News Archive June 2008

USA - American Electric Technologies (AETI) formally enters wind power market

Construction of a new wind farm in West Texas announced

India - State’s largest wind farm to begin operation from 2009

50-MW wind farm located about 160 km from Kolkata at Dadanpatra near the sea resort of Digha

Siemens to deliver 12 wind turbines to France

Vestas receives order for 500 MW in the USA

Vestas establishes research centre in Houston, Texas

UK - NWDA wind turbine spins into action

Turbine to feed directly into the Agency’s electrical supply and to have a CO2 emission saving of 9,675kg per year

EDF Energies Nouvelles Orders 300 MW In Wind Turbines From GE Energy

REpower: 200 MW order for wind farms in USA

- Projects are part of a general delivery agreement with EDF EN for up to 690 MW

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

Siemens to open wind turbine research center in the state of Colorado, U.S.

Wind Industry welcomes The Crown Estate offshore announcement

Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI

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

Helimax at Windpower 2008 in Houston:

Grid Load Planning: "Dynamic Simulation of Utility-Scale Wind Farm Clusters"

Czech Republic - RWE Innogy plans to construct around 100 MW of wind farms

Acquisition of local project development company AFE Bohemia

USA - Planned wind generation to exceed $14.5B in the Rocky Mountain Region

Wind proponents are developing about 77 new windfarms in the Rockies for an additional 8,000 MW of power generation capacity an increase of 400%

Vestas to deliver 92 V82-1.65 MW wind turbines to Brazil

REpower expects market upturn from EEG amendment

German Parliament adopts amendment of EEG

Feed-in tariffs for wind energy will be improved

China - AMSC licenses wind turbine technology to Taiwan's TECO

TECO to manufacture FC2000 wind turbine systems capable of generating 2 million watts of electricity.

Spain - Iberdrola to invest $2B in wind power farms in New York

Iberdrola ups the ante

UK - Britain's seas 'Open for Business'

Wind Industry welcomes The Crown Estate offshore announcement

USA - NACEL Energy achieves xObjectives with 640 MW wind power in development

New 1000 MW target set and preparation for rapid expansion underway

LM Glasfiber Wind Energy Workshop for Teachers

June 16-17 / 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

USA - Acciona Windpower debuts 3MW wind turbine

new 3MW unit is expected to expand the company's range of products in the multi-megawatt market segment

"In view of ever increasing cost of petroleum products, energy generated through wind would be available soon at much cheaper cost"

Netherlands - Princess Amalia Wind Farm officially opened off the coast of the Netherlands

The wind farm which is the largest offshore wind farm in the Netherlands was named the Princess Amalia Wind farm

New Member On Windfair.net: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

* WPP suppliers: electrical and electronic

ANNUAL UK WIND WEEKEND BIGGER THEN EVER

20 000 visitors expected at wind farms across the country on June 14th-15th to mark UK WIND WEEKEND

Bertrand Durrande resigns from supervisory board

New Member On Windfair.net: Hirschmann Automation and Control GmbH

* WPP suppliers: electrical and electronic

Ireland - ESB plans first windfarm for North

Windfarm to cost €40 million

USA - Moog acquires 40% stake in German wind-turbine components maker LTi REEnergy

$28 million invested

USA - Delmarva Power signs long-term contracts with Annapolis-based onshore wind provider

Two 20-year contracts will provide Delmarva Power with 100 megawatts of power

Europe - Over 100 wind farms open to the public for the European Wind Day 2008

The events all focus on how wind energy works and the benefits it brings as a clean and sustainable power source

Turkey - Siemens eyes to invest in Turkish wind energy market

Europe's largest engineering conglomerate, Siemens, has taken steps to increase its position in the Turkish renewable energy market.

USA - AMSC receives $450M follow-on order from China's Sinovel Wind

Order for core electrical components for 1.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbines

Spain - Gamesa and Iberdrola Renovables SA sign turbine strategic alliance

Including a 6.3 billion euro turbine supply deal

High Country Energy, LLC plans to build over 300 megawatts of community-owned windfarms in Dodge, Olmsted and Mower Counties, Minnesota

Norway - Statkraft buys into Swedish wind power company

Agreements in place that allow for the construction of around 300 wind turbines and the generation of 2 TWh renewable energy per year

Product Pick of the Week - BASF offers epoxy resins for wind turbine blades

“BASF is bringing important innovation to the rapidly evolving wind energy market”

Canada - NaiKun Wind Energy Group welcomes BC Hydro's clean power call

Underscoring British Columbia's commitment to meeting its growing energy needs with clean, renewable power sources

Greece - DONG Energy sells its wind power activities in Greece

The wind farms have a total capacity of 18.6 MW

WKN sells French projects to ENEL

Wind energy market France

New Member On Windfair.net: Palfinger systems GmbH

* service: access platform technology

USA - Investment in transmission key to clean and reliable U.S. electricity supply

U.S. Senate hearing focuses for first time on renewable energy

Canada - TransAlta adds another 66 MW to Alberta power grid

Summerview wind farm expansion

Vestas receives order for 66 MW in Italy

USA - GE Energy's installed fleet of 1.5-Megawatt wind turbines surpasses 115 million hours of operation worldwide

Services and parts infrastructure key to the fleet's high reliability

New Member On Windfair.net: Bombardier Transportation Germany GmbH

* WPP suppliers: electrical and electronic

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

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

India - ICSA India to set up a 20MW wind power project

Project to assist in enhancing revenues and reducing income tax burden

The Belen wind power plant is expected to save the environment from more than 53,000 tons of CO2 and will be able to meet the electricity needs of more than 18,000 Turkish households

Europe - EWEA welcomes European Parliament support of full ownership unbundling for EU electricity grids

Votes demonstrate the Parliament’s support for a properly liberalised energy market and a level playing field for renewables

New Member On Windfair.net: System 3, Inc.

* wind developers: wind farm contractors

Vestas receives large order in Spain

UK - Planning Bill is vital to achieving 2020 renewable targets

Wind industry backs Government proposals for streamlining the planning system

Government of Ontario works on improvement of Standard Offer Programme and considers Green Energy Act

Product Pick of the Week - BroadStar Wind Systems launches US $1/watt wind turbine

AeroCam is aimed at commercial applications

'Windrush' as industry hails 'routemap for green energy revolution'

BWEA welcomes 'big step forward' in Renewable Energy Strategy

7th World Wind Energy Conference 2008

Community Power: Energy Autonomy for Local Economies

USA - Delaware Offshore Wind Park to supply 50.000 homes with electricity

Staring 2012, windpark to supply electricity for 25 years

India - ICMS Power plans wind turbine generator plant in Tamil Nadu

600 watt capacity wind turbine generates a maximum 150 units of electricity at an optimum wind velocity of 1.8 meter/sec

Vestas receives 100 MW order for China

Repowering project in Denmark: Siemens to build onshore wind farm for Vattenfall

Vestas receives another large order for the Spanish market

USA - Live state-wide videoconference and public forums to discuss Missouri's wind energy potential

3 events to be held as videoconferences in nine cities

New Zealand - Mighty River buys stake in wind turbine maker

Denmark - Doughty Hanson to acquire wind turbine brakes maker Svendborg Brakes for €460 million

Svendborg Brakes is a global provider of braking solutions to the wind, mining, crane and offshore oil industries

USA - Students present at World Wind Energy Conference

Standing ovation received after presentation

Canada - Innovative CWIND friction drive overcomes limitations of traditional wind turbines

Company seeking partners to take innovative new turbines to market

REpower Systems AG announces financial figures for Short Fiscal Year 2008 (01.01.2008 – 31.03.2008)