News Archive April 2013

Acciona: Cuts will not hurt wind farm

Acciona predicts the new wind farm will produce enough electricity to power 1,500 homes and keep more than 12,000 tons of pollution out of the air each year

Vestas receives 105 MW wind power order in Ukraine

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 35 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for Ukraine

Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc. (RES Canada), a leader in the construction of wind and solar projects in Canada, is pleased to announce it has started construction on the 270MW South Kent Wind project

Second Wind names Clean Electric Israel as reseller and CIS

“Second Wind’s systems let wind developers easily measure higher height data with met towers”

CISWIND2013 International Conference & Exhibition "Wind power in the CIS and Eastern Europe”

“Time for closer cooperation of the wind sector in the CIS countries”

AWEA Blog - Tang Energy’s Jenevein off target with swipes at wind power

Patrick Jenevein of Tang Energy, criticizing wind power and the federal tax credit that has been its primary incentive

Just 10 pounds a year - The cost of wind power to UK's consumers

Wind power is needed for the UK’s energy mix to insulate it from global gas prices

Considering the operation of wind energy plants, performance and availability are the most important catchwords for the technical and economic success. But how can I optimally influence both parameters?

There are huge things to come as we are looking ahead: The Hannover Messe 2013, the world's biggest industrial fair, is about to start next week on Monday, April 8th. Windfair will also be there with a community booth.

Innovative wind energy prototype projects receive ample funding

“In the first call the wind industry proved how innovative it was, winning a substantial portion of the funding available”

This week: The Lincs Offshore Wind Farm receives its last wind energy turbine from Siemens

The team behind the Lincs Offshore Wind Farm are celebrating the successful installation of the project’s final turbine

Wind energy – a vital segment of the rapidly expanding renewable energy market – will be the key driver of the carbon fiber industry

GE Successfully Trials Breakthrough High Temperature Superconducting Technology for Next Generation Power Generation

"Hydrogenie" compact power generation technology tested in Rugby, England, runs at 50 Kelvin

Windenergy News: World innovation by GEDORE MADE IN GERMANY: 3-in-1 impact socket bit

In the past, using an impact socket bit meant also using a safety ring and a safety pin as safety devices when transferring force.

British Petroleum is intent on selling itself out of the U.S. wind farm sector

BP has agreed to sell its wind power plants worth about $1.5bn in the US, as part of its plan to withdraw from renewable energy

Even amid policy uncertainty in major wind power markets, wind developers still managed to set a new record for installations in 2012, with 44,000 megawatts of new wind capacity worldwide

This week: German juwi Group Completes Financial Year 2012 Successfully and Expands International Business

Well-filled Project Pipeline for Japan, South Africa, South America and the U.S.

PowerWind Ltd. (formerly known as RK Wind Ltd.) has sold its first two wind turbines of the type PowerWind 56 to the US and Romania. The turbines will be installed in April and August 2013

This week: Approval of wind turbines in the USA and Canada

The USA and Canada still have no specific industrial standards in place for large-scale wind turbines.

Turkey increases number of wind farms

Tanzania Wind Energy Potential Fairly High

The German embassy in Dar es Dar es Salaam, in collaboration with the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT), organised renewable energies technology exhibition.

Topic of the week - An insight into an environmental problem from another "green" technology

Fracking: The Solution? Or the Problem?

Plans to pepper the Irish midlands with giant wind turbines exporting the electricity they generate to Britain are not driven only by Tory concerns about a popular revolt in the English shires against wind-energy projects. They are part of a much wider ag

Vestas: Information in the market regarding order in Uruguay

Wind. It means the World to us

Enercon to supply first E-92 wind turbines to Finland

A contract to this effect was recently signed with the Finnish power supply company, Kotkan Energia Oy and construction is scheduled to start at the end of September.

More than two-thirds of Americans want the US to place more emphasis on generating domestic energy using wind power, according to a new Gallup public opinion poll.

