News Archive August 2015

GE to supply 61 wind turbines for Pattern Development’s 180 megawatt (MW) Meikle wind project / Project will be largest wind site in British Columbia

Guest blog by Nancy Rader, Executive Director of the California Wind Energy Association and Michael B. Gerrard , professor and director of the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School.

The Netherlands: TenneT makes large grid investments to secure electricity supply while realising solid half-yearly results

TenneT makes large grid investments to secure electricity supply while realising solid half-yearly results

US: Wind energy a major solution under Clean Power Plan

Wind can supply majority of new clean power needed most cost-effectively, according to EIA

Bringing the 80th wind turbine into operation seals the "success story Butendiek" - the 288 MW North Sea windfarm that supplies approximately 370,000 households with renewable energy

Renewable NRG Systems launches new user interface for TurbinePhD® condition monitoring system

Designed for vibration analysts and technicians alike, updates include improved fleet views, reporting, and alarm features

Spain: IEA praises Spain for robust energy security, but sees need for further improvement in other areas

Report recognises that electricity market reform was necessary, but urges strong commitment to regain investor confidence

Manufacturing of nacelles for offshore wind turbines / €200 million investment and up to 1,000 new jobs / Most significant new Siemens production facility in Germany in recent years / Beginning of manufacturing planned for 2017

Gamesa’s Overhaul and Life Extension deliver profitable turbine operation until year 30 of service life / Gamesa will also maintain this wind farm for 15 years

US: Wind Industry Offers 'No Regrets' Option for the Clean Power Plan

Zero-emissions Wind Provides Reliable and Affordable Energy

New Site – Bachmann Monitoring GmbH Moves to New Company Headquarters

Larger, more modern and more centrally located, with a new remote diagnostics and training center

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

Following the progress in Germany

Crew transfer services form an integral part of CWind's offering to the offshore wind industry. We are therefore delighted to announce that we are now members of the National Workboat Association (NWA) of the UK.

The New Innovative Gas-Fired Thermal Power Plant in Kiel with over 90 Percent Efficiency Will Set New Standards with Respect to Flexibility, Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability; Contract Signing on August 3rd

Velocita Energies Selects GE Turbines to Power New Monts du Lomont Wind Farm in Franche-Comté, France / First Project in France to Use the 2.75-120 Turbine, a Unit for Low-Wind Regions

Belgium: New contract for Prysmian for an offshore wind farm

Inter-array submarine cables supply for the Bligh Bank 2 project

The development consent order for Teesside A&B, at Dogger Bank in the North Sea, was granted last week, marking the first decision on a major infrastructure application by the newly appointed UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Amber Rudd

SunEdison, Inc., the world's largest renewable energy development company, announced that it has closed financing and begun construction on one of its largest wind farms to date, the 300-megawatt (MW) South Plains II wind farm in Floyd County, Texas.

ScottishPower Renewables and Vattenfall have agreed to independently take forward offshore windfarm projects within the East Anglia Zone.

Germany: ABB installs world's most powerful offshore converter platform in the North Sea

When operational, DolWin2 will integrate 916 megawatts of clean wind energy into the German grid – enough to power over a million households

UK: Final turbine installed at KFE

Vattenfall: "We are delighted to announce that the final turbine has now been installed at the Kentish Flats Extension site and bang on schedule."

"The Ayitepa Wind Farm is a great example of how a UK company – Mainstream Renewable Power – is willing and able to help the Government of Ghana to overcome the current power shortages in the country."

Germany: First turbine on Gode Wind

On Saturday 8 August, SEA CHALLENGER installed the first turbine on DONG Energy’s Gode Wind Offshore Wind Farm in the German part of the North Sea.

New equity of 70 million euros strengthens the financial capacity of the Wörrstadt-based project developer Shares of Mannheim-based energy company MVV Energie in juwi increase to 63 percent.

