“Invenergy is proud to complete financing for the seventh wind power project we are building in our home state”, said Jim Murphy, chief financial officer.
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20% of UK households powered by wind turbines
New Government stats show that in the first quarter of 2012 the UK?s wind farm fleet produced enough power to meet the needs of over six million homes.
Continue readingWind power and photovoltaic solar energy in Spratly Islands
The energy supply system based on wind energy and solar power was built in 10 months under adverse weather conditions.
Continue readingWind Farm: Boralex announces the acquisition of 90.5 MW in France
Boralex has entered into a development agreement with InnoVent, a French company specialized in wind power project development.
Continue readingMass Megawatts Commences Construction on New Low Cost Wind Power System
The Mass Megawatts’ wind augmentation system utilizes a less complicated and inexpensive wind-focusing technique to increase the wind velocity directed at the turbine by an average of 70%.
Continue readingWind energy in Alaska: CIRI Fire Island wind farm
Fire Island Wind LLC, a CIRI subsidiary, has all but finished constructing foundations for 11 wind turbines for a commercial-scale wind farm.
Continue readingWind energy: Gamesa’s shareholders approve the company’s management in 2011
Ignacio Martín defined the company as a “benchmark endeavour in the development and maintenance of wind turbines, a company that has proven astute in making the most of the benign conditions.”
Continue readingExporting Wind Turbines to Brazil: Port of Duluth is North Dakota?s Global Gateway for Wind Energy
The 37-meter blades ? manufactured at LM Wind Power?s plant in Grand Forks ? began arriving in Duluth on tractor-trailers two weeks ago.
Continue readingWind farm in Finland: 111 multi-megawatt Nordex wind turbines
With a volume of some 260 MW, the wind energy project substantially exceeds the wind power capacity so far connected to the grid in Finland.
Continue readingAs Congress delays in extending PTC, some wind farm developers take aim at Canada
The lack of certainty going forward in the U.S. wind power market due to impending expiration of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) is causing some wind farm developers to look to Ontario.
Continue readingThe Wind Coalition hires Jeff Clark as Executive Director
The Wind Coalition, an American Wind Energy Association regional partner organization based in Austin, Tex., announced the hiring of veteran government affairs professional Jeff Clark as its new Executive Director.
Continue readingNIB opens wind energy credit line with Danish Ringkjøbing Landbobank
This is the fourth credit facility NIB has placed with Ringkjøbing Landbobank for the promotion of wind power.
Continue readingGoldwind announces sale of its Australia Mortons Lane Wind Farm
The 19.5-megawatt Morton’s Lane wind farm consists of 13 1.5-megawatt Goldwind direct-drive wind turbines and generates 60 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.
Continue readingAES Sells Wind Farm Assets in France
The AES Corporation (NYSE: AES) announced that it closed the sale of its interests in wind power assets in France for approximately ?34 million (US$ 42 million) to Boralex Europe S.A.
Continue readingGL Garrad Hassan releases update of wind farm design software
GL Garrad Hassan offers services to the onshore and offshore wind energy, wave energy, tidal energy and solar energy sectors.
Continue readingWind Farm: petition leadership for immediate PTC extension
Highlighting the bipartisan nature of wind power was a recent dialogue between Karl Rove, former senior advisor to President George W. Bush, and Robert Gibbs, former Press Secretary and advisor to President Obama.
Continue readingGoldwind sells 19.5MW Australian wind farm to China Guandong Wind Energy
The 19.5-megawatt Morton’s Lane wind farm consists of 13 1.5-megawatt Goldwind direct-drive wind turbines and generates 60 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually.
Continue readingEIB – EIB Financing of EUR 333 million for Northwind offshore wind farm
The EIB will grant EUR 333 million to finance the Northwind offshore wind power plant. The financial close, which was announced today, will cover the construction and operation of a 216 MW offshore wind farm.
Continue readingXinjiang facing wind energy dilemma
The wind power industry is unlikely to take off in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region unless it solves problems including high costs, according to an official from the region on June 25.
Continue readingWind energy in Spain: Vestas receives its first V100-2.0 MW wind turbines order
Eyra Instalaciones y Servicios has installed more than 244 MW of Vestas wind power plants.
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