Siemens Gamesa Secures 1 Gigawatt Of New Capacity In Turkey
Spanish wind energy giant Siemens Gamesa announced this week it has signed an agreement to develop 1 gigawatts worth of wind capacity in Turkey.
Onshore Wind Farms
Vestas Again Leads Onshore Wind Turbine Manufacturers In 2017, Siemens Gamesa Closing The Gap
Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas managed to hold on to its spot as the world’s leading wind turbine manufacturer in 2017, but its recent dominance may not last forever as Siemens Gamesa is narrowing the gap after its successful merger was completed early last year.
Wind Energy Tariffs Stabilize At 3.8¢/kWh In Latest India Auction
Wind energy tariff bids in India have stabilized, at least for the moment, and once again matched the lowest solar power tariff in the country.
Wind Power Results In Very Few Bird Deaths Overall
Wind power critics sometimes try to say that this form of clean, renewable energy is bogus because a number of bird deaths result each year from collisions with wind turbines and towers. What they fail to mention is the context, so they leave out certain very key facts. The number of birds killed by wind turbines is relatively tiny.
Global Wind Installations Reach 52.5 Gigawatts In 2017, Brings Total To 539.5 Gigawatts
The global wind energy industry enjoyed another strong year in 2017, installing a total of 52,573 megawatts worth of new wind capacity, increasing the global cumulative installed capacity up to 539,581 megawatts, as “dramatic price drops” exemplify the current state of play around the world.
European Wind Industry Installs Record 15.7 Gigawatts In 2017, Faces Uncertain Future
The European wind energy industry installed a record 15.7 gigawatts of new wind energy capacity in 2017, bringing its cumulative total up to an impressive 169 gigawatts (GW), but the future for the industry is uncertain after a messy transition to an auction system and continued lack of clarity for post-2020 Government renewable ambitions.
MidAmerican Energy Completes Beaver Creek & Prairie Wind Farms In Iowa Totaling 338 Megawatts
MidAmerican Energy Company announced this week that it had completed two new wind farms in the state of Iowa totaling 338 megawatts, both of which are part of the mammoth 2 gigawatt Wind XI economic development project announced in early 2016.
Tesla & 18 Others Competing To Build Darwin Big Battery
Tesla, fresh from the success of its newly-opened big battery in South Australia, has joined 18 other groups competing for the right to build another big battery, this time in the Northern Territory.
AT&T Announces Mammoth 520 Megawatt Corporate PPA From Oklahoma & Texas Wind Farms
AT&T, one of America’s leading telecoms, announced this past weekend one of the largest corporate renewable energy purchases in the United States, which will see it purchase 520 megawatts of wind energy from wind farms in Oklahoma and Texas through NextEra Energy Resources.
GateHouse Anti-Wind Series Used Textbook False Equivalency
In the first part of our three-part series examining GateHouse Media’s story “In the Shadow of Wind Farms,” we examined how the GateHouse Media team ignored crucial analyses and studies highly relevant to their story.
