News Archive January 2008

USA - Wind-powered clock towers over downtown

Giant spiral-shaped clock tower stands 30 feet tall and eight feet in diameter

Vestas receives order in Kansas, USA

AWEA Wind Power Asset Management Workshop

January 17 - 18, 2008 / San Diego, CA

Vestas receives large order for China

USA - Final approval given to a 57-megawatt wind project in northern Washington County

Germany - CEP CLEAN ENERGY POWER® International trade Fair and Conference for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Building and Renovation

New Stuttgart Trade Fair Center from the 07th to the 09th of March 2008

India - Suzlon Energy receives order for 100 MW capacity

First order calls for a delivery of 33 units of S82 -1.5 MW turbines, and the second for 40 units of S64 - 1.25 MW turbines

Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI

The new statistics of wind energy use in germany is available.

USA - Texas becomes leader in wind energy

The year 2007 was a banner one for the wind energy industry.

Nordex supplying first multi-megawatt turbines to the United States in 2008

Contract for 62.5 MW project signed with Everpower Renewables

Japan - Zephyr enters into advisory service agreement with the Quantum Leaps Corporation

Dedicated manufacturer of small wind turbines

ISET offers first estimation of wind energy production in 2007: 38.5 TWh energy is produced by wind turbines (see statistics)

Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI

UK - Wind industry calls for action on energy gap

Renewable energy body calls for mixed energy economy in response to Government’s nuclear energy announcement

3S Lift - Designing and manufacturing service lifts for the international wind industry

Company and product introduction

New Member On Windfair.net: TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH

* type test / certification

China -Top wind turbine manufacturer in 2009?

Domestic Chinese manufacturers will have an annual production capacity of approx. 10 gigawatts per year...by the end of 2009

Ireland - Eco Wind Power back on the market

In the wake of the €1.8 billion sale of industry peer Airtricity

USA - Wind power reaches 1,000-megawatt mark in Oregon

"a major milestone in the effort to include more clean, emission-free energy"

Germany - Nordex signs two wind turbine contracts in China with total volume of 150 MW

Beijing Energy to supply a total of 99 turbines

Spain - Suzlon wins wind turbine order

UK - 'Ireland can be world leader in renewable energy'

Ireland could generate 42% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020

USA - GE Energy announces two new wind turbine blade facilities

GE currently has over 6,500 1.5-MW wind turbines in operation worldwide

Germany - MIP develops 24 MW wind farm in the German region of Hohenlohe

Total investment volume: around EUR 40.8 million Scheduled commissioning date: January 2008 Rights to develop a wind farm in the Slovak Republic secured

France - Theolia's wind energy capacity reaches 77 MW

Bengal - 500 MW from renewable energy sources in planning

40% will be generated from wind energy, 30% bio-mass, 20% hydro while the balance 10% will be solar power

Harsh Environment Transducer passes toughest salt spray test

Permanent-HighTemperature-Transducerr for Off-Shore-Application

Status on patent disputes with Enercon GmbH, Mr Aloys Wobben

China - Clean coal technologies, BP plans to boost wind power

Japan - EU lead followed, offshore wind for power tapped

Japan to provide around 0.2% of the country's primary energy supply with wind energy by March 2011

Maui - Kaheawa wind turbines top expectations

It is estimated that 125,000 MW-hours of wind energy displaced more than 236,000 barrels of petroleum

Europe - EU targets could force Britain to build thousands of wind turbines

China - Wind energy capacity hits 5.6 GW

a further 4 GW expected to be added by the booming industry

Sales and staff up for juwi in 2007, the “year of the climate”, while 2008 promises many new highlights.

Sales to double and more than 100 new jobs this year.

UK - Study backs undersea cable to export Scotland's wind and wave power

Canada - Ontario lays foundation for offshore wind power

Moratorium on applicants of record to be lifted

China - Clean coal technologies, BP plans to boost wind power

Tasmania - Expertise used for wind farms in Asia Pacific, including China and India

Vestas at World Economic Forum to promote Modern Energy

windfair.net: Worldwide Leading Wind Energy Portal Extends Top Position - Boosting User and Customer Figures

Albers: "EU guideline provides good basis for the further development of wind energy in Germany and Europe"

Wind industry welcomes - EU's green energy revolution

Renewables body calls on Govt to act now to deliver 2020 targets on time

European Commission Proposal for a Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources

Vestas highly welcomes the European Commission Proposal for a Directive on the promotion of energy from renewable sources.

USA - GE Energy, Invenergy in 800 MW wind turbine pact

REpower emphasises its commitment to Québec

AWEA Wind Power Project Siting Workshop

February 14 - 15, 2008 / Austin, TX

Europe - Brussels demands thousands more wind turbines across the UK

The UK will have to generate 40 per cent of its electricity from green sources within 12 years

Spain - Vestas gets Spanish orders for 27 wind turbines

Orders confirmed by Elecnor and Isolux Ingenieria

USA - Acciona opens wind turbine plant in Iowa

Peak capacity to produce around 400 wind turbines per annum

UK - Wales harnesses wind and water power

1.2 million pounds plant to control hydro-electric and wind power plants across the whole of the UK.

USA - Too long overlooked: Big business for small wind turbines;

Go green Energy White Paper details emerge

UK - Wind farms turn huge profit with help of subsidies

Britain’s onshore wind farms turn into extraordinary moneyspinners

High level decision makers to discuss key energy issues at EWEC 2008

GE Energy secures $1bn wind turbine order

GE Energy predicts sustained growth as wind turbine manufacturers take steps to ease supply problems

Moroco - Two WES18 – 80 kW wind turbines installed for a shrimp processing farm

With an average wind speed of 6,5 m/s the wind turbines can produce 386.000 kWh per year

New Member On Windfair.net: PRÜFTECHNIK Condition Monitoring GmbH

* service: monitoring systems

‘WIND ENERGY 101’ at Project Siting Workshop, Feb 13, Austin, TX