News Archive May 2010

AWEA - Statement on decision by secretary Salazar to approve Cape Wind

“AWEA applauds Secretary Salazar for approving the Cape Wind project"

USA - Vestas Wind CEO optimistic on future

Long term, Vestas is betting on significant growth in wind energy in the United States

Chile - Waiting for investors to develop new Wind Farm

Installed capacity will be 100 MW and the energy to be generated will be 256,7 GWH per year with a 29% load factor

Europe - RE-thinking 2050: Road to total renewable energy usage

EREC report breaks down how different renewable technologies can contribute to a sustainable Europe

China - Roadmap for scaling up small wind power

Workshop to take place during the China International Wind Energy Exhibition and Symposium (CWEE 2010) in Shanghai

Product Pick of the Week - Windie™, the latest tool for wind simulation flow over complex terrain

MEGAJOULE Inovação presents Windie™ at the EWEC 2010

Canada - Report: Tax incentives needed to help boost wind energy

Industry provides “significant opportunity” for Canadian companies

Exhibition Ticker - A Powerful Combination of Partners

Wind Power Asia/Clean Energy Expo China 2010

Rotor Blades - Mainsprings of Wind Energy

International Conference on the Aerodynamics, Construction and Maintenance of Rotor Blades

Product Pick of the Week - Dr. Shrink

Heavy-duty shrinkwrap that offers protection users can count on

"Time is not on America’s side and we risk losing American jobs if we fail to pass legislation that provides the hard targets needed to strengthen our industries"

Turkey - Denmark targets turkish wind energy market

“With a population of 72 million, Turkey is a very significant consumer market for our export-oriented economy”

USA - Internet search engine giant invests in North Dakota wind farms

Investment to spur more interest in the state's growing wind energy industry

Singapore - Wind energy projects for rural Sri Lanka

Daily Life Renewable Energy to fund wind energy projects in remote areas in Sri Lanka with over US $ one million investment

Brazil - Leading wind energy nation in Latin America

Brazil's market size is expected to represent 69 percent of the total installed capacity in 2025 in Latin America followed by Mexico and Chile

Syria - Vestas to develop first wind energy project in Sana

Wind farm with generation capacity of 50 to 100 megawatts at the Al-Sukhna and Al-Hijana sites south of Damascus to be built

Germany - Siemens to keep lead in offshore wind turbine business

“We want to protect our share in offshore wind”

Mexico - Sempra Energy to install 1.2 GW of wind energy in Baja California

First stage of the project will consist of 52 wind turbines and will cost $300 million to build

Turkey - GE launches its first wind projects in Turkey

The projects, costing a total EUR 54 million, feature GE's 2.5-megawatt wind turbines

Puerto Rico - New plan approved to build 25 new wind generators

Complex to generate 120 MWh of power per year

EWEA - “Green jobs and a green economy: more than a pink elephant?”

Wednesday 9 June 2010 / Bouche à Oreille, 11 rue Félix Hap, 1040 Brussels

The planned site is located within the 12 nautical mile zone of the German part of the Baltic Sea 17 kilometers North East of the island “Rügen” at a water depth of around 40 meters

BOLTIGHT LAUNCHES IMPROVED TYPHOON II BOLT TENSIONER FOR THE WIND INDUSTRY

Mark the date: Global Wind Day – 15 June 2010

15 June is Global Wind Day

In spite of tough economic conditions, whenever you provide new products that solve real customer problems, you are going to increase sales in the Power Generation and Oil & Gas industries

UK - Wind energy expands in England

The Crown Estate, a property manager in the United Kingdom, announced plans to add 2 gigawatts of wind energy to meet the energy needs of up to 1.4 million homes in the region

Ireland - GE Smart Grid Technologies could transform energy landscape

GE's Bob Gilligan Outlines "Real. Smart. Solutions." at Marine Energy and Smart Grid Technology Workshop in Ireland

