News Archive May 2013

Topic of the Week - Wind energy leading the way in the U.S in The Windfair Newsletter

The U.S. has seen strong growth in the wind energy industry, and 2012 was a record year for the amount of installed capacity

“Our communities’ strong progress in renewable energy is the result of the collective efforts of customers, energy suppliers and our companies,” said Scott Seu, vice president for energy resources and operations

Walter Stauffenberg Wind Energy News: Flame-retardant cable fastening clamps from the construction kit

Secure and orderly installation of vertically running cables in wind energy turbines

Leading wind turbine manufacturer Vestas have announced the deployment of three ZephIR 300 Lidar systems at the 420MW Macarthur Wind Farm in Australia

The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) reaffirmed the wind energy industry’s commitment to respecting and protecting wildlife habitat and the environment in the wake of the release of the Ontario Environmental Commissioner’s Annual Report Part II

UK - Teeside Offshore Wind Farm Begins Producing Electricity

The North East’s first large scale offshore wind farm in the UK has now started to produce electricity as work continues towards completion of the project

By subsidising fossil fuels, governments are “stealing money from the pockets of the poor, who would get money otherwise for schools and hospitals”

With the financial close imminent for the second-bid-window projects identified under South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme (REIPPPP), the wind energy sector in South Africa has never been more dynamic!

GE Announces 1 Gigawatt of US Wind Orders following PTC Decision

GE’s renewable energy business announced 1 gigawatt (GW) of new U.S. wind turbine orders following the ruling of the production tax credit on January 1, 2013

Gamesa ended the first quarter of 2013 with 7 million euro in attributable profit, i.e. the company is back in the black, in line with its Business Plan 2013-2015.

Denmark’s capital Copenhagen has been confirmed as the host location for the EWEA OFFSHORE 2015 Conference & Exhibition (1-3 December 2015, Bella Center).

Product Pick of the Week - WindBOOST from General Electric reaches a Milestone

GE’s WindBOOST Brings Increased Energy Production to 2,000th Wind Turbine

WINDPOWER 2013: Analysts see future market of 4-8 GW/year in U.S.

The speakers included Andy Lubershane of IHS EER, Justin Wu of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, and Dan Shreve of MAKE Consulting

Suzlon eyes to raise $400 mn by selling 15 non-core assets

As part of this strategy, the Pune-based company has so far laid off 750 jobs in its German subsidiary REpower.

The Dutch government recently published its draft plans aimed at better managing the growth of onshore wind power in the country to the satisfaction of the Dutch Wind Energy Association (NWEA)

IWES Wind Energy News: New statistics of wind energy use in Germany is available

Progress in Germany

• Service and maintenance for remaining estimated lifecycle of wind turbines • Signals growing confidence in Siemens’ long-term programs as wind energy industry matures in the region

Gamesa Blog - Wind energy project in Mexico sold to Iberdrola

This new facility will be located in the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, in the State of Oaxaca, and will have an installed capacity of 70 megawatts (MW).

Exhibition Ticker - Clean Power Africa to take place Cape Town from 14-15 May

African Development Bank Economist to Present Report on Continent’s Wind Energy Market at Clean Power Africa

New wind farms off Germany’s North Sea coast will provide an ideal habitat that could help restore the lobster population near Heligoland after British bombing during and after World War II drove them away

GE and E.ON Sign Service Agreement for 819 Wind Turbines in Four States

- Five-Year Operations and Maintenance Agreement to Cover Turbines at Eight Wind Farms - Contract of 819 Turbines Is GE’s Largest Contract to Date

ASC continues to expand its international network

The Pfaffenhofen-based sensor manufacturer gains distribution partners in the growth markets of India and Brazil

WINDPOWER 2013: DOE plans new wind energy vision document

The 1 May celebrations in Europe last week were tainted by historically high unemployment levels, a miserable macroeconomic outlook and a battered climate and energy policy

Introducing EuroWind GmbH - An innovative company for weather consulting services to the international wind energy sector

Wind Energy Company Profile of EuroWind GmbH - A long-standing w3.windfair.net member!

ZF Wind Power Antwerpen NV - High precision and performance gearboxes for onshore and offshore wind turbines

Insight into a Belgium w3.windfair.net member - ZF Technology in Wind Turbines - Innovations of great value

Mozambique plans to build wind farm in Inhambane

The Praia da Rocha wind farm is a benefit because it increases the amount of electricity injected into the national grid.

