Wind

Gamesa debuts in a new market with a deal to supply 50 MW of turbines to Abengoa

Friday, 04 May 2012 REM

Spanish wind energy giant Gamesa is set to venture into a new market, having signed its first deal to supply wind turbines in Uruguay.

40 GW of new wind capacity in 2011, predicted CAGR of 7% to 2016

Friday, 20 April 2012 Toby Price MAKE Consulting has published its 2011 Global Wind Turbine Market Share report, highlighting that over 40 GW of new wind power capacity was commissioned globally in 2011, resulting in another annual record ...

Canada

Canadians on track to installing over 1.5 GW of new wind capacity this year

Wednesday, 18 April 2012 REM Canada will enjoy another record year for wind energy development in 2012 with the addition of approximately 1,500 MW of new installed capacity, according to the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA). ...

Emerging markets key to growth of wind industry

Tuesday, 17 April 2012 REM The global wind industry will install more than 46 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2012, according to a five-year industry forecast published today by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) at the EWEA ...

Mexico

With 396 MW order, Vestas is on the rise in Latin America

Monday, 12 March 2012 REM

Vestas' fortunes are on the rise in mexico with the confirmation of a 396 MW turbine order that will lead to the creation of the largest wind energy project ever undertaken in Latin America.

United States

$180-million "ambitious new initiative" for offshore wind deployment

Thursday, 01 March 2012 REM As part of President Obama’s all-out, all-of-the-above approach to developing every domestic energy resource, Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced the start of an ambitious initiative to capture ...

Honduras

Globeleq opens Central America's largest wind farm

Friday, 24 February 2012 REM

Globeleq Generation Limited (Globeleq), the emerging markets power company, has officially inaugurated Honduras’ first wind farm and the largest in the Central American region.

Developments in Latin America include big gains for renewables and wind

Wednesday, 22 February 2012 REM

Nicaragua has reached a milestone in its adoption of renewable energy, having 48 percent of its demand for power met by renewable sources, the government has announced.

Honduras

Largest wind farm in Central America switched on

Friday, 10 February 2012 REM Iberdrola Engineering, in a consortium with Gamesa, has started up the Cerro de Hula wind farm in Honduras, the largest in Central America. This new facility has a capacity of 102 MW and its official opening ...

Latin America

IDB shows commitment to wind industry

Tuesday, 20 December 2011 Toby Price The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) is showing it is committed to growing Latin America’s wind industry as a way of improving energy security and creating jobs and wealth in the region. It recently ...