Two more wind farms have started commercial operation in South Africa this month. With a total capacity of 280 megawatts, the two neighbouring wind farms of Loeriesfontein and Khobab together form the largest single area of wind power plants in the country.

South Africa is the only African country among the G20 states. Up to now, however, fossil fuels have been the primary energy source, but even in Africa the idea of the energy transition has gained ground. Three to four years ago, South Africa was considered a great insider's tip among the up-and-coming markets, but the country now already has an increasingly better infrastructure for producing electricity from renewable energies even in remote areas - and above ...

Kongsberg Digital is purchasing a 34 per cent ownership share in NSG Digital to digitalise the supply chain in the offshore wind industry

Kongsberg Digital and NSG Digital have collaborated ...

The company has invested five million euros to expand its headquarters in Sever do Vouga

The investment of five million euros includes the construction of a new factory building and the purchase of advanced machinery - including a machine that enables the rolling of steel up to 118 mm thick, which is necessary for the new towers. These investments will enable the company to produce steel towers for wind turbines up to 80 tons in unit weight with larger thicknesses and diameters. This ...

Swedish subsidiary of the Finnish Peikko Group, Peikko Sverige AB, has received an extensive order for the supply of gravity foundations for the Markbygden wind farm in Piteå in northern Sweden.

The Markbygden wind farm will be constructed in three phases and will comprise a total of 179 wind turbines with a total capacity of 650 MW. This makes it the largest onshore park in Europe. For the first phase of the wind farm, Peikko will initially deliver 16 gravity foundations by the end of the year.

“Despite the ...

GE Renewable Energy has announced the departure of the last set of nacelles to Merkur's Offshore Windfarm for this year

GE Renewable Energy announces the depart of the last set of nacelles to be shipped this year ...

Böschen, who previously served as Managing Director of Senvion Deutschland GmbH, will work alongside Matthias Brandt.

Deutsche Windtechnik is experiencing strong demand from medium and large ...

The turbine manufacturer has completed wind projects in three European countries / Wind Farms with 130 MW are up and running in Serbia, Norway and Ireland

Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has announced ...

The turbine manufacturer wins two more contracts for 27 MW in Ireland

Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has announced two new orders in the Republic of Ireland after its market entry earlier ...