Siemens Government Technologies Inc. has been awarded a contract to construct the largest federal wind farm on land east of the Pantex nuclear weapons assembly and disassembly plant just northeast of Amarillo

GE introduced the 1.7-100 brilliant wind turbine, the world’s most efficient wind turbine in its class. GE will supply 59 of its new turbines, which will have a hub height of 80 meters, to NextEra Energy Resources, LLC’s wind farm, planned for the thumb r

REpower Systems, a Suzlon Group-subsidiary and leading manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, and Brgerwindpark im Kirchspiel Medelby GmbH & Co. KG have concluded a contract over 27 wind turbines for four projects totaling approximately EUR 9

Interview with Dr. Sauer, director of AHC

This interview was done at the Hannover Messe 2013

EWEA Blog - 77% of Austrians favour wind power

A new opinion poll conducted in Austria has found that 77% of Austrians are in favour of wind energy compared to just 4% in favour of fossil fuels and 1% for nuclear power

Dokka Fasteners - This Week's w3 Member Profiles

Dokka Fasteners is one of the world's leading players in the field of industrial high strengths fasteners

Following the very late extension on January 1 of the federal wind energy production tax credit (PTC), the U.S. wind power market appears headed for a sizable drop this year, followed by a solid recovery in 2014, according to panelists at the WINDPOWER 20

A2SEA - News from a w3.windfair Member

A2SEA’s new 2nd generation installation vessel SEA INSTALLER successfully installed two Siemens 6MW test turbines at the Gunfleet Sands site

As the WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition wound down last week, nearly 10,000 attendees and 600 exhibitors started wrapping up business and heading home—ready to capitalize on the business opportunity presented by extension of the industry’s key polic

The nonprofit group Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) honored Lucille Olszewski, Dr. Julie Lundquist, and Ian Baring-Gould last week at its annual luncheon during the WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition in Chicago

AWEA Blog - Google powering ahead with renewable energy

“As a company, we’ve been carbon-neutral since 2007.”

Building and expanding renewable energy installations in the wrong locations is costing EUR 45 billion in unnecessary investment - Potential savings on a magnitude of 4-5 times the annual investment in solar and wind power plant construction in Germany ar

Irish Ambassador to the European Union Tom Hanney is in the throes of a six month stint at the heart of decision making in Brussels, as Ireland currently holds the EU Presidency

Key geotechnical feasibility studies on the site of Wikinger offshore wind farm have been successfully concluded, with a total cost of €20 million

Danish wind turbine maker Vestas stood by its outlook for the full year, after reduced cost and higher turbine prices helped it cuts operating losses by over 50 percent and improved its cashflow in the first quarter

Petra Helmers is the new WKN Public Affairs Manager

Sector expert strengthens communication department of the Husum-based project developer

Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the Sere wind power plant on the west coast of South Africa.

This is already the second wind power order for Siemens from South Africa.

After thAfter the completion of its first wind farm in Pakistan, Nordex has now received another firmly financed order for the FWEL II project, which is being installed in the Province of Sindh, roughly 80 kilometers from Karachie

In a further move in developing clean energy, South Africa will build a wind farm which will generate up to 100 MW of power, it was announced on Monday

First wind turbine successfully installed at Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm off the coast of Wales

Joint venture of RWE Innogy, Munich municipal utilities and Siemens

SSE Renewables, the renewable energy development division of SSE, welcomes today’s unanimous decision by the Highland Council’s North Planning Committee to raise no objection to the proposed Glencassley wind farm, north-west of Lairg

EWEA Blog: By throwing away 1.1 Billion Euros per day the EU is Destroying Competitiveness

More wind energy will increase Europe’s competitiveness, which is being undermined by increasing fossil fuel import costs

Juhl Energy, Inc. the leader in Community Wind Power, today announced the recent acquisition of two wind energy projects located in western New Brunswick, Canada from Canadian developer Terravis Wind

Vestas CEO Ditlev Engel conveys to EU leaders meeting in Brussels, “With the right policies, business and industry will make the investments, take the risks, and create the green growth, competitiveness and energy security that Europe needs. But the EU mu

Besides Brazil, Gamesa is present in other Latin American nations, including Mexico, Honduras, Argentina and Costa Rica

RES completes The Grange Wind Farm

Construction work started in January 2012 and the turbine components were delivered to site 12 months later. All seven turbines were erected, and the grid connections energised

AWEA Blog - It’s a landslide: 87% of Illinois voters want more renewable energy

This week: WWEA - India retains fifth position in global wind energy market

“The Indian wind market has a very good future potential, however, policy uncertainties and unpaid electricity bills have damaged investors’ confidence,”

“We want to make the energy transition [moving to produce a significant amount of electricity from renewables] the new motor of the Franco-German couple,” stated the letter.

