Iberdrola and Gamesa Eólica have signed a new wind turbine supply and maintenance framework agreement, which effectively extends the companies' current collaboration until 2022. The new agreement takes into account the current market situation and creates a more stable framework environment for both companies.
REC has been awarded the supply contract for a total of 60 MW of solar modules by GP Joule. The supplied modules are going to be installed at solar power plants in France and Germany.
Acciona has put the 38 MW Golice wind farm into service. This is the company's first wind energy project in Poland. The wind farm represents an investment of about EUR 57 million.
Canadian Solar is going to sell a total of 86 MW of solar projects to TransCanada for about CAD 470 million. The sales agreement encompasses nine fully operational solar utility scale projects across Ontario.
Alerion Clean Power has been awarded the permit the build the Jimbolia wind farm in Romania. The 58 MW wind farm is expected to be able to produce about 130 GWh of electrical energy annually.
ReneSola has completed and connected a 20 MW solar power plant in Qinghai, China, to the power grid. The power plant features only ReneSolar solar modules, and is the company's first such project in China.
RusHydro and Voith Hydro have signed an agreement for the modernization of the hydraulic turbines at the Miatlinskaya hydropower plant in Dagestan (Russian Federation). The power plant currently has 220 MW of installed capacity (two axial units, each with 113 MW of capacity).
Nordex has successfully installed the first N117 wind turbine, since the announcement of the new onshore unit at EWEA in Brussels, earlier in 2011. The new unit has 2.4 MW of capacity, and is aimed at the onshore wind energy market.
The Crown Estate has opened Northern Ireland for tidal and offshore wind energy rounds. Developers are invited to bid for development leases for up to 800 MW of capacity in waters of the coast of Northern Ireland, pushing this region's offshore renewable energy industry forward.
DONG Energy has acquired a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects to be built as part of the Hornsea wind development zone (UK offshore Round 3), from SMart Wind (equal JV between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures). The two projects have the potential for the development of 1 GW of new offshore wind capacity.
