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Content Iss. 2019-02-07

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 EDITORIAL
WindEvents.Com: All Wind Events On One Site
Detail_windevents-logo_positivPlanning your show schedule for the running year? Can give you a hard time, no?

All the research and still the feeling that you might have missed an important event. Well, that's over now! Go visit WindEvents.Com and find the worldwide wind events on ONE site.

Why WindEvents.Com?

Does the wind energy industry need another time schedule? We think, YES! With WindEvents.Com we deliver a comprehensive collection of worldwide shows, ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
GWEC Data Show Americas Installed 11.9 GW Wind Capacity in 2018
List_gwec_20190206The latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) show North, Central and South America installed 11.9GW capacity of wind power in 2018, an increase of 12% on last year. ...
Wind Energy Does Not Make People Sick
List_windrad_4According to a new study from Iowa, researchers find little scientific evidence to support claims of health problems caused by wind turbines.

As the number of wind turbines continues to grow across Iowa, ...

Report Showcases Variety of Opportunities for UK companies in Offshore Wind Industry
List_renewableuk_20190204A new report commissioned by the Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) showcases the wide range of possibilities to UK companies to get involved in the offshore wind supply chain, providing products and services...
Q4 Third Strongest Quarter Ever in the U.S.
List_awea_20180418PPAs drive U.S. wind energy market by high demand

Fortune 500 brands and a range of other non-utility entities, including cities and universities, are catalyzing America’s growing demand for renewable energy by purchasing a ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
European Offshore Wind Capacity Grew by 18% in 2018
Detail_windeurope_20170126_sLast year, 2.6 gigawatts of new offshore wind energy capacity was installed in Europe, as the European Wind Energy Association WindEurope announced today.

A total of 15 new wind farms were connected to the grid, the majority of them - 85 percent - in the UK (1.3 GW) and Germany (969 MW). In Europe, 105 offshore wind farms in 11 countries with a total capacity of 18.5 GW supply people with green electricity. This is around 10% of the total installed wind energy capacity in Europe - the rest is onshore wind.

It is ...

Vattenfall and Marguerite Capital Sign PPA for Wind Energy in Northern Sweden
Detail_vattenfall_20170314Vattenfall and infrastructure investor Marguerite Capital have signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a new onshore wind farm in northern Sweden.

The "Brännliden" wind farm is scheduled to go online in early 2020 with an installed capacity of 42 MW. The 10 Vestas Vestas V136-4.0 MW wind turbines will generate around 160 GWh of electricity per year in regular operation. Under the agreement, Vattenfall will purchase the wind power generated, provide the balancing power and manage market access ...

ZX Lidars Uses Drone for Wind Lidar Measurements for the First Time
Detail_drohne_1It's the first time ever that a drone was used to accurately measure the wind

ZX Lidars provides vertical and horizontal profiling wind Lidars to accurately measure wind conditions remotely and above or ahead of their installed position. These accurate, independent wind measurements are a cornerstone in the development, construction and operation of wind farms globally.

The company has now achieved accurate wind Lidar measurements from a commercially-available drone for ...

'Nemo Link' Links UK and Belgium
Detail_elia_20190201The interconnection links the two countries and was set up by the Belgian and British transmission system operators Elia and National Grid

After a 10-year development and construction phase, Nemo Link's commercial exploitation will start. The transmission cables between the two countries are 140 km long and cover a 130 km stretch in the North Sea and connect converter stations in Richborough (UK) and Bruges (BE), each of which is integrated into its respective national grid.

This marks an important step in ...

 MEMBER NEWS
GE Claims Top Spot of Turbine Manufacturers in the U.S.
List_ge_20190206Wind turbines at the Thunder Ranch Wind Farm in Oklahoma played an important role in one of the Superbowl commercials on Sunday.

Recognizing which way the wind is blowing in the energy business, American brewer ...

BayWa r.e. Celebrates Successful 2018
List_baywa_20171211Rhe company sold 21 renewable energy projects with a total capacity of about 450 MW last year.

In total, the company sold 21 renewable energy projects with a total capacity of about 450 MW by the end of 2018. BayWa ...

Largest Acquisition in Company History: Schunk Group Acquires Cincinnati Sub Zero
List_schunk_20190205The Schunk Group has acquired the Industrial and Testing Divisions of Cincinnati Sub Zero.

The Schunk Group has acquired the Industrial and Testing Divisions of ...

Deutsche Windtechnik's Swedish Subsidiary Earned Official Certification
List_deutsche_windtechnik_20190204Obtaining these certificates was an important step from a business perspective, says the company

The ISO 9001:2015 certificate, which is the most well-known, covers strategic ...

1,000 onshore wind turbines in the UK - powered by Senvion
List_senvion_mm82.jpg__f21304__sSenvion installs milestone turbine installed at Mynydd Y Gwair Wind Farm in South Wales

Senvion has reached the historic milestone of 1,000 wind turbines installed in the UK. The landmark ...

 EVENTS
2019-02-12 Bad Pyrmont: 3. Windenergie Technologiekongress
2019-02-12 Hamburg: Wölfel-Dialog „Monitoring von Windenergieanlagen“
2019-02-13 Gdansk: WINDFORCE Baltic Sea 2019
2019-02-13 Madrid: Jornada de la Eólica y el Mercado 2019
2019-02-14 Berlin: Kostenfreie Kanzleiveranstaltung LUTHER NIERER
2019-02-14 Berlin: BEE-Neujahrsempfang 2019
2019-02-19 Rostock: 5. Offshore-Symposium
2019-02-26 Madrid: Genera 2019
2019-02-27 Tokyo: Wind Expo 2019
2019-02-27 Coronado: AWEA Wind Project O&M and Safety Conference 2019
2019-02-27 Tokyo: INT'L SMART GRID EXPO
2019-02-27 Moscow: International Investment Forum Wind Power 2019
2019-02-27 Munich: 11th Annual Wind O&M EU 2019
2019-03-05 Washington: AWEA Wind Power on Capitol Hill
2019-03-12 Aachen: Conference for Wind Power Drives (CWD) 2019
2019-03-21 Heiligendamm: 6. Offshoretage
2019-04-01 Ho Chi Minh City: ASEAN WIND ENERGY 2019
2019-04-30 Hamburg: 17. Windmesse Symposium 2019
2019-05-08 London: Operations & Maintenance for Offshore Wind 2019
2019-11-05 Potsdam: 28. Windenergietage
More Events on WindEvents.Com
 INDUSTRY NEWS
Glasgow Airport Benefits from New Nearby Onshore Wind Farm
Siemens Gamesa Clings to Top Spot in Spanish Wind Market
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