USA - Wind turbine blade stirs Columbus residents to think about renewable energy

“I’m helping to build America’s energy future” is the tour’s message, printed in large letters on the blade

Australia - Regulatory developments key to wind energy growth

"Additional investment in increased flexibility and expansion of the electricity network will also be required to support future wind energy growth"

China - Western wind turbine makers fall behind

Tough’ green energy market may force some companies out in 5 years

USA - Hawaii Public Utilities Commission approves contract for Kahuku Wind Energy Project

“This will be a major addition to Oahu’s portfolio of renewable energy sources”

Development marks first commercial wind project in South Africa as well as the start of the first phase of a large wind farm that will comprise 25 wind turbines

UK - More than 40GW of offshore wind energy projects at various stages of development

World leader with over 1GW installed

AWEA - Statement of AWEA CEO Denise bode on proposal to expand Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit

Legislation introduced to expand the Advanced Energy Manufacturing Tax Credit (48C) program for renewable energy

Germany - REpower Press and Analyst Conference

Press and Analyst Conference on Friday, 28 May 2010

SmartSignal Announces Summit 2010: Avoid Surprises Experts to Discuss Latest Innovations in Predictive Diagnostics.

South Africa - Wind industry wants 25 percent of energy to be renewable

"...Without this investment in renewable energy, SA will not meet its commitment to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 34% by 2020

China - Major wind energy players fall behind in China’s ‘Tough’ wind market

Western wind turbine manufacturers are losing ground in China, the world’s fastest-growing green energy marke

AWEA – Association’s statement on Kerry-Lieberman Climate Bill

"... We urge Senate Leadership to move quickly on strong legislation"

Product Pick of the Week - The Fuller Bladeless Wind Turbine

Inspired by Nikola Tesla

USA - Data quality & sensor reliability in cold climates to be compared in 12-month study

Test to take place at locations in Illinois, Iowa, and Indiana, where winter-anemometer icing can be severe

The U.S. DoE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory blasts 12.6 million inch pounds of torque at Samsung’s 185,000-pound wind turbine drive train

AWEA - Colorado Anti-Wind Study funded by Fossil Lobby debunked

The facts

Siemens secures order for its single largest onshore wind project in the United States

The Netherlands - Strategically positioned for the wind power market

Leading companies will be exhibiting at the HUSUM WindEnergy

UK - Nordex supplying 20 MW to Northern Ireland

N80/2500 strong-wind turbine selected by developer for first Northern Ireland project

USA - High-flying researchers target jet stream wind energy

New report claims high-altitude turbines or kites could harness wind speeds that are 10 times faster than at ground level

DNV awards Intellifast a tightening factor of 1.1

WinWinD delivers three new wind turbines to Aulepa Wind Park in Estonia

30% emissions cuts would keep EU in front of green energy race

Malta - Underwater cave find threatens wind farm

The planned 18 to 20 turbines at Sikka l-Bajda would generate almost 40 per cent of the clean energy Malta needs to reach the 2020 EU-imposed targets

Exhibition Ticker: World's largest wind energy conference in Dallas

WINDPOWER 2010

Product Pick of the Week - Nanoparticle 'Sharkskin'

Interesting new applications for wind energy farms

U.K. - Offshore energy grid for wind planned

Government pledges to build an power distribution grid offshore, removing one of the barriers to expanding wind and tidal energy planning to new plants to generate electricity

UK - Offshore renewable energy has potential to create 145,000 new jobs

Wind energy could generate the same amount of electricity a year by 2050 as one billion barrels of oil

USA - Tech University announces wind energy institute

The institute’s formation was announced Monday at the American Wind Energy Association’s Windpower 2010 conference in Dallas

Klaus Rave new GWEC Chairman

REpower successful in challenging environment

European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is looking for a Head of Membership & Sales.

Windfair.us at Windpower 2010

Increment of Growth as Expected