News Archive May 2008

Turkey - Epuron enters the wind power market

Construction of large wind parks planned

USA - Open house staged for the development of the Pinnacle wind farm southwest of Keyser on Green Mountain

U.S. Windforce's project currently has 82 turbines online and plans on constructing another 50 of the 380-foot towers

´Business as usual' for wind industry as London Array consortium regroups

USA - Monitoring wind turbine efficiency

Video available free-of-charge

China - Wind turbine tax break aimed punting wind energy sector

VAT and import duty on turbine parts refunded as part of plan to deliver 10 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2010

USA - Mass Megawatt wins Army wind-power deal

as part of the Army's ongoing efforts to expand into renewable energy, construction of the facility is expected to begin this spring

USA - Texas now leader in US wind energy sector

At 4,356 MW - the Lone Star State has nearly twice the wind power capacity of nearest rival California (2,439 MW).

Spain - 7th International Workshop on Large-Scale Integration of Wind Power into Power Systems as well as on Transmission Networks for Offshore Wind Farms

Madrid, 26 -27 May, 2008

USA - ABS Blast exhibits abrasive blast room technology at Wind Power 2008 Conference and Exhibition

State of the art abrasive blasting systems for wind energy manufacturers

Germany - World wind energy market booms while domestic market shrinks

Over 78 percent accounted for by the export business alone

Norway - Increased gas production and wind power priorities

Norwegian Northwest coast believed to be one of the world's most lucrative areas for wind power generation

Germanischer Lloyd acquires Trident Consultants

Consortium with REpower awarded 954 MW of wind farm tender in Québec/Canada

USA - Mass Megawatts announces NEW adjustable augmenter to lower the cost of electric power

The new augmenter increases the wind power plant cost by 30 percent, while generating five times the revenue

New Member On Windfair.net: MSC.Software

* service: software

“With an estimated potential of 65,000 MW and a growth rate of 28% in 2007 (8000 MW installed currently), India represents one of the largest potential markets for wind energy development worldwide in the coming years.”

India - Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd. shifts wind-power project from Maharashtra to Rajasthan state

State-run company plans to set up a 100 MW capacity wind power project

Germanischer Lloyd continues to grow

Canada - Canadian Hydro and TCI Renewables awarded 116 MW of wind power contracts in Quebec

New Richmond and St. Valentin wind projects

Germany - International Development in the Offshore Sector – key subject at HUSUM WindEnergy 2008

At the Husum Trade Fair site from 9 to 13 September 2008

Australia - AGL Energy enters into agreement with Wind Prospect Pty Ltd

Farm to include apprx. 63 turbines with a capacity of 189 MW

Norway - Turning from oil to wind

The gale-force potential of harvesting wind power off Norway's long coastline is becoming an increasingly attractive proposition

Siemens is awarded one of its largest wind turbine orders by FPL Energy

Production capacity of US rotor blade facility in Iowa to be doubled

Canada - Rural residents opt for wind turbines

"I'm already convinced that it's the right thing to do for the planet,"

USA - Wind turbine data from Park Rapids now online

Interested in learning more about the wind turbine? A tour of the turbine is planned for Tuesday, May 20

REpower awarded with 263 MW of ENEL tender for projects in France and Italy

REpower and Enertad sign contract about 160 MW for projects in Italy and France

Thailand - First robot to cross the Atlantic using the power of wind

Unmanned automated boat - known as ”Pinta the robot” is undergoing final preparations before setting sa

USA - Vestas to build world's largest wind turbine in Colorado

The near $250 million tower production facility is expected to be fully operation in mid-2010

Canada - Hélimax develops expertise in wind turbine icing

Installation of a test bench for the observation and measurement of icing and freezing rain phenomena completed

USA - University of Wyoming to open wind energy center

Including a large, closed-loop wind tunnel

Australia - Wind farm to power Sydney desalination plant

Anticipated wind farm output to total 400,000 MW annually

Canada - Tender call for 2,000 MW of wind power: Hydro-Québec accepts 15 bids

Deliveries will come on stream in stages from 2011 to 2015

UK - ScottishPower Renewables and Eurus Energy facing opposition in Wales

Output to be trebled and 103 45-metre tall turbines to be replaced by 42, 122-metre (400ft) machines

Vestas Technology R&D sponsors contender for world's fastest sailing boat

Maximal use of wind power and cutting edge technology are the main reasons behind Vestas Technology R&D's sponsorship of SailRocket.

