Wind energy and wildlife in the immediate vicinity - that's no longer a contradiction in terms. Fortunately, the days when wind turbines were a death trap for many birds and bats are over, as animal protection systems become better and better.

Actually, the artificial nesting boxes around Crystal Rig wind farm in Scotland were intended to provide a new home for long-eared owls. The boxes were hung as a bird protection measure, as the construction of the wind farm meant that some parts of the resident forest had to be cleared. When employees of the energy utility Natural Power checked the nesting boxes in the course of their bird surveillance, there was a surprise: Instead of the expected long-eared owls, ...

A better understanding of the causes of their failure is vital in the race to develop effective protective measures

Power converters are among the most frequently failing components of ...

According to its own figures, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer exceeded the 100 gigawatt mark for its installations at the end of 2018 after almost 40 years.

This milestone was reached by the installation of a V110-2.0 MW turbine in the Wind XI project of MidAmerican Energy in Iowa, USA.

Since the first installation of a V10-30 kW turbine in Denmark in 1979, Vestas has installed over 66,000 turbines in around 80 countries on six continents. In the meantime, the turbines have grown 'slightly' in ...

Equinor has announced to acquire a 50 % interest in the offshore wind development project Baltyk I in Poland from Polenergia.

Poland has started to tap into offshore wind only very recently in the draft of their latest Energy Policy Act. But the country has a huge potential - it is estimated that the Baltic Sea off the Polsih coast can host offshore wind of 8 GW. This attracts international offshore wind companies like Equinor from Norway.

In May 2018, the company already acquired a 50 % interest in the planned ...

Q4 2018 secures healthy order book for the coming year

Senvion today announced turbine order intake of EUR 1.52bn in 2018, on the back of a healthy order intake in Q4. In comparison, the total order intake and the ...

Nordex will equip two wind farms in the Netherlands with its large turbines

The Nordex Group has received in the last quarter of 2018 an order from Vattenfall to supply and install 13 turbines for two projects in the ...

Nexans has finished the project to provide a 16 km 132 kilovolt underground grid connection for SP Energy Networks.

The Scottish Government has set an ambitious target for renewable energy ...

The notice to proceed for 41 MW in Spain has been signed by the German turbine manufacturer

Senvion has secured firm orders for 41 megawatts (MW) with Alfanar Energy in Spain. Alfanar Energy, one of the leading developers ...

The signing of the order with alfanar India took place at the beginning of December 2018.

The project scope includes a full EPC of 131 Senvion 2.3M130 turbines that will be installed in ...

The company has published a yoield overview for three of its small wind turbines

Watch the video is the Antaris 7.5 kW with 15 m hub height, and the corresponding 3-phase Smart! Wind inverter.
The system works ...

Local production will create jobs in the state of Tamilnadu

The project “Mulanur” is located in the state of Tamilnadu, near to the city of Coimbatore. Sprng Energy Private Limited is the Indian subsidiary for ...

Turbine manufacturer Nordex will supply 27 turbines for four different wind farms in France

For its long-standing customer EDF Renewables the Nordex Group is setting up the "Pays d’Anglure" wind ...

WKN GmbH, part of the PNE Group, has sold the project rights for three French wind farms

Two of the three wind farm projects are in the windy northern France region. The ...

The Kipeto Wind Farm is located in Kenya

GE Renewable Energy and GE Energy Financial Services ("GE EFS") have partnered to provide technology and advisory support for its flagship ...