Renewable Energy Development

The first wave power plant has opened during the week off the coast of Portugal. With a maximum capacity of 2.25 MW of electricity and using the Pelamis Wave Energy Converter system (PWEC) the project heralds the advent of another source of renewable energy. It now remains to be seen whether the electricity that is […]

The first phase of a planned 240MW wind farm known as the Ventominho Wind Farm in northwestern Portugal has been commissioned. French renewable energy company EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the first 152MW by bringing 76 wind turbines into service. This represents around half of the planned 120 turbine project.
When the project is completed the […]