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Acciona to build three wind farms in Mexico – totalling 306 MW of capacity

March 11th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Mexico will be getting 306 MW of new wind energy capacity.

Three new wind farms will be built, with 1.5 MW wind turbines to be supplied by Acciona, under a supply contract awarded to the company by the Mexican government. Acciona won the tender against three other companies, all from Spain – Iberdrola Renovables, Recursos Eólicos de México (ACS), and Enerfin Sociedad de Energía (part of the Elecnor group).

The wind farms will be located in the Oaxaca state, Mexico, and represent an investment of about EUR 450 million, totalling in 306 MW of new wind energy capacity. Construction is expected to begin in 2010, and operation of the new wind farms is planned to begin near the end of 2011. Once completed, the new 306 MW of capacity will represent 12.7% of Acciona's strategic wind power implementation plan to install 2400 MW of new wind capacity by 2013.

The particular wind farms are Oaxaca I, II and III, each to have 102 MW of installed capacity. The model of choice for these projects is Acciona's AW 70/1500 wind turbine.

[source: Acciona]


Nordex launching new Gamma generation wind turbine

March 11th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Nordex N100 wind turbine.

Nordex announced the launch of its new generation Gamma wind turbine. The new turbine has 2.5 MW of capacity, and it will be unveiled at the European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC) in Warsaw, April 20-23, 2010.

The Gamma generation brings new technological advancements to the existing N80, N90 and N100 wind power systems, resulting from the latest research and development and a decade of production and operational experience with multi-megawatt wind turbines.

All the models are manufactured to be modular, with a maximum weight of 50 tons. The units' modularity will make it easy for the company to speed up installation and service of the wind turbines. The new units also have built-in control of reactive power, thus enabling power companies to stabilize the frequency of the power grid during transient voltage dips or power surges.

The new nacelles and hubs are larger, allowing uninterrupted working areas with enough space for faster and safer servicing. All the wind turbine components can be directly accessed, with each weighing no more than a ton, allowing for easy extraction using a new crane system.

[source: Nordex]

SunPower and K6 to build two 1 MW solar PV plants in Casamassima and Conversano, Italy

March 10th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

SunPower and K6 have signed an agreement to build two 1 MW PV solar power plants in Casamassima and Conversano, Puglia region, Italy.

The plants will be completed by August 2010, when the producing electricity will be provided locally, and contribute to Italy's national electric grid.

SunPower will install SunPower panels along with its SunPower T20 Tracker technology, which follows the sun during the day and delivers up to 30% more energy than fixed-tilt systems. Moreover, the SunPower TMAC Advanced Tracker Controller will be used for real-time, remote monitoring and control…

[source: SunPower]

First Solar signs contract with PG&E for 300 MW PV solar power project

March 10th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

First Solar announced a power purchase agreement to supply Pacific Gas and Electric Company with electricity from a 300 MW (AC) utility-scale PV solar power facility that First Solar is developing in Southern California.

The Desert Sunlight project, to be located near Desert Center in eastern Riverside County, will have a total capacity of 550 MW, which is enough to power approximately 160,000 area homes – or about 480,000 residents. The other 250 MW portion of the project is already under contract to Southern California Edison. First Solar's power purchase agreements with PG&E and SCE are subject to the approval of the California Public Utilities Commission.

The construction is expected to start by the end of 2010 and completion as early as 2013. When completed, the project will displace 300,000 metric tons of CO2 per year, the equivalent of taking 60,000 cars off the road. It will also create approximately 430 construction jobs…

[source: First Solar]

Bergamo Acquisition announces $500 million solar project for Lebanon

March 9th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Bergamo Acquisition announced a new solar power project for the Republic of Lebanon. The company's key management will travel to the country to conclude the Letter of Intent ("LOI") with the Government of Lebanon.

The total cost for the project will be $500 million, with Lebanese government providing 100% of the total finance package. Bergamo E & A on its end will be responsible for the technical know-how and will provide a turn-key operation for the government under the terms of the LOI and the letter of credit to be issued by the Lebanese government to support Bergamo activities and its involvement in the project.

The Letter of Credit will be issued to Bergamo E & A, the wholly owned subsidiary of Bergamo Acquisition Corp.

