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13 November 2009
Enel Green Power acquired a majority stake in two wind power projects in the region of Calabria, for a total installed capacity of 64 MW.
The two plants, already fully authorizations, will be constructed in the Municipalities of Maida, Cortale (56 MW) and San Floro (8 MW) in the Province of Catanzaro – both of [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Bulgaria set for massive growth in wind power
11 November 2009
Bulgaria is set to dramatically expand its wind power output in the next 10 years, delegates at a workshop on integrating wind power in Bulgaria heard today. From the current 330 MW installed to over 3,000 MW by 2020, wind energy will meet 13.5% of Bulgaria’s electricity demand.
The workshop, organised by the European [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
RWE Innogy granted permission to build the 300 MW offshore wind farm Tromp
10 November 2009
RWE Innogy received final permission from the Dutch Ministry of Transport and Hydraulic Engineering (Rijkswaterstaat) to build the offshore wind farm Tromp and for the realisation of an offshore meteo mast. The installation of an offshore meteo mast is the first step towards the realisation of the offshore wind farm.
The planned wind farm will [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Eneco obtains concept permits for 2 offshore wind farms
8 November 2009
The Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management has granted Eneco concept permits for the construction of two offshore wind farms. This offers two Eneco divisions – both New Energy and Evelop – the prospect of realising an offshore wind farm. Both divisions have already gained experience with the construction and maintenance of the [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
18 largest turbines in Poland started generating electricity
3 November 2009
RWE has completed the final stage of Suwalki Wind Farm investment. After the installation of towers, nacelles, blades, rotors and generators, the time has come to put the turbines on-stream. Commissioning of the wind turbines will increase Poland’s wind energy generation by around 10% in comparison to 2008.
Each 100 metre-high tower has an almost 93 [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Enel Green Power signs agreement for the acquisition of renewables operations in Greece
25 October 2009
Yesterday, Enel Green Power signed an agreement for the acquisition of two subsidiaries of the Domiki Crete and ATESE Groups (hereinafter: “the Groups”) in Greece, namely:
1) “Aioliko Voskerou S.A.”, with an operational 5.95 MW wind park located in the Prefecture of Heraklion (Crete) as well as the company’s pipeline.
2) “Aioliko Koukoulona S.A.”, with an installation [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Wind industry says more confidence needed going into final climate talks
24 October 2009
The European Wind Energy Association is releasing new calculations on how much wind power can contribute to achieving greenhouse gas emission targets.
In a briefing for Ministers and Members of the European Parliament, EWEA says that it expects wind energy to avoid the emission of 333 million tonnes of CO2 per year by 2020. This is [...]
Category: Politics, Wind energy
ENEL GREEN POWER STARTS OPERATING ITS FIRST WIND FARM IN BULGARIA
19 October 2009
Enel Green Power, the Enel Group company fully dedicated to developing and managing power generation from renewable sources, commenced operation of its first wind farm in Bulgaria, the “Kamen Briag” plant in the municipality of Kavarna.
The new wind farm consists of 7 turbines with a capacity of 3 MW each, for a total installed [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Big energy research increase vital for Europe´s future
11 October 2009
The European Commission’s Communication on “Low Carbon Financing” proposes a big and essential increase in funds for energy research.
“The €6 billion proposed for wind energy research represents unbeatable value for money” said Christian Kjaer, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association. “No other technology offers such a big return in electricity generation and greenhouse [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
Inauguration of new precast concrete tower factory in Magdeburg
10 October 2009
On 2 October, tower manufacturer WEC Turmbau GmbH inaugurated its new production facility in Magdeburg-Rothensee in Eastern Germany. The new plant in Magdeburg‘s inland harbour “Hansehafen” was officially launched by Reiner Haseloff, Minister for the Economy of the State of Saxony-Anhalt, and Aloys Wobben, Managing Director of ENERCON GmbH.
The new building is 350 m long [...]
Category: Energy, Wind energy
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