First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company announced that construction of the 21 megawatt Kaheawa Wind power project has been completed and commercial operations have begun.
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Suzlon will supply 48 wind turbines to ReNew Power
Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth wind power manufacturer has signed an equipment sale deal with ReNew Power Ventures (ReNew Power), for wind energy projects of 300 MW to be developed across India.
Continue readingWestern Wind Energy Awarded $78334713 Tax Free Cash Grant
Western Wind Energy is a vertically integrated renewable energy production company that owns wind power and solar energy generation facilities with 165MW of rated capacity.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power may bid for Vestas
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group is considering acquiring Danish company Vestas Wind System, a maker of wind turbines.
Continue readingSolar power, wind energy a missed opportunity for Cuba
The reality in Cuba today is that wind power and solar energy sources are almost exclusively for local consumption and there has been little attempt to expand them to augment the national grid.
Continue readingWind Power to Dominate Renewable Energy Initiatives in Brazil
Favorable auction process to drive wind farm capacity in Brazil.
Continue readingWind energy in Dominican Republic: Wind power generation totals 20.9GWh in three months
The wind turbines capacity by year-end will increase to 85MW with expansion of Los Cocos wind farm, and up to an additional 100MW are scheduled to come online with projects Guanillo and Matafongo.
Continue readingWind power around the world in 2011
Installed wind farm capacity continued to grow around, according to Global Wind Energy Council?s (GWEC) annual statistics.
Continue readingWind energy in Mexico: Gamesa finishes a 74 MW wind farm
The Bii Nee Stipa II wind power project comprises 37 G80-2.0 MW wind turbines.
Continue readingWind power: Blades from North Dakota headed to Brazil
A vibrant domestic wind energy industry not only creates a market for components to be used at wind farm projects around the country, it allows for made-in-the-USA wind turbines to be exported.
Continue readingWind turbines: As Congress delays PTC extension, Gamesa announces furloughs
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa announced furloughs of 165 U.S. workers last week, adding that it hopes to recall them once Congress renews the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
Continue readingCape Wind farm begins major offshore operations
?We are excited Fugro is involved with this pioneering project in helping catalyze and build a supply chain for the emerging U.S. offshore wind power industry?, McNeilan added.
Continue readingGamesa India to expand wind turbines markets
Gamesa India intends to expand its wind farm business internationally to the Maldives and Myanmar.
Continue readingArgentina plans large-scale wind farm with loan from China
The wind power project will use Chinese wind turbines packaged with financing that is less expensive and easier to arrange.
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: 41.2 MW wind turbines startups
Brazil’s mining and energy ministry (MME) has authorized the startup of two wind farm plants totaling 41.2MW of installed capacity, according to federal gazette Diário Oficial da União.
Continue readingWind farm in Pakistan: Wind turbines can save environment
If wind power plants of 1,500MW are installed, they can produce 3,942 GWH of electricity in a year which is 11.88 per cent of total generation on oil.
Continue readingNASA Develops Better Airborne Wind Energy System
NASA is developing an airborne wind power system that is expected to be more efficient than land-based tower wind turbines.
Continue reading‘Green Illusions’ ill-informed about wind power
Experience with integrating large amounts of wind energy in the U.S. and Europe shows that system-wide changes in wind farm output occur over periods of several hours and can be predicted well enough.
Continue readingChina to lead big bump in wind energy and solar power by 2017
The projection accounts for growth in hydropower, onshore wind farm, offshore wind turbines, solar energy photovoltaic cells, concentrating solar power, geothermal energy and ocean power.
Continue readingWind farm in Hawaii enters commercial operations
First Wind on July 5 said construction of the 21 MW Kaheawa Wind Power II project in West Maui, Hawaii has been completed and commercial operations have started.
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