Four wind farms in China have become operational, totaling 198 MW of capacity. In October, a large loan was obtained from China Development Bank, and the company had already secured 111 of the 132 wind turbines for the project. The project was begun in the Fall of 2011 in the Heilongjiang … [continued]
Critics of solar and wind power often point out they are intermittent power sources, and they are correct about that. Cloudy and still days mean low or no energy and that is the major drawback of solar and wind power. However, new hybrid solar and wind power systems in … [continued]
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced yesterday that it had secured institutional equity financing of around $167.7 million dollars and a commitment to fund the expected capital contributions of nearly $55.9 million dollars for its 203MW wind farm project in Texas. The financing was raised of from … [continued]
The London Array, which will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm once completed, has now begun generating electricity. The companies behind the project announced the beginning of electricity production on Monday. Once completed, the first phase will see around 175 wind turbines installed about 12 miles off the … [continued]
One of the world’s leading developers of wind technology Vestas has announced it has now reached a total of 3,000 megawatts of installed capacity in Italy, which equates to 40 percent of the total installed wind energy in the country, making it a big contributor to the country’s EU … [continued]
The 240MW expansion of the London Array offshore wind farm is now one step closer to reality. The developers just submitted the application to start building the second phase of the project. Once completed, the extension will increase the wind farm’s overall capacity to 870 MW. When the initial … [continued]
A new report has come out on Egypt’s energy future. According to the report, 750 MW of wind projects are on the to-do list. Plus, a nice 100-MW solar plant is be built by 2017. The report covers everything from the country’s market organization to the energy policy of the country. They … [continued]
Turkey has recently placed a 27 megawatt (MW) order from global wind manufacturer Vestas. The new endeavour between Tefirom and the Zaf Group with Vestas will include 9 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for the Senuk wind power plant in Hatay, Turkey. Vestas’ new deal in Turkey will include a … [continued]
The government in the UK has come up with a nice little incentive to promote wind farms in their local communties. For communities that allow windfarms to be built in their area, residents could see a decrease in the electric bill and maybe even a new playground or other beneficial infrastructure investment.
Big dreams for renewable energy often goad people into imagining big wind projects with hundreds of turbines. But lots of smaller projects are just as likely to add up to big numbers. Counting wind projects from 1999-2010 (based on data from LBNL’s excellent Wind Technologies Market report) the average … [continued]
