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Content Iss. 2018-09-06

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WindEnergy 2018
 EDITORIAL
New Study: Economic Effects of Climate Protection Drastically Underestimated
 HIGHLIGHTS
What Does Wind Energy Have To Do with Golf Balls?
List_schunk_20180906Renewable energy systems are an important defense in the fight against climate change. Wind Turbines have led this energy transformation and now represent about 6% of the global energy capacity.

These highly complex ...

Van Oord Supports Oyster Recovery in the North Sea
List_van_oord_20180905Van Oord has joined a pilot project for oyster recovery in the North Sea

Together with the North Sea Foundation and the Natuur & Milieu organisation, Van Oord and Eneco are starting a unique project to restore natural ...

New Study Helps to Protect Herring Spawning Sites near Offshore Wind Farms
List_carbon_trust_20180905Conditions to manage the effects of noise generated during the construction of offshore wind farms are already incorporated into the consenting process.

A new study from the ...

More Growth for Renewables in Europe
List_wind_solar“Every new member country that joins the AIB system brings both more demand and supply to the renewable energy market in Europe,” says Lindberg.

“Both available supply and market demand continue to grow, as we ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Facebook Speeding Up Switch to Renewables
Detail_windpark_6By the end of 2020, internet giant Facebook wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75% and operate the company's data centers worldwide with 100% renewable energy.

Facebook continues to accelerate the company's transition to renewable energy. In 2013, they signed the first PPA for wind energy. Since then, more than 3 gigawatts of new solar and wind projects have been added - over 2500 megawatts in the last 12 months alone.

The company, which recently has been criticised for data protection ...

No Rest for Australia
Detail_canberra_parlamentSeven Prime Ministers in 11 years, that's quite a record in Down Under. Just as men and women at the top of the country change frequently, energy and environmental policy in Australia is changing all the time - a permanent struggle for stability for the expansion of renewables and compliance with climate protection targets.

Since last Friday, Australia has had a new Prime Minister in Scott Morrison - the seventh since 2007 - and once again the cabinet and thus policy is expected to change.

Good conditions for a stable, ...

 MEMBER NEWS
Statkraft Enables First PPA in Germany
List_statkraft_20180904Six wind farms will continue to operate after the end of EEG funding

The agreed power purchase agreements between Germany's largest direct marketer and the community wind farms are a novelty in the German ...

DOE reports Distributed Wind in the U.S. has surpassed 1 GW
List_awea_20170227_s“Despite minimal policy support, the market is poised for further growth in response to the recent ITC extension," says AWEA.

In 2017, 21 states added 83.7 MW of new distributed wind capacity. ...

GE Provides Turbines for Ukrainian Wind Farm
List_ge_20180904The wind farm will be financed by German banks.

GE Energy Financial Services, a unit of GE (NYSE: GE), announced it facilitated the raising of €90MM in project financing for stage I (100-megawatt) of DTEK Renewables B.V. ...

Offshore Wind in Norway
List_windeurope_20170126_sNorway wants to get into floating offshore wind

WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson presented the outlook for offshore wind in Europe. There is currently 17 GW of offshore wind capacity in Europe – providing 1.5% of ...

South American Order for Nordex
List_nordex_20180904Nordex will provide turbines for a wind farm in Argentina

The “Energética” wind farm is located in the Province of Buenos Aires near Bahia Blanca. The location is characterised by average wind speeds ...

wpd AG Expands Management Board
List_wpd_berge_olsenAchim Berge Olsen becomes new member of the Management Board of wpd AG

Achim Berge Olsen was born in 1972 and has been working at wpd group for 17 years. After studying law in Freiburg and Stockholm, Berge Olsen worked ...

Deublin® launches a new family of configurable electrical slip rings
List_deublin_slip_ring_20180831Deublin®, a leading manufacturer of electrical slip rings, has launched the new SRC and SRD electrical slip ring families for use in modern wind turbines The new SRC and SRD model slip rings offer a broad range of options to...
Prysmian to Provide Cable Connections for Two Offshore Wind Farms in France
List_prysmian_20171206_1Eolien Maritime France (a joint venture between the French company EDF Energies Nouvelles and the Canadian company Enbridge) awards Prysmian with the design, supply and installation of inter array cables for the two...
 EVENTS
2018-09-10 HANNOVER MESSE USA
2018-09-25 WindEnergy Hamburg 2018
2018-10-03 All-Energy Australia 2018
More Events online
 INDUSTRY NEWS
UK and China Team Up for Technology Research Center
New World Record: Largest Offshore Wind Farm Opens Today
NKT Finishes Cable System for Walney Extension
Offshore Wind Farm Rampion Gets Another Apprentice ahead of Full Operation Mode
EDPR Wins Contracts for Two Wind Farms at Brazilian Auction
Mega Order for MHI Vestas
DNV GL Supports China’s Offshore Wind Business
Ørsted Signs PPA with innogy for Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
Vestas Enters Senegal
MHI Vestas Appoints Julian Brown as UK Country Manager
LM Wind Power Reaches Carbon Neutrality
Wind Energy and Bat Conservation Review Aims to Reduce Impact of Wind Turbines on Bats
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