Latest Wind power News
MCCF to purchase carbon credits from wind farms in Estonia and Lithuania
Launched in December 2006 by the EBRD and the EIB, and whose participants include the governments of Finland, Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, Luxembourg, Spain and Sweden, as well as five private sector participants, the Multilateral Carbon Credit Fund (MCCF) is one of the few carbon funds dedicated specifically to countries from central Europe to central Asia. In its first transaction in Baltics, the MCCF has agreed to buy carbon credits from a ... [more]
Saint-Laurent Energies to build and operae the Lac-Alfred wind farm in Quebec
Saint-Laurent Énergies is owned by two long-standing companies in the renewable energy industry: EDF Énergies Nouvelles and RES Canada Inc. In May 2008, the two companies were selected by Hydro-Québec to develop five wind farms totaling 954 MW of capacity. Saint-Laurent Énergies was created shortly afterwards to develop, supervise construction and the operation of the wind farms. Saint-Laurent Énergies has now obtained an Order in Council from... [more]
Iberdrola Renovables now has 41 wind farms in the US
Iberdrola Renovables has produced 6,046 million kilowatt hours (kWh) at all its facilities around the world in the second quarter of 2010, an increase of 16.5 % on the same period last year. Of the total, 5,771 million kWh were generated by the company’s wind farms, which continued to form the core of Iberdrola Renovables’ business in the quarter, accounting for 95.5% of the generation mix. Of the total, 2,962 million kWh was generated in the ... [more]
Renewable energy becomes an increasingly attractive option for mobile communications base station power
Developing countries are seeing unprecedented growth in wireless subscribers, however many of the base stations in these areas are in remote locales that have limited or no access to grid power. As an ever increasing number of people around the world become connected by mobile communications networks, the challenges to providing electricity to these expanding networks are becoming greater as well. Renewable energy from solar panels and small ... [more]
First Wind startsconstruction of 30 MW Kahuku Wind project in Hawaii
First Wind has celebrated the start of construction of its 30 MW Kahuku Wind project, the only utility-scale wind energy project on Oahu and one of the largest in Hawaii. As part of the ceremony, state, local and community leaders joined First Wind at the project site on Oahu’s North Shore to recognize the economic and environmental benefits of the project, which upon completion will have the capacity to generate enough clean, renewable energy t... [more]
Other Wind power news and reviews
Wind Power Wanes With Fading Federal Incentives
Wind power, one of the largest segments of the renewable energy market, will experience a sharp decline in growth this year. The slowdown comes as a surprise because the stimulus bill included $43 billion for energy projects -- a big boost for renewable forms of electricity.
Wind Works Power Corp. Signs Option to Acquire 50% Interest in 2nd Wind Project in Germany
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - 09/07/10) - Wind Works Power Corp. (OTC.BB: WWPW - News )(Frankfurt: R5E1 - News )(WKN: AOKE72) is pleased to announce it has signed an option agreement to acquire a 50% interest in its 2nd wind project in Germany. Wind Park Burg II is a 6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project located near Magdeburg, Germany. Wind Park Burg II Highlights: -- Power Sales via Feed-in ...
CHINA WIND POWER TO PRESENT AT RODMAN & RENSHAW ANNUAL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE ON SEPTEMBER 14
China Wind Power International Corp. today announced that Mr. Walter Huang, the Company's Senior Vice President of Strategic Development, will present at the Rodman & Renshaw Annual Investment Conference on September 14 at 4:30 pm in the Louis Salon of the New York Palace Hotel, New York.
Powerful Wind Gusts Topple Trees, Knock Out Power
Wind gusts up to 50 mph are making a mess of parts of the viewing area. They are toppling trees and knocking out power. The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Advisory until 10p.m. for many of the counties that touch Lake Michigan.
Strong wind gusts knock out power
Wind gusts exceeding 40 mph swept across southeastern Wisconsin on Tuesday, blowing trees into power lines and causing rolling electricity outages for thousands of We Energies customers.
Heavy subsidy for wind-power generation
I WONDER what the supporters of wind power would think of a company that manufactured an item at a cost of £3 but was able to sell it for only £1 because of competition in the market.
Wind Power Deal Brings Fight To Utility Panel
The fight over whether the country's first offshore wind farm should be built off Cape Cod moves this week to a Boston hearing room, where the project's future turns on one question: Is the price of the electricity produced by the spinning turbines a good deal?
Wind Supply Chain Workshop Scheduled for September 16
Wind power is one of the fastest growing industries in the United States.
Cape Wind power deal brings fight to utility panel
BOSTON – The fight over whether the country’s first offshore wind farm should be built off Cape Cod moves this week to a Boston hearing room, where the project’s future turns on one question: Is the price of the electricity produced by the spinning turbines a good deal? On Tuesday, hearings begin at the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities, which will decide whether utility National Grid ...
Offshore wind power projects gaining ground
Domestic energy companies are expected to submit bids for the first batch of offshore wind power projects, having combined investment of over 20.8 billion yuan ($3.06 billion), on Friday, sources familiar with the matter said on Monday.
