China Forecast To Hit 150 GW Installed Wind Capacity By 2015
China’s wind industry is forecast to reach 150 gigawatts (GW) of installed capacity by 2015 –shattering the central government’s goal of 100GW by 2015 …
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198 MW Of Wind Power Comes Online In China
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]
Chinese Government Orders Utilities to Buy 5-15% Wind Power
The Chinese government is forcing the hand of utilities companies to support wind energy while also improving and expanding the electricity grid. China has announced that, by the end of the year, utilities have to buy between five and fifteen percent of their energy from wind farms. Percentages of … [continued]
1,300 GW of Wind Power in Ethiopia, Chinese Study Finds
The winds of change (as in dollars and cents) are blowing through Ethiopia, according to a Chinese government-funded study. HydroChina International Engineering Company (HCIE) is reporting that Ethiopia is home to more than 1,300 GW of wind energy. Chinese companies are in the hunt, with a 51-megawatt plant near Adama, … [continued]
Gamesa to Bring an Additional 48 MW of Wind Power to China
Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa, has recently signed a deal with Chinese company Huadian Group to offer an extra 48 megawatts (MW) of wind energy to the Liyushian wind farm in the Chinese province of Fuijan. The deal will allow Gamesa to give its G87-2.0MW wind turbines to Huadian … [continued]
Vestas Gets Its Largest Service Contract Renewal, 1,897 MW (+ Wind Energy News Roundup)
Some top wind energy stories from around (other than our own): Vestas secures its largest service contract renewal for 1,897 MW Vestas has signed its largest ever service and maintenance renewal agreement with EDP Renováveis (EDPR) to service more than 1,100 turbines across 30 wind power plants in the … [continued]
Floating Wind Turbine Testing in Japan; Floating Wind Turbine Feasibility Study for US; 5 Brazilian…
Some top wind energy news from the past week or so (other than the wind energy stories we’ve already covered): Japan has installed a small, floating wind turbine off a Goto island with the eye to bringing the technology to commercialization. The demonstration project, organised by the Ministry of Environment (MOE), … [continued]
Top Wind Power Countries Relative to Electricity Production (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
Closing out this series (I think), below are the top countries in the world* for wind power capacity relative to electricity production**. In other words, these are the countries that have the most wind power compared to their electricity production. This post follows posts on top wind power countries … [continued]
Top Wind Power Countries Per GDP (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
Following up on my post yesterday presenting the top countries in the world for total installed wind power (end of 2011) and newly installed wind power (2011) per capita, below are charts and lists on the top countries* in the world for total installed wind power per GDP and … [continued]
Top Wind Power Countries Per Capita (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
What are the top countries in the world for wind power, per capita? Take a look below! I’ve been meaning to get to this for awhile, but hopefully that means the data have just gotten better since I first intended to put this together. The Global Wind Energy Council … [continued]
