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”...



Posts Tagged «wind power plants»

France aims for 6000 MW offshore wind capacity

France aims for 6000 MW offshore wind capacity
Grenelle Environment’s plan for renewable energy development of France   provides an accelerated development of offshore wind energy, and construction of a plant with a capacity of 6000 MW by 2020. The challenge for France is twofold:...Read More

Air Force vs Wind Farms

Air Force vs Wind Farms
The world’s largest planned wind farm is in the center of a military dispute. The proposed wind farm in the state of Oregon, northwest of the US, which plans to install 338 wind turbines to complete an installed capacity of 845 MW, is...Read More

Jamaica expands its largest wind farm

Jamaica expands its largest wind farm
9 weeks ago the arrival of Vestas V80 wind turbines of 2 MW each began works to expand the Wigton wind farm installed in 2004, with a capacity of 20.7 MW. The Jamaican government has also announced that wind measurements made at 22 sites that...Read More

Spanish Iberdrola to develop the most ambitious land wind power project in the world

Spanish Iberdrola to develop the most ambitious land wind power project in the world
The Romanian network operator (Transelectrica) has given the green light to Iberdrola to connect 1,500 MW to the country’s electricity network. The Spanish company describes this project as “the most ambitious in the field of onshore...Read More