The wind energy sector reached 117 GW of installed capacity in Europe in 2013. This is sufficient, in a normal wind year, to produce 257 TWh of electricity and supply 8% of the EU’s electricity consumption, according to a Strategic Research Agenda / Market Deployment Strategy (SRA/MDS) published by the European Wind Energy Technology Platform … Continue reading Wind energy sector in Europe reaches 117 GW in 2013
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EWEA: Wind energy growth slows in 2013
During 2013, 11,159 MW of new wind energy capacity came on line in the EU-28, a decrease of 8% compared to 2012. There are now 117,289 MW installed the EU, meeting 8% of EU electricity demand, and a further 4,188 MW in the rest of Europe. The overall EU installation level masks significant volatility across … Continue reading EWEA: Wind energy growth slows in 2013
Continue readingGE Wins More than $800 Million in New Commitments for Brazilian Wind Energy and Gas Projects
In Brazil?s 2009 and 2010 auctions, GE won commitments to supply more than 800 megawatts of wind power using 1.5/1.6 wind turbines.
Continue readingSiemens secures wind energy order for sixth offshore wind farm in Germany
Siemens Energy has secured another wind turbines order for an offshore wind power plant in Germany.
Continue readingWind energy drives global renewable energy growth
Trends for wind power include continued offshore wind farm development, community-based wind turbines projects and distributed, small-scale grid-connected wind turbines and the development of wind farm projects.
Continue readingGovernment’s roadmap points offshore wind power in right direction
Offshore wind energy to have major role in green energy revolution, with higher target of 18GW by 2020. Offshore wind turbines industry costs set to come down by 30% as greater efficiencies achieved.
Continue readingKruger Energy to start construction of a wind power plant In Montérégie
We are very pleased to start the construction phase of this wind energy project with Enercon’s wind turbines which has required several years of hard work and benefitted from the collaboration of numerous stakeholders.
Continue readingSEIA President Rhone Resch’s Testimony before the U.S. House Energy & Commerce
In Blythe, a new 1,000 MW concentrating solar power plant – the Solar Trust of America Blythe – is under development. It will be the largest solar energy project in the world.
Continue readingEskom wanted to commission 2000 MW of Concentrating Solar Power by 2030
Eshom wanted to commission almost 2000 MW of Concentrating Solar Power by 2030, “but with a possibility of a lot more, depending on how the business case comes out”.
Continue readingUK leads the development of Europe’s Offshore Wind Power
British projects will lead the offshore wind energy market for the next eight years. This conclusion is drawn by GL Garrad Hassan in the new edition of their “Offshore Wind Energy Market Report”.
Continue readingStimulus Success for Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure Critical, But More Must Be Done
On May 27, Republicans and Democrats in both the House and the Senate introduced legislation designed to advance the deployment of electric vehicles and to develop the infrastructure needed to support them.
Continue readingHunton & Williams LLP Assists Cannon Power Group to expand Windy Point/Windy Flats wind power project
The funds will be used for the expansion of Cannon’s landmark Windy Point/Windy Flats wind energy projects, one of the largest wind farm projects in the United States.
Continue readingDallas Mayor Tom Leppert Proclaims Wind Works Week May 22-29
Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert has proclaimed the week of May 23rd Wind Works Week. This first-ever Wind Works Week proclamation is in honor of the WINDPOWER 2010 Conference & Exhibition.
Continue readingMeasures to Protect Blind Pedestrians from Electric vehicles, too Silent Cars
New electric vehicles that employ hybrid or electric engine technology can be silent, rendering them extremely dangerous in situations where vehicles and pedestrians come into proximity with each other.
Continue readingEndesa recharges electric vehicles in 15 minutes
The CHAdeMO association was set up a year ago by major players in the Japanese market to develop a fast charge standard for electric vehicles.
Continue readingEuropa puede producir 100% de electricidad renovable antes de 2050
Europa, asociada con África, tiene los medios y la capacidad para producir el 100% de su energía a partir de fuentes renovables como el viento o el sol a precios competitivos antes de 2050.
Continue readingLa eólica marina puede proporcionar el 17% de la electricidad en Europa
La Asociación Europea de la Energía (EWEA) propone llegar al 10% del consumo eléctrico europeo con energía eólica marina en 2020 y el 17% en 2030.
Continue readingLa eólica crecerá ligeramente en la Unión Europea en 2009 a pesar de la crisis
Según la Asociación Europea de Energía Eólica (EWEA) se instalará una potencia adicional de 8.600 megavatios (MW), con un aumento del 1% respecto a 2008.
Continue readingEl mercado eólico mundial se triplicará en 2013
En 2020 la eólica podría abastecer el 60% del consumo de los hogares europeos. Esa cantidad equivale a una capacidad instalada de eólica de 230 gigavatios, que suministraría entre el 14 y el 18 por ciento de la demanda.
Continue readingLa energía eólica en Suiza: sólo 14 MW instalados y varios proyectos en marcha
Suiza sólo tenía al comenzar 2009 14 megavatios eólicos, pero en el otoño de 2010 empezarán a funcionar otros ocho aerogeneradores en la región de Jura y hay varios proyectos en marcha.
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