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GE and Casa dos Ventos Work Together to Expand Wind Energy in Brazil

March 30, 2015, 12:26 pm
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In response to the expansion of wind energy in Brazil and the importance of the source to the diversification of Brazil's power grid, GE (NYSE: GE) announced the construction of two service centers focused on the operation and maintenance of wind turbines, expected to create around 100 new jobs. The support centers will be staffed by GE technicians and engineers at wind farms operated by Casa dos Ventos and other clients at Chapada do Araripe (PI and PE) and in Garanhuns (PE), which will enable the companies to strengthen their relationships and provide local response much faster for both scheduled and unscheduled service needs. 
 GE and Casa dos Ventos now have three wind farm clusters under construction. One of these is the Tianguá Cluster, in the state of Ceará, which has 77 GE 1.6-100 wind turbines, with delivery scheduled for the second half of 2015. The other two wind farm clusters are underway at the Garanhuns region, in the state of Pernambuco, which will have 233 GE 1.7-100 wind turbines, bringing 107 turbines to the Santa Brígida Cluster, presently in the installation phase, and the remaining 126 turbines to the São Clemente Cluster. In all, about 530 megawatts of power will be generated by the three projects, enough to supply the demand of approximately 430,000 households.
"As wind power becomes increasingly relevant in the Brazilian energy matrix and Casa dos Ventos expands its investments in the sector, it is reassuring to count on GE's continuous support. This alliance reaffirms our commitment to contributing towards a more renewable energy matrix in Brazil," said Virna Araripe, director of Casa dos Ventos. The company has developed projects in Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Paraíba and Bahia e Piauí, totaling approximately 4.8 gigawatts (GW) of accumulated power in deployment or operation.
For GE, the opening of the new support centers will help increase the company's speed and flexibility in providing services for Casa dos Ventos. "The extension of our services arm in collaboration with Casa dos Ventos reinforces the confidence of both companies in the continuous and sustained expansion of wind power in Brazil," said Jean-Claude Robert, general manager of GE's renewable energy division in Latin America. "Casa dos Ventos is recognized for the quality of the development of its projects, and our relationship aims to maintain the same quality level, making the company our main wind power customer in the Latin American market."
With its recent investments in operation and maintenance support units, GE now has two of its own service centers in operation, the first one being in Bahia and the second in Rio Grande do Norte, each employing approximately 50 people. Currently, more than 900 GE wind turbines are in operation or being installed in Brazil.
"Given the success of our operations in Brazil, we are ready to support Casa dos Ventos in any of its projects, in all the states where the company has operations. Casa dos Ventos has excellent wind resource diagnostic systems, and GE equipment provides the efficiency needed for wind power production," said GE's Robert.
Meeting in São Paulo
The companies' alliance was reinforced in a meeting held on March 25, 2015. At the Casa dos Ventos head office, in São Paulo, the president of the company, Mario Araripe, welcomed GE's Global CEO Jeff Immelt to present project details and to provide a brief presentation of the renewable energy scenario in the country.
"Wind power currently accounts for 4.6 percent of the national grid, registering 6.2 GW of installed capacity in March 2015," said Virna Araripe, presenting data from ABEEólica association, which represents the local industry and that estimates a leap to 16.4 GW in installed capacity until 2019.
GE leaders' perception is that the relationship is aligned to the long-term investments framework that the company develops in Brazil. "The construction of service centers focused on the operation and maintenance of wind turbines reinforces GE and Casa dos Ventos' commitment in the expansion and strengthening of the national wind industry," added Robert.
Casa dos Ventos is a pioneer and the greatest investor in the development of wind projects in Brazil. Eight years on the market, the company is responsible for developing about 30 percent of all projects that sold energy on government auctions or to private off-takers. The company also is the owner of the largest pipeline of wind projects in Brazil. Casa dos Ventos' head office is located in São Paulo and its wind projects are spread over the states of Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Paraíba, Bahia and Piauí.


   

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Wind power and solar energy industries release handbook to help states use renewable energy

March 30, 2015, 12:31 pm
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The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have jointly published a handbook for states detailing how to incorporate renewable energy into state plans to comply with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, the proposed regulation to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants. 

“Wind energy already cuts power sector carbon emissions by more than five percent a year, while growing U.S. manufacturing and generating tens of billions of dollars of investment, including in economically distressed rural areas,” said AWEA CEO Tom Kiernan. “This new handbook provides a helping hand to states, allowing them to capitalize on the economic and environmental benefits of renewable energy while diversifying their energy mix and lowering costs for consumers.”
“Last year, solar energy helped to offset more than 22 million metric tons of harmful carbon emissions in the U.S., which is the equivalent of removing 4.7 million cars off our roads and highways or saving 2.5 billion gallons of gasoline,” said SEIA president and CEO Rhone Resch.  “For states looking to meet new obligations under the Clean Power Plan, solar and wind energy can be real game changers.”
“A Handbook for the States: Incorporating Renewable Energy into State Compliance Plans for EPA’s Clean Power Plan” released by AWEA and SEIA interprets the more than 1,000 pages of the draft EPA rule and technical support documents and provides step-by-step guidance to states on how to incorporate renewable energy into their state compliance plans.
The handbook details the benefits of using renewable energy as a compliance tool, including the consumer benefits created by integrating low-cost renewables and provides access to dozens of in-depth renewable integration studies confirming significant amounts of wind and solar energy can be added to the power system without harming reliability.
As noted in the handbook, wind energy’s costs have fallen by more than half in just five years and wind is considered by far the lowest cost generation option for reducing electric sector carbon emissions. Installed solar system prices, meanwhile, have dropped by 49 percent since 2010.
State officials can also use the handbook to calculate the carbon reductions from wind and solar energy and how to track and credit such reductions. This includes two sample frameworks for model state compliance plans using renewable energy as the key tool to meet the carbon reduction targets.
The handbook also notes obtaining 4.5 percent of U.S. electricity from wind has already cut electric sector carbon emissions by over 5 percent and reduced U.S. emissions by 126 million short tons of carbon dioxide in 2013 - equal to 20 million cars’ worth of emissions. Cutting carbon emissions from wind energy will rapidly increase and create added benefits for consumers and the U.S. economy as it scales-up according to the U.S. Department of Energy’s recently released Wind Vision.
By the end of 2016, the amount of installed solar capacity in the U.S. is expected to double, growing from 20 GW to 40 GW – benefitting both the economy and environment – with the expected reductions in carbon emissions the equivalent of shuttering 10 coal-fired plants.
American wind power added significantly more new electricity than any other resource in 2014, with cumulative installed capacity increasing eight percent to a total of 65,879 MW. Once recently added U.S. wind projects have had a full year of production, total wind output will rise to powering the equivalent of 18 million homes.
AWEA and SEIA are urging Congress to extend the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) to ensure that wind and solar will be ready – and at scale – to keep our nation’s air clean, reduce consumer costs, drive business development and create thousands of new American jobs once there is a policy that appropriately values carbon-free electricity.
This new handbook will be updated after EPA releases its final rule, expected during the summer of 2015.

