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U.S. ranks first in world for electricity generated from wind power
According to the 2015 Wind Technologies Market Report released in August by the Energy Department and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, the United States ranks second in the world for wind power capacity and remains first for electricity generated from wind power. Total installed wind power capacity from turbines rated at more than 100 kilowatts in the United States grew at 12% in 2015 and ...
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China wind power capacity jumps to record high
China boosted its installed wind energy capacity last year to a record 19.81 million kilowatts as the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter tries to switch its power grid to cleaner energy sources. The National Energy Administration said Thursday that wind farms produced 153.4 billion kilowatt hours of electric power in 2014, making up 2.8 percent of total generated electricity. Last year's ...
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Wind power capacity worldwide rose 27% in 2007
Global wind power capacity rose 27 percent in 2007 to more than 94,100 megawatts, led by capacity additions in the European Union, the United States, and China, according to the latest Vital Sign Update from the Worldwatch Institute. New wind installations were second only to natural gas in the United States as an additional source of power capacity and were the leading source of new capacity in ...
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Gamesa reinforces its leadership in India with orders for the supply of 460 MW at seven developments
The company has been contracted to install a total of 230 of its G97-2.0 MW class S and G114-2.0 MW class S turbines, custom-designed for the low wind speed sites typical of India Gamesa continues to make solid inroads into the Indian market, reinforcing its leadership position with seven new orders1 for the supply of 460 MW in total to several customers. The company will handle the turnkey ...
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Gamesa to service 216 MW of turbines in Spain for the Vapat Group for seven years
The agreement includes the maintenance of this customer's G90-2.0 MW turbines, installed in several wind farms in Castile & León Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a new 7-year agreement1 with the Vapat Group for the provision of operations and maintenance services covering capacity of 216 MW in Spain. This marks the renewal of the operation and ...
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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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The Galician regional government`s Councillor for the Economy, Employment and Industry visits Gamesa`s factory in As Somozas
Galicia's regional Councillor for the Economy, Employment and Industry, Francisco Conde, has visited Gamesa's factory in As Somozas where the company makes the blades for the G114-2.0 MW and G114-2.5 MW turbines. This facility currently employs 183 people. During the visit, Ricardo Chocarro, CEO for EMEA, confirmed Gamesa's plans to add a third production line at the As Somozas complex. This new ...
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Spain’s 500MW wind auction inadequate. Government risks missing 2020 renewables target
Spain’s 500MW wind power auction last week was too small to satisfy demand and the country risks missing its 2020 target for renewables. The auction is Spain's first under the new support scheme for renewable energy projects since the government implemented a series of harsh retroactive cutbacks to the country's feed-in tariff in 2013. A backlog of projects that have struggled to get off ...
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EU wind power grows in 2012 - but industry challenged in 2013
The EU wind energy sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2012, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW, according to the 2012 annual statistics launched today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). The 11.6 GW installed in 2012 is higher than the 9.4 GW installed in 2011. “The 2012 figures reflect orders made before the wave of political uncertainty that ...
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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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Siemens receives order for 101-MW wind farm in Oklahoma, USA
Siemens has been awarded an order to supply 44 of its 2.3-megawatt (MW) wind turbines for the Keenan wind farm in Woodward County in Oklahoma. The purchaser is CPV Renewable Energy Company, a subsidiary of Competitive Power Ventures (CPV), Inc. and a power generation development company focused on the North American market. The Keenan wind farm will increase Oklahoma’s existing 700-MW wind power ...
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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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Wind Tops 10 Percent Share of Electricity in Five U.S. States
by J. Matthew Roney A new picture is emerging in the U.S. power sector. In 2007, electricity generation from coal peaked, dropping by close to 4 percent annually between 2007 and 2011. Over the same time period, nuclear generation fell slightly, while natural gas-fired electricity grew by some 3 percent annually and hydropower by 7 percent. Meanwhile, wind-generated electricity grew by a ...
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Gamesa to build a 50-MW wind farm for ReNew Power in India under a turnkey arrangement
The company, the leader in its home market, will install 25 of Gamesa's G114-2.0 MW class S turbines at a wind farm located in Bijapur, in the state of Karnataka. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a new order in India from ReNew Power, one of India's leading independent power producers (IPP), for the EPC construction of a 50-MW wind farm located in Bijapur, in ...
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Expanding Support for Its Customers, GE Opens Regional Wind Turbine Service Centers
Centers to Support Midwest Region—the Strongest Potential for Wind Development in the US SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Expanding its support for customers in the wind-rich Midwestern United States, GE (NYSE: GE) has opened two new wind turbine service centers in Albert Lea and Pipestone, Minn., with plans to expand into additional states in the region. The centers will serve as headquarters for ...
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Iberdrola Renovables opens seven wind farms in France
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES has begun opening seven wind farms in France, which amount to a total of 59.5 megawatts (MW) of power. Specifically, the Company has opened the installations at Mache, with 8 MW divided among 4 Gamesa G90 wind turbines, and at Erize, with 11.5 MW from five Nordex N90 wind turbines. In addition, it has completed the installation of the wind farms at Brissy (with 6 MW of ...
By Iberdrola
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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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E.ON delivers first phases of the world’s largest wind farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables has officially opened the first two phases of its wind farm in Roscoe, Texas. The wind farm can now generate 335.5 MW of electricity, enough to power over 100,000 homes. Once all four phases are completed in mid-2009, Roscoe will be the world’s largest wind farm with 627 wind turbines and a total capacity of 781.5 MW enough to power 265,000 Texan homes. “We have ...
By E.ON AG
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Siemens and E.ON sign large wind power deal
Siemens Energy and E.ON have signed one of the largest wind power deals ever. The two major German companies agreed that Siemens will supply 500 wind turbines with a total capacity of 1,150 megawatts (MW) to E.ON for new projects in the United States and in Europe. The wind turbines will be delivered and installed in 2010 and 2011. This major contract marks a new era of collaboration between E.ON ...
By E.ON AG
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Frost & Sullivan Projects Global Annual Investments of $100 Billion until 2025 in Wind Power
Recent analysis from Frost & Sullivan, The Global Wind Power Market, Forecast to 2025, finds that the global wind market has witnessed tremendous growth, with an addition of more than half of the world’s wind power capacity over the past five years. The global wind market, onshore and offshore, is driven by various governments’ initiatives to improve energy security and, in ...
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