News Archive May 2012

GE announced a new technology that can help give wind farm operators a competitive edge by identifying problems with wind turbines before they can cause downtime or major failures

Future Technologies - Airborne "Kite" Wind Power - Makani's Contribution to The Future of our Planet II

Answers to Questions about this unique new way of generating wind energy

NZ Windfarms third-quarter revenue tripled, reflecting the completion of its 97 wind turbines Te Rere Hau wind farm and higher electricity prices offset by lower electricity output caused by a wind speed drop

A continuously growing number of operators now rely on Deutsche Windtechnik to complete servicing work for their wind turbines. In addition to the basic service contract, the trend is now especially to conclusion of individual overall servicing concepts:

DR. SHRINK DEBUTS MOBILE WEBSITE

In addition to a multitude of sensor systems which ensure the operation of a wind power plant, there are also a range of sensor system components which have the task of protecting the system and safeguarding it against damage caused by external influences

This week: We will be there on the 8th of May

DBK will be exhibitor at the Technik Symposium in Hamburg

Europe - Investments in offshore wind energy on the rise

Demand for offshore wind power aided by rising fossil-fuel prices

Studies show that Cuba could produce between 1,200 MW and 3,500 MW with wind power alone. Installation of these wind turbines would require a significant amount of investment

American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) CEO Denise Bode released the following statement about media reports on a study of wind farm plants and temperatures in their immediate surroundings

USA - Thousands of children take part in wind energy challenge

Students Learn About Wind Energy at USA Science & Engineering Festival. Students designed and constructed their own wind turbines

Helping increase wind power will be Fire Island west of Anchorage, where a CIRI plans to install 11 giant wind turbines. With $25 million in help from the state, the wind farm will generate 17.6 megawatts

India advances in renewable energy, particularly wind power and solar energy (photovoltaic and concentrated solar thermal power). Gamesa sold this year 700 wind turbines in India for wind farm projects

The Amrumbank West offshore wind farm is located around 35 km north of the island of Helgoland. It will consist of 80 Siemens wind turbines with a rated output of 3.6 MW each

First 45 mln Euro Wind Turbines Project was a Success. The EBRD’s first wind power project in Turkey was a 45 million euro loan for a wind farm project in the southern province of Osmaniye in 2009

Australia - Vestas secures wind turbines contract

Vestas has secured a five-year service wind energy contract extension for each of Infigen Energy’s four wind farm plants utilising Vestas wind turbines in Australia

AWEA - Wind power progress scheduled to end with PTC expiration

US saw 1.695 GW of wind farm capacity installed in the first quarter, with 788 wind turbines added in 17 states, according to American Wind Energy Association

Dr Klaus Rave was unanimously re-elected for a two year term as Global Wind Energy Council Chairman at the latest Board meeting which took place in Copenhagen. Dr Rave has been Chairman since 2010

This week: Cuba - With the construction of 8 wind farm plants wind energy on the rise

New wind farm installations and jobs in the wind turbines industry dropped by large percentages all three times, and we’re looking at another large percentage turndown in 2013

USA - First Wind starts construction of 105 MW wind farm in Washington

First Wind has started construction of its first wind power project in Washington state - the 105 MW Palouse Wind farm in northern Whitman County

DTE Energy has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) that is part of the company's plan to continue to add Michigan-based renewable power to its energy portfolio over the next two years

In two press releases REpower will be introduced with regard to its (1) Wind Power Solutions, (2) Wind turbines, (REpower I) & (3) Integration and (4) Operation (REpower II)

Commercial launch of the 5KW small wind turbine TARRAGÓ

This week: DNV has entered into a strategic partnership with Norwegian Storm Geo Group

In two press releases REpower will be introduced with regard to its (1) Wind Power Solutions, (2) Wind turbines, (REpower I) & (3) Integration and (4) Operation (REpower II)

UK - UK government releases study that underlines the benefits of wind power

Wind turbines generate millions of pounds for the economy and create thousands of jobs, a government report claims

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SGS Attends RenewableUK Global Offshore Wind 2012 in London, UK

High-strength screwed connections (8.8; 10.9 and 12.9) larger than M16 are the most frequently used connection type on Wind Energy Turbines. Axially stressed bolt connections are used in many cases in designs of wind energy plants. Typical examples are th

Renewable Energy Generation Limited, the UK renewable energy group, announces that it has purchased two Vestas V90 2MW wind turbines for its site at Orchard End in Lancashire