http://awea.files.cms-plus.com/FileDownloads/pdfs/Handbook%20for%20States%20final.pdf 


   

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Enel Green Power Signs 160 Million Euro Loan for Wind Power in South Africa

March 30, 2015, 1:30 pm
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The loan, supported by credit insurance from Euler Hermes, the German Export Credit Agency, will be used to finance the investment in the Gibson Bay wind farm. The plant’s installed capacity will be 111 MW. 

Enel Green Power SpA (“Enel Green Power”), acting through its wholly-owned subsidiary Enel Green Power RSA (Pty) Ltd (“EGP RSA”), has signed a loan agreement for a total of 2,100 million South African rand (equal to about 160 million euros) with KfW IPEX-Bank, the latter as lender, sole lead arranger and agent, with partial credit insurance coverage provided by Euler Hermes ("Hermes"), the German Export Credit Agency.
The loan, secured by a parent company guarantee from Enel Green Power, is the first granted by KfW IPEX-Bank to the Enel Green Power Group. The agreement will provide EGP RSA with two separate lines of financing, with maturities of 7 and 17 years respectively, bearing an interest rate in line with the market benchmark.
The loan will be used to finance the investment in the Gibson Bay wind farm, located in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. The plant will have 37 turbines with a capacity of 3 MW each, for a total installed capacity of 111 MW and capable of generating about 420 GWh of power a year.
Hermes’ institutional role involves supporting German component manufacturers, to which Enel Green Power has turned for plant construction and development.

Enel Green Power is the Enel Group company fully dedicated to the development and management of renewable energy sources at the international level, with operations in Europe, the Americas and Africa. With an annual generation capacity equal to, approximately, 32 billion kWh from water, sun, wind and the Earth’s heat - enough to meet the energy needs of more than 10 million households, Enel Green Power is a world leader in the sector thanks to its well-balanced generation mix, providing generation volumes well over the sector average. As of today, the company has an installed capacity of approximately 9,600 MW from a mix of sources including wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal and biomass. The company has about 740 plants operating in 15 countries.



   


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Eólica en Sudáfrica: EGP financia parque eólico con 37 aerogeneradores

March 30, 2015, 1:40 pm
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El parque eólico contará con 37 turbinas eólicas, de 3 megavatios (MW) cada una de ellas, tendrá una capacidad total instalada de 111 MW y será capaz de generar aproximadamente 420 gigavatios hora (GWh) anuales de energía eólica. La empresa de energías renovables Enel Green Power ha suscrito un préstamo con el Kfw IPEX-Bank por 160 millones de euros para financiar un parque eólico en Sudáfrica.

El préstamo, con una cobertura parcial otorgada por la agencia de crédito a la exportación alemana Euler Hermes, es el primero concedido por Kfw IPEX-Bank a la filial 'verde' de Enel.
El acuerdo, suscrito por la filial Enel Green Power RSA, otorgará dos líneas de financiación por plazos de 7 y 17 años, respectivamente, con una tasa de interés acorde con el índice de referencia del mercado.
El préstamo se encuentra destinado a financiar la inversión en el parque eólico de Gibson Bay, ubicado en la provincia sudafricana de Eastern Cape.

http://www.evwind.es/2015/03/30/enel-green-power-signs-160-million-euro-loan-for-wind-power-in-south-africa/51253 

http://www.evwind.com/2015/03/30/eolica-en-sudafrica-egp-financia-parque-eolico-con-37-aerogeneradores/ 

 
 
 


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NTPC calls tender for Concentrated Solar Power plant near Dadri TPP

March 31, 2015, 12:03 am
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The job involves the design, engineering, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of the Concentrated Solar Power plant.

Indian power producer NTPC has called a tender for the design and construction of a concentrated solar power (CSP) plant near the 1,820-MW Dadri thermal power plant (TPP) in Uttar Pradesh state.

Techno-commercial bids will be accepted by May 28, while the price bids will be invited separately.

The job involves the design, engineering, manufacture, installation, testing and commissioning of the CSP facility and one year of operations and maintenance services (O&M), according to the tender notice. Heat produced at the site will be used at one of Dadri’s 210-MW units.

Last month NTPC invited bids for the construction of 500 MWp of solar photovoltaic (PV) power stations in the southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh. Techno-commercial bids can be submitted by April 22.



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Brazil's 350 MW floating solar power plant

March 31, 2015, 10:55 am
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Brazil has announced a massive 350 MW floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant. The solar energy project at the 250 MW Balbina hydroelectric plant in the Amazon is hoped to be the first solar development at hydroelectric dams whose construction results in large and ongoing releases of methane as well as to the initial loss of habitat. Electricity generated by the first 350 MW pilot plant is expected to cost between approximately $68 and $77 per megawatt hour. 


Floating solar farms have been rapidly gaining popularity around the world – they solve issues relating to land usage, reduce water evaporation and the growth of algae. The water also helps to keep the solar panels cool, boosting conversion efficiency.

Brazil’s energy minister Eduardo Braga said late last week that the government planned to begin a series of pilot tests of solar power generation on hydroelectric dams within four months. 

The country’s 250 MW Balbina hydroelectric plant has, however, courted controversy amid claims the methane released from the massive reservoir make it more greenhouse-gas intensive than most coal plants.

But the floating solar array could help address this and other problems, as it has been shown to reduce water evaporation and restrict the growth of methane-producing algae. The water also helps to keep the solar panels cool, boosting their conversion efficiency.



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Las inversiones globales en energías renovables ascendieron en 2015 a 270.000 millones de dólares

March 31, 2015, 11:16 am
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La eólica, la solar, la biomasa, la geotérmica, las pequeñas centrales hidroeléctricas y la energía marina contribuyeron a un 9,1% de la generación de electricidad planetaria en 2014, frente al 8,5% de 2013.

