Onshore Wind Farms

Pacifico Energy Achieves Commercial Operations at Sunpro Wind Farm in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Pacifico Accelerates Growth in the Vietnam Energy Market Vĩnh Long, Vietnam — Pacifico Energy Vietnam (PEV), the Vietnam-based development platform of Pacifico Energy Group (PEG), a leading global energy infrastructure developer, today announced the commencement of commercial operations at its 30 MW Sunpro Wind Farm (Sunpro), adding new power capacity … [continued]

Francesco La Camera, Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). (Photo for Cleantechnica by author)

IRENA Chief Highlights Renewable Surge and Dismisses Doubts on Energy Transition

The first day of the Singapore International Energy Week (SIEW) saw Francesco La Camera, the Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), delivering a resolute address, emphasizing the unprecedented dominance of renewables in new energy projects and firmly asserting that the global energy transition is accelerating, not faltering. … [continued]

Mt. Banahaw in Quezon, Philippines, View from Sariaya Province. (Photo by author)

Wind Farm on a Sacred Philippine Mountain Sparks Controversy

The Philippines’ aggressive pursuit of a clean energy future has collided with a profound issue of environmental justice and cultural preservation centered on the proposed Banahaw Wind Power Project. GIGAWIND4, INC., a subsidiary of the Ayala Group’s listed energy platform ACEN Corp., is advancing plans for the massive P34.5 billion … [continued]

Monsoon Wind Farm. Photo from ADB.

Laos Wind Farm Begins Power Exports to Vietnam in Regional First

The 600-megawatt Monsoon Wind Power Project began delivering electricity to Vietnam’s national grid on August 22, marking the first cross-border renewable energy project in Asia. The wind farm, located across mountainous terrain in southern Laos, will supply power to Vietnam under a 25-year agreement with state utility Electricity of Vietnam … [continued]

A radically different type of wind turbine deploys small, mass-produced components to pare capital costs to the bone while squeezing more clean kilowatts out of less space (courtesy of Airloom Energy).

What’s Up With Wyoming’s Crazy Looking Wind Turbine?

A radically different type of wind turbine deploys small, mass-produced components to pare capital costs to the bone while squeezing more clean kilowatts out of less space.

US President Trump claims that wind farms spoil the view of "our Nation’s natural landscape, skipping over the part where coal companies blow entire mountains to smithereens (courtesy of US EPA).

West Virginia To Host A 335 MW Wind Farm

US President Trump claims that wind farms spoil the view of “our Nation’s natural landscape,” skipping over the part where coal companies blow entire mountains to smithereens.