First phase of East Anglia Array has begun

December 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Iberdrola Renovables announced the company's subsidiary, ScottishPower Renewables, and Vattenfall have begun the first phase of the 7.2 GW East Anglia Array offshore wind energy project (also referred to as the Norfolk Bank wind farm). The East Anglia project has been awarded to the companies as part of Round 3 of offshore wind development in the UK, by the Crown Estate.

The first phase, East Anglia ONE, is located about 43 km off the coast of Suffolk, and will feature 400 new generation wind turbines, totalling in 1200 MW of capacity. The area covered is about 300 square kilometers, while depths are between 35-45 meters.

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Tanzania building a USD 2 billion hydropower project?

December 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Hydro

Tanzania is reported to be planning a hydropower project with Brazil, which is estimated to be worth about USD 2 billion. The project, Stiegler's Gorge hydropower station, is to have about 2100 MW of installed capacity. Brazilian technology will be used to generate excess power, which will allow the country to possibly become a net electricity exporter in the region.

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HiPRwind project aiming to conquer deep water offshore wind potential

December 2nd, 2010 | Posted in General Wind

A project called HiPRwind is being conducted in Europe, with the goal to do research into the possibilities of installing wind turbines at deep water offshore sites, thus increasing the amount of harnessed wind energy significantly. The project is the largest publicly funded research project in this field.

Nineteen partners and 8 European countries, under the direction of Fraunhofer IWES, have become involved in the conception phase of this research project. The European Commission is funding HiPRwind with a EUR 11 million contribution, to a budget estimated at about EUR 20 million over the five year course of the research. more »

Sempra Generation completes Copper Mountain solar facility in US

December 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Sempra Generation announced the completion of what the company touts to be the largest PV solar facility in the US, the Copper Mountain solar park, near Boulder, Nevada. The solar park has 48 MW of installed capacity. Sempra Energy got the approval for the Copper Mountain project from California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) back in December 2009.

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Vestas installs five turbines for EDP Renovaveis in France

December 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Vestas announced the company has successfully installed five V90-2.0 MW turbines at the Roman Blandey wind farm in France, being developed by EDP Renovaveis. The installation of the turbines took six months.

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Gamesa building nacelle factory in Brazil

December 2nd, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Gamesa announced plans to build a nacelle manufacturing facility in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The factory will be located in Camaraçi, in the north-eastern part of the state. It will produce nacelles equivalent to 300 MW of wind turbines, and employ about 100 people.

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EDP Renovaveis signs PPA for 83 MW of wind capacity in US

December 1st, 2010 | Posted in Wind

EDP Renovaveis announced the company's subsidiary in the US, Horizon Wind, has sold 83 MW of power generated at the company's Prairie wind farm, in Iowa, under a 20-year PPA with the Tennessee Valley Authority.

With this PPA, the wind farm's 300 MW of installed power (Prairie I and II) generated capacity have now been fully committed under long-term PPAs.

[source: EDP Renovaveis]

Far East Wind Power developing 300 MW wind farm in Inner Mongolia

December 1st, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Far East Wind Power, a company involved in the development of wind energy in Asia, announced it has entered into a binding letter of intent (LoI) with Tianlanhengfeng Electrical Power Corporation of Hohhot (TEPCH), to build a 300 MW wind farm in Wulatehou Qi, Inner Mongolia, China.

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E.ON plans to level its solar business with wind by 2013

December 1st, 2010 | Posted in General Solar

E.ON Climate & Renewables, the renewable energy unit of E.ON, announced a strategic plan to equalize its solar business with its wind energy business in the next three years. The company currently has a large amount of solar capacity in its development pipeline, about 300 MW in France and Italy, and another 50 MW, in collaboration with Abengoa, in Spain.

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Yingli Solar secures 1 GW of future PV module contracts

December 1st, 2010 | Posted in Solar

Yingli Solar announced the company has secured about 1 GW of PV solar module orders for 2011. This estimate is based on the aggregate orders with 2011 as the year of delivery. The estimated amount of capacity exceeds the company's sales target. Most of the customers under the contracts involved in this large batch of orders have been requested to pay in advance, in order to make sure delivery will be on schedule in 2011.

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