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19-21 MAY 2005: SOLAREXPO REVS UP FOR THE BIGGEST RENEWABLE ENERGY EVENT IN ITALY AND SOUTHERN EUROPE
After the undisputed success of last year’s edition, from May 19 to May 21 Vicenza Fair, Italy, is ready to open its gates to Solarexpo 2005, recognized as the leading renewable energy event in the whole Euro-Med area. Mirroring the dynamic evolution of the markets, the exhibition is projected to grow by a further 40-50% this year, with an exhibition area of almost 10000 sqm ...
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New Estimates Show Rapid Growth in Off-Grid Renewables
New data from IRENA shows that about 115 million people worldwide currently rely on the basic energy services provided by solar lights, while another 25 million obtain a higher level of renewable energy services through solar home systems or connection to a solar mini-grid. In addition to solar power, over 6 million people are currently connected to hydropower mini-grids, while another 300,000 ...
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ACCIONA sells its stake in Endesa at a final price of nearly EUR 9.63bn
The Company will acquire renewable energy assets with an installed capacity of 2,080 MW, valued at nearly 2.85 billion euros. ACCIONA completed the procedures established under the terms of the agreement reached last February with Enel for exiting ahead of schedule from Endesa’s share capital and acquiring the utility’s renewable energy assets. Pursuant to the agreement, ACCIONA has sold to ...
By ACCIONA S.A
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Micro hydros can power rural Afghanistan, Nepal
Micro hydro-electric plants linked to a mini-grid offer a cost-effective and renewable option for rural electrification in the hilly and mountainous terrain of Afghanistan and Nepal, say researchers. For communities located more than ten kilometres away from the nearest grid substation, micro hydro mini-grid technology was found to be cheaper than extending central grid networks or investing in ...
By SciDev.Net
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Iberdrola Renovables opens its third wind farm in Poland
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has opened its third wind farm in Poland, called Karscino, which has an installed power of 69 megawatts (MW) and is located in the north of the country. The installation comprises 46 wind turbines of 1.5 MW of nominal power made by Fuhrländer. In addition, the Company has started the construction of two other wind farms in Poland: Karscino II (13.5 MW) and Galicja (12 MW). ...
By Iberdrola
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Iberdrola Renovables starts up three wind farms in the USA
Iberdrola Renovables has brought three new wind farms on stream in the U.S. with a combined capacity of 168.5 megawatts (MW), thus boosting its growth and advancing its strategic goals in this market. The three are Providence Heights in Bureau County (Illinois), with 72 MW coming from 36 Gamesa model G87 2 MW nameplate capacity wind turbines, Winnebago I in Winnebago County (Iowa), with 10 wind ...
By Iberdrola
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ADB to help deliver renewable energy to the Pacific
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing assistance to the Pacific to help design and deliver renewable energy products to the region through a $3 million grant for the development of small pilot projects in Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. ADB's Board of Directors has approved a technical assistance grant sourced from the Multi-Donor Clean Energy Fund under the Clean Energy ...
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Energy sector is key to powering prosperity in sub-Saharan Africa
Increasing access to modern forms of energy is crucial to unlocking faster economic and social development in sub‑Saharan Africa, according to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Africa Energy Outlook, a Special Report in the 2014 World Energy Outlook series. More than 620 million people in the region (two-thirds of the population) live without electricity, and nearly 730 million ...
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Iberdrola Renovables starts the construction of its first wind farm in Hungary
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has started the construction of its first wind farm in Hungary, called Kisigmand, which has an installed power of 50 megawatts (MW) and is located in the province of Komarom-Esztergom. The installation, which comprises 25 G90 wind turbines of 2 MW of nominal power made by Gamesa, will enable the Company to progress in the development of wind farms in Hungary, an attractive ...
By Iberdrola
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Iberdrola renovables starts up El Andévalo wind farm in Huelva, the largest renewable energy facility in Spain
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES, the world’s leading wind power company(*), has acquired the El Andévalo (Huelva) wind farm from Gamesa. It is the largest renewable energy facility in Spain. The acquisition follows the framework agreement for the sale of wind farms in Andalusia signed by IBERDROLA RENOVABLES and Gamesa Energía in 2005. This deal encompassed a total of 600 megawatts (MW). The company has ...
By Iberdrola
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Iberdrola Renovables commissions Europe’s second-largest wind farm in Granada, Spain
Iberdrola Renewables ended 2007 with 7,704 MW of operational capacity, and projects for another 42,000 MW, consolidating its world leadership position*. The company invested more than €250 million in the El Marquesado facility in Granada province, Andalusia’s largest wind farm with a capacity of 198 MW. Chairman Ignacio Galán announced new investments of €1 billion in Andalusia through 2010. ...
By Iberdrola
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European Investment Bank funds for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects across South Africa
The European Investment Bank (EIB) today agreed to provide a EUR 40m loan to FirstRand Bank to promote energy efficiency and renewable energy projects across South Africa. The package marks the first dedicated energy efficiency loan in South Africa made by the EIB. The funding will enhance South Africa’s contribution to combating climate change and facilitate economic development through ...
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Small-scale hydropower in ASEAN countries: what contribution to a greener energy mix?
Amidst the buzz generated by large-scale energy investments and projects, small-scale hydropower plants represent a tremendous opportunity for the ASEAN countries to boost their electrification rates and bring energy to their rural communities. Ideal for archipelago nations like the Philippines or Indonesia, small hydro is more easily accepted by local communities and equally suited for off-grid ...
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Iberdrola Renovables begins the launching of the first buoy of Santoña wave power plant
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES today began the launching of the first buoy of the pilot wave power plant at Santoña (Cantabria), which will become the first of its type to be installed in Europe. In the first phase, a 40 kW buoy, supplied by OPT, of some 10 metres in diameter has been installed, fixed to three semi-submerged buoys anchored to the seabed at a depth of around 50 metres. Recently, the ...
By Iberdrola
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IEG: renewable energy numbers from Key Energy
The amount of electricity produced from renewable sources in 2017 was 103.4 TWh, about 3.5 TWh less than in 2016. The demand share of electric renewable energies was 32.4%, while this figure was 34% in 2016. The cause was the considerable decrease in hydroelectricity production: in 2017, hydroelectricity covered a mere 11.7% of the national demand while, in 2014, it represented 19.2%. It now ...
By Ecomondo
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