Latest in Tag: wind energy Highlight
Latest in Tag: wind energy

Vortex Energy sells 49% stake in 998 MW Pan-European wind energy portfolio
Vortex Energy, a European renewable energy platform managed by the private equity arm of EFG Hermes, completed on Wednesday the divestiture of a 49% stake in its Pan-European operational wind power portfolio managed and co-owned by EDPR, selling the stake to institutional investors advised by J.P. Morgan Asset Management. The portfolio includes 56 operational wind …

MIIC seeks new international funds to set geothermal energy map
Electricity ministry cooperates with Chinese company to store solar, wind energy

Implementation of Emirati “Masdar” company’s wind energy plant to be completed next month
The studies of the project completed, $250m expected investments

Siemens sends offer to EETC to establish 2,000MW wind energy plant
German company negotiating with Toyota-Orascom, ElSewedy-Marubeni alliances to take part in inauguration of stations

Government modifies contracting system with Siemens to establish wind energy stations for €2bn
New system is BOO instead of EBC Finance, negotiations ongoing to purchase produced energy

Cabinet settles Aquapower’s offer to establish wind energy plants within week
$600m investment of projects, implementation will be according to BOO system

Electricity Ministry prepares to launch bids for solar, wind energy plants with 600-MW capacity
The Ministry of Electricity is preparing to launch new and renewable energy projects in cooperation with the private sector, using the system of bids, with a capacity of 600 MW. Ehab Ismail, the head of the technical affairs department within the NREA, said that the projects will be launched in several phases. Each phase would …

Universal Transport Egypt to receive new wind energy equipment this year: managing director
Daily News Egypt sat down for an interview with the managing director of Universal Transport Egypt, Hisham El Dahshan, the transcript for which is below, lightly edited for clarity. Are you keen on participating in Breakbulk Europe this year? If so, what do you aim to achieve from participating? Universal Transport has been participating in …

Statoil pushes battery storage for wind energy
Norwegian oil group Statoil has said it will store energy from a Scottish floating wind farm in an advanced battery storage system. This is to help renewables producers better deal with peaks in demand.

From toys to turbines: Lego branches out into wind energy
Danish toy manufacturer Lego has inaugurated a wind farm off the coast of Germany. In an interview with DW, Lego’s CEO talks about the company’s efforts to run off 100 percent renewable energy – and otherwise go green. On Friday (09.10.2015), the Lego Group – together with two partners – inaugurated an offshore wind farm …
Catching a breeze to power the world
Charlotte Slingsby, a graduate design engineer, has invented Moya, a lightweight, flexible curtain that turns a soft breeze into wind energy, even in inaccessible locations. Global Ideas: When I first saw your invention, the Moya, I thought you where holding a curtain. But it’s obviously something very different. What is it? Charlotte Slingsby: It is …
NREA offers tenders for solar, wind energy plants within weeks
Resumption of executive procedures of Siemens projects with capacity of 2,000 MW, says Sobky

Mehleb inaugurates AOI’s PV solar panels production line
The organisation is currently preparing for the establishment of a 50 MW solar plant in Beni Suef
Actis launches pan-African renewable energy platform in Egypt
Actis deploys over $1.9bn in 27 energy transactions, totalling 14gW across 21 countries

Access Infra to invest $400m in Egyptian solar, wind energy stations
Company negotiating with Egyptian entities to enter alliances, considering bank offers

Abu El-Reesh Hospital expansions to start next year: Head of the JICA office in Egypt
The organisation has completed a study assessing the potential wind energy development in the western area of the Nile

Wind energy projects draw attention of Egyptian companies
The final deadline to receive the sealed tender envelopes, which has been delayed several times, was set by the Ministry of Energy for 30 July.

Wind power to run cement plants
A contract with Italgen will create a wind energy park which will power Suez Cement’s plants

Bids to open next week for building 250 megawatt windfarm
Electricity and Energy Ministry ready to accept offers for constructing windfarm under a build, operate and own contract

Government offers land for wind energy projects
The New and Renewable Energy Authority to issue a bid round for wind energy projects
Gone with the wind
By Bjørn Lomborg COPENHAGEN: Efforts to stem global warming have nurtured a strong urge worldwide to deploy renewable energy. As a result, the use of wind turbines has increased ten-fold over the past decade, with wind power often touted as the most cost-effective green opportunity. According to Connie Hedegaard, the European Union’s commissioner for climate action, …
Egypt launches tender offer for wind farms
CAIRO: Egypt is to launch a tender offer for the installation of wind farms on the Gulf of Suez with a capacity of 200 megawatts, Energy Minister Hassan Younes said on Sunday. The tender represent the second and third phases of the expansion of Egypt’s wind farming plans under a renewable energy program, Younes said …
Experts discuss Egypt’s potential in wind energy sector
CAIRO: Egypt marked the end of the 10th World Energy Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition on Wednesday, where more than 600 new and renewable energy experts along with heads of major international corporations, financial organizations, and development funds convened to discuss future prospects for Egypt’s wind energy sector. “This is a move that will deepen …