Wind turbine demand to drop for first time in five years
Forthefirsttimesince2004, globalwindturbinedemandisexpectedtocontractthisyear, byasmuchas5%, findsanewstudyfromMAKEConsulting. ThereportsaystheoveralldecreaseismainlyduetodecliningdemandintheU.S.,...
View ArticleEólica para abastecer supermercados en México
En los próximos seis meses, Walmart de México y Centroamérica recibirá energía eólica proveniente de dos parques eólicos y una mini hidroeléctrica que producirán un total de 252 MWh para alimentar 886...
View ArticleConstruction of Concentrating Solar Power plant underway in Northern Cape
Construction of a 50 MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant commenced on 12th of August 2013 on the farm Bokpoort, near Upington, in the Northern Cape, with a projected completion date of 2015. The...
View ArticleUzbekistan to develop renewable energy
Uzbekistan, which has used alternative energy on a fairly large scale since the Soviet era, intends to actively promote the use of renewable energy sources."Using solar energy, wind power and other...
View ArticleAlmacenamiento de la eólica y la energía solar fotovoltaica
El objetivo principal del proyecto stoRE consiste en facilitar el desarrollo de las tecnologías de almacenamiento de energía a gran escala, tales como el bombeo hidráulico (PHES) y el aire comprimido...
View ArticleAprobada ley que incentiva desarrollo de energías renovables para llegar a...
El ministro de Energía, Jorge Bunster, destacó que “este proyecto refleja el compromiso del gobierno y el parlamento para impulsar las ERNC en Chile, que si bien hoy tienen una participación pequeña,...
View ArticleEnel Green Power se adjudicó 88 MW en Brasil en la subasta de energía eólica
Enel Green Power se ha adjudicado tres contratos de suministro de energía con proyectos de energía eólica ubicados en el estado brasileño de Bahía. Estos proyectos añadirán otros 88 MW a los 313 MW de...
View ArticleBMW wants to use electric vehicle batteries to store solar power
BMW plans to introduce its electric i3 car this year, which raises the question of what’s going to happen to the old batteries that, for the purpose of powering electric cars, must be discarded well...
View ArticleDenmark’s largest offshore wind farm is inaugurated
111 Siemens wind turbines with a total capacity of 400 megawatts. Clean electricity covers about four percent of Denmark's power demand Siemens to service for five years.The Anholt offshore wind power...
View ArticleEólica en Dinamarca: inaguran parque eólico marino con 111 aerogeneradores de...
Además del suministro de las turbinas eólicas, Siemens se encargará, junto con DONG Energy, del mantenimiento del proyecto eólico durante un período de cinco años.El parque de energía eólica marina...
View ArticleRadiation in Fukushima hit new high
Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant have spiked by more than a fifth to their highest levels, Japan's nuclear regulator said,...
View ArticleGE Installs 500th Wind Turbine in Brazil
1.6-Megawatt Wind Turbine at DESA’s Eurus wind power project in Rio Grande do Norte marks 500th GE Wind Turbine Installation in Brazil. GE Recognized as Number One Installer of Wind Turbines in Brazil...
View ArticleGE Expands Brazil Wind Turbine Production Facility
São Paulo Facility Expansion to Add 35 Skilled Jobs. Expansion an Investment for the Wind Industry in Brazil. New Facility to Produce Machine Heads for GE 1.7-100 and 1.85-82.5 Wind Turbine.GE (NYSE:...
View ArticleWind energy in Philippines: New Ilocos wind farm to start construction
NORTHERN LUZON UPC Asia Corp. (NLUPC) is set to proceed with construction of its 81-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Ilocos Norte.Mario C. Marasigan, director of the department’s Renewable Energy Management...
View ArticleWind energy in Pakistan: U.S. envoy signs financing agreement for 50 MW wind...
U.S. Ambassador Richard Olson signed Wednesday on behalf of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) a $95 million, ten-year loan to Sapphire Wind Power Company to build a 50-megawatt (MW)...
View ArticleAlstom to supply ECO 122 wind turbines for wind energy project in the South...
Alstom signed a contract worth around 25 million euros with Enerplan, a power company from the Brazilian group Oleoplan, to supply wind turbines to the Pontal wind project in the South of Brazil. The...
View ArticleEólica: Energías renovables para Volkswagen en México
Volkswagen de México firmó un convenio con México Power Group para el suministro anual de 290 GWh de energías renovables, generada desde el parque eólico que se construye en La Bufa, Zacatecas. El...
View ArticleDominion Virginia Power wins offshore wind energy auction
The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) conducted the auction. Eight companies, including Dominion, were approved to bid, but only two firms participated. The auction lasted six...
View ArticleMéxico duplicará su potencia eólica
La Asociación Mexicana de Energía Eólica (Amdee), informó que para 2014 se espera que la capacidad instalada del sector eólico alcance los 2.900 megavatios. Adrián Escofet, presidente del organismo,...
View ArticleEólica en Polonia: parque eólico de 80 MW de EDP Renováveis con 53...
El complejo eólico cuenta con 53 aerogeneradores, cada uno de ellos con una capacidad de 1,5 megavatios (MW) y la producción prevista tendrá capacidad para suministrar electricidad a entre 70.000 y...
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