wind power News
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Gamesa calls the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting to approve the merger with Siemens Wind Power
The company's shareholders will be asked to vote on the various resolutions needed to execute the transaction, payment of a special dividend and expansion of the size of the Board of Directors The Board of Directors of Gamesa resolved today to call the Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting needed to approve the merger with Siemens's wind power assets. The EGM will foreseeably ...
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The Spanish Wind Energy Association launches the wind power barometer to show that wind energy reduces electricity price
It´s a fact that wind power reduces the price of electricity: the more the wind blows, the lower the pool or wholesale electricity market price is, which benefits consumers and companies in their electricity bills. To make this lowering effect of wind power on prices more evident to consumers, the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has launched its wind barometer, where you can daily ...
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Gujarat: Wind power generation balloons to 3,396 MW
Ahmedabad: Wind power generation in Gujarat has seen a noticeable increase with higher wind speeds. Maximum wind power generation in the state stood at 3,396MW on May 25, shows data compiled by the Gujarat government’s state load dispatch center (SLDC). “Gujarat recorded wind power generation of 63.3 million units as on 4 PM on May 25. Wind power constituted 20 percent of the 320 ...
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Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. Announces Results for Year Ended April 30, 2011
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MMMW) reports a net loss of $472,851 or five cents per share of Mass Megawatts Common Stock in the fiscal year ending April 30,2011. In the previous fiscal year ending April 30,2010, there was a net loss of eight cents per share of Mass Megawatts Wind Power Common Stock or $644,485. In the next year, Mass Megawatts anticipates a good demand to ...
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Wind-powered landmine detector developed
An Afghan designer has developed a wind-powered device that could substantially lower the risk to human life and financial cost of clearing landmines. The 'Mine Kafon' was created by Massoud Hassani, who is based at the Design Academy Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Built out of inexpensive, prefabricated materials, the device consists of a heavy plastic core containing a GPS (global positioning ...
By SciDev.Net
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Energy answer: Blowing in the wind?
MIT researchers have concluded that some of the price problems associated with wind power can be remedied right now, given a couple of changes to the electricity ...
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Gordon Henderson MP visits site of PfR`s first wind farm
Partnerships for Renewables (PfR) granted planning permission to build two 2.3MW wind turbines, supporting local communities on the Isle of Sheppey. Partnerships for Renewables (PfR) - in conjunction with the Ministry of Justice - has been granted planning permission to build two Enercon E82, 2.3MW wind turbines. They will each be 121 metres in height and have a power output of 10GWh per year - ...
By Carbon Trust
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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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2006 Wind Power Barometer
The European Union reached a record installation figure in 2006 with an additional 7,613.3 MW, bringing total installed EU capacity up to 48,042.3 MW. The year was marked by some pleasant surprises and confirmations, like the return to growth of the German market, the take off of the French market, the confirmation of the firmness of the British market, as well as confirmation of the spectacular ...
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Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. Generates Added Benefits for Commercial Applications
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC: MMMW) plans to incorporate a method of reducing demand charges with commercial wind power systems. In high wind locations with high electric prices, the rate of return can be improved by reducing the payment requirement of large electric users for the right to have energy capacity available at all times even if the electric users do not use the capacity. In ...
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Wind power and M&A: a moveable feast
Multi-billion dollar renewable energy enterprises seem to have sprung up full-blown practically overnight, providing investment bankers, venture capitalists and financiers with their latest moveable feast. Wind power projects and companies were among the first to attract serious attention and capital. While solar and biofuels have likewise come to the fore, wind power investment continues to grow ...
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Wind PowerExpo summons the international wind industry to Zaragoza in September
The international wind energy industry has an unavoidable appointment in the calendar for 2009: Wind PowerExpo, the VII International Wind Power Trade Fair, which will take place from September 22nd to the 24th of the current year in Zaragoza. The organizers of the event, Feria de Zaragoza and Infopower, have put in a lot of effort to go through a quantitative and qualitative jump in its ...
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Wal-Mart Mexico to go all wind powered
The 348 Wal-Mart stores in Mexico will be powered by the 'Oaxaca I Lamatalaventosa' Wind ...
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Merger of Siemens Wind Power and Gamesa receives antitrust clearance
The merger of Siemens' Wind Power business and Gamesa has today received unconditional clearance from the European competition authorities. Antitrust approvals have now been obtained in all required jurisdictions, and all the conditions precedent for the merger have been satisfied. Subject to pending closing actions, Siemens and Gamesa expect to close the merger early in April, after the ...
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Mass Megawatts Improved Wind Power Diffuser Received Notice of Allowance from the US Patent Office
Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (OTC: MMMW) has received a notice of allowance from the US Patent Office regarding an improved diffuser designed to reduce the cost of electricity generated from wind energy. This innovation should help allow the company to effectively compete directly with coal and natural gas in the new year of 2013. Augmentation using diffusers applications is a method for ...
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Google Pumps Funds Into Afric`s Biggest Wind Power Project
GOOGLE IS BACKING Africa's largest wind power project, two years after investing $12 million in the continent’s largest solar power project. ...
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Wind Power Poland 2016
The EU is committed to strengthening energy cooperation among its Member States. The EU Energy Union and its vision for a new energy market design aim to build truly integrated regional markets that ensure energy security. Renewable energy is at the heart of this integration. The EU has agreed that renewables should provide just under half of its total electricity consumption by 2030. Such a ...
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Tongyu Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. won the third prize of Shandong Province Science and Technology Prog
Recently, Shandong Province Science and Technology Awards Conference was held in Jinan to recognize the scientific and technological workers who have made outstanding contributions to science and technology innovation and modernization in our province. The project of “forming and lifting technology of fiber-holding wind power direct drive spindle” was led by Tongyu Heavy Industry ...
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New record as wind powers 40% of Spain
Wind power is breaking new records in Spain, accounting for just over 40 percent of all electricity consumed during a brief period last weekend. As heavy winds lashed Spain on Saturday evening wind parks generated 9,862 megawatts of power which translated to 40.8 percent of total consumption. Between Friday and Sunday wind power accounted for an average of 28 percent of all electricity demand ...
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Wind PowerExpo summons from Marseille the international wind industry to come to Zaragoza (Spain) in September
Wind PowerExpo, the VII International Wind Power Fair, which will take place from September 22nd to the 24th of the current year in Zaragoza (Spain), is present in EWEC 2009 —the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) conference and exhibition which will take place in Marseille from March 16th to 19th— with a stand from which it summons the international wind energy industry to its autumn ...
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