onshore wind power News
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Wind Projects Updates in Vietnam
#Wind #Energy Updates in #Vietnam. There were a total of at least 71GW of wind power projects in different stages of development in Vietnam, which was more than five times the capacity in February last year. Among them, the capacity of offshore wind power is about 65.7GW, and onshore wind power is about 5.5GW. It can be seen that in the past year or so, #COVID-19 has not stopped #investors from ...
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Ripple Energy seeks crowdfunding for wind farm co-ownership venture
The campaign is apparently open to anyone who wishes to invest amounts between £10 to £1million Ripple Energy has recently confirmed that it has started a crowdfunding drive for enabling its first wind farm this year, aiming to expand its vision of allowing customers to co-own as well as be direct energy users of onshore wind power projects throughout the U.K. Sources familiar with ...
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UK-Ireland wind power deal is model for Europe
The agreement to be signed today in Dublin by the Energy Minister of Ireland and the UK Secretary of State for Energy to pave the way for the export of Ireland's wind energy to Britain could serve as a template for other countries - and be a step towards a pan-European electricity grid. "With greater grid integration the UK and Ireland can expect more independence from imported fossil fuels, ...
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WISE Power launches online engagement tool for onshore wind farms in Europe
The project website - WE Engage - aims to foster public support for onshore wind power through information and advice to communities, Transmission System Operators, developers and local authorities. The interactive platform creates a one-stop shop for information-sharing, which allows groups and individuals to have a say in the siting and expansion of wind projects. The online tool also includes ...
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New guidelines to assess the potential for biomass and other renewables in the English regions
Biomass development in the English regions could be set to increase following the release of new guidelines from the Department of Energy and Climate Change designed to aid regional authorities in assessing their potential for renewable energy. The guidelines should help the English regions, of which there are nine, set themselves ambitious renewable targets in their new regional strategies. ...
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New Energy Update – Wind O&M 2019 Report Press Release
Headline: Wind Operations & Maintenance 2019 Report Release by New Energy Update Summary/Announcement: With real world data translated into O&M asset and service strategies, the 2019 edition of the Onshore Wind Operations & Maintenance Report provides the complete value chain with the analysis needed to navigate the shifting onshore wind power marketplace and formulate the most ...
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Growth programme at MVV Energie gains great momentum
MVV Energie AG (WKN: A0H52F, ISIN: DE000A0H52F5) intends to invest three billion euros by 2020 in expanding renewable energies, energy efficiency, cogeneration, environmentally-friendly district heating and in upkeeping and maintaining its existing plants and grids. Three years after announcing this long-term, sustainable growth programme, the Group has already implemented or issued binding ...
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Frost & Sullivan: Wind Energy Market Set to Boom in Japan as Doubts over Nuclear Power Remains
The wind energy industry, one of the key growth engines amongst renewable energy technologies slipped into a slowdown in 2012 plagued by Europe's and other developed countries' economic woes, its first since witnessing double digit growth rate y-o-y since 2009. Amidst this, the wind energy industry is likely to regain its lost sheen back in 2013 with the extension of federal tax credit in the US ...
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Start of construction at Königshovener Höhe wind farm
Joint venture project of the city of Bedburg and RWE Investment volume of some € 70 million for first construction phase Senvion supplies the systems of the 3.2 megawatt class First phase due to be commissioned at the end of 2014 The official ground-breaking ceremony for the Königshovener Höhe wind farm is taking place today. At a reclaimed site of the Garzweiler opencast ...
By RWE AG
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ScottishPower and Debenhams sign 100% green energy deal
ScottishPower, the UK’s leading renewable energy developer, has announced a deal with Debenhams to supply all of its 178 properties in the UK with electricity generated from green sources. The two-year deal will see ScottishPower supply 35MW (megawatts) of electricity per month to Debenhams stores across the UK, covering 100% of the retail giant’s electricity demands. The deal has been agreed on ...
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Iberdrola renovables awarded one of the world’s largest offshore wind farm projects in the UK, with capacity of 7,200 MW
Together with Vattenfall, the world’s leading developer of offshore wind farms Construction could begin at the zone, to be called East Anglia Array and supplying power to up to five million households, in 2015 IBERDROLA RENOVABLES and Vattenfall have set up a 50/50 joint venture to develop this zone off the coast of East Anglia According to Ignacio Galán, this important project will ...
By Iberdrola
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Joint IEA-NEA report details plunge in costs of producing electricity from renewables
The cost of producing electricity from renewable sources like wind and solar has been falling for several years. Now, a new report provides in detail the contrasting costs for different power generation technologies around the world and shows that renewable sources can produce electricity at close to or even below the cost of new fossil fuel-based power stations. The report, Projected Costs of ...
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Asia Poised to Become Dominant Market for Wind Energy
Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from 230 Gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to over 2600 GW by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds. By that time, the region would become a global leader in wind, accounting for more than 50 per cent of all onshore and over 60 per cent of all offshore wind capacity installed globally. According to the ...
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Scotland takes Euro lead in renewable energy
Europe's largest operating onshore wind farm at Whitelees in East Renfrewshire was officially 'switched on' yesterday, Wednesday May 21st, by First Minister Alex Salmond. He also performed the opening ceremony at the new GBP 2 million Scottish Gas Energy Academy in Hamilton. Scottish Power's application to extend its GBP 300 million, 140-turbine windfarm at Whitelee has been granted, giving it ...
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50Hertz Increases Investments in Grid Infrastructure to Accelerate Energy Transition
The German electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz wants to boost the connection capacity for offshore wind farms from around 1 GW today to more than 7 GW in 2030. In this way, the company and its employees can make a significant contribution to achieving climate protection targets, maintaining security of supply and strengthening energy sovereignty. "The legislation now initiated by the ...
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Gamesa lands order to supply 239 MW to ScottishPower Renewables in Scotland
Gamesa has entered into an agreement with ScottishPower Renewables, Iberdrola's UK subsidiary, for the supply of 239 MW at the Kilgallioch wind farm being developed in southern Scotland. The company will also provide the facility's O&M services under a five-year agreement. Gamesa will handle the supply, transportation, installation and commissioning of 94 of its G114-2.5 MW turbines and two ...
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Renewables Increasingly Beat Even Cheapest Coal Competitors on Cost
Renewable power is increasingly cheaper than any new electricity capacity based on fossil fuels, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published this week finds. Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2019 shows that more than half of the renewable capacity added in 2019 achieved lower power costs than the cheapest new coal plants. The report highlights that new renewable ...
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More Than 680GW of New Wind Power to Come Online Over Next Decade
More than 680GW of new wind power capacity will come online globally over the 10-year outlook, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Wood Mackenzie recently upgraded its Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update: Q4 2018 by 2% compared to the outlook published in the third quarter. Most upgrades occur in the medium-term, boosting annual capacity additions from 2020 to ...
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Is the Uk getting better at predicting future energy costs?
A new report published today by the UK Energy Research Centre's Technology and Policy Assessment (TPA) function asks why the cost of generating electricity in the UK has continued to rise, and why we keep getting it wrong when it comes to predicting future costs. Presenting the Future: an assessment of future costs estimation methodologies in the electricity generation sector has been produced ...
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WHO Report: COVID-19 Will Compromise the Transition to Clean Energy Without Urgent Stakeholder Action
The coronavirus pandemic risks cancelling out recent progress in transitioning to clean energy, with unprecedented falls in demand, price volatility and pressure to quickly mitigate socioeconomic costs placing the near-term trajectory of the transition in doubt. Policies, roadmaps and governance frameworks for energy transition at national, regional, and global levels need to be more robust and ...
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