SGS is currently executing the tendering phase and has received a Letter of Intent for owner's engineer representative and supervision services for three wind farm sites in Poland from Polish Energy Partners (PEP).

Wind energy a good deal for Ontario, Canada

Wind energy accounted for only about 5 per cent of the increase to the total customer bill between 2009 and 2012

Nordex supplying first N117 turbine to Ireland

Element Power to build a 36-MW wind farm with Nordex

- Advanced Nacelle Test Bench Will Enable Fault Ride-through Tests and Grid Simulation - Equipment Incorporates GE’s Innovative Direct Drive Permanent Magnet Motor and Flexible Modular Inverter System - Contract Confirms GE’s Reputation as a Leader in

The “Langwedel II” project in Lower Saxony will be constructed with four Vestas V90 wind turbines with a hub height of 125 meters and a total nominal capacity of 8 MW

Vestas appoints new Chief Financial Officer

“In Marika Fredriksson we have found a new CFO with the calibre and capabilities addressing Vestas’ needs"

DNV now offers shipowners the support they need to make newbuilds and existing vessels ‘LNG ready’ with class approved designs, ready for later, simple retrofit of LNG technology.

Technology breakthrough in offshore wind design analysis

Previously there has been no single software tool available on the market that covers both wind turbine and substructure design analysis in one analysis package

Parliament renders ETS impotent

The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) criticised the decision by the European Parliament today to reject a proposal to reform the EU’s Emissions Trading System (ETS)

Poland is the biggest wind energy market in the EU’s newer Member States, but wobbles in government support have made investors nervous. Here is an interview with to Ewa Kurdy, a Director of the Polish Wind Energy Association, to find out what’s going on…

“This makes the ETS irrelevant in Europe’s bid to reduce the use of fossil fuels. The carbon price will continue having no impact on investment decisions in the power sector”

Alstom hands over offshore substation for Trianel’s 400 MW Borkum wind farm

The Borkum wind farm consists of 80 wind turbines situated on 56 kilometres-squared, north of the Borkum coast.

Ilocos Norte welcomes 2nd Vestas wind farm in Burgos / Philippines

Another wind farm project in Ilocos Norte breaks ground today in Burgos town, 50 kilometers north of Laoag City

AWEA: “Why I Like Wind Power” Video Contest

AWEA is looking for videos that show why you like wind power.

The Global Wind Energy Council released its Annual Market Update today, with a comprehensive snapshot of the global wind industry at the end of 2012, along with a 5-year forecast out to 2017.

Student Competition Prepares the Next Generation of Wind Energy Entrepreneurs

The Collegiate Wind Competition is one of several Energy Department-supported programs aiming to inspire the next generation of clean energy leaders

AWEA Blog - Wind energy cuts fossil fuel use

Wind energy is playing an important role in protecting America’s environment

Rhode Island: A Case Study in Offshore Renewable Energy Developments

Register now for the EnergyOcean International 2013

The European Renewable Energy Council (EREC) launched a publication today entitled ‘Hat-trick 2030 – An integrated climate and energy framework’ at the Renewable Energy House in Brussels.

bachmann electronic: Telecontrol protocol made to measure

The IEC60870-5-104 telecontrol protocol is widely used in the power station, energy distribution and infrastructure sector.

Product Pick of the Week - Introducing Mobil SHC™ next-generation lubricants

The world of synthetic lubricants just took three giant leaps forward

Wind energy in Turkey: Nordex, contracts signed for 125 MW

A total of 38 N100/2500 turbines are to be connected to the grid for Eksim Holding by autumn 2013

Mr.Wang Jixue, Deputy Director of New Energy Dep of Hydropower, Water Resources Planning and Design General Institute, stated that there is a growing competing interest over offshore wind resource around China.