Las inversiones globales en energías renovables ascendieron en 2015 a 270.000 millones de dólares (unos 251.000 millones de euros), lo que supone un crecimiento del 16,4% respecto a 2014 y la primera subida después de dos años de caídas, pese a la reciente bajada de los precios del petróleo.
Así se recoge en el noveno informe anual 'Tendencias mundiales en inversiones en energías renovables', auspiciado por el Programa de las Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (Pnuma), elaborado por la Escuela de Finanzas y Administración de Fráncfort (Alemania) y la firma londinense Bloomberg New Energy Finance, y hecho público este martes.
El incremento en las inversiones de energía verde (excepto los grandes proyectos hidroeléctricos) se debe a la mayor expansión de instalaciones solares en China y Japón y las inversiones récord en proyectos de energía eólica marina en Europa.
Los 270.000 millones de dólares del año pasado suponen un 16,4% más respecto a los 232.000 millones de 2013 y un 5,5% más sobre los 256.000 millones de 2012, momento en el que cayeron los precios de las tecnologías de renovables por las economías de escala, y un 3,2% menos en relación al récord histórico de 279.000 millones de 2011.
La capacidad de generación añadida en renovables alcanzó los 103 gigavatios en todo el mundo en 2014 (equivalente a la capacidad de generación de energía de los 158 reactores de plantas nucleares de Estados Unidos), lo que hizo del año pasado el mejor para la nueva capacidad instalada, por los 86 de 2013, los 89 de 2012 y los 81 de 2011.
La disminución de los costes de la tecnología (particularmente la solar y la eólica) se tradujo en que cada dólar invertido en energía renovable aportó significativamente mayor capacidad de generación.
La eólica, la solar, la biomasa, la geotérmica, las pequeñas centrales hidroeléctricas y la energía marina contribuyeron a un 9,1% de la generación de electricidad planetaria en 2014, frente al 8,5% de 2013.
El director ejecutivo del Pnuma, Achim Steiner, señaló que las renovables generaron en 2014 “casi la mitad de la capacidad de energía agregada neta en todo el mundo”. "Estas tecnologías energéticas respetuosas con el clima son ahora un componente indispensable en el mix energético mundial y su importancia sólo aumentará a medida que los mercados maduran, los precios de la tecnología siguen cayendo y la necesidad de frenar las emisiones de carbono se hace cada vez más urgente", añadió.
China registró las mayores inversiones en energías renovables el año pasado, con un récord de 83.300 millones de dólares (un 39% más que en 2013), seguida de Estados Unidos, con 38.300 millones (un 7% más), y de Japón, que llegó a 35.700 millones (un 10% más).
Como en años anteriores, el mercado estuvo dominado por inversiones récord en energía solar y eólica, que representaron el 92% de la inversión global en energía renovable. La solar aumentó hasta los 149.600 millones de dólares (un 25% más y segunda cifra histórica más alta), mientras que la eólica alcanzó los 99.500 millones (un 11% más y récord). En 2014 se añadieron 49 gigavatios de capacidad eólica y 46 gigavatios de capacidad de energía solar fotovoltaica en todo el mundo.
Sin embargo, otras fuentes de energía verde no funcionaron tan bien porque las inversiones en biocombustibles cayeron un 8% (5.100 millones), las de biomasa descendieron un 10% (8.400 millones) y las de las pequeñas centrales hidroeléctricas se redujeron un 17% (4.500 millones). Sólo la geotérmica rompió esta tendencia, con un aumento del 27% (2.700 millones).
El informe destaca que una característica sobresaliente en las inversiones en renovables en 2014 fue su rápida expansión en los países en desarrollo, donde las inversiones crecieron un 36%, hasta los 131.300 millones de dólares. De hecho, China (83.000), Brasil (7.600), India (7.400) y Sudáfrica (5.500) se colaron entre los 10 principales inversores.
Por el contrario, la inversión total de las energías renovables en las economías desarrolladas aumentó sólo un 3%, hasta los 138.900 millones de dólares. Incluso teniendo en cuenta el auge del sector de la energía eólica marina, las inversiones en Europa apenas variaron y llegaron a los 57.500 millones.
A pesar de la apuesta por las renovables en 2014, el informe menciona algunos desafíos en el sector, como la incertidumbre política sobre el apoyo a este tipo de energía; la propia naturaleza de la generación eólica y solar, con su dependencia de la brisa y de la luz del Sol, y el impacto de la caída en un 50% del precio del petróleo en la segunda mitad del año.



 
 
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Eólica lidera la generación eléctrica en el primer trimestre en España

March 31, 2015, 11:30 am
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Las energías renovables produjeron el 43,6% de la electricidad en España hasta marzo: la eólica el 23,7%, la energía solar fotovoltaica el 2,5% y la termosolar el 1,2%.


Generación de enero a marzo del 2015
 
La demanda peninsular de energía eléctrica en el mes de marzo, una vez tenidos en cuenta los efectos del calendario y las temperaturas, ha descendido un 0,2% con respecto al mismo mes del año anterior. La demanda bruta ha sido de 21.145 GWh, un 1,1% superior a la de marzo del 2014. En el primer trimestre del año, corregidos los efectos del calendario y las temperaturas, el consumo ha sido un 1,5% superior al del año pasado. La demanda eléctrica bruta en este periodo ha sido de 64.813 GWh, un 2,3% más que en el mismo periodo del 2014.

 Generación del mes de marzo del 2015

En marzo la eólica produjo el 22,5%, la energía solar fotovoltaica el 3,2% y la termosolar el 2%.
La producción de origen eólico del mes ha alcanzado los 4.903 GWh, un 2,9% inferior frente al mismo periodo del año pasado, y ha supuesto el 22,5% de la producción total.
En el mes de marzo, la generación procedente de fuentes de energía renovable ha representado el 47% de la producción.
El 69% de la producción eléctrica de este mes procedió de tecnologías que no emiten CO2.

http://www.ree.es/sites/default/files/07_SALA_PRENSA/Demanda/2015/310315_Evolucion_demanda.jpg 



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Wind energy in Finland: Vestas wind turbines for two wind power plants

March 31, 2015, 11:47 am
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The order for seven V126-3.3 MW wind turbines has been placed by E-Group for the Posio I wind farm project in Posio, Lappland and Kuusamo, Northern Ostrobothnia. Turbine delivery is expected to begin in the second quarter of 2016.