- Bremen wind farm developer and operator wpd sells part of its offshore portfolio and signs long-term cooperation in order to realise projects -

- Bremen wind farm developer and operator wpd sells part of its offshore portfolio and signs long-term cooperation in order to realise projects -

- Bremen wind farm developer and operator wpd sells part of its offshore portfolio and signs long-term cooperation in order to realise projects -

Wind Energy Product Pick of the Week - The Vindicator

Tomorrow’s Laser-based Wind Sensing Technology Today!

USA - Western Wind offered $228 million for Windstar Project by major US energy company

120 MW Windstar Project to render $1.7 billion in revenue over 30 years

Siemens to supply 140 wind turbines for the world's largest offshore wind farm Greater Gabbard

USA - Business man invests billions in wind energy

Wind energy project in Texas wind farm to reach 4,000 MW by 2015

USA - American Superconductor Corp. lands new wind farm power orders

Orders for its D-VAR grid interconnect products from wind farms located in Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom

Vestas Technology R&D launches a Global University Programme

USA - NACEL Energy and Ridge Partners LLC to bring 600 MW of new wind energy to the Caribbean and Latin America

Wind power generation projects will enable companies to participate in the global carbon offset market

World Wind Energy Conference celebrates Ontario Government Support

John Gerretsen, Minister of Environment presents international renewable energy conference with funding for North American debut in Kingston, ON

USA- Helimax participates in Wind Energy TechnoCentre’s Wind Energy Industry Conference

Workshop on wind farm visual impact, particularly on the integrated use of 3D visualization tools

USA - Stantec bringing solar and wind energy to Brooklyn navy yard

New 89,000 square-foot industrial facility for fine arts services firm to feature renewable energy pilot program

Climatronics' new rugged, "no-moving–parts" sonic anemometer provides the reliable wind speed and direction data so critical to efficient wind turbine operation

AWEA - Major new technical report finds wind can provide 20% of U.S. electricity needs by 2030

U.S. Department of Energy analysis finds that wind can be a major contributor to energy mix

Future Trade Fair for the Baltic Region, premier occurrence 18 – 20 November 2008

Norway - StatoilHydro to build world's first full scale floating wind turbine

2.3MW wind turbine is attached to the top of a so-called spar-buoy, a solution familiar from production platforms and offshore loading buoys.

UK - ScottishPower erects first wind turbine at Greenwokes windfarm

18-turbines will deliver an output of up to 27MW, enough green renewable energy for over 15,000 homes

Alstom Ecotecnia signs a frame agreement to supply wind turbines to Iberdrola Renewables

Alstom’s first large agreement of this kind in wind energy since it acquired Ecotècnia in November 2007

Canada - 7th World Wind Energy Conference and Exhibition (WWEC2008)

June 24 – 26, 2008 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Nordex starting 2008 off with growth of 50 percent

- 50 percent increase in total revenues to EUR 231 million

Siemens to supply 140 wind turbines for the world’s largest offshore wind farm Greater Gabbard

This major order for Siemens Energy comes on the back of even more good news for it's onshore business

Canada - TransAlta Corp. invests $123M in wind power

Plans to add 66 megawatts to its Summerview wind farm in southern Alberta to meet rising demand for power

Italy - RWE Innogy enters Italian renewable energy market

RWE Innogy Italia founded / Joint Venture with Fri-El Green Power for project development in Italy / Plans for around 960 MW of wind power and more than 12 biomass plants

Philippines - SMART cellsites using wind and solar power

Hybrid wind- and solar-powered cellsite system serves as a reliable, efficient and economic alternative to the fuel generator, which is commonly used in powering cellsites

Annual new installations worldwide to increase from 20 000 MW to 107 000 MW. Globally, there could be some 718 000 MW installed wind capacity by 2017

USA - Molded Fiber Glass to manufacture wind turbine blades

Blades made at the plant will be 122 and 132 feet long and will be fitted on General Electric’s 1.5 megawatt wind turbines

Nordex to build its own production facilities in the United States

Investment volume of USD 100 million / production of 2.5 MW wind power systems to commence in 2009

New Member On Windfair.net: Re-CO2Tec Distribution AG

* manufacturers/distributors of small wind turbines

Vestas receives order for 74 MW for the Spanish market

Turkey - Fifteen wind power plants coming to Çeşme

460 million euros to be invested over the next three years

Denmark - The Danish wind industry had a 4.7 billion euros export in 2007

An increase of 1.1 billion euros or 30.7 % growth

Product Pick of the Week - Unimar introduces the new GPS Synchronized Flasher Controller

Controller consists of solid-state components encapsulated in a rugged plastic housing to protect against shock, vibration and humidity