The Mubadala Development unit is already one of three investors in the Middle East’s first utility-scale wind power project in Jordan. Siemens, one of the world’s biggest players in wind energy, says the cost of producing wind power in the United States has fallen 43 per cent since 2008, while the power generated per turbine … Continue reading Masdar targets North African wind energy projects
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Elecnor selected to build wind farm in Jordan
Jordan will sign an agreement with Spain’s Elecnor this month to build a $150 million wind-operated power plant in the southern city of Maan, according to Energy Minister Mohammad Hamed. The 75-megawatt power plant will be funded by a grant from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states and is expected to be connected to the … Continue reading Elecnor selected to build wind farm in Jordan
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First Solar to build 52MW solar power project in Jordan
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) and Shams Ma’an Power Generation today announced the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a planned 52.5 megawatt (MWAC) solar power plant in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The PPA was signed with the National Electric Power Company (NEPCO), the country’s regulatory authority for power generation and distribution, … Continue reading First Solar to build 52MW solar power project in Jordan
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Vestas and EP Global Energy join forces to provide wind energy solutions in Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries
As part of the Wind for Prosperity program, Vestas and EP Global Energy signed a Memorandum of Understanding today on bringing wind energy solutions to remote communities in the Middle East. With today’s agreement, Jordan is set to become the first country in the Middle East and the second country globally to host a … Continue reading Vestas and EP Global Energy join forces to provide wind energy solutions in Jordan and other Middle Eastern countries
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Vestas receives 117 MW wind power order for the first utility-scale wind farm to be built in Jordan
The project consists of 38 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines which will be installed about 180 km south of Amman, in the Tafila region, Jordan. Delivery of the wind turbines will start in the second quarter of 2014, and the wind power plant is expected to be commissioned in the second quarter of 2015. The contract … Continue reading Vestas receives 117 MW wind power order for the first utility-scale wind farm to be built in Jordan
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Electric vehicles could be linked up to the grid and let their batteries be used as distributed power reservoirs.
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