[source: Bergamo Acquisition]

Yingli Green Energy announces 300 MW PANDA mono-crystalline manufacturing capacity expansion

March 9th, 2010 | Posted in Solar | No Comments

Yingli Green Energy announced a 300 MW PANDA mono-crystalline silicon-based manufacturing capacity expansion project at its Baoding headquarters. The company will finance the project from a loan of RMB 1.5 billion and a working capital credit facility of RMB 250 million, both granted by the Bank of Communications, Hebei Branch (BOCOM).

The new production lines will be designed to produce next-generation high efficiency PV cells based on the technology developed through Project PANDA – which is a collaboration among Yingli Green Energy, the Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands and Amtech Systems.

Commenting on the announcement, Yingli Green Energy's Chairman and CEO, Liansheng Miao, said: "We believe this expansion will allow us to meet the increasing demand for our bankable, cost-effective products and further drive down costs through increased cell conversion efficiency and the larger scale of manufacturing. On the Project PANDA pilot line, we have already successfully produced next-generation cells with an average efficiency rate of 18% or higher. Looking ahead, we expect to increase the average efficiency rate to at least 18.5% on the commercial production lines by the end of this year. Combined with the existing 600 MW production capacity in Baoding and the 100 MW capacity under construction in Hainan Province, this new expansion project is expected to bring our total production capacity to 1 GW by the end of 2010. With this expansion in place, we will be better positioned than ever to solidify our leadership in the global PV market."

[source: Yingli Green Energy]

Vestas to supply 34 MW of wind turbines to Italy

March 9th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Vestas is to supply 17 of its V90-2.0 MW units under a supply contract signed with Camas Energy S.r.l. and W3 S.r.l., for the Maida wind farm, which is being developed in the Calabria region of Italy. Along with the wind turbines, Vestas will also provide service and maintenance for five years, as well as its VestasOnline Business SCADA system.

Delivery of the wind turbines is scheduled for the second half of 2010, while the wind farm is to be completed by the end of 2010. The Maida wind farm is located in one of Italy's best regions for wind energy – Calabria. This region is now seeing wind energy development, previously usually associated with Italian regions in the south. Once completed, the Maida wind farm will produce enough clean electricity to supply about 37,000 average Italian households.

[source: Vestas]

Small wind development in US gets boost through Westerly Wind

March 9th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

US Renewables Group has launched Westerly Wind, a company that will provide development capital for wind energy projects for small wind energy developers, who are currently struggling to advance projects due to difficult economic times.

Westerly Wind will focus at all stages of wind energy development, working with developers, communities and other stakeholders in the industry, with a goal to push these projects towards completion. One of the main changes in the current industry approach is that wind developers can no longer enter a wind energy project and "flip" it early on in the development process. Things are moving towards actually bringing projects very close to construction, before they can actually be sold to another company which will simply execute the project and start exporting power under a PPA.

[source: US Renewables Group]

US DoE loans USD 117 million to Hawaii wind energy project

March 9th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

The US Department of Energy is conditionally loaning USD 117 million to an "innovative" wind energy project on Hawaii. The island state is going to get a wind farm with 30 MW of capacity, using 2.5 MW wind turbines, but with an additional component which will ensure electricity load stability – batteries for storing produced energy. The Kahuku wind farm, to be developed by Kahuku Wind Power, will be receiving the 117 million from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Once completed, the Kahuku wind farm will output electricity estimated to be enough to supply about 7700 average homes on the island state with clean electricity. The construction of the wind farm will provide about 200 jobs.

The Kahuku wind farm will be located on the island of Oahu. Hawaii has set a very high goal for renewable energy, which is to achieve 70% of electricity generation from renewable energy sources by 2030. At the moment, each of the islands is using its own separate power grid, mostly using fossil fuels to produce electricity. The company sponsoring the project is First Wind Holdings.

[source: US DoE, image: Hawaii State]

Suzlon planning 728 MW of new installations in 2010

March 5th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Suzlon is planning to install 728 MW of new wind power capacity during 2010. The nine new projects will feature a total of 351 wind turbines, will be able to produce clean electricity for about 220,000 average homes in seven US states. The company will be supplying the units for projects being developed by Duke Energy, Iberdrola Renewables and other renewable energy developers.

Nearly all the new projects will be using the S88-2.1 MW wind turbines, which has been proven around the world in various conditions.

With the 728 MW of capacity planned for this year, Suzlon should have a total of 2480 MW installed in the US by the end of 2010.

[source: Suzlon]

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