Wind Power Can Improve Resiliency of Electrical Grids
Today, at the CIGRE Session 45 in Paris, GE’s Energy Consulting business (NYSE: GE) presented the findings of its frequency response study on wind power and grid resiliency. The study, which was...
View ArticleChile launches its biggest wind farm
Chile has inaugurated its biggest ever wind farm as part of its bid to wean itself off fossil fuels and tap its massive potential for renewable energy. The El Arrayan wind farm is located on a coastal...
View ArticleWestermeerwind wind farm reaches financial close, Netherlands
The 144MW Westermeerwind wind farm in the north east polder of the Netherlands has achieved financial close. Mott MacDonald is lenders’ technical advisor to ING Bank N.V. and Eksport Kredit Fonden for...
View ArticleSunWize installs Independent Samoa's largest solar energy system
SunWize Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of sustainable energy solutions, today announced that it completed the installation of a 546 kW solar electric system for the Independent State of Samoa....
View ArticleAcciona suministra otros 18 aerogeneradores para la eólica en Brasil
El pedido, de 54 MW de potencia, va destinado al Complejo Eólico Santa Vitória do Palmar, propiedad del holding Atlantic Energias Renováveis, para el que AWP se ha adjudicado hace unos meses otros 153...
View ArticleAcciona Windpower wins 54 MW Brazil wind energy order
Acciona Windpower has signed a 54M W supply deal in Brazil, and said it is close to clinching another 117 MW in the South American country.The 54MW order – Acciona’s seventh in Brazil – is for 18 of...
View ArticleSolar power project planned for Myanmar
U.S. investors will help finance a $480 million solar power project in Myanmar's northeastern Mandalay region, which will ultimately provide up to 12 percent of the country's power generation, the U.S....
View ArticleDeveloping models for enhancing Concentrated Solar Power energy storage...
For his PhD thesis Fritz Zaversky has carried out research into storage systems for thermal energy. In concrete, he has focused on simulation models for the behaviour of solar thermal energy power...
View ArticleInternational Energy Agency (IEA): Renewable Energy Market Report
The expansion of renewable energy will slow over the next five years unless policy uncertainty is diminished, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today in its third annual Medium-Term Renewable...
View ArticleMaine's largest wind farm gets preliminary approval
The Maine Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday issued a draft order approving the project, proposed by a subsidiary of the Boston-based firm First Wind. That order will be subject to...
View ArticleEl 5% de la electricidad del Perú sería producida por nuevas energías...
El titular del MEM afirmó que las energías renovables, como la solar, la geotérmica, la eólica o la biomasa, deben ser las que comiencen a tomar “un rol protagónico y más grande” en ese contexto.El...
View ArticleEnergías renovables generaron el 34,6% de la electricidad en España en agosto...
Energías renovables entre enero y agosto de 2014 supusieron el 46,7% de la electricidad en España: eólica el 21,2%, termosolar el 2,4% y fotovoltaica 3,4%.Generación de enero a agosto del...
View ArticleRenewable energy sources generated 34.6% of the total mix in August 2014 in...
Renewable energy sources generated 34.6% of the total mix in August 2014, preliminary data from Spanish electricity grid operator Red Electrica de Espana (REE) showed today.Generación de enero a agosto...
View ArticleVestas receives 30 MW wind power order in Finland for nine V126-3.3 MW wind...
Vestas customer reconcept GmbH places 30 MW order for nine V126-3.3 MW wind turbines, featuring Vestas’ Large Diameter Steel Towers (LDST) that allow for taller hub heights and therefore greater annual...
View ArticlePresident of Chile Announces Grand Opening of Pattern Energy’s El Arrayán...
The President of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, together with Jean-Paul Luksic, Chairman of Antofagasta Minerals SA (“AMSA”) and Mike Garland, CEO of Pattern Energy Group Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGI) (TSX: PEG)...
View ArticleAREVA: Offshore Wind Power: Successful Installation of 80 Wind Turbines at...
The erection of 80 AREVA wind turbines was successfully completed at the Global Tech I wind farm with the last rotor star installation finalized today. The wind farm of roughly 41 square kilometres is...
View ArticleNextEra Energy Canada announces completion of two Wind Power Centres in...
NextEra Energy Canada, LP, today announced that its affiliates have achieved commercial operation at their Adelaide and Bornish Wind Energy Centres. The 60-megawatt Adelaide Wind Energy Centre and the...
View ArticleFirst wind farm on the Pacific island nation of Samoa
Masdar has inaugurated a 550kW wind farm project on the Pacific island nation of Samoa. The development features twin 275kW two-blade turbines and is the second completed under the United Arab...
View ArticleIran's biggest solar power plant
Iran officially inaugurated the country's biggest solar power plant on August 27 - Malard - which is located in Central Alborz province, Iran's Mehr News Agency reported.Vice President Mohammad...
View ArticleMainstream Renewable Power gets planning permission to build 150MW wind farm...
Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power, today (28 August) announces it has received environmental consent to build the 150 megawatt Tchamma Wind Farm in Northern Chile. The wind...
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