News Archive June 2013

The GL Garrad Hassan PhD Award has been presented to Iñigo Martínez de Alegría of the University of the Basque Country in Bilbao, Spain, for his thesis “Study on Full Direct Current Offshore Wind Farm

Gamesa progress update on 5MW offshore turbine

Gamesa has installed the main components of its 5MW offshore turbine in the Canary Islands

Topic of the day / USA - IRS announcement regarding the inflation adjustment for Production Tax Credits

The credit for refined coal production for calendar year 2013 is $6.590 per ton on the sale of qualified refined coal

U.S. to Hold Sale for Offshore Wind Energy Leases

Offshore wind energy generation isn’t new in places like Europe, but it presents a new frontier in the United States

Suzlon unit REpower bags wind energy contract from European firm ABO Wind

Wind energy major Suzlon said its unit REpower Systems has signed contracts with ABO Wind for the supply of 13 wind turbines

A cooperation agreement has been signed between Luxembourg based Electrawinds and a fund created by the International Finance Corporation, IFC InfraVentures, for the development of a large scale wind project in Mpeketoni (Lamu county), Kenya

Tata Power, India’s largest integrated power utility, as part of its sustainability initiative, is committed to generating 20-25 percent of its total generation capacity from clean energy sources

Power your world - Siemens Energy introduces the new browser game Power Matrix

Siemens Energy has developed a free online game that challenges the user to design a sustainable energy system for a city.

The UK government will vote today on the ‘Energy Bill’ – measures to decide how the UK will structure its energy sector in the future, including a possible 2030 decarbonisation target

The Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA) has urged the Union Government to restore the ‘Accelerated Depreciation (AD)’ scheme for the wind industry

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued long-awaited guidance updating eligibility requirements for renewable project developers seeking to utilize the 2.3 cent / kWh Renewable Electricity Production Tax Credit (PTC) or a 30 percent investment tax credi

Galloper offshore wind farm, a 50:50 joint venture between SSE and RWE npower renewables, has received development consent from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

Exhibition Ticker - World Wind Energy Conference Underway in Cuba

12th World Wind Energy Conference / Havana Conventions Center

Windenergy News: PreciTorc on the Maintenance GmbH in Wels 2013

For the first time in Austria

Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has celebrated the third edition of its Patents and Innovators Competition, which acknowledges its employees’ innovation and patenting efforts, viewed as crucial to development and protection of the compa

Today’s launch of “VolturnUS 1:8,” the first grid-connected floating offshore wind turbine to be deployed in the U.S., is “another signal of steady progress toward development of an American offshore wind industry,” according to Christopher Long, Manager

As part of establishing this change 22 local warehouses will be closed and the new spare parts network will be mainly organised by one central warehouse in Germany (Grimma near Leipzig), and three area warehouses in Romania (Bucharest), Spain (Ourense) an

Poland could generate 6 GW from offshore wind energy

Such a development could also provide over 31,000 jobs and 15 billion Zloty in tax revenue, the report said.

GE Power Conversion helps to Build the Future of Wind Power Efficiency

GE Helps to Improve Reliability and Efficiency / GE Delivers Groundbreaking Technology, Which Provides Emulation and Validation under Real-Life Conditions

Bernd Eilitz new Trade Press Officer of the Siemens Wind Power Division – Meike Wulfers continues as Speechwriter in the Energy Sector

Changes at Corporate Communications Department of Siemens` Wind Business

GE News - Vietnam’s 2nd wind-power project comes on line

Vietnam’s second wind-power project in southern Bac Lieu province was connected to the national electricity grid, local media reported

Spanish-owned Union Eolica Panameña, or UEP, started unloading the sections of the giant wind towers that will hold the wind turbines at the $440 million Penonome wind farm, the first wind power plant of its kind in Panama and the largest in Central Ameri

Since construction began in 2010, Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, has installed 101 Siemens wind turbines producing 292 megawatts (MW) of renewable, low-cost electricity for its customers in northern Minnesota

EWEA Blog - Wind energy in Africa to increase ten times over

Wind power in Africa is likely to experience a huge boost in installed capacity over the next few years, according to an African Development Bank (AfDB) study

EDF Energies Nouvelles and wpd offshore, two key players in European offshore wind energy, have announced the signing of a partnership agreement

Vestas wind turbines arrive for wind farms in La Libertad and Piura

CONTOURGLOBAL indicated that 40 Vestas wind turbines came to the ports of Paita and Salaverry, for the first commercial wind farm in Peru

