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News Archive March 2012

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This week: DEWIND CO ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF 20 MW FRISCO PROJECT

03/01/2012

Project Showcases 10 DeWind 2.0 MW D8.2 Wind Turbines

New Member On Windfair.net: Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH

03/01/2012

Categories: Suppliers: Measurement Engineering

REpower Systems SE receives growth finance of EUR 750.0 million

03/01/2012

Japan - Experimental offshore floating wind farm project at Fukushima

03/03/2012

This experimental wind power project consists of three floating wind turbines and one floating power sub-station off the coast of Fukushima

Mexico - New Acciona wind farm of 306 MW

03/04/2012

Mexico's President Felipe Calderon will go to wind power farms with 204 wind turbines, called Oaxaca II, III and IV, operated by Acciona in southern Mexico, and formalize its inauguration

EWEA Blog - Wind energy and other renewables much cheaper than coal

03/04/2012

Electricity from wind power and other renewables is close to one-third cheaper than electricity from a new coal-fired plant, according to a US report published by the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPRS)

Poland - Vestas signs 82 MW wind farm order

03/05/2012

Vestas has received a wind energy order from Iberdrola Engineering and Construction Poland Sp. z o.o. for delivery of 22 wind turbines V80-2.0 MW and 19 units of the V90-2.0 MW wind turbine

Brazil - GE to build $35 million plant in Bahia

03/05/2012

General Electric plans to build a $35 million wind power plant in the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia to assemble wind turbines as the market for wind farm surges in the South American country

Canada - Ontarians say wind turbines is one of the safest forms of electricity generation

03/05/2012

A high 78 per cent of Ontarians say wind power is one of the safest forms of electricity generation according to a recent Oracle Research poll commissioned by the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA)

Higher quality site analysis for small wind turbines

03/06/2012

Small wind turbines (SWT) are experiencing increasing demand throughout Germany. Not only private users and farmers install SWTs but also industry, car stores, retail shops and so on.

EWEA - Celebrating 30 years of wind power in Europe

03/06/2012

The European Wind Energy Association is celebrating its 30 year anniversary in 2012

AWEA - Two more Colorado newspapers favor PTC extension

03/06/2012

Two more Colorado newspapers, the Pueblo Chieftain and the Greeley Tribune, have called for an extension of the federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC), joining the Denver Post

This week: Hailo Professional: safety maintenance of wind power systems of all sizes

03/07/2012

The rotor blades in a wind power system must be regularly accessed for cleaning, repair and servicing purposes. With the Hailo BLADElift, the company has developed a system that – as a result of its modular construction – can be customised allowing for ea

Germany - SKF receives SEK 350 million wind power order from Vestas

03/07/2012

SKF provides dedicated solutions that optimize the reliability and performance of new and existing wind turbines.SKF main shaft solutions for the wind energy segment are designed to withstand axial and radial loads

Germany - GE gets contract for 41 wind turbines to German wind energy projects

03/07/2012

GE to Supply 41 Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbines for Four Wind Farm Projects in Germany. The new units will boost GE’s contribution to wind power

This week: 1. Deutsche Windtechnik Experts‘ Forum attracts enormous interest – open and informative discussion concerning data transfer with ROTORsoft

03/07/2012

„Wind turbine data transfer with ROTORsoft – benefitting from the potential in practice”:

The new G-smartrac vario in The Windfair Newsletter

03/07/2012

The Sky`s our limit!

Germany - New wind power Nordex CEO now on board

03/08/2012

Planned changeover to Jürgen Zeschky completed on 1 March. Over 3,700 Nordex wind energy systems are in operation around the world today

This week: Mexico - Wind energy of 396 MW awarded to Vestas

03/10/2012

Vestas has received a 396 MW wind power order in Mexico. Vestas wins wind turbines order for largest wind farm in Latin America

Spain - Gamesa wind energy reaches a new record for a wind turbine production

03/10/2012

The first prototype is installed at the R&D wind farm in Jaulín, Zaragoza. Gamesa's G10X-4.5 MW offers 4.5 MW of nominal capacity, which makes it the most powerful turbine on the land-based wind power market

This week: China - Chinese wind turbines enter European wind farm market for first time

03/11/2012

In February 2012, two China-made wind turbines were put into operation in Sweden, which was the first time that Chinese wind turbines entered the European wind energy market