“The renewable energy industry has increased by 17 per cent in 2011 and will continue increasing with China, India and USA increasing dependence on wind energy capacities such as the wind turbines installed in China in 2012 to produce 13 GW of power,”

Gamesa is in a sound position to address the future

Sales in 2012 totalled 2,119 MWe, i.e. higher than established in the Business Plan, and the group’s normalised EBIT amounted to 5 million euro.

Keeping it safe – how do wind energy workers avoid danger?

Dangers - An electrical fire can occur; heavy parts can fall from great heights; lifting huge unstable loads with cranes could go wrong

“‘You’re not starting in the right place,’ resident Debbie Hughes told Bigelow, during the public comment portion of Monday’s meeting. ‘We are already affected by the turbines. Our stress is already high.’

This week: Vestas signs renewal of offshore service contract for 120 MW with Eneco in the Netherlands

Vestas signs renewal of service contract for 120 MW with Eneco in the Netherlands

Football fans know the value of a hat-trick – the triumvirate of goals that prove success for any striker. Though difficult to achieve, the hat-trick is worth striving for.

Buffalo Dunes Wind Energy Project: a lesson in export, affordability and transmission

The Buffalo Dunes Wind Project will use 135 GE turbines.

AS Tech Industrie- und Spannhydraulik GmbH: visit us on WindEnergy Hamburg 2014

Do not hesitate to make an appointment with us at the WindEnergy Hamburg 2014!

New Zealand Wind Energy: Hurunui wind farm consented

The Court approved 31 of the 33 proposed wind turbines

Vestas took first prize within the categories “Digital Business Development” as well as “Data Application”. Furthermore, Vestas was awarded the jury’s special award, the “Pioneer Prize”, for creating a positive, forward looking image of e-business

- Cost reduction of EUR 100 million to be realised by FY13/14 - Savings potential identified in purchasing, production and manufacturing - Total employees likely reduced by up to 750 worldwide

“In particular, a tax expenditure and a grant initiative, both administered by Treasury, accounted for nearly all federal financial support for wind energy,”

AWEA BLOG - Introducing Tom Kiernan, the person chosen to lead the U.S. Wind Industry

"We're trying to get out of the boom-and-bust policy of the tax credit,"

Sebastian Noethlichs, executive director of the Bulgarian Wind Energy Association (BGWEA), expressed his disbelief in the adequacy of this crude measure which violates European and national legislation.

Vestas: First V112-3.0 MW onshore wind turbines for Belgium

Aspiravi NV and Limburg win(d)t order 3 V112-3.0 MW and 9 V90-2.0 MW turbines for wind power plants in Flanders

New Orders Drive ACCIONA Windpower’s AW3000 Turbine to 1 GW Milestone

Maine Wind Industry Initiative is a supply chain development organization that provides wind energy development services to all Maine supply-chain categories.

Ontario Air Quality continues to improve thanks to Clean Energy

“Cleaner air in Ontario means a brighter future for our children."

Wind Power: TÜV Rheinland Certifies HybridDrive from Winergy

Wind turbine drive train consisting of gearbox and the generator / Certification according to the GL2010 Guideline / Facilitation of the type certification process

This week: Agreement reached between Hamburg and Husum trade fair companies

Joint industry solution for wind industry fairs in Germany

SKF has signed a global agreement with Nordex, a leading developer and manufacturer of wind turbines, for the delivery of mainshaft bearings, and lubrication systems to the Nordex wind turbines to be assembled and erected on a global basis

This week: TWK-ELEKTRONIK: New products for the wind power industry

Once again, the wind power industry can anticipate new and further developed products from TWK-Elektronik.

SGS to Appear at Renewable UK Offshore Wind 2013 Conference in Manchester

On June 12-13, 2013, SGS will attend Renewable UK Offshore Wind in Manchester and showcase its renewable energy services at stand 199.

Invenergy to Feature Three Brilliant 2.5-120 Turbines as Part of an 86 GE Turbine Installation at New Texas Wind Project Site. New Brilliant Wind Turbine Is First to Integrate Battery Applications into the Turbine System.