The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) recently released their report on the global outlook of wind energy in 2008 and the increase in total wind capacity was staggering. In 2008 total wind power energy installations added up to an additional 27,000 MW from 2007’s capacity. The Top five countries with the most wind energy capacity in 2008 are: The United States, Germany, Spain, China and India.
One turbine at the Lincolnshire wind farm had one of its blades knocked off and another damaged early Sunday. Considering that a turbine blade is about 20m long, it could have taken considerable force to accomplish this feat.
UFO enthusiasts around the area however were insisting that it was an Unidentified Flying Object that did the dastardly deed. While County councillor, Robert Palmer, said he had seen a “round, white light that seemed to be hovering”.
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The Department of Energy (DOE) signed a wind development contract with Alternergy Philippine Holdings Corp, to study to feasibility of setting up a wind farm at Caliraya in Laguna, Pililia in Rizal and Abra de Ilog in Occidental Mindoro. Former DOE Secretary and current Philippine WWF head, Vincent Perez Jr, is associated with the said firm.
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced 6 windpower projects that are lined up for 2009.
The announced wind projects for 2009 are:
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The Asian Development Bank has said that they are providing $200,000 to fund the feasibility study of Energy Logic’s wind farm project in Pasuquin East, Ilocos Norte. The feasibility study will cover wind farm layout based on 120 MW installed capacity, construction phases, site boundaries and other parameters.
Also included are:
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According to this report, these are the wind farm projects that the Lopez’s Energy Development Corp (PNOC-EDC) are working on.
What is also surprising to note from the report is their admitting that they are having a hard time sourcing wind turbines for their wind farms because of the tight supply. That’s definitely a nice problem to have. Because it means that demand for alternative energy fuel harvesting equipment is picking up because power companies are switching to cleaner fuel sources.
Here’s a list of Wind Farm Projects in the Philippines.