Germany: OMM's new tool completes project for NSW

An innovative multi-mattress deployment system, which entered the offshore market earlier this month, has successfully completed its first contract in the German North Sea.

In all 50 states of the US wind turbines have been installed which causes wind power to be cheaper than electricity generated from fossil sources in many regions.

The EnerCap Power Fund, managed by EnerCap Capital Partners has taken advantage of low interest rates and a forced loan portfolio sale by its existing lender to refinance its 18 MW Horní Lodenice Wind Farm in eastern Czech Republic.

Scotland: Work Begins on 10MW Cairnborrow Wind Farm

Construction is now underway on Cairnborrow Wind Farm, a 5 turbine, 10MW development near Huntly in Aberdeenshire.

Increased use of renewables results in growing GHG emission savings in the EU

Nearly two thirds of the total savings came thanks to renewable energy development in Germany, Sweden, France, Italy and Spain.

SeaPlanner has been selected by E.ON to help manage the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase of the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm through its software system.

Germany: Signing ceremony “Siemens is coming – a fresh breeze for Cuxhaven”

Official start for Siemens’ wind turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany

UK: IMF stats show fossil fuels still get billions in subsidies, while renewables slashed

An IMF survey shows that the UK’s fossil fuel sector is receiving subsidies of more than £26 billion this year

UK: Solution to offshore wind major problem lies in East of England invention

Solutions to one of the biggest challenges facing the offshore wind industry lie in technology using recycled car tyres developed in the East of England.

Canada: Boralex completes financing of the Côte-de-Beaupré project in Québec

Ten Enercon E-92 wind turbines are being installed on the private lands of the Seigneurie de Beaupré and commissioning is expected in December 2015.

Denmark: Vestas appoints new President for Central Europe business unit

Nils de Baar to become Group Senior Vice President and President of Vestas Central Europe on September 1, 2015.

UK: Blade Dynamics 78 metre offshore wind turbine rotor blade arrives for testing at ORE Catapult’s National Renewable Energy Centre

World first ‘modular design’ blade set to increase output, reduce weight and lower costs

Wind power will supply the District of Columbia’s government buildings with 35 percent of their electricity, all while saving $45 million for D.C. taxpayers over the next 20 years.

UK: New project to improve offshore wind farms funded

Researchers from the Department of Aeronautics are part of a new project to improve the performance of the UK's offshore wind farms.

Germany: CWind expands work at Borkum Riffgrund 1 OWFi

The new work packages were devised in response to current requirements of Dong Energy.

Australia: Labor's 50% goal puts pressure on Abbott

Labor 50% by 2030 target puts pressure on Tony Abbott to lift his game on renewable energy

Egypt: How to solve Egypt’s energy problems

Renewables and the private sector are the key to reforming Egypt’s energy sector.

Vattenfall, the Swedish energy company, said today it is stopping the development of the 11 turbine Nant Bach wind energy project in north Wales, after ten years in development and four years since gaining planning consent.

Work to install the latest generation of Tekmar Energy’s pioneering TekLink cable protection system (CPS) has started on what is poised to be one of the world’s largest offshore wind parks, the Gemini project in the Dutch North Sea.

Watson Farley & Williams has advised Swiss power plant operator KKB AG on the acquisition of the “Wölkisch” wind farm from project developer WSB Neue Energien Holding GmbH.

Denmark: DONG Energy's Interim financial report for H1 2015

Continued strong performance - Upwards adjustment of 2015 guidance

32 SWT-3.2-113 direct drive wind turbines / Long-term service contract included / Clean renewable energy for more than 70,000 households / Project to be built in Hornsdale South Australia

Germany: Wikinger OWF - First A-frame done

Way to go...

Following a recent competitive tender process, Wind Prospect, a leading global independent technical and engineering renewable energy consultancy company, has been successfully awarded its first services contract in Kazakhstan.