Pakistan - Groundbreaking 50 MW of wind power plant in Jhimpir

03/11/2012

Pakistan is currently producing only 10% of the total potential of 346 gigawatts (GW) of electricity that can be generated solely from wind energy. The wind farm has Nordex wind turbines

BBB: International markets in focus

03/12/2012

BBB on EWEA 2012 in Copenhagen

Japan - GE awarded $170mn in wind power patent case

03/12/2012

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been ordered to pay GE $169m in damages following a court decision that the Japanese company had infringed GE’s wind energy patent

AWEA Blog - Paul Woodin, community wind energy expert, passes

03/12/2012

Born in Illinois and raised in New York state, Woodin developed a base of knowledge applicable to wind energy by graduating from Florida Air Academy in 1965

This week: PEIKKO GROUP IN 2011: GROUP NET SALES EUR 104.5 MILLION, GROWTH 36%

03/13/2012

Peikko Group’s net sales grew by 36 percent in 2011 and amounted to EUR 104.5 million.

High-efficiency generators from Weier GmbH in The Windfair Newsletter

03/13/2012

Weier is developing and producing high-efficiency generators of premium quality in the range of renewable energies, such as small wind turbines, combined heating and power stations or hydropower stations. Our generator-technology is characterized by highe

Catch the Wind Responds to Recent Trading Activity

03/16/2012

This week: Metallic Properties for Plastics, Interview with Marko Lietzke, Application Consultant at AHC Oberflächentechnik GmbH

03/20/2012

Marko Lietzke is an application consultant at AHC Oberflächentechnik GmbH in Berlin. The experienced certified engineer answers frequently asked questions about the metalization of plastics. AHC is committed to the development, production and surface trea

New Member On Windfair: anemos Gesellschaft für Umweltmeteorologie mbH

03/21/2012

Categories:Research, Education and Consultancies: Consultancies,Offshore: Consultancies and Developers

Thornton Bank: First six-megawatt turbine for offshore wind farm installed

03/21/2012

-REpower installed first of 48 REpower 6M for Belgian offshore project development company C-Power -Most powerful offshore wind turbine constructed to date

The market leader DEHN

03/21/2012

Bachmann electronic expands portfolio

03/21/2012

HMI and SCADA systems from Certec EDV GmbH strengthen expertise in complete solutions

SGS to Showcase its Renewable Energy Services at EWEA 2012 in Copenhagen, Denmark

03/22/2012

On April 16-19, 2012, SGS will attend EWEA 2012, Europe’s premier wind energy event, in Copenhagen, Denmark. At stand E-C79, SGS’s team of experts will demonstrate the wide portfolio of renewable energy services SGS has on offer.

Maximum Yield and Optimum Grid Integration

03/23/2012

The PCS Green Line Family shows what modern full- power converters can do

Molins de vent TARRAGÓ: where the wind blows...

03/26/2012

In the small town Capmany (623 inhabitants as per 01/2011) in the Catalan region of „Alt Empordà” there is the TARRAGÓ windmill model M3009 of Mr Ramon Vilardell, in the most northern part of the Iberian Peninsula

This week: REpower signs contract for 332 MW German offshore project

03/27/2012

-Delivery of 54 offshore wind turbines to PNE project Gode Wind I -Biggest-ever offshore project with REpower turbines

WKN sells German wind farm Suderbruch to Allianz

03/27/2012

Further sales contract signed

This week: New HiPer-tex ™ W3030 roving from 3B-the fibreglass company complements its new benchmark series of resin-specific high performance fibre glass for wind turbine rotor blades.

03/28/2012

Engineered specifically for polyester or vinylester resin systems, HiPer-tex™ W3030 roving also allows for longer, lighter blades for both offshore and onshore wind turbines.

Availon GmbH: Function check for yaw drives

03/29/2012

"Yaw Monitoring" upgrade prevents costly repairs

Wind Energy Market - The Wind Industry in Germany in The Windfair Newsletter

03/29/2012

Economic report and presentation of the German wind industry Key economic data and facts at a glance. All market participants brought together in a convenient overview.

Brookfield Renewable's 102-MW Calif. wind farm goes online

03/30/2012

Brookfield Renewable Energy Partners LP said it has placed its 102-MW Coram Ridge wind project in Kern County, Calif., into commercial operation.

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