Latest Wind Power company news
We have heard a lot from politicians over the last month about the economy, immigration, defence and tax. However there has been very little discussion about how we are going to deal with one of the biggest issues facing this country over the next decade. Where is our energy going to come from?
With plentiful supplies of coal in the first half of the 20th century and gas and oil from the North Sea since the 1980s, the UK has until recent times been a net exporter of energy. As a nation we hav... [more]
Washington School in Tyne and Wear, which is undergoing redevelopment as part of the Sunderland Building Schools for the Future project, were given planning permission for a wind turbine on the condition that the school investigated the potential for ‘shadow flicker’ from the turbine prior to construction.
Atmos Consulting Ltd has successfully undertaken what is believed to be the first shadow flicker assessment for a small-scale wind turbine using Windfarmer. The evaluation, conducted on beh... [more]
AEI China Power Limited has acquired 67 percent of NBT (Baicheng) New Energy Development Company, Ltd., a company formed in China that recently began construction on the 49.5MW first phase of a 200MW wind farm in Baicheng, Jilin Province, China. AEI acquired the equity from a subsidiary of NBT AS, a Norwegian wind farm developer focused on promoting renewable energy in China.
AEI also closed a long-term project finance loan for 397 million renminbi (approximately US $58 million), which was pr... [more]
AEI has announced the acquisition of a 47.5% interest in the Amayo I and Amayo II wind projects from Arctas Capital Group, L.P., in addition to the acquisition of a 47.5% interest in the Amayo II project from Centrans Energy Services Holdings, Inc.
AEI, together with its long-standing partner Centrans, now controls 95% of Amayo I and Amayo II, with local partner Energia Eolica de Nicaragua S.A. owning the remaining 5% of each project.
“AEI is excited to be adding our first renewable energ... [more]
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) has received another follow-on order for 30 sets of wind turbine power electronic components from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HHI). HHI will use the components in the 1.65 megawatt (MW) wind turbines designed by AMSC’s wholly owned AMSC Windtec™ subsidiary. AMSC expects to complete shipments under this new order by June 30, 2010.
“HHI’s vision is to be the global leader in heavy industries, providing products and services that are unrivalled i... [more]
AES Wind Generation has acquired Your Energy Ltd (YEL), a United Kingdom (U.K.) based wind developer, and also has signed an agreement to acquire a 51 percent stake in a wind portfolio from 3E, a Polish wind developer.
Together the investments will add more than 700 MW to AES Wind Generation’s European pipeline and will require $400 million of AES equity over five years. Of that amount, $120 million of AES equity will be invested in order to bring 200 MW into construction by the end of 2011.... [more]
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