Enovos Luxembourg S.A. Inaugurates its Second Wind Farm in France

After ten months of construction, Enovos Luxembourg inaugurates a new 10 MW wind farm in Souilly, near Verdun

Until recently there was no way to run real-world tests on the newer, large-size wind turbine bearings, which would replicate actual conditions for roller bearings in a wind turbine

Early bird registration opens for EWEA OFFSHORE 2013

This event also provides a host of networking opportunities for participants to network with their peers and build strategic partnerships in this fast growing industry

Enercon opens new wind turbine factory

Operations at the new rotor blade factory for Enercon’s E-101/3 MW series started up in record time

GE Power Conversion helps to build the future of wind power efficiency

Wind turbine developers will soon have open access to a £50 million testing facility in the U.K. based on unique and leading-edge technology

The vessel has been specifically designed to meet the demands associated with working UK Round 3, Scottish territorial waters and the other North West European markets. Seajacks also has options for the construction of an additional two units

With Global Wind Day 2013 taking place this weekend, we’re continuing the ‘wind energy stories’ series as Robert van Waarden travels to Thailand to explore low-wind solutions.

This week: PCS and VEM Electrify COWEC – Conference of the Wind Power Engineering Community

Joint Presentation at the Conference of the Wind Power Engineering Community (COWEC)

Armenia’s wind energy potential is 10,000 megawatt

"Maximum efficiency can be achieved if wind power stations are built in the mountainous regions"

Europe’s transmission grid capacity can be used more efficiently, bringing far more power online, the EU-funded TWENTIES project has found. By, measuring power lines’ temperature in real time rather than theoretically, for example, 10% more power can be p

The Board of the World Wind Energy Association has decided on the occasion of the 12th World Wind Energy Conference 2013 in Havana, Cuba, to give the World Wind Energy Award 2013 to Vergnet Eolien

Offshore wind service – where technical expertise, a strong commitment to safety and an adventurous spirit come together

It takes a special kind of individual to service offshore wind turbines.

The sensor manufacturer ASC is accredited under DIN EN ISO 17025 and extends its portfolio by adding the IMUs 6.x and 6C.x

PreciTorc GmbH: Hydraulic Power Units

Installation and maintenance of wind turbines make special demands on man and machine. The working materials have to work reliably and accurately even under extreme climatic conditions.

Vestas secures 309 MW service contract renewal in Wisconsin

Vestas has secured a four-year service and maintenance renewal from We Energies for a combined 180 wind turbines at three wind power plants in Wisconsin.

Global Wind Day urges G8 leaders to stop subsidising fossil fuels and switch to renewables

Global Wind Day, celebrated annually on 15 June, enables citizens to discover wind energy across the world.

A2SEA installs turbine no. 1,000

Today at the RenewableUK Offshore Wind exhibition in Manchester, A2SEA announced that the company had just installed turbine no. 1,000 in its 12 year history.

CanWEA celebrates Global Wind Day with launch of second annual Power of Wind Blog Contest

Growing jobs in the wind energy industry are featured as Ontario, Quebec factories open doors to public

WWEC2013 Conference Resolution: 12th World Wind Energy Conference and Renewable Energy Exhibition

Opening Doors for Caribbean Wind: Havana, Cuba, 3-5 June 2013

Vestas takes fight to anti-wind energy lobby

Vestas this week launches the first phase of a cutting-edge global campaign to separate myths from facts and to channel public support toward political action favouring wind energy

Infigen Energy, which has interests in 18 U.S. wind farms, and Gamesa Wind US LLC announced that they have settled all outstanding legal proceedings related to Gamesa-manufactured turbines purchased by Infigen

The Port Victoria Wind Power Project, Masdar’s six-megawatt wind farm in the Republic of Seychelles, which consists of eight wind turbines across two small islands off the coast of Mahe to provide electricity to more than 2,100 homes, will be inaugurated

And the Global Wind Day winner is…

The European Wind Energy Agency and the Global Wind Energy Council are pleased to present the winners of this year’s Global Wind Day photo competition.

Early bird registration opens for EWEA OFFSHORE 2013

EWEA OFFSHORE 2013 / 19 - 21 NOVEMBER 2013, FRANKFURT, GERMANY / The world's largest offshore wind energy event

GE Power Conversion Strengthens Position in China with Appointment of New Region Leader

GE strengthens team to support growing China industry

A power-to-gas (P2G) unit installed by E.ON in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany today injected hydrogen into the natural gas system for the first time as part of a function test.

Conference: Offshore Wind Construction, Installation and Commissioning Conference

The Conference will be held on October 14-15, 2013 in Hamburg, Germany

This week: GE Power Conversion Partner of Choice for China's Guodian Longyuan Electrical Co. Ltd.