The order for the Ilmajoki Santavuori project is for 16 V126-3.3 MW turbines and includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines as well as a six-year Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreement. Delivery of the turbines is expected to take place in the first quarter of 2016.  The project is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2016.
“EPV Tuulivoima has been a customer with Vestas since 2013 and we are very pleased that they have chosen to work with us on their second project in a row”, says Klaus Steen Mortensen, President of Vestas Northern Europe. “Furthermore, with this order, we underline our strong position in the Finnish market – a market that is growing and strategic for Vestas in Northern Europe”, Mortensen says.
EPV Tuulivoima has previously placed one order with Vestas for the 53 MW Vähäkyrö project.
Finland plans to increase the use of renewable energy from 30 percent to 38 percent by 2020 by increasing the usage of wind energy, biomass and other renewable energy sources. A feed-in premium came into effect in 2011 in the country, a tariff designed to support the use and development of wind power. Since the feed-in premium came into effect, Vestas has received orders in Finland totaling 478 MW, including the Ilmajoki Santavuori project.  

The contract includes delivery, installation and commissioning of the turbines, a 10-year Active Output Management (AOM) 5000 service agreement, VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution and the Vestas De-icing System. The De-icing system can help prevent ice build-up on the turbine blades by using an ice detection system and a hot air flow unit within the blades.

“The Posio I order marks the first time that we will be working on a project with E-Group and it underlines our strong position in the Finnish market”, says Klaus Steen Mortensen, President of Vestas Northern Europe. “We are very pleased that E-Group has chosen to work with us on their project and that the De-icing System will be used on the V126 turbine”, Mortensen says. 
Every single day, Vestas wind turbines deliver clean energy that supports the global fight against climate change. Wind power from Vestas’ more than 53,700 wind turbines currently reduces carbon emissions by over 60 million tons of carbon dioxide every year, while at the same time building energy security and independence.
Vestas has delivered wind energy in 73 countries, providing jobs for around 19,700 passionate people at our service and project sites, research facilities, factories and offices all over the world. With 52 percent more megawatts installed than our closest competitor and more than 66 GW of cumulative installed capacity worldwide, Vestas is the world leader in wind energy.




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Wind power in China: Vestas wind turbines for the HECIC Fengning Senjitu Wind Farm Phase II

March 31, 2015, 11:52 am
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The order is for 25 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for the HECIC Fengning Senjitu Wind Farm Phase II project.  Delivery and commissioning is expected at the end of this year. The contract includes supply of the turbines as well as a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution and a two-year Active Output Management (AOM) 4000 service agreement.

Hebei Fengning Construction Investment New Energy has 10 years of experience with wind energy and has currently placed orders with Vestas amounting to 320 MW, including the HECIC Fengning Senjitu order.
Vestas installed its first wind turbine in China in 1986. Since then, Vestas has introduced a full suite of turbine and service products for China’s low- and medium-wind sites and remains fully committed to the world’s largest wind energy market.
“Hebei Fengning Construction Investment New Energy placed its first order with Vestas seven years ago, and we are very pleased that the company has now chosen to place its sixth order with us”, says Chris Beaufait, President of Vestas Asia Pacific & China. “We expect that China will remain the largest onshore market, and we have a strong foundation for improving our regional competitiveness and presence in the country”, Beaufait says.
More than 1,900 dedicated Vestas employees provide high-quality wind energy solutions to millions of homes in China. Every single day, Vestas wind turbines deliver clean energy that supports the global fight against climate change. Wind power from Vestas’ more than 53,700 wind turbines worldwide currently reduces carbon emissions by over 60 million tons of carbon dioxide every year, while at the same time building energy security and independence. Vestas has delivered wind energy in 73 countries, providing jobs for around 19,700 passionate people at our service and project sites, research facilities, factories, and offices all over the world. With 52 percent more megawatts installed than our closest competitor and more than 66 GW of cumulative installed capacity worldwide, Vestas is the world leader in wind energy.



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EGP’s Wind Power is Blowing in America

March 31, 2015, 12:02 pm
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In March alone Enel Green Power has put into service wind farms totalling 163 MW, also starting the construction of 102 MW, and it operates more than 1,600MW from wind power in the USA and Canada, 346MW in Mexico over the total installed renewable capacity of 399MW, 283MW in Brazil and 340MW, in Chile.

 

Enel Green Power’s wind is blowing in the whole of America, from the United States down to Brazil and Chile, going by Mexico and Costa Rica. And it’s a strong blow, since the installed capacity continues to grow in markets that crave for renewable energy and believe in wind power. In March alone EGP has put into service wind farms generating 163MW and started building plants for 102MW in four countries of the American macro-region.
In North America EGP operates more than 1,600MW from wind farms in Kansas, Minnesota, New York, Oklahoma, Texas and Canada. The most recent worksite that has been opened is at 74MW Little Elk, just after the construction of the 200MW Goodwell wind farm began. According to the latest estimates of the US Department of Energy, the current contribution of wind power – presently accounting for 4.5 of domestic generation – can double within the next five years and even attain 35 percent by 2050. What is already certain is that renewable energy in the USA, which is a global power in the field of oil, gas and new non-traditional fuels, by now account for 13.19 percent of the country’s generation, and will reach 14 percent already by the end of 2015.
Enel Green Power in Mexico today has an installed capacity of 399MW, of which 346MW from wind power and 53MW from hydropower, and is now building its Dominica II wind farm. At the beginning of March it completed and grid-connected the new Sureste I-Phase II wind farm, in the State of Oaxaca, which required a total investment of almost $160million. These figures can only confirm EGP’s particular focus on this country within its overall strategy in Latin America.
With a net installed capacity of 376 MW and 28 plants online, Brazil is one of Enel Green Power’s most advanced markets in Latin America, only second to Chile, where the company already has 507MW, and in 2014 it contributed with additional 199MW to the 534MW installed in the whole continent. EGP’s wind power in the Latin American giant has currently achieved 238MW that are set to keep growing in 2015 with the opening of new wind farms, like the Esperança plant, the last module of the Serra Azul module north of Bahia, in Brazil’s north-west.

http://www.evwind.es/2015/03/31/egps-wind-power-is-blowing-in-america/51273 

 
 

 

 

 

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Burundi Signs Up for Solar Energy

