News Archive June 2011

Windfair: Mr. Mährlein, welcome to The Windfair Newsletter editorial. Please give us a short explanation of your company's name. What does SLV stand for?

Windfair-Interview with Thierry Marchal, ANSYS Industry Director

Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC): Global Wind Day - parachuting and painting from Europe to the US, Australia to Uruguay

SGS Opens Wind Energy Technology Center (WETC) in Tianjin, China

opening is taking place on June 13

Vestas has received a 149 MW order

83 V90-1.8 MW turbines for a wind-energy project in Canada

With Global Wind Day just around the corner, it is high time to tell you all about events in Brussels that will be taking place as part of our annual celebration of wind power

Located in Jilin province, the new facility assembles nacelles for Gamesa’s G9X-2.0 MW wind turbines. This new wind power facility rounds out Gamesa’s presence in the Asian giant

The installation of the Vindicator® laser wind sensor units will initially take place on six Boralex wind turbines located on different sites in North America and Europe

“This is a clear indication that the Government has recognised the importance of supporting wind and marine energy. Investment in ambitious R&D projects like this is a key part of the package of measures needed to attract companies from around the world t

China has overtaken United States as the country with the most installed wind farm capacity according to the Chinese Renewable Energy Industry Association and the Chinese Wind Energy Association

Dr. Magerstädt, the ROSEN Group is famous for your pipeline inspection technology. What from your experience has prepared you for Wind Energy, and in what application?

USA- Vestas secures service contract renewal for two Oklahoma wind power plants

Blue Canyon I includes 45 Vestas model NM72 wind turbines at 1.65 MW each which began producing energy in 2003

Turkey - GE gas turbines for wind energy

The 530 MW project will feature a 22-megawatt GE wind farm, a 50 MW eSolar solar thermal system and GE's new FlexEfficiency turbine technology

Windfair-Interview with Christian Adamczyk, Team Leader Marketing, SIAG Projektentwicklung GmbH

CATCH THE WIND SIGNS SALES AGREEMENT WITH INVENERGY FOR SIX VINDICATOR® LWS UNITS

Labkotec Oy: Efficient Ice Detection Offers Improved Reliability and Safety to Wind Turbine Operation

Siemens AG: Siemens ramps-up its UK wind power service capability from its dedicated training centre in Newcastle

Siemens AG: Siemens starts operating its first 6 megawatt wind turbine

Low weight design of SWT-6.0-120 will reduce costs for future offshore wind projects

ERLPhase Power Technologies: Announces S-PRO Sub-Harmonic Protection Relay

AWEA - Frum errs on wind energy's cost

Conservative activist David Frum repeated some misconceptions about wind power in a commentary that aired recently on American Public Media's "Marketplace" radio program

The scope of the wind power order includes the supply, installation and commissioning and long-term servicing of ECO 86 wind turbines. The wind farm plants will be equipped with Alstom’s SCADA system

Energized by rush of new licenses, Triton Sonic Wind Profilers’ remote sensing gives developers fast, flexible option for prospecting and evaluating wind farm sites in Turkish market

PRÜFTECHNIK AG: PRÜFTECHNIK introduces LEVALIGN® expert a motorized rotating laser system for leveling and flatness measurements

Quick geometric measurements using only a single operator reducing maintenance costs dramatically

SIAG Schaaf Industrie AG: „SIAG at the 3rd German American Energy Conference“

12th – 13th May 2011, Berlin

Germany - Offshore wind energy on route to replace nuclear energy

A small German port is promoting itself as a base for new offshore wind farm plants as Germany looks towards doing away with nuclear plants

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) announced June 7 that China has ended targeted wind power equipment subsidies in response to a U.S. challenge at the World Trade Organization

Germany - REpower publishes business figures for 2010/11

Total performance and income slightly down on the level of the previous year / Order backlog stands at EUR 2.55 billion

Exhibition Ticker - 4th WIND POWER AFRICA

Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition

Denmark - Siemens starts operating its 6 MW wind turbines

Low weight design of SWT-6.0-120 will reduce costs for future offshore wind energy projects

Activities will include a tour of DMI's wind turbines manufacturing plant followed by a special address to event attendees, a luncheon, and an escorted tour of the nearby Mohawk Point Wind Farm

USA - Catch The Wind signs new licensing agreement with Axys Technologies for land based WINDSENTINEL™

Minimum purchase commitment of 58 units over five years

TROUTMAN SANDERS LLP: Wind Power Equipment Subsidies Terminated by China After Successful WTO Challenge

Global Wind Energy Council: WindMade appoints first CEO

Vestas American Wind Technology, Inc.: Vestas enters into agreements to supply turbines and services to Greengate Power for Canada's largest wind energy project

DR. SHRINK Inc.: DR. SHRINK PROVIDES DISASTER SHELTERS FOR TSUNAMI SURVIVORS

The U.S. has made investments in wind power, through existing policies, that have lowered the cost of wind turbines and made it competitive with other new forms of generation

Stena Renewable Wind Energy Company of Göteborg, Sweden has signed a contract with GE to deploy 40 of GE’s 2.5-100 wind turbines for installation at four new wind farm plants

Siemens AG: Siemens to invest EUR150 million to expand wind power business

Two new R&D centers will strengthen technology leadership

Three EU member states support Hexicon in European investment program for wind energy Expert authorities and government departments in Sweden, Malta and Cyprus have decided to support Hexicon in the EU investment program for renewable energy NER300

PowerWind GmbH: PowerWind launches 500 kW wind turbine in Britain

* PowerWind 500 meets all requirements for profitable feed-in tariff * Now available

Windfair-Interview with Peter Wistritschnik Dipl. Ing., Managing Director, Kuvag Isola Composites GmbH

Windfair: Mr. de la Torre, welcome to the Windfair newsletter interview. What would you consider the chances for onshore wind energy in Great Britain especially as far as the political conditions are concerned?

