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Content Iss. 2018-02-08

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 EDITORIAL
A Quiet Exit From Renewable Energies
Detail_wuesteWhile in many countries of the world, the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix is increasing and politicians are trying to promote the expansion of renewables in a variety of ways, other countries are taking an almost unnoticed and fatal step back reinvesting in coal, gas and nuclear programs instead.

Just a few years ago, South Africa was role model for an entire continent. Being the only African country among the G20's industrial powers they made great economic progress, including a renewable energy support programme launched in 2011. Since then, a lot of money has flowed into the country from foreign investors: almost 15 billion dollars have since gone into the development of renewable ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Joint Research: Norway and Denmark Team Up in Offshore DevelopmentGE Hits Jackpot in North America
List_ge_20180207The GE 2 MW-127 turbine has been selected for 2.9 Gigawatts of Projects in North America

GE Renewable Energy (NYSE: GE) today announced it secured commitments for 2.9 gigawatts (GW) of its variably rated 2.2 MW to 2.5 ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Trump Sees "Beautiful Clean Coal" - Federal States Won't Have It
Detail_kraftwerk_2The Washington Post reports that the U.S. President wants to introduce budget cuts for the development of renewable energies and energy efficiency into Congress. The federal states won't have it and protest in their own way.

We are getting used to a lot of things when it comes to the current U.S. President Donald Trump. Nevertheless, he still manages to irritate people - like in his recent 'State of the Union' speech. There he once again made his support for fossil energy production clear and spoke of "beautiful clean ...

What if... U.S. Offshore Project Developer Publishes Interesting Mind Game
Detail_schneesturm_1In the U.S., offshore wind industry is still in its infancy. Although the first offshore wind farm has been up and running since the end of 2016, residents and government still seem to be not quite convinced of the technology. This makes a study recently published by an offshore wind developer all the more interesting. The study examines the possible effects of an offshore wind farm on the electricity grid during a severe snowstorm like the one at the beginning of the year.

Background

In August 2016, the ...

Younicos to Build Modern Storage System for Wind Power in Hawaii
Detail_younicos_20180201Berlin-based storage manufacturer Younicos is modernizing an intelligent 10 MW battery storage system to provide ramping services smoothing out wind variability at a wind farm in Maui.

As part of the contract, Younicos will replace the existing lead-acid batteries of wind farm operator TerraForm Power with advanced Samsung SDI lithium-ion cells and implement the Y. Q control software thus significantly increasing ...

 MEMBER NEWS
Record Year for Offshore Wind in Europe in 2017
List_windeurope_2015111713 new offshore wind farms were completed, including the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, Hywind Scotland.

13 new offshore wind farms were completed, including the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, ...

GE Renewable Energy Gets Brazilian Order
List_ge_20180206ENGIE teams up with GE Renewable Energy to bring 360 MW of wind power to create a wind project with the highest concentration of turbines in the country.

GE Renewable Energy (NYSE: GE) today announced it has ...

One of World's Largest Energy Storage Facilities to Be Build in the UK
List_ge_20180206_2The new energy storage system will supply on demand power to approximately 100,000 UK homes

GE and Arenko Group are delighted to announce a strategic alliance to build grid scale ...

juwi Appoints Cameron Garnsworthy New Managing Director in Australia
List_juwi_20151009As part of the strategic initiative to expand project development activities beyond the offgrid/hybrid segment into utility scale PV projects, the juwi board has decided to strengthen the project development expertise in the...
Statkraft and ESFORIN Demonstrate Possibilities of Block Chain Technology
List_statkraft_20170515Renewable energy generators and industrial consumers connected via blockchain

The one megawatt hour of renewable power was traded as part of the pilot phase of the Enerchain ...

Prysmian Wins European Tender to Deliver Power Link to Capri
List_prymian_20180202The contract has been awarded by Terna Rete Italia S.p.A., a company fully owned by Terna S.p.A., the Italian Transmission System Operator.

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and ...

HBM Presents New Online Guide on Strain Measurement U.S. Wind Industry Had a Strong 2017, Nears 90 GW
List_awea_20160527"Building new wind farms keeps American factory and construction workers busy"

The U.S. wind power industry closed 2017 strong, delivering 7,017 megawatts (MW) of new wind power capacity representing $11 billion in new ...

 EVENTS
2018-02-20 Grids meet Renewables – Conference and Best Practice Fair
2018-02-27 AWEA Wind Project O&M and Safety Conference 2018
2018-02-28 Mexico WindPower 2018
More Events online
 INDUSTRY NEWS
Ørsted Invests in Taiwan Storage Project
Tri Global Energy on Top Spot in Texas Wind Development
Alberta Government Continues to Support Renewable Energy
KfW Pushes German Energy Transition
BluEarth Enters U.S. Market by Aquiring Two Wind Farms
DNV GL Finishes Due Diligence on Dutch Offshore Wind Project
OWC and Multiversum Team Up to Promote Floating LiDAR Services
Endesa Purchases Five Wind Farms in Spain
Vestas Dips Deeper into Analytics with Aquisition of Utpus Insights
E.ON Back Energy Park on Scotland’s West Coast
Vestas Introduces Advanced Anti-Icing System
Siemens Gamesa and Vestas Big Winners in Maintenance Game
REETEC and OWS Repositions Themselves with Unique Onshore and Offshore Service Portfolio
Enel Brings Six Brazilian Wind Farms Online
Bladt and Semco Push Offshore Industry in Taiwan
Magenta Goes Green: T-Mobile Joins RE100
Ørsted Continues Green Transformation
Hub Height of 162 metres: Vestas Breaks Another Record
200 MW Red Pine Wind Farm in Minnesota Up and Running
Wind Energy Is Now Lowest-Cost Option for Electricity in Canada
Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm Runs Under Full Power
Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator Pushes Offshore Innovation
GE Renewable Energy Chooses GWS to Work on Merkur Offshore Wind Farm
Europe Produced More Energy from Renewables than Coal in 2017
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