March 31, 2015, 12:16 pm
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Gigawatt Global, a leading solar and social development company and a partner of Power Africa and Power Africa’s Beyond the Grid sub-initiative, has signed two international grants for a solar energy project in Burundi, where only four percent of the population has residential access to electricity. The proposed project, a 7.5 Megawatt (MW) solar field, will increase the country’s generation capacity by 15%. This follows on Gigawatt Global’s successful launch last month of East Africa’s largest utility-scale solar field, which added 6% to Rwanda’s electricity generation capacity and for which it was nominated for the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize.
 The effort in Burundi is being supported by two grants totaling nearly $1 million, from Power Africa via the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP), a coalition representing the British, Finnish, and Austrian governments. 
Gigawatt Global plans to develop and manage a 7.5 MW solar PV field on a 15-hectare site in the Gitega region, 65 miles from the capital of Bujumbura. The facility will produce electricity needed for 60,000 households. The total cost of the project is estimated to be approximately $20 million.
“Our impact investment model is to strengthen developing nations, both economically and environmentally, by providing renewable energy sources where they are most needed,” says Yosef Abramowitz, President of Gigawatt Global, an American-owned Dutch developer. “We plan to build 1,000 solar megawatts in Africa by 2020, thereby providing electricity to millions of households and institutions that are currently without the most basic of human needs.”
USTDA’s grant will fund a feasibility study that will address key technical and economic aspects of the solar project, conduct environmental and social impact assessments, and provide the necessary analysis for the project to secure financing. The grant funds awarded by EEP will be used for pre-development works and legal costs.
“USTDA is pleased to provide Gigawatt Global Burundi S.A. this grant for a feasibility study, which will utilize U.S. industry expertise to advance this important project,” said USTDA Director Leocadia I. Zak. “This activity supports Power Africa’s objectives of increasing access to power and promoting greater private investment in Africa’s energy sector.”  
Currently, Burundi experiences a high frequency of blackouts, with downtime in electrical access an average of two days a week. Burundi has a total of only 52 MW of installed electrical capacity, including 15.5 MW of diesel-generated power.
“We are honored and pleased to be moving forward in partnership with Gigawatt Global – a tier 1 solar developer – to build the first utility-scale solar field in Burundi. We embrace the development of renewable energy as a means of increasing Burundi’s electrical generation capacity, thereby stimulating economic growth and providing a range of opportunities for the Burundian people,” said Hon. Come Manirakiza, Minister of Energy and Mines of Burundi.
The Government of Burundi has signed an MOU with GWG for the development of the project, which will positively impact the country’s development by creating full time project maintenance jobs, part time construction work, and jobs from support contracts with local businesses. Additionally, GWG is working with the Polytechnic University of Gitega, international NGO’s, and the local community to develop a Corporate Social Responsibility program to enhance knowledge transfer and support community development.
Gigawatt Global’s VP of Finance and Managing Director of the GWG Burundi project, Michael Fichtenberg, reports that “GWG has been working closely with the Burundian Government and is pleased with the progress made to date. The Burundi Government’s good will, with the close cooperation and support of the U.S. and Dutch Embassies, has been crucial in advancing the country’s first utility-scale solar energy generation facility that addresses the crippling energy crisis and will directly contribute to the economic growth and stability of Burundi. We believe that this pioneering solar project can be the bellwether for further western investment in Burundi.”
Gigawatt Global (GWG), a US-owned Dutch company, is the successful developer of an 8.5 MW field, located on the grounds of the Agahozo-Shalom Youth Village near Kigali, Rwanda, that reached interconnection in July 2014.




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Global clean energy investments grew 17 per cent in 2014 and reached $270bn

March 31, 2015, 12:26 pm
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Global clean energy investments grew 17 per cent in 2014 and reached $270bn, according to new research from the United Nations.

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said in their new Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investments report that the findings come after two years of declines.
A 148 per cent increase in offshore wind energy investments and major expansion of solar capacity in China and Japan drove an improvement on the $232bn spent in 2013.
Despite the challenge of low crude oil prices, the report confirms the increase in investment over 2014 that was noted by reports from Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Clean Energy Pipeline earlier in the year.
The report also shows that the 2014 total of $270bn took global clean energy investment since 2004 past the $2tr mark to an 11-year total of $2.02tr.
Around 103GW of global renewable energy capacity was added over 2014, making it the best year ever for newly installed capacity and marks a significant increase on the 86GW added in 2013 and the 89GW built in 2012.
Wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, small hydro, and marine power made up 9.1 per cent of global electricity generation in 2014, a boost from 8.5 per cent the previous year.
UNEP said the decline in the costs of wind and solar power meant that more capacity was installed per dollar spent than ever before - some 49GW of wind capacity and 46GW of solar PV capacity were added worldwide.
Achim Steiner (pictured), UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UNEP, said: "Once again in 2014, renewables made up nearly half of the net power capacity added worldwide. These climate-friendly energy technologies are now an indispensable component of the global energy mix and their importance will only increase as markets mature, technology prices continue to fall and the need to rein in carbon emissions becomes ever more urgent."
China was again the biggest investmentor in clean energy, spending a record $83.3bn - a near 40 per cent increase on 2013.
Investment in the US increased nearly seven per cent to $38.3bn, slightly down on its 2011 record, but still enough for second worldwide.
Japan was the third biggest investor and reached an all time annual investment high of $35.7bn, a 10 per cent increase on 2013.
Investment in developing countries is up 36 per cent to $131.3bn – representing nearly half of the global total and the closest ever to developed nations.
Chile, Mexico, Kenya, South Africa and Turkey all reached $1bn, while Jordan, Uruguay, Panama, the Philippines and Myanmar invested between $500m and $1bn.
UNEP’s report found that solar and wind accounted for 92 per cent of overall investments in renewable power and fuels.
A 25 per cent jump in investment took the solar sector to just under $150bn, the second highest figure ever.
Wind power investment increased 11 per cent to a record $99.5bn.
China and Japan accounted for $74.9bn of solar investments in 2014, about half the world's total.
Offshore wind energy attracted a record $18.6bn of investment - 45 per cent higher than its previous highest year, 2010.
Growth in many other renewable energy technologies, however, has stalled according to the report.
Biofuels dropped eight per cent to $5.1bn, biomass and waste-to-energy fell 10 per cent to $8.4bn and small hydro decreased 17 per cent to $4.5bn.






