News Archive April 2008

Vestas receives large order in Sweden

European Wind Power M&A Deals are climbing into the billions for top wind portfolios

Competition rife for teams, assets and pipelines

Global wind installations pass 100 GW, and are predicted to rise to 240 GW by 2012

Tens of thousands of high skill jobs to be filled in wind energy

Russia - School in Moscow turns to wind energy

Entegrity Wind Systems Inc., erects 102-foot-tall wind turbine

REpower and ENEL sign contract about 84 MW for projects in France

Siemens announces second major wind turbine order in the U.S. within one week

Wind industry welcomes Marine Bill but calls for sustainable development of sea

New offshore planning framework must have 'sustainable development at its heart'

Moventas and NSK sign multiyear contract

With increased research, renewable energy can supply more than 20% of Europe’s energy demand

Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI

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

USA - Parker awarded Ohio grant to advance wind energy technology

$1M grant from the Ohio Third Frontier Advanced Energy Program for the commercialization of a hydraulic system developed by Parker for use in wind turbines

USA - AMSC receives electrical component order from Sinovel Wind

Order worth more than $18 million for wind turbine electrical systems and core electrical components

Vestas receives order for 61 wind turbines for Spain

Wind industry frustration at Government inaction on domestic renewables grants

USA - Computers powered by wind power

"Turbines are a demonstration of what is to come. They demonstrate new prospects."

USA - Study: Wind power to cost Texas cities $6 billion?

Texas is the largest wind power producer in the country, with more than 4,400 megawatts of capacity installed

Method for identifying the specific area over the edge of certain building types where the wind accelerates, and harnessing the energy in this acceleration zone through careful placement of a specially designed wind turbine to maximize electricity generat

China - Major wind power plant to complete construction in August

48 windmills in three wind farms to produce an estimated annual capacity of 40.8 MW

Vestas meets with its suppliers to strengthen cooperation and improve the level of professionalism

Vestas Global Suppliers' Day 2008 will be a platform for communication between Vestas and its business suppliers.

Canada - New wind energy projects on the horizon

2,000 MW worth of new renewable generation projects — each greater than 10 MW in size — to come into service by 2015

Ten major suppliers of turbines, components and design services join to study reliability

USA - Conference educates on wind energy regulations

Attended by over 100 people, most of whom were local planning and zoning board members who received credits for attending

USA - American Superconductor licenses wind turbine design In India

Manufacture of 1.65 megawatt turbines to begin in 2009

New Member On Windfair.net: Deutsche WindGuard Dynamics GmbH

* education

Nordex with profitable growth in 2007 - further surge in earnings expected for 2008

Net income for 2007 up almost fourfold to EUR 48.0 (12.6) million

Nordergründe offshore wind farm: REpower and Energiekontor sign contract for 90 MW

USA - First hotel chain in the U.S. to choose wind power

Wind energy commitment is the latest Sofitel effort to increase energy efficiency

New Member On Windfair.net: Rotor Energy

* service: repair work

Vestas receives 123 MW order from EDF Energies Nouvelles

“If zero carbon policies are to be successfully delivered, a steady and consistent ramp up in the deployment of microgeneration technologies must start now.”

USA - Nacel Energy on track to achieve 80-megawatts of new energy with 2nd wind power project in Texas

Enough new capacity to meet the daily power demands of 6000 homes

New Member On Windfair.net: ROPLAST GmbH

* development / calculation / analysis

Portugal: Renewable energy company EDP Renováveis buys wind farms in France

Deal valued at over 94 million euros

Vestas receives order for 34 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines in Portugal

Preparatory Conference for the Foundation of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Global wind power capacity up 27 percent from 2007 and tops 100,000 megawatts by April 2008

The approx. 20,000 megawatts installed in 2007 was 31 percent above the 2006 record for wind energy capacity additions

USA - MidAmerican to fund roadwork for wind turbine project in Adair County

USA - Utility surveying area to develop wind farm

Firm is in talks with landowners in Seneca County, Ohio

USA - NaiKun Wind Energy Group Inc. appoints new President and CEO of NaiKun Wind Generation Inc.

Engineering veteran brings major project-management experience to NaiKun Wind Generation Inc.

