WindEnergy 2018
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Content Iss. 2018-08-02

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 EDITORIAL
U.S. Blow Off $4.5 Billion Wind Project
Detail_invenergy_20180801_2If you got it, flaunt it: In line with this motto, the country's largest wind energy project with an estimated investment value of $4.5 billion was rejected by a Texas commission last week.

The project called 'Wind Catcher' was to have gigantic dimensions: A 2 gigawatt wind farm is currently being built in Oklahoma by Invenergy and GE to supply green electricity to American Electric Power (AEP) customers in the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas. For this purpose, a new approximately 560-kilometer-long power line would have had to be built through all four states.

But that ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Clean Energy Australia Report Published
List_cec_20180801_1Large-scale wind and solar project activity pushed investment in Australia up 150 per cent to a record US$9 billion in 2017

The Clean Energy Australia Report 2018 provides a comprehensive annual snapshot of the ...

Record Wind Construction in the U.S. Underway
List_awea_20161107Strong demand for low-cost wind power from utilities and other buyers continues to drive the industry’s growth.

Strong demand for low-cost wind power from utilities and other buyers, including major corporations like AT&T ...

Proof: Human Influence Detected in Changing Seasons
List_llnl_20180727_2Human influences significantly impact the size of the seasonal cycle of temperature

To demonstrate this, they applied a so-called “fingerprint” technique. Fingerprinting seeks to separate human and natural ...

Development of the Renewable Energy Market in Australia
List_australien_bundesstaatenGreen Energy Markets produces a monthly Renewable Energy Index to assist the Australian community in understanding the role and contribution of renewable energy

The index tracks the contribution of the renewable ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Wind Energy in Russia Gears Up
Detail_rawi_20180801Turbine manufacturer Vestas has supplied first components for Russia's second wind farm.

According to the Russian Association of Windpower Industry (RAWI), Vestas has started to deliver first components for the second Russian wind farm in the Ulyanovsk region. The wind farm with a capacity of 50 MW will consist of 14 turbines V126 with a capacity of 3.6 MW each.

Vestas tries to build as many components as ...

Saudi Arabia Reveals High Wind Potential
Detail_saudi_arabien_1Saudi Arabia is one of the richest countries in the world with its oil reserves. Declining oil prices and rising domestic energy demand though are forcing the kingdom to look for alternative sources. A new study certifies that the country has 'high wind potential' and an initial call for tenders is already underway.

So far, the Arabian Peninsula has been a white spot on the world's wind maps. One reason for this is that until recently Saudi Arabia was rather shielded from the rest of the world. On the other hand almost infinite oil reserves were ...

innogy Takes Over 2000 MW Pipeline in the U.S.
 MEMBER NEWS
Europe’s First Automotive Renewables Deal Signed
List_windeurope_20180802Mercedes Benz will buy electricity generated at the 45MW wind farm to power its manufacturing facility in Jawor, Poland.

Mercedes Benz will buy electricity generated at the 45MW wind farm to power its manufacturing facility ...

Smart Energy at WindEnergy Hamburg
List_windenergy_20180801The WindEnergy Hamburg will showcase the future of wind energy production, storage and sector coupling.

This is a huge overall challenge requiring sustained wind industry R&D efforts, from advanced concept studies ...

VSB and Mercedes-Benz Sign Long-Term PPA in Poland
List_vsb_20180801It's the first contract of this kind in Poland

Project developer VSB helps Mercedes-Benz Manufacturing Poland pave the way towards carbon-neutral manufacturing with a strategic investment: For the first time, the automaker ...

Borealis Cuts Emissions with Help from DNV GL
List_boskalis_energy ISO 50001 certification, is the globally recognised energy management framework to help organisations manage and continually improve their energy performance, to reduce costs and emissions.

ISO 50001 certification, is the ...

STAHLWILLE Offers App for Training
List_stahlwille_20180727STAHLWILLE has expanded its programme of training workshops to include an in-class module on the new standard for testing and calibrating torque tools, DIN EN ISO 6789:2017.

STAHLWILLE customers, end users, sales ...

Klüber Lubrications Presents New Eco-Friendly Lubrication
List_klueber_20180726_2The company will present new tribology solutions for the wind power industry at the WindEnergy in Hamburg

Wind turbine generator systems on the open sea are exposed unprotected to the elements. ...

PNE Now Fully Owns WKN
List_pne_wind_20160408_sPNE acquires the remaining 10.9% in WKN AG and is now now sole owner of the company

The internationally operating project developer PNE AG has increased its stake in the subsidiary WKN AG, based in Husum, from 89.1% to 100% as ...

AWEA Adds Distributed Wind to its Portfolio
List_awea_20160527Therefor, AWEA hires Jennifer Jenkins to launch national distributed wind program

AWEA, already the national trade association for utility-scale wind power, now adds distributed wind to its portfolio. In contrast with ...

 EVENTS
2018-08-07 Brazil Windpower 2018
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 INDUSTRY NEWS
The J. M. Smucker Company Signs PPA for with Lincoln Clean Energy
Norfolk Boreas Surveys Completed
E.ON Axes 500 Jobs in the UK
Boralex Installs Grid-Compliant Permanent Met Lidars
Pattern Development Signs Two PPA for Their Duran Mesa Wind Farm
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind joins GWEC
Bernhard Schulte Orders Another, Larger SOV at Ulstein
Tri Global Energy Hits Record Wind Farm Construction Highs
Senegal Gets First Utility-Scale Wind Farm
Golden Plains Wind Farm: Boost for Local Farmers
Hornsea Project One Substation Topsides Are on Their Way
Goldwind Finishes Five Wind Farms in Pakistan
Annual Wind Power Capacity Additions in China Will Get Boost from 2021
Breaking Ground on the Sholes Wind Energy Center in Nebraska
First 12 Jackets of East Anglia ONE Installed
Siemens Gamesa Releases First Fiscal Year 2018 Results
Virginia Gets Serious about Offshore Wind Energy
Renewables Will See 30 GW Push in Africa in the Next Decade
Near-Term Installation Boom in the US Wind Market Expected
First Half of 2018: 4.5 Gigawatt New Wind Energy in Europe
Irish Wind Farm Nears Completion
Mortenson Builds Two Wind Farms for Wind XI Project
TenneT Intesifies Work in Germany and the Netherlands
Japanese Tech Company Fujitsu Joins RE100
BluEarth Renewables Develops 795 MW Wind Development Portfolio in Wyoming
Construction Start for 'Home Base' of East Anglia ONE
Universities of Strathclyde and Manchester join ORE Catapult Electrical Infrastructure Research Hub
WindEnergy 2018
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