Milestone in the construction of the Niagara Tunnel

Milestone in the con...

The construction of the Niagara Tunnel – as high as a 4-story building – has reached an important milestone when the tunnel has been completely lined with concrete. Once...

Wind in Argentina: Koluel Kayke II wind farm

Wind in Argentina: K...

IMPSA, the largest Latin American wind turbine manufacturer, will invest $ 81 million in Koluel Kayke II wind farm. IMPSA won approval of a long-term financing of the Corporation Andina...

97% of the Bolivian territory is suitable for solar energy

97% of the Bolivian ...

Bolivia began to develop renewable energies like wind and solar photovoltaic. The first wind farm with Chinese wind turbines will be installed in Tarija. A study released by the Energy...

Alstom joins SSE and strengthened in marine energy

Alstom joins SSE and...

Scotland’s largest producer of marine energy, SSE Renewables and the French manufacturer Alstom announced Tuesday the creation of a joint venture responsible for developing the...

Nicaragua already covers 48% of demand with renewable energy

Nicaragua already co...

Wind, geothermal, hydro and solar power and cover half the energy consumption of Nicaragua. There are plans to install wind turbines in new wind projects. According to The National...

The Emirate of Dubai is diversifying and launching a mega solar project

The Emirate of Dubai...

The Emirate of Dubai is diversifying and launching a mega solar project with the aim of reducing its energy dependence on fossil fuels (including gas). The emirate of Dubai announced...

UN declared 2012 as the year of renewable energy

UN declared 2012 as ...

The International Energy Agency (IEA) warned days before the finalization of the 2011: “The Earth is moving towards an unsustainable energy future, unless urgent measures are...

Widehem Park: the storm ripped the blades of a wind turbine!

Widehem Park: the st...

The website of a newspaper called LaSemaine  reported Thursday a rather unusual incident, highlighting a wind turbine located near the A16 motorway, whose blades were completely “shredded”...



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Iberdrola and Gamesa will build a wind farm of 13.6 MW in Kenya

Iberdrola and Gamesa will build a wind farm of 13.6 MW in Kenya
A consortium formed by Iberdrola Engineering (40 percent) and wind turbine maker Gamesa (60 percent) has been awarded the construction of a wind farm of 13.6 megawatts of wind power in Kenya for an amount of 20 million euros . The new wind farm...Read More

China will need 230 GW by 2020

China will need 230 GW by 2020
The largest concentration of wind turbines were recorded in the regions of Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang. Wind power in China for 2020 reached 230 gigawatts, an amount equivalent to thirteen times the electricity produced by the Three Gorges Dam,...Read More

The offshore wind can supply 20% of electricity in the U.S. in 2030

The offshore wind can supply 20% of electricity in the U.S. in 2030
The U.S. has already approved the installation of wind turbines in the first offshore wind farm on Cape Wind. According to a new report by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the U.S. could get 20% of its electricity from offshore...Read More

IBM develops intelligent wind systems

IBM develops intelligent wind systems
The central wind farm control system collects and analyzes this data for each wind turbine and make diagnoses. Also remotely manages the wind. Alstom and the Spanish organization for research and development specializing in energy technology-IK4...Read More