Wind energy

Wind Power Project

S.Africa: Golden Valley Wind Energy project reaches commercial operation

Renewable power developer BioTherm Energy has completed all four of its projects in South Africa, with the latest, the Golden Valley Wind Energy Facility, havin…

Carbon Neutral

Solar, Wind Energy Boom Powers China's Carbon-Neutral Drive

In the vast Gobi desert in the east of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, over 10,000 pentagon-shaped mirror-like devices form layers of circles, resembl…

Offshore Wind Power

Wind Turbines at Sea Reach 5 Per Cent of Total Wind Energy Capacity

Global installed offshore wind capacity increased in 2020 and reached around 5 per cent of total wind capacity, according to the latest statistics from the Inte…

Offshore Wind Power

Iberdrola Prequalifies for France’s Next Offshore Wind Energy Auction

Iberdrola has been pre-qualified for the next offshore wind capacity tender in France, the Normandy offshore wind farm in the English Channel, with a capacity b…

Wind Power Project

IEA to construct 200-MW Plymouth Wind Energy Center in Iowa

Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives has been awarded the contract for construction of the Plymouth Wind Energy Center, valued at approximately $50 million.

Offshore Wind Power

Giant Offshore Wind Energy Projects to be Built in Ireland’s Seas

Ireland’s plans for developing offshore wind are starting to take real shape with two new large projects in the pipeline.

Offshore Wind Power

Turkey Holds 75 gigawatts of Offshore Wind Energy Potential

Durak told Anadolu Agency that the DÜRED was established on April 5, 2021, to bring the energy and maritime sector together and to drive investments in offshor…

Offshore Wind Power

Zimbabwe Plans to Produce 100 MW from Wind Energy

Government is mobilising additional funds to undertake an assessment on possible sites for wind farms after initial bids for the project markedly exceeded the b…

Energy Investment

Chevron Invests in Offshore Wind Energy for First Time

Chevron Corp.’s venture capital arm and Moreld Ocean Wind agreed to invest in Ocergy Inc.’s development and commercialization of floating offshore wind turbin…

Offshore Wind Power

Offshore Wind Can Meet 90% of US Energy Demand by 2050 Says Study

A new report released by the Environment America Research and Policy Center states that using offshore wind energy, the US has the potential to meet 90% of its …

Offshore Wind Power

New Moneypoint Offshore Wind Energy Plan will Power 1.5 million Homes

THE FUTURE viability of Moneypoint Power Station has been thrown a much needed lifeline under a new proposed offshore wind development project, which has the po…

Morocco

Morocco Highlights Its Green Energy Strategy at 2021 Spring Meetings

President of Morocco’s Policy Center for the New South, Karim El Aynaoui, speaking at the virtual 2021 Spring Meetings, emphasized Morocco’s long-term renewab…

Wind Power Project

GE Announces 1.48 GW Agreement with Invenergy for North Central Wind Energy Facilities

Project includes Traverse, Maverick and Sundance wind farms. GE will deliver 492 x 2.X-127s and 39 x 2.X-116s wind turbines with varying nameplates and hub heig…

Wind Turbine

Nordex Supplies 11 N155 / 4.X Wind Turbines for 50 MW of Wind Energy in Spain

In March, the Nordex Group received another order from Spain consisting of eleven N155 / 4.X wind turbines.

Wind Power Project

Vietnam Plans to Double Wind Power Generation by 2030

A power development plan published by Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade foresees a doubling of wind energy production by 2030 and a tripling of renewabl…