Canada - Native Power Systems LLC turns wind into home energy

Tiny wind-powered generator soon to help families light up homes

USA - Invenergy completes financing for wind farms in Texas and Illinois

Both facilities currently under construction

AIRSTONE Systems is a family of products, based on proven technology and chemistries, with performance characteristics that are well suited for use in the fabrication of wind blades

USA - FloDesign Inc. awarded funding from the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

Wind turbine shaped like a jet engine to provide more electricity at a lower cost than conventional windmills

Europe - PURE POWER ON THE HORIZON

More than one third of the EU's new electricity generating capacity will be wind power

TorcUP is pleased to announce our NEW IMPROVED Website!

New Member On Windfair.net: IGUS - ITS GmbH

* WPP suppliers: rotor blades

WINDPOWER 2008 Conference & Exhibition is Poised to Exceed Expectations

European Wind Day 2008 Sunday 15 June

Discover the unlimited power of wind in your country and across Europe!

Canada - Country's largest wind farm sold to FPL Energy

Federal government's decision to tax income trusts the same as corporations beginning in 2011 stated as reason

India - CLP Power invest Rs 500cr in Jamnagar wind power plant

Largest wind project undertaken by the CLP Group to date

Canada - 2nd wind development in Pictou and Antigonish counties

Nova Scotia Power announces agreement with Shear Wind Inc. for the supply of a 60-megawatt wind farm

CanWEA 2008: Fast Forward to Wind - Annual Conference and Trade Show

Where in Canada can you take part in the future of wind development?

The A-2000's torque control system is optimized through a variable-speed automatic transmission, allowing the wind turbine to operate at maximum efficiency in different wind conditions

UK - Crown Estate to purchase the world’s largest offshore wind turbine from Clipper Windpower for deployment in UK waters

Clipper’s 7.5MW MBE turbine, also referred to as the Britannia project

USA - Growth in the US wind power market set to soar

Capacity expected to grow from 11,600 MW in 2006 to nearly 49,000 MW by 2015

Siemens receives orders from RWE for two wind farms in Poland

Total volume approximately EUR 100 million

USA - A wind energy company that offers a new wrinkle in wind power

$3,995 vertical axis wind turbine capable of generating approximately 1,200 watts of power

India - Suzlon secures 200MW in wind turbine orders from China

"With our dedicated integrated manufacturing facility in Tianjin, Suzlon is poised to be a key player in this rapidly growing market."

Reductions also to be available to those who own or have been using environmental protection machinery or installations before implementation of the proposal

USA - 2 MW wind turbine to be installed near Mystic Lake

75 percent of Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) homes to be powered by winind energy

GL certifies first Sinovel Wind Turbine

Taiwan - Taiwanese manufacturers to take part for the 1st time in an annual wind energy exhibition

Windpower 2008, scheduled for June 1-4 in Houston

The European Commission is inviting all stakeholders to help identify the key barriers for the further development of offshore wind energy in Europe and what might be done to overcome them

USA - American Superconductor connects wind farms in the US and Canada

Orders for its D-VAR grid interconnection solution for two additional wind farms in the U.S. and Canada received

Canada - Prince Edward Island’s wind energy industry receives $2 million from Ottawa for wind energy development

Federal Agency and the federal Natural Resources Department to kick in $1 million each to support the institute

USA - Ridgeline Energy receives approval for Goshen South wind farm

Canada - Traditionally crafted in Europe, Aeolian hubs will now be casted and crafted in Quebec

AAER, Metallurgy Castech and Plessitech: A long-term supply partnership

REpower’s associated company PowerBlades GmbH celebrates ‘topping out‘ of its rotor blade factory in Bremerhaven

As Delaware lawmakers debate the costs of offshore wind as an energy source, the University of Delaware is studying how to use onshore wind to power its Lewes campus

Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI

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

Heritable building right contracts between REpower and harbour Kiel-Canal GmbH signed for site at Osterrönfeld

UK - More effort needs to be put into Ireland's wind energy sector

Ireland can lay claim to some of the best conditions for wind-energy generation

China - Wind power generating capacity to reach 100,000 megawatts by 2020

More than doubling the current world's installed capacity