer Gamesa on Monday unveiled its expanded plant in Brazil, a country that accounted for 22 percent of total megawatt sales in 2014 and serves as a platform for supplying customers across Latin America. Work to expand the plant in Camaçari, a city in the northeastern state of Bahia, started in July 2011. … Continue reading Gamesa Expands Production of Wind Turbines in Brazil
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Gamesa inaugurated its expanded nacelle assembly factory in Camaçari
Today, Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, officially inaugurated its expanded nacelle assembly factory in Camaçari, in the north-east of the state of Bahia, from which it will make all the 2.0 MW – 2.5 MW platform wind turbines earmarked for the Brazilian market. The facility’s inauguration ceremony was presided by the Governor … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Gamesa inaugurated its expanded nacelle assembly factory in Camaçari
Continue readingBrazil and Chile Leading Strong South American Renewable Energy Growth to 201
Brazil’s cumulative installed capacity for renewable energy will grow from 19.8 Gigawatts (GW) in 2013 to over 32.9 GW by 2017. Wind power will overtake biomass as Brazil’s leading renewable energy market during the forecast period, says report. Brazil will spearhead renewable energy additions in South America to 2017, with the country’s cumulative installed … Continue reading Brazil and Chile Leading Strong South American Renewable Energy Growth to 201
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Acciona Windpower opens a wind turbine plant in Brazil, the biggest wind energy market for sales of its 3 MW wind turbine
ACCIONA Windpower, the ACCIONA subsidiary dedicated to the design, manufacture and sale of wind turbines, has opened a turbine assembly plant at Simões Filho (Bahia, Brazil). It is already producing all the 3 MW machines for the Brazilian market. The opening ceremony was presided by the Governor of Bahia, Rui Costa dos Santos, who … Continue reading Acciona Windpower opens a wind turbine plant in Brazil, the biggest wind energy market for sales of its 3 MW wind turbine
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Wind energy in Brazil: Acciona Windpower opens wind turbine factory in Bahia
Acciona Windpower, the wind division of Spain’s Acciona, opened today its 300-MW wind turbine factory in the Brazilian state of Bahia. Capable of producing 100 pieces of 3-MW wind turbines per year in the city of Simoes Filho, the plant can double its production if needed, Acciona Windpower president, Jose Luis Blanco, was quoted … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Acciona Windpower opens wind turbine factory in Bahia
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Brazilian state Minas Gerais to invest $324m in new photovoltaic solar energy projects
Minas Gerais, the south-eastern state of Brazil, will start auctions of solar photovoltaic power plants this year and will support the initiative with an initial $324 million. An estimated total investment of $1.66 billion will be required from the developers to complete the 31 solar parks. Brazil has become a very attractive market for … Continue reading Brazilian state Minas Gerais to invest $324m in new photovoltaic solar energy projects
Continue readingBrazil to connect 23 GW of new wind energy capacity through 2024
Mexico, Uruguay, Panama and the Dominican Republic are expected to set new capacity installation records this year while demand in Latin America is forecast to drop between 2017 and 2020, according to analysis from MAKE Consulting. MAKE expects wind power in Latin America to reach 4.8 GW this year and 5.4 GW in 2016 … Continue reading Brazil to connect 23 GW of new wind energy capacity through 2024
Continue readingBrazil Wind Power: Wind Farm of Enel Green Power with 90 MW
The company has been awarded the right to sign energy supply contracts with the 90 MW Cristalândia wind power project located in north-eastern Brazil. Enel Green Power will be investing a total of approximately 190 million US dollars in the construction of the plan. Following the public renewable energy auction LFA (Leilão de Fontes Alternativas), … Continue reading Brazil Wind Power: Wind Farm of Enel Green Power with 90 MW
Continue readingABB Wins $30 Million Orders to Provide Power Infrastructure for Wind Power in Brazil
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won orders worth around $30 million from Casa dos Ventos, a leading renewables company in Brazil, to provide substations and related power infrastructure enabling the efficient integration of power from two new wind complexes (comprising 13 wind farms) into the country’s transmission grid. The orders were … Continue reading ABB Wins $30 Million Orders to Provide Power Infrastructure for Wind Power in Brazil
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China, Latin America led wind energy growth in 2014
China and Latin America led the global growth in wind energy in 2014, according to the latest report published by the Global Wind Energy Council. The council’s “2014 Global Wind Report: Annual Market Update” released recently shows wind power’s “remarkable growth” in 2014 was spurred largely by China and Brazil, followed by Mexico and South … Continue reading China, Latin America led wind energy growth in 2014
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