News Archive March 2015

“The great thing about the Siting Seminar is that it digs right into the details of siting issues, and you’ve got all the people there who do this stuff everyday”

Inside UK Wind - Blog: Good things come to those who wait?

The question many will be asking is; how do I make this boat go faster? How do I make this project fly? What can I do to compete in the next auction?

Vattenfall has won a tender to build a wind farm off Denmark, which is expected to produce the world’s cheapest offshore wind energy, Denmark’s ministry of climate and energy said on Friday

Excellent durability, controlled and continuous material quality / Fast, cost?optimized and secure installation / First presented at EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen, Denmark

SKF achieves global energy management system certification

SKF becomes one of the first organisations to achieve ISO 50001 certification on a global scale

Energiequelle GmbH: 2014 the most successful year in company’s history

50 new wind turbines producing more than 110 MW / Rapid growth in wind farm management

“We look forward to meeting our clients and establishing new contacts at our stand (C3 – C27) where we will present the portfolio of services Wind Minds can offer to developers, investors and manufacturers"

Exhibition Ticker - Wind on the Wires brings wind, business and energy policy leaders to Minnesota

Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association will give special remarks at Wind on the Wires Gala

“We’re ecstatic to reach financial close and thrilled to be partners with Societe Generale and KeyBank for this groundbreaking clean energy project”

Company of the Week - Siemens to provide wind turbines for 16 MW Sweden wind power plant

Siemens will be supplying wind turbines for a 16-MW wind farm owned by the clean energy firm BayWa re GmbH in Sweden

On behalf of MIRDC in Taiwan, TÜV SÜD is carrying out an extensive training program regarding offshore wind energy

In the field of energy politics Taiwan pursues a long-term strategy in order to reduce CO2 emissions.

Alstom, a key player in power generation, offers a new generation, high yield offshore wind turbine. Uncompromising in reliability and designed for ease of installation, the turbine lowers the costs of offshore energy.

Rhenus Offshore Logistics launches an offshore cargo service with fixed prices to wind parks in the German Bight

Consolidating the individual departures of vessels to save costs

RES Americas Announces Commercial Operation Of 110 MW Texas Wind Project

Construction of the 110 megawatt (MW) Keechi Wind Project commenced in December 2013 and commercial operation began on January 23, 2015.

Sheerwind’s INVELOX™ Technology Features: SAFE For Flying Friends / Multiple Turbines / <2¢ per kWh / Near ZERO Downtime / <2 mph Wind Speeds / 50% Less O&M

“The creation of this tower plant shows our ability to provide innovative, efficient and profitable solutions in an increasingly demanding market, and confirms our strong commitment to the Mexican wind power sector”

Offshore Wind Farm Nordergründe: Germans only

Nordergründe is the first German offshore project exclusively delivered and installed by German companies

Report Excerpt - The 2014 Offshore Wind Programme Report

Newly released research demonstrates how the UK offshore wind sector is “leading the charge in industry collaboration to bring down costs

In line with its commitment to the company motto of "Tradition and Innovation," electronic products have now joined their mechanical ancestors and show the same Lufft quality in a digital age

Video Pick of the Week - The Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

This 22 minute video clip offers some insight into the exciting and challenging process it has been to construct Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, ANHOLT

Largest U.S. grid operator finds wind energy saves consumers money under EPA's clean power plan

Using wind energy will reduce the cost of complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan by billions of dollars

“The U.S. is blessed with an abundant supply of wind energy. Pairing this homegrown resource with continued technology innovation has made the U.S. the home of the most productive wind turbines in the world”

Company of the Day - Vestas receives 50 MW wind turbines order for wind farm

„For more than 15 years, Vestas has been an important partner for CPC Germania when it comes to successful wind energy projects in Europe"

Diversified sales strategies of Western turbine OEMs overcame record growth in China and the irrepressible advancement of Chinese turbine OEMs up the global rankings

Senvion successfully commissions its largest wind turbine

Senvion SE finished commissioning and initial test phase of the prototype of the Senvion 6.2M152.

Gamesa and AREVA create the joint-venture Adwen

The joint-venture is responsible for the design, manufacturing, installation, commissioning and services of offshore wind turbines.

Alstom announced it has received formal notice to proceed (NTP) from developers of the Deepwater Wind project, which will feature five Alstom Haliade 150 6-MW offshore wind turbines and is poised to become America’s first commercial offshore wind farm.

Collaboration on development of offshore grid / Stakeholder consultation website www.tennet.eu/nl/offshore-grid-nl.html goes live / Monthly expert meetings to be organized

OWT - Offshore Wind Technologie GmbH is certified according to ISO 9001:2008

Certification according to ISO 9001:2008 confirmed the customer-and quality-oriented focus of OWT - Offshore Wind Technologie GmbH.