South Korea - Offshore wind energy holds vast potential for Vestas

Building partnerships and promoting wind power for the future will be Vestas’ focus at the Danish Pavilion in the upcoming Expo 2012 in Yeosu, South Korea

RWE Innogy to build fourth wind farm in Poland

-Construction start for 39 MW of installed capacity -Continuous expansion of Polish onshore wind pipeline -REpower supplies MM92 turbines rated at 2.05 megawatts each

Green Power Conferences: Renewable Energy Risk Management 2012

26—27 June 2012, London, United Kingdom

The American Wind Energy Association's WINDPOWER 2012 Conference & Exhibition in Atlanta, June 3-6, will be the first North American event ever to earn WindMade's designation as 100 percent powered by wind energy.

Green Power Conferences: 3rd annual Global Wind Power Finance & Investment 2012

26—27 June 2012, London, United Kingdom

Huntsman Advanced Materials helps to harness more of the wind’s energy

If you think the UK media report mostly anti-wind farm stories you could be right. But news just out could help to stem the flow of wind power criticism. Wind energy generate millions for the economy

Leading U.S. wind energy and transmission company Pattern Energy Group LP is developing the El Arrayan wind power project with 50 wind turbines

The new $363-million Crow Lake Wind Farm near White Lake, S.D., has just paid its first property tax bills to three rural counties in the amount of a very welcome $800,000, about $300,000 more than expected, according to delighted local authorities.

Wales is on course to become a centre for wind energy now that the biggest onshore wind power plant with 76 wind turbines in the UK has received the Westminster government’s green light

Solving the problem of South Africa's maraud power sector. Both projects, Wind Power and photovoltaic solar power are expected to be under operation by the end of 2013

UK - REpower wins second wind energy contract for UK's onshore wind power

REpower has signed a contract to supply Banks Renewables with six 3.4M104 wind turbines for their Penny Hill Wind Farm in South Yorkshire, England

The flying capacity expansion of wind energy equipment manufacturers in recent years has caused increasingly intense competition; in 2011, Chinese wind power equipment manufacturers witnessed decline in profit

EWEA Blog - Drinking water made by wind turbines?

Wind energy already saves water. Wind power is already saving water since it uses very little water to produce electricity

Poland - GE to supply wind turbines for Polish wind farm projects

GE will supply 38 wind turbines for four wind power projects collectively referred to as Darlowo Wind Energy Center-Phase Two being constructed in Northern Poland

Windfair Company of the Week - BLG LOGISTICS GROUP - 135 years old, and still young!

BLG established in 1877 / over a billion in sales for the first time in 2011

AWEA Blog - N.Y. port sees action due to wind power, PTC

The port of Ogdensburg, N.Y., is bustling with activity these days, as wind turbines and their components for a large wind farm in upstate New York arrive by ship and rail

While the editorial does not mention the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), the PTC has been instrumental in encouraging the development of the North Dakota wind farm project and many others

Japan has 2,501 MW of installed wind farm wind power. Wind power and other renewables such as solar power and geothermal energy are expected to help fill some of the gap caused by shutting down Japan’s nuclear industry

Germany - BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH - Renewable Energies: International markets in focus

BBB is a highly experienced consultancy and project management company engaged in the area of renewable energy

The Toledo (Ohio) Blade is endorsing an extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC), the primary incentive that has encouraged the wind power industry's growth over the past decade

50,000 MW of new wind energy capacity projected to be built in North America in the next five years and emerging markets are playing a growing role in driving the fast-growing wind energy sector worldwide

After several months of negotiations, a meeting between representatives of the Romanian company SEDEPE (i.e. the managing directors Stefan D. Popa and Stefan D. Petcu) and Molins de Vent TARRAGÓ took place on the 25th of April at TARRAGÓ’s premises.

