New analysis by the Worldwatch Institute examines global trends in wind power
Double-digit growth continued in the global wind energy market in 2013. Of today’s 318 gigawatts (GW) total generating capacity, 35 GW was added in 2013 alone. However, this growth (12.5 percent...
View ArticleEólica y energías renovables: Primer parque eólico en Costa Rica de Acciona...
Acciona Energía es un operador global en energías renovables con 217 parques eólicos que suman alrededor de 7.000 MW; 80 centrales hidroeléctricas (929 MW); 6 centrales de termosolar (314 MW); una de...
View ArticlePopulation Fact Sheet
The world population took until the start of the 19th century to reach 1 billion people. As population growth has picked up momentum, we have passed new milestones much more quickly. In 2011, the world...
View ArticleAcciona puts its first wind farm in Costa Rica into service
ACCIONA Energía has put the 49.5 MW Chiripa wind farm into commercial service, the company's first in Costa Rica.The installation, owned by a consortium in which ACCIONA holds 65% and local partner...
View ArticleGrandes multinacionales estadounidenses demandan más energías renovables
Doce de las mayores corporaciones transnacionales de Estados Unidos sumaron sus voces para pedir una mayor producción de electricidad de energías renovables en este país, así como facilidades para la...
View ArticlePattern Development receives environmental assessment certificate for Meikle...
Reaching a key milestone in the development process, Pattern Energy Group LP ("Pattern Development" or the "Company") today announced it has received an Environmental Assessment Certificate for its...
View ArticleBYD fabricará vehículos eléctricos en Brasil
BYD explicó que este centro, que se convertirá en su primera factoría en Sudamérica, contará con una plantilla formada por 450 trabajadores y se dedicará a la producción de autobuses eléctricos de...
View ArticleSuzlon's first wind power plant in Latin America (Brazil)
Suzlon Energy Ltd. (SUEL), India’s top wind-turbine supplier, will invest as much as $50 million in a manufacturing plant in Brazil, its first in Latin America. Suzlon has wind turbines facilities in...
View ArticleHill International to Manage the Construction of Seven Wind Energy Farms in...
Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that its Brazilian subsidiary Engineering S.A. has received a contract from Contour Global to provide...
View ArticleDONG Energy divests 50 per cent of the German offshore wind farm project Gode...
The 252 MW Gode Wind 2 wind farm will be able to supply carbon free power equivalent to the annual electricity consumption of more than 260,000 households. The offshore wind farm will be constructed in...
View ArticleElectric vehicle sales cross half million mark
It’s no secret that electric vehicle sales are on the rise, but it seems that EV sales may have hit a turning point, both in America in abroad. The estimated number of EVs sold since 2010 have crossed...
View ArticleEnergy Storage Market Rises to $50 Billion in 2020
Energy storage, driven largely by electronics and plug-in electric vehicles, will grow at a compound annual growth rate of 8% to USD 50 billion in 2020, with dramatic shifts coming from the...
View ArticleEólica marina: China avanza con prudencia
China se ha mostrado prudente con la energía eólica marítima debido a que ésta es más cara que la terrestre, indicó Asociación China de Energía Eólica.China lleva tres años de retraso en la...
View ArticleSolar power in Uganda
Despite the immense opportunities associated with solar energy, its adoption in Uganda has been relatively slow.Even as the ministry of Energy and Mineral Development prepares to roll out Phase II of...
View ArticleRES Americas secures wind energy project financing for the Border Winds and...
Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a leader in the development and construction of wind, solar, transmission, and energy storage projects in the Americas, is pleased to announce it...
View ArticleNew task force created in wind energy sector
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) is pleased by the Quebec government's announcement today of the creation of a task force in the wind energy sector. CanWEA is confident this initiative...
View ArticleUK approves E.ON's Rampion offshore wind farm with 175 wind turbines
The wind farm will feature up to 175 wind turbines to be installed about 13km to 20km away from the coast.E.ON has secured approval from the UK Government for its Rampion offshore wind farm development...
View ArticlePSA creará en 2017 vehículos eléctricos automatizados
PSA creará en 2017 coches eléctricos automatizados con mejoras energéticas del proyecto 'OpEneR'.El sistema creado a través de este proyecto europeo ofrece una autonomía a los vehículos eléctricos de...
View ArticleMadhya Pradesh, Rajastán y Karnataka
Gamesa, especializada en la industria eólica y fabricante de aerogeneradores, ha suscrito tres nuevos contratos para el suministro de un total de 220 MW y la instalación de 110 aerogeneradores en cinco...
View ArticleGamesa wind power agrees to install 110 of its G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in...
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has further reinforced its presence in India, having signed new agreements to supply 220 MWto three of the main independent power producers (IPP)...
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