The European offshore wind industry must shed 26% of outlays to reach cost-competitiveness with conventional forms of energy by 2023, according to a study by EY.

New Joint Industry Projects on ‘Dynamic analysis of floating wind turbines’, ‘Validation of turbulence models’ and ‘Integrated approach to bolted joints’

Wind Energy Conference: DEWEK 2015

19.-20. May 2015 in Bremen

Power Climber Wind’s IBEX® Becomes Suzlon’s Climb Assist of Choice

Power Climber Wind, a division of SafeWorks, LLC, has completed the installation of over 700 IBEX® Climb Assist Systems in Suzlon wind turbines.

Senvion delivers tallest onshore turbine type to Belgium

Senvion SE has concluded a contract with Storm on the construction of the foundations and the delivery and installation of three Senvion 3.2M114 wind turbines in Belgium.

HOFOR (Greater Copenhagen Utility), and wpd AG, a German developer and operator of wind farms in Europe, America and Asia, have signed a strategic partnership agreement to develop offshore wind energy in Denmark.

New DEWI statistics: Offshore energy reaches new peak in Germany

DEWI showcases its offshore expertise at the EWEA Offshore in Copenhagen

Felling works complete as wind farm takes first steps at Brechfa Forest West

Local supply chain wins nearly £500,000 in contracts

Siemens presents new SWT-7.0-154 wind turbine at EWEA Offshore conference in Copenhagen / Advanced model built on Siemens' large direct drive platform delivers 7 megawatt / New model generates nearly 10 percent more power annually than predecessor

Inside Offshore Wind - Offshore Wind energy conference backed by UK and European Associations announced for London

Offshore Wind Energy 2017 will take place in London between 6th and 8th June 2017

Uniting the industry at EWEA OFFSHORE 2015

Three of the biggest players on the European offshore wind stage have taken the step of putting their names to a document intended to unify the sector at a critical point in its history.

Wind project helps provide every student in Ohio school district with a computer

“Harnessing the natural resources available in our area has attracted good jobs, produced local economic benefits, and given us energy security"

“We are confident that this process will demonstrate wind energy’s cost-competitiveness as a source of new electricity generation in Ontario.”

Siemens presents new AC grid access solution at the EWEA Offshore conference in Copenhagen / One third smaller in size and weight compared to a conventional platform / Costs for offshore substation will be reduced by up to 40 percent

DONG Energy has chosen Siemens as preferred supplier for delivery of their 7.0MW wind turbine for the second phase of the Walney Extension Offshore Wind Farm which will have a total capacity of 330MW.

The new wind farm, with an installed capacity of 61 MW, is able to generate over 160 GWh. / Enel Green Power invested approximately 140 million US dollars in the construction of the wind farm.

ENBW and CWind prove new benchmark for offshore telemetry systems

First use of satellite communication system declared a resounding success at EnBW Baltic 2

Global wind power market shifts east over MAKE’s 10-year outlook

MAKE’s Q1/2015 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update presents an analysis of global and regional wind power installation forecasts through 2024.

ABB wins cable system order for one of the world’s biggest wind farms

$130 million order for the Walney Extension Wind Farm off the coast of England, which will be one of the biggest in the world, generating 660 megawatts (MW).

“Offshore wind continues to offer a significant economic prize and this latest announcement will further help develop Scotland as a globally competitive location for renewable energy”

Inside AWEA News - Koch Professor's study shows economic benefits of RPS

How did the Koch study get to a very different answer? By pretending that correlation is causation

Leaders of the U.S. wind energy industry said their companies and workers can deliver on a bold new vision for wind power to double in America over the next five years and ultimately become one of the country’s largest sources of electricity

Inside AWEA News - 7 ways “WIND VISION” would benefit Americans

“We can do this and save you money by doing it.”

Inside South African Wind - Northern Cape to develop 244 MW wind energy

In South Africa, Chinese power producer China Longyuan Power Group has received funding for the development of two wind farms in the Northern Cape Province.

The project will contribute not only to reducing pressure on the country’s power grid, but also to sencouraging the development of strong, reliable and clean energy in the region

The HVDC cable contract was awarded to Prysmian Group by energinet.dk the Danish Transmission System Operator / The new interconnection will enhance the Nordic electricity market

New Feed-in Tariffs for Small Wind in Denmark and Poland create Interesting Market Prospects for European Small Wind Sector

World Summit for Small Wind WSSW2015 will Update on Small Wind Legislation around the World

The Energy Department today announced $1.8 million in funding for the development of larger wind turbine blades that will help capture more power from wind resources and increase the efficiency of wind energy systems

Siemens to produce wind turbines for the Egyptian wind power sector

“Egypt has great potential for wind power generation, especially in the Gulf of Suez and the Nile Valley”

