
Iberdrola Renovables has begun construction of the Sierra de las Cabras wind farm, near Jumilla, Spain. The wind farm is to have 22 MW of installed capacity, featuring 11 Gamesa G97 2 MW units.

Iberdrola Renovables has begun construction of the Sierra de las Cabras wind farm, near Jumilla, Spain. The wind farm is to have 22 MW of installed capacity, featuring 11 Gamesa G97 2 MW units.

The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change recently announced it has named the South West as the region to host the country's first Marine Energy Park. The South West Marine Energy Park will cover an area from Bristol to Cornwall, and will reach further out to the Isles of Scilly. The initiative will bring together various entities including the national and local government, Local Enterprise Partnerships, University of Plymouth and University of Exeter, but also the industry including the Wave Hub (South West RDA).

Visualization of an AWS-III powered wave farm.
Alstom and Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture to develop what's touted as the world's largest wave energy farm, with up to 200 MW of installed capacity. The project is to be developed off the coast of Orkney, Scotland, in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Strategic Area, governed by The Crown Estate.

Solar Frontier will supply enXco with solar modules for a solar energy project with up to 150 MWp of installed capacity. The Catalina Solar Project project will use Solar Frontier's CIS solar modules. Once fully operational, this will be the largest solar installation in the world to use CIS solar modules.

JinkoSolar has successfully connected an 18 MW solar project in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, developed and built for China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development. JinkoSolar supplied all the solar modules installed at this solar power plant.

GE has entered into an agreement with Invenergy for a total of 23 MW of solar equipment for the company's Grand Ridge Solar Project. This solar installation is adjacent to Invenergy's wind energy project, also called Grand Ridge. Both installations are located in Illinois (US).

Petra Solar and Enviromena Power Systems have entered into a partnership to pursue solar energy and smart grid development in the Middle East and North Africa region. This partnership will draw its strength from Petra Solar's Smart Solar technology and Enviromena's renewable energy development expertise.

German private investment funds, Terra Nex and Middle East Best Select (MEBS) are planning to invest USD 2 billion in Oman for the development of 400 MW of solar power capacity. Additionally, this investment will also cover manufacturing facilities for solar panels, which will produce solar panels for both domestic needs and for exporting to other markets.

Vestas has confirmed the company has signed a conditional contract with Northwind NV for 216 MW of offshore wind turbines, to be installed at an offshore wind farm being developed off the coast of Belgium.

Gamesa has signed an agreement with Longyuan for another 50 MW of wind turbines for a project in Ningxia. The newly ordered 50 MW are to be delivered and installed in June 2012. Previously, Longyuan ordered 50 MW of the same units, the G97-2.0 MW.