Dong installs final Anholt turbine

The 111th and final turbine was installed yesterday at the 400MW Anholt offshore wind farm

The European Parliament adopted today in plenary the Reul Report which calls on the European Commission to propose a binding European renewable energy target by 2030

A wind farm plant will be built near Novogrudok as part of the Belarus-EU international technical assistance project “Green Economy in Belarus”, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Vladimir Tsalko told media after signing the agreement

Industry responds to challenge from Government to provide solutions to ‘green the grid’

Borealis and Borouge, the world's leading providers of innovative, value-creating solutions for the wire and cable industry, announce the dedicated roll-out of the technology platform Borlink™ in Russia.

New Member on Windfair.net: LMT TOOL SYSTEMS - THE PERFORMANCE TEAM

In the category Wind Energy Suppliers / Tools and Machine Tools

Marketing makes a difference in a company's success. To help its customers prepare for the Fall storage season, Dr. Shrink, Inc. offers customized marketing materials, training and repairs of heat tools.

The Carbon Trust, as part of its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), has launched a new competition to fast track the development of new 66kV cables to be used by the offshore wind industry

Google buys wind power turbine company Makani Power

Google has invested in Makani since 2007.

This week: Investment in African Wind Energy on the rise

Giant wind turbines churning in the wind are a rare sight in Africa — but that won’t be the case for long

VTT has conducted the first ever study into the feasibility of building wind turbines across the globe in areas where cold climate and icy conditions place special demands on wind turbine technology

The issue of energy may have been overshadowed by that of tax at yesterday’s EU summit of Heads of State in Brussels, but its growing importance and impact on Europe’s economy is one that cannot be ignored

BBB assesses 144 wind farm project in Sweden

The German wind energy consultancy BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH (BBB) performed the technical due diligence on an onshore wind energy project on behalf of the utility Stadtwerke München (SWM)

Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces the appointment of Gilles Rochas as Vice President Application Segment Energy & Infrastructure as of July 1, 2013.

Gamesa completed assembly of the main parts (tower, nacelle and blades) of Spain’s first prototype offshore wind turbine, which has been installed at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canary Island

Continuing with the series of “wind energy stories” from around the world, in association with Global Wind Day, Chris Rose from Vancouver speaks with fellow Canadian Chris Forrest

Vestas News - Vestas chasing 117 MW in Jordan

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is thought to be close to clinching a 117MW project in Jordan

Topic of the Week - Development of offshore wind energy in India

India ranks 5th in terms of installed capacity from wind energy projects globally which has reached to 18522 MW as on 31.01.2013

The British Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has issued approval for the construction of the Galloper offshore wind farm off the south east coast of England

The project consists of 47 V112-3.3 MW – one of Vestas’ newly launched 3 MW product variants – which will be installed in the state of Baja California, Mexico

SAL’s First DP2 Offshore Project

SAL Heavy Lift’s investments in upgrading MV “Lone” to DP class 2 were rewarded during the first DP 2 offshore project: the vessel, crew and DP system all performed superbly.

New Member On Windfair: EWM Hightec Welding GmbH

In the category: Wind Energy Suppliers - Mechanical Engineering

Alberta can once again be a leader in renewable energy development and address global concern about the province’s environmental record by meeting rising electricity demand with new clean wind energy

EWEA CEO: wind energy needs the clout of gas, coal and nuclear

“Gas, coal and nuclear have more political clout than the wind industry”, and the industry has to take a “more visible place in the political landscape.”

Voltalia and Acciona Windpower sign contracts to supply wind turbines with a total capacity of 210 MW in Brazil

The order is for seventy AW 3000 turbines of 3 MW capacity each and rotor diameters of 116 and 125 meters.

Vestas introduced Wednesday its first prototype wind turbine blades ever manufactured by the company in the United States. The prototype blades are for its new V117-3.3 MW wind turbine.

Windenergy News: Scottish WKN wind farm project takes decisive hurdle

Sallachy Wind Farm gets initial go-ahead from Highland Council

Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, on Tuesday said it generated 49.83 million units of solar power and 796 MUs of wind power from its various projects in India, until March 31, 2013

This week: Special Wind Industry News - First 81-metre SeaAngel blade produced

The first blade for Mitsubishi's 7MW Sea Angel offshore turbine has been despatched by Euros

Designing, testing taller, higher-strength concrete towers for wind turbines - Iowa State engineers have been busy!

Are assembled concrete towers a viable alternative to the steel towers now used for wind turbines?

IWET Wind Energy News: New statistics of wind energy use in Germany is available

Following the progress in Germany