Vestas accelerates business growth and propels innovation in wind power solutions with opening of new hub in Singapore

WWEA: Wind Energy is locomotive of the changing energy supply system worldwide

WWEA President Dr. Anil Kane declares on the occasion of the Global Wind Day

Catch the Wind, Inc: CATCH THE WIND TO HOLD FIRST QUARTER 2011 RESULTS CONFERENCE CALL ON JUNE 30, 2011

Global Wind Energy Council: WindMade label standard presented to US market

New Member On Windfair: Spahr Metric, Inc

In Categories: * Raw Materials * Connection and Fastening Systems

LEONI Fiber Optic: New line of Plastic Optical (POF) Fiber and Cables from LEONI Fiber Optics

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) is the voice of the wind turbines and wind farm industry, actively promoting the utilization of wind power in Europe and worldwide since 1982

Skanska, wind farm developer O2 and Jämtkraft are making a joint investment in a project-financed wind power for a total cost of around SEK 1.1 billion. The wind energy project comprises 30 wind turbines at Sjisjka

Denmark - LM Wind Power marks Global Wind Day with some ‘big’ news

LM Wind Power’s new wind turbines blade for offshore wind farm plants was developed by the company’s specialist engineers in Denmark, the Netherlands and India

UK - Iberdrola and DONG Energy to build West of Duddon Sands offshore wind energy plant

The wind farm consist of 108 Siemens 3.6 MW wind turbines and have a total capacity of 389 MW

Plant Siting & Forecasting in Technology R&D will use new super computer to determine various factors and predicting the output of the operational wind farm on an hour to day-ahead basis

Subsidiary Leighton Contractors and global conglomerate GE expect the wind power project, which they said will generate enough power for about 35,000 homes, to be completed by November 2012

China - 49 MW wind energy order placed with Vestas Wind Energy

Vestas receives wind power order in China for 58 V60-850 kW wind turbines for a wind farm

USA - Nordex announces new wind power venture

Potential for 120 MW wind farm in 2013. Wind energy project planned for 48 Nordex N100/2500 wind turbines

Siemens AG received a wind power order to supply 21 wind turbines with an output of 2.3 megawatt and a rotor diameter of 101 meters each for an offshore wind farm in Rudong County, in China’s Jiangsu province

Exhibition Ticker - EWEA 2012 Annual Event

Monday 16 – Thursday 19 April 2012 | Bella Center, Copenhagen, Denmark

The scope of the wind power order includes the supply, installation and commissioning and long-term servicing of ECO 86 wind turbines. The wind farm plants will be equipped with Alstom’s SCADA system

Siemens AG: Siemens receives first order for offshore wind power plant in China

Milestone for market entry in the biggest wind power market worldwide

"The hot and blustery spot is perfect for the wind turbines project" says developer Terra-Gen Power, an affiliate of ArcLight Capital and Global Infrastructure Partners

ALL-ENERGY: 2011 BREAKS EVERY RECORD

Windfair: Mr Becker, welcome to the Windfair Newsletter Interview. As the new managing director of the Messe Husum and Congress, please tell us what changes we can expect in 2012? Peter Becker: The wind trade fair in Husum has been running for over 20

India - WinWinD & Suryachakra to develop 250 MW Wind Farm in Dharapuram

Once commissioned, it will further enhance Tamil Nadu’s leadership position in harnessing wind energy

"A number of different wind energy technologies are available across a range of applications, but the primary use of wind energy of relevance to climate change mitigation is to generate electricity from larger, grid-connected wind turbines, deployed

Italy - REpower to supply 44 MW wind power project

REpower will deliver 13 3.4M104 wind turbines to San Marco in Lamis, a 44 megawatt (MW) wind farm situated north-east of Foggia

EWEA OFFSHORE 2011 CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION: Conference registration now open

* The world's largest offshore wind energy event * 29 November – 1 December 2011, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

NATURAL POWER: NATURAL POWER REGISTERED AS TRADING AGENT PROVIDING INDEPENDENT CONTROL ROOM FUNCTIONALITY

Germany - Nordex modernises European production centre in Rostock

The aim was to significantly improve the efficiency and production quality of the wind turbines plant

45% by 2030 is a new initiative to achieve a 45% binding target for renewable energy in the EU by 2030 – the only way that we will avoid the most serious effects of climate change in the not-too-distant future

Siemens AG: Siemens secures offshore wind turbine order in UK

Company strengthens leading position in the world’s most important offshore wind market

It will employ around 40 engineering by the summer, that could rise to more than 100 at the end of the year, for its wind power facilities in Glasgow, expected operational this fall

SGS Industrial Services is pleased to announce that the SGS Wind Energy Technology Center (WETC) was officially opened on June 13,2011, in Tianjin, China. Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, the SGS test center is the first third-party testing cent

LEONI Fiber Optics Inc.: Optical Technologies for Wind Turbines and Solar Systems from LEONI Fiber Optics Inc.

This week: The Windfair 2011 Technical Symposium

Wind turbines that do not interfere with radar systems used by aircraft may soon become a commercially viable option for the wind power industry, Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas said

The German economic miracle of the 1950s and 1960s had many parents. Entrepreneurial intelligence and courage were key drivers of the economy during that time. The automotive industry is a prime example. It became the leading sector in Germany, rose to th

"BPA is using its control of the region's transmission system and exploiting unusually high water levels to break contracts," said Rob Gramlich

Siemens AG: Siemens and Statkraft SCA Vind sign framework agreement for more than 250 wind turbines

The new research to be published next month shows how wind energy can contribute very substantially to achieving the EU's commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% by the middle of the century