Tag: wind energy

Policy Shift Puts 3 Gigawatts of Wind Energy Capacity in India for Sale

As India moves towards competitive auctions and away from incentives, companies that do not engage in renewable energy generation as their core business are now looking to offload these assets. According to recent...

Netherlands’ Airports Switching 100% To Wind Energy

On January the 1st of 2017, Dutch National Railway company NS made a monumental step towards a world in which we no longer compromise the wellbeing of future generations for the sake...

India’s Q2 2017 Wind Energy Addition Lowest In 2 Years

India’s wind energy capacity addition during April and June 2017 fell to historic levels as the sector added less than 7% of the capacity added during the preceding quarter. Compared to the 3,579...

Renewable Energy Can Deliver 25% Of India’s Energy Demand By 2030

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has concluded that India can meet a quarter of its energy demand with renewable energy sources by 2030. The new study published by the...

Wind and Solar Power Helped Prevent Up To 12,700 Deaths

The massive increase in wind and solar energy helped prevent the premature deaths of up to 12,700 people over a nine-year period in the US, according to new research which illustrates the...

German Onshore Wind Costs Fall 25 Per Cent in Latest Auction

The cost of onshore wind energy continues to drop sharply, with the latest auction results from Germany suggesting costs for new projects have dropped by a quarter since May. The results from the...

Greencoat Snaps Up Latest UK Wind Farms

British renewables investor Greencoat UK Wind is set to add 90MW of capacity to its portfolio following a deal to buy two wind farms from JP Morgan Asset Management for a total...

WPPI Energy to Buy Electricity from Illinois Wind Farm

Sun Prairie-based power company WPPI Energy says it will purchase all the electricity generated from a proposed Illinois wind farm for the next 22 years. Chicago-based renewable energy developer Invenergy plans to build...

Ratings Agency Says India Needs To Do More To Achieve 175 Gigawatts Renewables Target

Delay in payments from utilities, non-compliance with renewable energy procurement targets, and non-availability of transmission infrastructure for power injection are some of the major issues Indian renewable energy developers are facing. These...

Latin American Renewables Sector Enjoys Twin Funding Boost

Latin America's fast-expanding renewables sector received a twin-boost this week as two leading developers announced they had secured funding for giant wind farm projects in Chile and Mexico. Mainstream Renewable Power announced yesterday...

Global Infrastructure Partners Acquires 50% Stake From DONG Energy In 450 MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore Wind Farm

One of the world’s leading infrastructure investors, Global Infrastructure Partners, this week announced that it has acquired a 50% stake in the German 450 MW Borkum Riffgrund 2 Offshore Wind Farm from...

Vestas Secures 350 Megawatts In Wind Turbine Orders For US In 2 Weeks

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is doing strong business in the United States in the third quarter so far, taking in just under 350 megawatts worth of wind turbine orders in the...

Germany’s Siemens wins tender for Turkish wind power project

Turkey picked Germany's Siemens as the winning bidder for a $1 billion wind power project on Thursday, a sign Ankara wants to keep business separate from the widening diplomatic row between the...

Tamil Nadu, India, Generates Record Wind Power, Is Forced To Shut Down Thermal Plants

The monsoon season in India brings with it very high wind speeds, especially in the southern part of country. This year it has enabled record wind power generation in at least one...

Indian Wind Slowdown Hits Siemens Gamesa Revenues

A temporary downturn in the Indian wind market is at the heart of a 7% decrease in Siemens Gamesa’s quarterly revenues, but the newly minted company expects to speed up its integration...

Blustery June Tops ‘Incredible’ Six Months for Scottish Wind Power

A blustery June in Scotland saw yet another wind power generation record tumble last month, topping what green campaigners have hailed as an "incredible" 2017 so far for Scotland's growing wind energy...

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