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California leads U.S. in solar energy installations, PV and Concentrated Solar Power

March 31, 2015, 3:01 pm
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One of three solar fields at the Ivanpah Solar Power Facility in California's Mojave Desert. The concentrated solar power plants there are the largest in the world. 
California became the first state to generate more than 5% of its electricity from utility solar power, according a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
California's utility-scale (1 megawatt or larger) solar plants generated a record 9.9 million mega watt hours (MWh) of electricity in 2014, an increase of 6.1 million MWh from 2013. California's utility-scale solar energy production in 2014 was more than three times the output of the next-highest state, Arizona, and more than all other states combined, according to the EIA.
The top 10 states that have deployed solar power.  

Last year, several large solar power plants were phased into operation in the Golden State. Those plants include the Topaz and Desert Sunlight 550MW solar photovoltaic plants, the 377MW Ivanpah plant and the 250MW Genesis solar thermal plant. In total, nearly 1,900MW of new utility-scale solar capacity was added, bringing the state's utility-scale capacity for all solar technologies to 5,400MW by the end of 2014 -- enough new capacity to power more than 1.05 million typical households.
The new capacity is likely a foreshadowing of future growth nationwide and worldwide.
"We believe utility scale solar demand is set to accelerate in both the U.S. and emerging markets due to a combination of supportive policies and ongoing solar electricity cost reduction," Deutsche Bank wrote in a market research report earlier this year. 
Global solar installation projections through 2017.  

"Our relatively bullish view on solar is based on the assumption that retail electricity prices will continue to rise over the next few years," the report said.
Meanwhile, 22 states, plus the District of Columbia, have no utility-scale solar installed, according to the Solar Energy Industry Association. They are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota,  Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
There are megawatt solar utility projects under development in both Utah and Idaho. 

 Projected U.S. renewable electricity generation capacity by energy source in gigawatts. 

Globally, photovoltaic (PV) panel installations are expected to reach 54.5 billion watts (GW) this year, a 14% increase over 2014 and a 30% increase over the previous year, according to a new report from Mercom Capital Group.
"Overall, we are predicting another solid year for the global solar industry," Mercom Capital stated in its report.
The U.S. solar power market is projected to grow rapidly this year with another 8.5GW of PV installations. The pace of PV installations in the U.S. is accelerating as the federal government's solar investment tax credit (ITC) is set to expire next year. 
 The global solar forecast for installations. 

The ITC, passed in 2008, offered a 30% tax credit for residential and business installations for solar energy. When it expires in 2016, the tax credit will drop to a more permanent 10%.
China leads the world in solar demand, installing 10.6GW of new capacity last year alone. Japan and the U.S. came in second and third with about 9GW and 6.2GW installed respectively. Japan is expected to grow by another 9GW this year, according to Mercom.
While actual installation numbers for 2014 are trickling in, according to Mercom, China solar installation numbers suggest that it missed its goal of 13GW by more than 2 GW.
China also revised its 2013 actual installation figures down from 12.9 GW to 10.95 GW. 
The European solar market continued its decline in 2014, primarily in  Germany, which  failed to reach 2GW of installations, a figure said by Mercom to be similar (1.9GW) in 2015.
The U.K. installed 2.2GW in 2014, although Mercom expects 2.9GW to be installed in the U.K in 2015. With India's installation figures just out, with 883MW for 2014, Mercom said it expected significant growth in 2015, putting a target of 1.8GW on the country. 









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Wind energy in Costa Rica: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm

March 31, 2015, 3:06 pm
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Vestas signs firm and unconditional order with Fila de Mogote, a subsidiary of US-based Hunt Energy Horizons (Hunt Oil), for the 21 MW Mogote wind power plant in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica. 


 

Vestas will supply and install seven V90-3.0 MW wind turbines at the Mogote wind farm to be constructed in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. The wind power plant has an estimated annual production of 100 GW/h, which corresponds to the residential electricity consumption of approximately 140,000 people in Costa Rica.
The contract comprises supply and installation of the turbines and a 10-year full-scope Vestas Active Output Management (AOM 5000) service agreement.  Turbine delivery is expected to begin in the third quarter of 2015, with commissioning planned for the year end.
“Hunt Energy Horizons is excited to develop Costa Rica’s excellent wind resources, and providing ICE (the local utility) a sustainable and economic option to help meet the country’s growing electricity demand. We found in Vestas and its V90-3.0 turbine model the key factors needed for our Fila de Mogote wind project to be a great success”, says Hector Gutierrez, head of Business Development at Hunt Energy Horizons.
According the President of Vestas Mediterranean, Marco Graziano, “Costa Rica’s bet on wind energy is an important step in the fight against climate change in a country particularly endowed with a spectacular natural environment”.  He adds that “Vestas has been present in Costa Rica since 1998, so we are confident we have the right capabilities to carry out this project successfully”.
Last year, Vestas announced a 21 MW order for the Tilawind wind power plant in Guanacaste, which will be soon under operation. Once Tilawind is fully operational, Vestas turbines will power four wind farms in Costa Rica, including Aeroenergía (6.7 MW), Tierras Morenas (24 MW) and Tejona (19.8 MW).  



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Georgia’s is preparing to utilise its wind energy potential through the country’s first wind farm

March 31, 2015, 3:14 pm
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The inaugural wind power plant will include two wind turbines and is expected to be operational by next spring. The plant is earmarked to be built between Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi and nearby Gori, a small city in eastern Georgia, and produce 20-MW of power per year, announced Georgian officials today.

The €25 million (60 million GEL) project will be implemented by the Georgian Energy Development Fund (GEDF), a joint stock company established by the Government of Georgia, together with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
A tender to purchase the turbines has been announced and in October-November, once the turbines were in Georgia, construction of the new power station will begin.
Officials noted the wind farm would start producing energy in the second quarter of 2016.
"First there will be a kind of test works. We will observe how the plant works and if there are no problems then we will start thinking about expanding the plant and adding another 100-150 MW [turbine] on the same territory,” said GEDF project manager Tornike Khazarashvili.
He said energy created from the new facility would be transferred to the national grid and be distributed around the country.
Georgia’s wind energy initiative was announced in May 2013, which at the time, Georgia’s Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze said plant operations would begin in 2014.
"We have already started to prepare to use the wind farms' power," he said. "Next year the stations will be used in pilot mode, but they will be small.”
According to the EBRD’s Renewable Development Initiative, hydro power was the country’s most dominant energy resource but wind and geothermal energy sectors were promising resources.
The EBRD estimated Georgia’s wind power potential could reach two GW, while other industry sources estimated the country’s wind potential could reach five GW - almost half the nation’s annual energy use.
A feasibility study by Tbilisi’s Karenergo Wind Energy Scientific Centre revealed rich wind resources in the Chorokhi River Gorge, Paravani Lake, the Likhi mountain range, Mukhrani field, the outskirts of Kutaisi, parts of Tbilisi, the outskirts of Rustavi and the areas between Khashuri and Gori.
"We have all the materials needed to start building wind turbines there but currently interest … isn’t high enough,” said Archil Zedginidze, Karenergo director.
Meanwhile one small wind turbine was currently operational in the Skra village however the facility could only produce 22, 000 KWh of energy per year - enough for only a couple of households. The project to establish this wind turbine cost about $25,000 USD (about 55,000 GEL) and was funded by USAID.


