by Geri Wright | Jul 4, 2016 | Solar Energy
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) highlights the recent cost reductions in solar and wind energy technologies and reveals the potential to further cut costs by between a quarter and two-thirds by 2025. Public debate around renewable...
by Geri Wright | Jun 15, 2016 | Uncategorized
Wind is Empowering the World Global Wind Day is a worldwide event that occurs annually on 15th June. Global Wind Day a day for discovering wind, its power and the possibilities it holds to reshape our energy systems, decarbonise our economies and boost jobs and...
by Geri Wright | Apr 26, 2016 | Europe, Renewable Industry News, Renewable Industry News, Renewable Industry News
According to research by Wind Power Intelligence, Europe was the top region for wind turbine deals in February 2016, accounting for 80% of the total agreed capacity. A total capacity of 1,926 MW worth of turbine deals was agreed in Europe during February. This...
by Geri Wright | Apr 20, 2016 | Islands, Latest News
Recently, Vergnet was delighted to officially inaugurate the Cotal wind turbine project, the first wind turbine installed in Guam, located in the north-western Pacific Ocean. The GEV MP wind turbine was installed in the region of Yona and provides electricity...
by Geri Wright | Mar 23, 2016 | Asia
Due to our expertise in developing wind farms in extreme cyclonic conditions, Vergnet has been selected by Okinawa Electric Power Corporation to deliver Japan’s fifth wind farm in the Okinawa Islands, an area where energy costs are extremely high. Vergnet has...
by Geri Wright | Mar 2, 2016 | Africa
As part of her trip to encourage and advance renewable energy projects in Africa, Ségolène Royal, the French Minister of Energy, Environmental and Sustainable Development, visited Vergnet’s Ashegoda Wind Farm, Ethiopia last week, the biggest wind farm in sub-Saharan...