Nordex awarded new contracts for 55 MW: UK customer ordering five wind farms from Nordex

Windfair Member News - DeWind Co. Announces Wind Turbine Purchase Agreement with Wind Energy Institute of Canada

WEICan Signs Agreement for the Purchase of Five DeWind 2 MW D9.2 Wind Turbines for its 10 MW Research Site on PEI

Acciona Windpower has announced that the wind farm where it will be installing two of its AW-3000/116, 3MW wind turbines in Mechanicsville will be called Pioneer Grove Wind Farm

UK - Government study provides reasons for why wind farms are a good investment

Wind turbines generate millions of pounds for the economy and create thousands of jobs, a UK government report claims

Suzlon Energy Group subsidiary, REpower Systems SE announced its largest wind power order to-date in Poland with the 39 MW Nowy Staw wind farm, near the city of Gdansk / Official REpower Wind Energy Profile

Another step towards the future

Virtual power stations communicate with ‘bluecom’ from Bachmann electronic

RWE reiterated plans to continuously expand its power generation capacity from renewable energies, adding that it will massively invest in offshore and onshore wind energy

European leaders meeting on 23 May to discuss how to achieve growth despite massive budgetary challenges must turn to wind power for immediate job-creating and economic benefits

The past few weeks have seen more new wind turbines generation records in Texas and Spain, two areas where the clean energy source is providing a growing share of electricity production

Siemens receives its first wind power order in Chile

Siemens has received an order for a total of 50 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 115 megawatts (MW) for the El Arrayán wind power plant in Chile

The wind farm PTC has attracted support this year from a broad cross-section of Congress, including 21 House Republican cosponsors, and a number of Republican Senators

Moventas wins €80m wind power contract to supply new 5MW offshore wind turbines of AREVA

Moventas continues to strengthen its offshore wind energy capability with its 5MW medium speed wind turbines gear

As of 15 May, Martin Huss is employed as new Regional Manager and Managing Director of A2SEA GmbH. Martin will be operating from A2SEA’s Hamburg office, and work with all three A2SEA business units: Installation, Cabling, and Service and Logistics.

From projects supporting R&D for wind power, to projects investigating offshore wind energy, EWEA takes part in a number of EU-funded assignments all contributing to the future development of wind energy

China - Risø mapping wind resources in China

For the past four years, Risø DTU has been involved in mapping the wind resources in the Dongbei region in north-eastern China

South Africa - Acciona secures 138 MW wind energy in South African tenders

An Acciona-led consortium has confirmed it has secured the rights to develop a 138 MW wind farm in the Western Cape Province

Siemens Energy’s customer magazine “Living Energy” is now also published as an iPad application. The “Living Energy” app offers its readers additional content and represents an alternative to the print version. The app can be downloaded for free at the Ap

Availon, the independent provider of services for wind turbine systems, is energetically expanding its sales activities in relation to its service portfolio for Vestas® wind turbines.

Wind energy is an American success story, powering 35 percent of all new American electric generation in recent years and creating one of the country’s fastest growing manufacturing sectors. In an era of economic hardship, American wind power is a bright

Wind power can create economic activity and jobs, while saving money – that’s one of the conclusions Christian Kjaer, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)

Vestas has been selected as the preferred supplier of wind turbines to five wind energy projects in South Africa with a combined wind power capacity of 297 MW

The latest round of the programme allocated a total of 1043,9 MW, comprising solar energy photovoltaic (417MW), wind energy (562MW), small hydro (14,3MW) and concentrating solar power (50MW)

Green Power Conferences: Wind Power Turkey

16-17 October 2012

The Supervisory Board of REpower today appointed Mr Marcus A. Wassenberg as Chief Financial Officer, and Mr Vinod R. Tanti as Chief Operating Officer. These appointments are effective 1st June 2012.

AWEA Ticker - Fiberglass supplier worries about PTC extension

The fate of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) will impact a fiberglass supplier with a major factory in Shelby, N.C., local press reports said recently

The Timken Company will feature products and aftermarket solutions for the wind turbines industry at the AWEA WINDPOWER 2012 Conference and Exhibition, June 3-6, in Atlanta, Ga.

Turkey - Nordex delivers 19 multi-megawatt wind turbines

Nordex had been awarded a wind power contract for the assembly of a 47.5 MW wind farm in Turkey

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As the largest annual wind energy event in the world, the WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition draws the industry’s top leaders to discuss the front-of mind-issues that are part of the industry landscape today. At WINDPOWER 2012, which takes place, June 3-6

This week: Village Power Supply with Renewables in developing countries – a matter of risk management

Can village power supply in developing countries be a profitable business?

‘Windpower has a large potential in Japan, especially in the north-east. It is useful for the revival from the disaster.’ - GLOBAL WIND DAY AMBASSADOR - Izumi Ushiyama, President of Ashikaga Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering, Japan

AWEA Blog - Elliott off target on wind power and cost savings

Mr. Elliott’s argument is that the study overlooked potential costs that could be associated with integrating large amounts of wind energy onto the power system

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