 
 
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Eólica en Navarra: autorizan cinco parques eólicos con 87 aerogeneradores

April 1, 2015, 1:22 am
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La Comisión de Ordenación del Territorio (COT) emitió ayer en sesión ordinaria informe favorable al Plan Eólico Estratégico Horizonte Temporal 2011-2016 para la implantación de cinco parques eólicos en la Ribera navarra.

Eólica Navarra prevé la colocación de un total de 87 aerogeneradores distribuidos de la siguiente manera: 25 en Cabanillas, 13 en Ablitas, 13 en Cascante, 11 en Fustiñana y 25 en Carcastillo. La inversión prevista por el promotor es de 62 millones de euros en Cabanillas, 32 millones en Ablitas, 30 en Cascante, 53 en Fustiñana y 57 millones de euros en Carcastillo.
La Comisión de Ordenación del territorio (COT) ha emitido, en sesión ordinaria celebrada hoy, informe favorable a la tramitación de dos Planes Sectoriales de Incidencia Supramunicipal (PSIS), uno referente al área residencial de vivienda protegida en los términos municipales de Cordovilla (Galar) y Pamplona y el segundo, al Plan Eólico Estratégico Horizonte Temporal 2011-2016 para la implantación de cinco parques eólicos en sendas localidades de la Ribera navarra.
En el primer caso, se trata de una retramitación que inicia el Gobierno de Navarra puesto que el PSIS de desarrollo de un Área Residencial de vivienda protegida en Cordovilla y Pamplona, aprobado por Acuerdo de Gobierno en 2009, fue declarado anulable por sentencia del Tribunal Superior de Justicia de Navarra. Tras la ratificación de esta sentencia por el Tribunal Supremo, se vuelve a iniciar la tramitación administrativa del citado PSIS, que será confirmada en una próxima Sesión de Gobierno. Tras ello, se abrirá el periodo de exposición pública y audiencia a los ayuntamientos afectados. Cabe indicar que en ningún momento el tribunal puso en cuestión ni el fondo ni la oportunidad del plan, por lo que en esencia sigue siendo el mismo documento el que se vuelve a tramitar.
En el segundo caso, se da luz verde a la tramitación como PSIS del Plan Eólico Estratégico Horizonte Temporal 2011-2016, promovido por Eólica Navarra SL, que prevé la colocación, en los términos municipales de Cabanillas, Ablitas, Cascante, Fustiñana y Carcastillo, de sendos parques eólicos que en total, contarán con 87 aerogeneradores distribuidos de la siguiente manera: 25 en Cabanillas, 13 en Ablitas, 13 en Cascante, 11 en Fustiñana y 25 en Carcastillo.
La potencia de las máquinas será de 2 MW para las ubicadas en las tres primeras localidades y Carcastillo y de 4.5 MW en el caso de Ablitas pero, según indica el promotor, tanto la potencia de los molinos como el modelo de los mismos podrían variar llegado el momento de su colocación debido a que la evolución técnica en el campo de la energía eólica es muy rápido. La inversión prevista por el promotor es de 62 millones de euros en el caso de Cabanillas, 32 millones en el de Ablitas, 30 para Cascante, 53 para Fustiñana y 57 millones de euros en el caso de Cascante.



 
 
 
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Un año de avances para las energías renovables

April 1, 2015, 1:51 am
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La inversión mundial en energías renovables, impulsada por la energía solar y la eólica, creció 17 por ciento en 2014 con respecto al año anterior, hasta alcanzar 270.000 millones de dólares.