Report Excerpt - Wind Energy: Global Markets from BCC Research

According to the new report from BCC Research, the global wind energy market was worth $130 billion in 2013 and $165.5 billion in 2014

Did you know? - Wind energy is getting close to dwarfing nuclear power

Wind farms In China have an exponentially higher energy output than America’s nuclear power plants

Video Picks of the Week - Check out the latest video clips from the World's leaders in offshore wind farming

Presented by Siemens, Vattenfall and DONG

Nordex to build largest wind farm in Uruguay

Follow-up contract awarded by UTE for 142 MW

Exhibition Ticker - New Energy - 6th World Summit for Small Wind

New FITs for Small Wind Energy in Denmark and Poland create Interesting Market Prospects

Inside UK Wind - World's largest offshore windfarm approved for Yorkshire coast

“Dogger Bank demonstrates the sheer potential of offshore technology to turn our vast ocean and wind resources into green energy"

Google and Makani to fly an 84-foot wind turbine kite

"If this works as designed it would meaningfully speed up the global move to renewable energy"

Report Excerpt - Advanced Energy Now 2015 Market Report

U.S. advanced energy grew 14% in 2014, almost $1.3 trillion global

Inside Japanese Wind - Four areas for 1.45 GW of wind projects identified

Of the four areas identified, three are for offshore projects and one for an onshore project

Inside US Wind - DOE selects 11 Tribal Communities to deploy renewable energy technologies

The projects represent a total investment value of $13.5 million

REYHER, the distributor of fasteners and fixing technology, is exhibiting with two parallel stands from 13 to 17 April at the leading trade fairs for Industrial Supply and Wind.

Senvion SE, one of the largest turbine suppliers to the offshore wind industry delivering 54 turbines for the offshore wind farm Nordsee One in Germany´s North Sea, which will be erected about 40 kilometres north of the island Juist.

Vestas receives 48 MW order in China

Vestas has secured an order for 24 V100-2.0 MW turbines in China, its third announced order in the country this year.

Report Excerpt - FIT Reduction in China Sparks Short-term Growth

New research released by wind industry analyst MAKE, supports projections for 20GW+ new added grid-connected wind power capacity in China in 2015.

Editor's Choice - Missing the big picture on energy subsidies

Cumulative incentives for wind and other renewable resources are a drop in the bucket compared to those for other energy sources

A Jewel in UK Offshore Farming - The Burbo Bank Project and it's Extension

"The wind farm could reduce CO2 emissions by over 300,000t a year."

In the first few weeks of the year, Nordex SE has been registering further growth in demand for the Generation Delta N131/3000 light-wind turbine.

ABB wins $900 million order to connect Norwegian and German power grids

NordLink project will be Europe’s longest HVDC power grid interconnection and enable the transmission of 1,400 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy

Nordex targets profitable double-digit growth in 2015

Sales to increase to EUR 1.9 - 2.1 billion (2014: EUR 1.7 billion) / EBIT margin of 5 - 6% expected (2014: 4.5%) / 16% increase in order backlog to EUR 1.46 billion

Vestas wins 122 MW order in Sweden

Allianz Capital Partners orders 37 V117-3.3 MW turbines for one of Sweden’s largest wind power plants.

Gode Wind: succesful first loadout

Friday night was full of heavy activity at Bladt’s site in Aalborg.

Prominent energy and climate change leaders were in Minnesota last Thursday night for an exciting discussion of the future of the clean energy economy.

Suzlon receives shareholders approval for Senvion sale

"I am confident the bold decisions taken in the recent past by the company will pave the way for Suzlon’s resurgence", says Chairman.

The company will supply 195 MW to the joint venture set up by Atlantic Energias Renováveis and Actis for a wind power complex in the State of Piauí.

ArcelorMittal supplies 23,000 tonnes of heavy plate for wind farm „Wikinger“ near Rügen

About 75 kilometres off the German coast, north-east of the island of Rügen, the offshore wind farm “Wikinger” will be built.

According to the Department of Energy’s recently released “Wind Vision” report, wind could provide 35 percent of U.S. electricity by 2050, which would avoid $400 billion in climate change damages

“We thank Thomas Becker for his dedicated service over these past two years. Mr. Becker came to EWEA following a long and distinguished career in high-level international energy and climate negotiations and he has served the Secretariat with great pride.”

Major offshore order for AMBAU

Nordsee One GmbH of Hamburg orders AMBAU GmbH to design and produce 54 monopiles and transition pieces for „Nordsee One“-project

This event will be held on Friday, March 27 at 12:00 - 1:00 pm EDT / This event is free for AWEA Business Members and $99 for Nonmembers

What's New in the Windfair World - Offshore wind energy project planned for Hawaii

The project would be the first floating offshore wind farm in the United States

Inside Global Wind Energy - 2,000 GW by 2030 - Under a scenario identified as “advanced"

Cumulative global wind capacity stood around 370 GW at the end of 2014

The report concludes that the wind industry has the potential to support hundreds of thousands of jobs nationwide over the course of the study period

Leave it to clever French engineers to defy convention. Just scan the photos of offshore turbines going up in Europe and there is nary a floating two-blade or vertical-axis turbine in sight.