Helping China Build Sustainable Renewable Energy

Nordex awarded third major wind energy contract in South Africa

A major order will enable the wind turbine manufacturer Nordex to further expand its business in South Africa

The world is not on track to reach its goal of limiting global temperature increase to 2°C, warned the International Energy Agency (IEA) on Monday

Rotor blade manufacturer, LM Wind Power says that its ambition is to lower the cost of energy generated by wind power below grid parity, through a research project to develop intelligent blades based on wireless sensor technology

Construction of Largest Wind Farm in Western Canada underway

Mortenson’s Renewable Energy Groups Adds 300 Megawatts to Its Canadian Wind Energy Portfolio

Talinay wind farm with 45 wind turbines of Vestas Inaugurated

Talinay is the largest wind energy plant in Chile

Vestas sells two wind power plants in Romania and Bulgaria

Vestas has entered into an agreement to sell the Romanian project Gebeleisis and the Bulgarian project Hrabrovo for a total enterprise value of EUR 127m.

SGS Owner's Engineer Services for 42MW Wind Farm in Croatia

On May 27, 2013, SGS was awarded a contract to provide on-site owner's engineer and construction supervision services for the wind farm construction in Obrovac, Croatia.

“The North Seas as the future energy pool of Europe”

Members of Parliament from all over Europe meet in Dublin. Request strong political support for offshore wind in the North Seas

Exhibition Ticker - Invitation to Wind Operations and Maintenance Conference

12-13 November Stockholm - 30 speakers and 10 case studies

Those European countries which have cut support schemes for renewable energy, have – just like Professor Butler writing on an FT blog yesterday – jumped to the wrong conclusion

WWEA welcomes introduction of GET FiT in Uganda

The WWEA has been at the forefronts for urging governments to devise such policies

Nordex submits wind turbine components to extended quality testing

"Our turbines must operate perfectly in extreme cold or heat, in icy or very humid conditions and under different grid conditions,”

The project consists of 75 REpower wind turbines (Suzlon) and represents one of two Quebec wind farms jointly owned by EDF EN Canada and Enbridge

This week: Interview with Thorsten Spehr, Managing Director of TEMBRA

The Windfair editorial staff questions Thorsten Spehr, Managing Director of TEMBRA GmbH & Co. KG

DNV KEMA has released its new standard for floating offshore wind turbine structures that will help ensure safety and reliability in floating wind turbines, and give the nascent floating-turbine sector the confidence to continue its development to commerc

Spain's wind energy market in downwind in The Windfair Newsletter

Measures taken by the Spanish Government are destroying 25 wind energy jobs per day

Wind energy in Egypt: Six new wind farms

Local and international companies express interest in tender for wind energy projects issued by the government.

AWEA welcomes the President’s initiative to proceed with climate actions focused at this time on executive agencies. AWEA supports policies to achieve science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets

CanWEA celebrates Global Wind Day with launch of second annual Power of Wind Blog Contest

Growing jobs in the wind energy industry are featured as Ontario, Quebec factories open doors to public

DBK Group. A new product roadmap with suitable heating systems and heating elements for wind power plants

DBK´s extensive product portfolio contains heating solutions based on...

Wind energy offers a multitude of opportunities for Japanese corporations

“There are two elements that are decisive for corporations’ success: The customers, in this case consumers and the costs"

“In the wake of this tremendous expansion, we set out to develop a set of suggestions and guidelines to help improve the reliability and profitability of modern wind energy production sites. And, I’m proud to say we succeeded.”

EWEA Blog - Vestas launch campaign to push back at truth-distorting anti-wind lobby

“The wind industry is being challenged by an anti-wind lobby that often disregards factual information,”

DONG Energy today signed an agreement with the Danish energy company SE and the Danish pension fund PFA under which SE and PFA will acquire DONG Energy’s Danish onshore wind energy business

On the last day of the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW), a consortium of actors in the renewable energy sector recommends that Member States provide regulatory stability through their renewable energy policies.

President Obama released a sweeping climate plan (Plan) on June 25, 2013, using his authority to both address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and to prepare for the impacts of climate change.

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

Following the progress in Germany

EWEA Blog - Belgian motorways to become wind energy corridors

“In a few weeks” a plan will come forward that will show how wind turbines can be placed “almost exclusively” along motorways and their service roads

This week: AWEA Blog - Consistent tax policy from Congress required to save US wind energy jobs

“there must be a longer term extension in place so that companies like Nordex and Mitsubishi can grow and put Arkansans to work" ...