El repunte de la inversión, tras dos años de descenso y del desafío que implican los bajos precios del petróleo, permitió una capacidad adicional de generación de 103 gigavatios, equivalente a la energía producida por las plantas nucleares de Estados Unidos en su conjunto.
De esta forma, 2014 ha sido el mejor año para la capacidad nueva de energía, según la novena edición anual del informe Tendencias mundiales en inversiones en energía renovable 2015, del Programa de Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA), publicado este martes 31.
Preparado por el Centro de Cooperación Escuela de Frankfurt-PNUMA y por Bloomberg New Energy Finance, el informe señala que el constante y brusco descenso en los costos de la tecnología, sobre todo en la energía solar pero también en la eólica, implica que cada dólar invertido en energía renovable adquirió una capacidad significativamente mayor de generación en 2014.
En lo que denominó “un año de avances llamativos para la energía renovable”, el informe señala que las energías eólica, solar, geotérmica, marina, de biomasa y de pequeñas centrales hidroeléctricas contribuyeron con 9,1 por ciento de la generación mundial de electricidad en 2014, frente a 8,5 por ciento en 2013.
Eso significa que los sistemas de electricidad del mundo emitieron 1,3 gigatoneladas de dióxido de carbono, aproximadamente el doble de las emisiones de los aviones comerciales, pero menos de lo emitido si ese 9,1 por ciento hubiera sido producido por la misma mezcla de combustibles fósiles que generan el 90,9 por ciento restante de la energía mundial.
“Una vez más en 2014 las energías renovables componen casi la mitad de la capacidad de energía neta agregada en todo el mundo”, declaró Achim Steiner, director ejecutivo del PNUMA.
“Estas tecnologías energéticas respetuosas con el clima ahora son un componente indispensable de la matriz energética mundial y su importancia no hará más que aumentar a medida que los mercados maduren, los precios de la tecnología sigan cayendo y la necesidad de frenar las emisiones de carbono se haga cada vez más urgente”, sostuvo.
Por lejos, la mayor inversión en energía renovable en 2014 se produjo en China, con un récord de 83.300 millones de dólares, un aumento de 39 por ciento frente a 2013. Estados Unidos le siguió con 38.300 millones de dólares, lo que equivale a un incremento de siete por ciento en el año, aunque por debajo de su máximo histórico alcanzado en 2011. En tercer lugar quedó Japón, con 35.700 millones de dólares, 10 por ciento más que en 2013 y su mayor marca histórica.
Según el informe, una característica destacada de 2014 fue la rápida expansión de las energías renovables en los mercados del Sur en desarrollo, donde las inversiones dieron un salto de 36 por ciento a 131.300 millones de dólares.
China, con 83.300 millones de dólares, Brasil, con 7.600 millones, India, con 7.400 millones, y Sudáfrica, con 5.500 millones, se encuentran entre los 10 principales países inversores, mientras que Chile, Kenia, México y Turquía invirtieron más de mil millones de dólares cada uno.
Aunque 2014 fue un buen año para las energías renovables después de dos años de contracción, persisten los desafíos en forma de incertidumbre política, problemas estructurales en el sistema eléctrico e incluso la propia naturaleza de la generación eólica y solar, que dependen del viento y de la luz del sol.
Otro reto, según el informe, es el impacto de la caída de más del 50 por ciento en los precios del petróleo en el segundo semestre de 2014.
Sin embargo, de acuerdo con Udo Steffens, presidente de la Escuela de Finanzas y Gestión de Frankfurt, es probable que el precio del petróleo solo reduzca la confianza de los inversores en algunas partes del sector, como la energía solar en los países exportadores de petróleo y los biocombustibles en la mayor parte del mundo.
“El petróleo y las energías renovables no compiten directamente por los dólares de inversión en la energía. Los sectores eólico y solar deberían seguir floreciendo, sobre todo si siguen reduciendo los costos por megavatio/hora. Su historia a largo plazo es más convincente”, destacó Steffens.
De mayor preocupación es la erosión de la confianza de los inversores causada por el aumento de la incertidumbre en torno a las políticas públicas de apoyo a las energías renovables.
“Europa fue el primer impulsor de la energía limpia, pero todavía se encuentra en un proceso de reestructuración de esos mecanismos de apoyo iniciales”, según Michael Liebreich, presidente de la Junta Asesora de Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
Energías renovables, energía solar y eólica, las más baratas para generar electricidad.
Energías renovables, energía solar y eólica, las más baratas para generar electricidad.
“El sur de Europa sigue siendo casi una zona prohibida para los inversores debido a los cambios de política retroactivos, más recientemente, los que afectan a los parques solares en Italia. En Estados Unidos existe incertidumbre sobre el futuro del Crédito Tributario de Producción para la energía eólica, pero los costos ahora son tan bajos que el sector está más protegido que en el pasado. Mientras tanto, el sector de las azoteas solares es imparable”, aseguró.
Un comunicado de prensa sobre la publicación del informe del PNUMA señaló que si continúan las tendencias positivas de inversión en 2014, “es cada vez más evidente que se necesitarán importantes reformas del mercado eléctrico del tipo que Alemania intenta ahora con su Energiewende”, o transición energética.
“Los desafíos estructurales que hay que superar no son sencillos, pero son del tipo que solo podrían haber surgido debido al éxito mismo de las energías renovables y sus más de dos billones de dólares de inversión movilizados desde 2004?, añadió.
 
 
 



 
 
 
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Inauguran central de energía solar fotovoltaica en El Salvador

April 1, 2015, 2:20 am
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Ennera, dedicada a la implantación de energías renovables, inaugurará, a finales de abril próximo, una central de energía solar fotovoltaica en El Salvador para el autoabastecimiento de la Asamblea Legislativa del país.

La estación ‘será para autoconsumo de lunes a viernes, ya que no genera excedentes’, mientras que ‘la energía no consumida (acumulada), los fines de semana, se venderá a una compañía distribuidora local’, indicó un comunicado de la empresa.
La instalación, ubicada en la cubierta y conectada a su red interna, suministrará cerca del 6% de la energía total que demanda el edificio, que equivale a dos millones de kilovatios/hora al año, y conseguirá un ahorro aproximado de unos $2 mil al mes.
‘Esta reducción en el consumo será posible gracias a la generación de 117. mil kilovatios/hora al año que producirán las placas fotovoltaicas’, subrayó Ennera.
Agregó que la generación de ‘energía limpia’ mediante el equipamiento fotovoltaico ‘evitará la emisión de 80 toneladas de dióxido de carbono anualmente’.
Con una potencia de 90.21 kilovatios, cuenta con 291 paneles de 310 vatios, así como 12 inversores de entre 7 y 10 kilovatios.
El administrador del proyecto, el arquitecto Edwin Escobar, explicó que ‘junto a los beneficios económicos y medioambientales, la Asamblea busca motivar a otras instituciones públicas para el aprovechamiento de los recursos renovables’.
El proyecto se adjudicó, en una licitación pública internacional por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo, a Ennera en 2014.



 
 
 
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Bahamas instalará energía solar fotovoltaica en 11 de sus islas

April 1, 2015, 12:32 pm
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Bahamas, que ya ha desarrollado la eólica y otras energías renovables, instalará energía solar fotovoltaica en 11 islas.

El Gobierno de Bahamas anunció hoy que desarrollará centrales de energía solar en once de sus islas como parte de un proyecto de la organización internacional Carbon War Room (CWR) que busca fomentar las energías renovables y la eficiencia energética en el archipiélago.
El ministro de Vivienda y Ambiente de Bahamas, Kenred Dorsett, detalló que representantes del Ministerio se han reunido con CWR y la Agencia Internacional de Energías Renovables (IRENA, por su sigla en inglés) para definir el proyecto de construcción de estas centrales de energía solar.
"Nuestro enfoque ha sido en varias de nuestras islas sureñas para evitar concentrarnos en las islas más pobladas y más desarrolladas", explicó Dorsett sobre los lugares donde se levantarán las citadas instalaciones.
El proyecto de CWR en Bahamas -un archipiélago formado por cientos de islas y cayos- recibe financiación de Richard Branson, fundador de Virgin Group y residente en las cercanas Islas Vírgenes.
Algunas de las islas seleccionadas son Eleuthera, Andros, Isla del Gato, Acklins, Bimini, Inagua, Isla de Crooked, Exuma y Long Island. Los nombres de las dos restantes no fueron difundidos.



 
 
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