Nordex awarded 111 MW project in South Africa

Nordex SE is broadening its market position in South Africa with the award of a further firmly financed order for a total of 111 MW.

DNV GL confirms: two percent higher yield when wind measured at the spinner

iSpin technology from the Danish-Swiss company ROMO Wind measures the wind directly in front of the rotor at the wind turbine’s spinner.

The 380 kV Stevin project aims to upgrade the electricity grid between Zomergem and Zeebrugge. This grid expansion is key to securing Belgium’s future electricity supplies, especially in the coastal region.

JIP on installation strategy leads to award at EWEA Offshore 2015

ECN Install is a planning tool that can be used for planning of foundation, turbine and cable installation of offshore wind farms.

Vestas wins 36 MW Danish wind turbine project

Vestas has secured an order for 11 V117-3.3 MW turbines in Denmark, to be installed on the island of Lolland.

For the last 23 years this journal has been acknowledging the creativity and imagination of trend-setting and competitive companies.

Siemens signs long-term service extension for Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm in North Wales

First 15-year post-warranty service agreement extension for Siemens offshore wind service

Jan De Nul Group has signed an agreement with DONG Energy for the installation of subsea export cables at the Race Bank offshore wind development project in UK during 2016 and 2017.

The first part of the North Carolina study suspiciously departs from the methodology the authors used for their Kansas study, opting for an even more flawed method

“Wind Lens” promises to solve two problems of traditional turbines – general inefficiency and noise pollution

Japan’s “wind lens” technology could mark departure from many years of nuclear reign

Vestas receives 40 MW order in U.S. state of Maine

Vestas continues its expansion in Maine with an order for 13 new turbines.

National Grid and Statnett reach agreement on interconnector between UK and Norway / The 1400 MW subsea electricity cable will connect the two countries' electricity markets directly for the first time

The Langhope Rig wind farm comprises 10 GE 1.6-megawatt wind turbines which GE Energy UK will service under a long-term operations and maintenance agreement.

IWES: New statistic of wind energy use in Germany is available

Following the progress in Germany

Gamesa, leading OEM in India and Mexico in 2014

With a market share of 21.5%, the company is the number two OEM in Brazil, one of the most promising wind power regions

The last CHP unit at Avedøre Power Station will be converted making it able from 2016 to use wood pellets as fuel instead of coal. This can provide green heat for an additional 65,000 households in the Greater Copenhagen area.

A pair of continuous wave ZephIR 300 wind lidars have been acquired by leading private institution of higher learning, Cornell University.

Report Excerpt - Vestas stays number one in BTM Navigant survey

In 2014, BTM found Vestas had 12.3% of the wind energy market. This allowed it to hold off Siemens on 9.9% and GE on 9.1%.

Acciona Energía has won the Infraestructura 360º prize awarded by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) for the sustainability of its infrastructure projects implemented in the Latin America/Caribbean area

Inside AWEA News - Wind power helping water-constrained areas of Minnesota

Last Sunday was World Water Day. What does that have to do with wind power? A lot.

Video Picks of the Week - Scientists at Vanderbilt University Aim to Boost Efficiency of Wind Farms

“We use a sensor to track the motion, to do motion tracking of the blade but monitor also what we call the dynamic response"

Final 6MW turbine installed at Westermost Rough offshore wind farm

The team behind the Westermost Rough offshore wind farm are celebrating the successful installation of the final turbine at the 210MW project.

AWEA Blog - “Wind Is Power” photo contest

Do you have a great photograph of a wind project nearby you? Show off your skills with the American Wind Energy Association’s “Wind Is Power” photo contest!

What's New in the Windfair World - Assistance provided to US States in complying with EPA’s Clean Power Plan

Wind and solar industries release handbook to help states use renewable energy to comply with EPA’s Clean Power Plan

After months of intensive preparations, conversion work and test runs, Deutsche Windtechnik's 24/7 remote data monitoring will now be housed with immediate effect in new spacious premises with technically outstandingly equipped work stations.

TÜV SÜD PMSS advises Ecotricity on refinancing of onshore wind and solar portfolio

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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind wins 21 MW service contract extension in Denmark

The service contract at the 21 MW Sprogø site in Denmark has been extended for a further three years following five successful years of operations.

Vestas secures its fourth announced order in China this year

Vestas has received a 50 MW order from Hebei Fengning Construction Investment New Energy, its fourth announced order in China this year.