February 25, 2020

by Firstgreen staff in FirstGreen Solar Academy, Newsletter-Solar, wind energy

US Army Buys 65 MW of Wind, Solar for Fort Hood

The US Army has signed a contract for its biggest renewable-energy project yet, picking Apex Clean Energy Inc. to provide 65 MW of solar and wind energy at Fort Hood in Texas. The Defense Logistics Agency signed a 30-year contract with Charlottesville, Va. based Apex for 15 MW of solar and 50 MW of wind, […]

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February 24, 2020

by Firstgreen staff in wind energy

Statoil Buys Half of $1.4 Billion EON German Wind Project

Statoil ASA, Norway’s biggest oil company, bought 50 per cent stake in EON SE’s Arkona offshore wind farm, entering the German market and widening its renewable energy portfolio as it scales back its funding for traditional fossil-fuel projects. Statoil and EON will invest more than €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion) in the project, which lies 35 kilometres (56 […]

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February 24, 2020

by Firstgreen staff in wind energy

First Wind-Solar Hybrid Streetlight Installed in Caribbean

Irish company AirSynergy’s windand solar-powered off-grid remote power unit (RPU) has become the very first renewable hybrid streetlight to be installed in the Caribbean island country of Grenada. The hybrid streetlight made history following a collaborative pilot project between New York-based Aris Wind—the company licensed to sell AirSynergy products in the US—and the Caribbean and local Caribbean […]

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February 24, 2020

by Firstgreen staff in wind energy

Suzlon Commissions 900 MW Wind Energy Projects in FY16 in India

Wind energy solutions provider Suzlon Group has commissioned 900 MW wind energy projects during the financial year 2015–16, of which 520 MW was commissioned in Q4FY 2015-16. This amounts to a more than 100 per cent increase in installations, vis-à-vis 442 MW installed during the financial year 2014–15, the company said in a statement. Suzlon […]

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February 20, 2020

by Firstgreen staff in wind energy

Gamesa Installed 1 GW Wind Energy Turbines in FY 2015–16

Gamesa continued its dominance in the Indian wind energy market in financial year 2015–16 with highest installations. Gamesa India reported installation of 1 GW wind energy turbines. This is the first time the company has reached the milestone in a financial year. With the installation of 1 GW capacity, the company also secured 30 per cent market […]

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February 20, 2020

by Firstgreen staff in wind energy

LM Wind Power Sets up €25-m Turbine Blade Plant at Halol

Danish wind turbine blades maker LM Wind Power commissioned its second manufacturing facility in India at Halol near Vadodara with an investment of €25 million (about Rs 190 crore). With the commissioning of the new plant, LM Wind Power’s total installed capacity in the country has increased to 1.6 GW per annum, which includes 1 […]

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February 20, 2020

by Firstgreen staff in wind energy

3,460 MW Wind Energy Capacity Addition in FY 2015–16 Exceeds Target

India added a record 3,460 MW of wind energy capacity in 2015–16, way ahead of its target of 2,400 MW. The previous highest was 3,197 MW added in 2011–12. More than a third of the capacity added in 2015–16 was by Madhya Pradesh, which commissioned 1,291.90 MW, according to figures released by the Indian Wind […]

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February 3, 2020

by admin in FirstGreen Solar Academy, Newsletter-Solar, wind energy

OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN INDIA

Wind energy stands tall amongst all the renewable energy sources in terms of installation capacity and energy generation in India. Out of the total renewable energy installation capacity of 78 GW, wind energy contributes to more than 35 GW as on March 2019 and the national target is to achieve 60 GW of wind energy […]

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February 1, 2020

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GAIL top bidder for IL&FS’s 7 operating wind power plants

Debt-laden Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services (IL&FS) Monday said GAIL (India) has emerged as the highest bidder for its seven operating wind power plants. The bidding process to these assets having 12 sites spread across seven states was launched in November last year. “Gail’s offer of approximately Rs 4,800 crore for 100 percent enterprise value […]

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January 31, 2020

by admin in wind energy

Cabinet approves MoUs with five countries

It also approved the pact with Cambodia for cooperation in communications. With Denmark, the Cabinet gave its approval for a cooperation agreement in renewable energy with focus on offshore wind energy. The Cabinet which was chaired by Prime Minister Modi was also apprised about an MoU signed in May 2018 with Brazil to collaborate on […]

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