Tag: wind farm

Monday, October 31st 2022 - 10:25 UTC
Energy security or clean energy: Germany dismantles wind farm to expand lignite coal mine

With winter around the corner and Europe giving priority to energy security over clean energy in German a wind farm is being dismantled to make way for an expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine.
Monday, September 5th 2022 - 09:29 UTC
World's largest offshore wind farm is Hornsea project 2, in Yorkshire

The world's largest offshore wind farm is now fully operational, 55 miles off the coast of Yorkshire. The Hornsea 2 project with 165 turbines can generate enough electricity to power about 1.3 million homes - that's enough for a city the size of Manchester.
Friday, March 4th 2022 - 09:10 UTC
YPF Luz officially opens Cañadón León wind farm in Argentine Patagonia

Argentina's YPF Luz - the electricity division of the traditional state-owned oil company - has officially opened its third wind farm, Cañadón León, which is expected to supply 123 MW of renewable energy to the national system, it was reported Thursday.
Tuesday, January 18th 2022 - 09:26 UTC
UK power prices peaked Monday evening because of low wind generation

By Tsvetana Paraskova for Oilprice.com – UK peak-hour power prices for Monday evening through 6 p.m. surged to the highest level in a month due to low wind power generation during the weekend.
Thursday, December 9th 2021 - 09:00 UTC
World Bank approves Renewable Energy Project loans to Cabo Verde, Africa

The World Bank on Wednesday approved an International Development Association credit in the amount of US$3.5 million and an International Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan in the amount of US$ 3.5 million for the Renewable Energy and Improved Utility Performance Project (REIUP) for Cabo Verde in Western Africa.
Monday, October 18th 2021 - 09:03 UTC
Uruguay saves money with environment-friendly electricity

Uruguay has become the second country in the world when it comes down to wind-generated electricity, thanks to 43 eolic parks which produce a third (33%) of the electricity consumed nationwide, which has represented savings above US $ 125 million in 2020 alone.
Monday, September 10th 2018 - 08:37 UTC
World's largest working offshore wind farm opens off the coast of Cumbria

The world's largest working offshore wind farm - covering an area equal to 20,000 football pitches - has opened off the coast of Cumbria, north west England. The £1bn Walney facility already had 102 turbines before the completion of a further 87 earlier this year - dubbed the Walney Extension.
Monday, January 29th 2018 - 11:11 UTC
Punta Arenas moves into alternative energy and plans wind farm to supply 6.000 homes

Magallanes Region in the extreme south of Chile is taking advantage of its weather conditions and will convert its wind gusts into energy. With some six million dollars from the National Fund for Regional Development and in coordination with Chilean government owned oil company Enap, a wind farm will be installed in Cabo Negro during the second half of the year.
Friday, October 28th 2016 - 12:23 UTC
Renewable energy overtakes coal in electricity generation capacity; half a million solar panels installed every day

The International Energy Agency said in its latest report that last year the world's capacity to generate electricity from renewable sources has now overtaken coal, and renewable accounted for more than half of the increase in power capacity.
Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 19:09 UTC
Japan unveils floating wind farm off the coast of the defunct Fukushima

Japan unveiled a new wind farm off the coast of Fukushima last week. Only thirteen miles offshore from the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power station, the same nuclear station that notoriously attracted the world's attention during the 2011 Japanese tsunami, the new wind farm is expected to produce upwards of one gigawatt from 143 wind turbines. For comparison, the now-inoperable Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant could provide 4.4 gigawatts.