Wales: £19 Million made available to local community

A fund of more than £19 million has been made available from the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm to communities in the coastal areas of Conwy, Denbighshire and Flintshire.

Offshore Wind Farms: New Technology for more Revenue

A German project explores the possibility of producing wave energy in addition to wind energy in offshore wind farms

ELA Container Offshore GmbH has confirmed its participation at ADIPEC 2015 – the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference- from November 9th – 12th, 2015. The exhibition will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC

Almost ten months after the start of construction, the commissioning work on the 24th and, thus, the last wind power turbine of the Chransdorf wind farm in Brandenburg was finalised.

Pakistan: Nordex right on course

New customer places 50 megawatts order for 20 wind turbines

DNV GL, the leading global certification body for renewable energy services, has been re-accredited by the German accreditation body Deutsche Akkreditierungsstelle GmbH (DAkkS).

DONG Energy acquired the Hornsea zone and the project rights to Hornsea Project Two and Three, which have the potential of 3 gigawatts (GW) offshore wind capacity.

The Netherlands: Offshore wind giant GEMINI awards long-term maintenance contract to Belgian OWA and German EWE OSS

Operation and maintenance of the 600 MW Dutch Wind Park

UK: VBMS contracted by E.ON for Rampion export cabling

VBMS has been awarded a contract by E.ON for the installation of two 16 kilometre-long export cables for the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm.

Uruguay: Vestas receives 50 MW order

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order of 15 V117-3.3 MW for the Florida II project in Uruguay’s department of Florida.

Fugro has undertaken successful trials of its new GeoWing, a system designed to detect low ferrous content unexploded ordnance (UXO) items in challenging marine environments.

MPI Offshore is pleased to announce that its wind-turbine-installation vessel MPI Enterprise has completed its first charter under MPI ownership.

CWind, a leading provider of integrated services to the wind industry, has today announced that it has won a 3-year contract to supply crew transfer services during the operations and maintenance (O&M) phase at Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm (OWF) off

Finland: wpd Secures Financing for 72.6 Megawatt Wind Farm

Construction of project Tohkoja with 22 wind turbines starts tomorrow / Completion end of 2016 / Synergy with neighbouring project / Local construction company commissioned

On 10 June 2015, following a competitive tender process, DONG Energy announced that MHI Vestas Offshore Wind was the preferred bidder for the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind project.

US: EDF Renewable Energy Acquires OwnEnergy

Integration of Talent and Resources Expands Development Opportunities

Renewable energy support schemes, such as Feed-in Tariffs, quota obligations, capital grants, and subsidies, will continue to be instrumental in promoting Europe’s renewable energy industry growth by 2020, according to research and consulting firm GlobalD

India’s 1st Stock Exchange to harness wind energy for its captive power usage /The wind energy project will cater to about 65% of NSE’s energy consumption / Cumulative project capacity of 6.25MW

Mainstream Renewable Power has successfully concluded its negotiations with DONG Energy for the sale of its remaining interest in the SMart Wind offshore wind consortium.

Thailand based wind developer & investor, Inter Far East Wind International Company Limited (IWIND), has hired K2 Management to perform a technical due diligence of an existing wind farm based on Jeju Island in South Korea.

Global: MAKE's Q3/2015 Global Wind Power Market Outlook Update

Demand from non-traditional offtakers in the US and a policy-driven onshore blitz in the UK and Finland impact near-term growth.

US: President Obama promotes American wind power at Clean Energy Summit

“I’m all for consumers saving money,” President Obama said Aug. 24 in Las Vegas, citing evidence that clean energy has become cheaper than ever.

Several studies dealing with costs of the energy transition are supposed to stir up panic in the German population again – and some media mingle cheerfully. Memories of Peter Altmaier and his 'Trillion Euro Game' wake.

India: Vestas to supply 20 turbines for a wind project

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 20 V110-2.0 MW turbines for a wind power plant in Gujarat State, India.

Windpark Kirchberg GmbH & Co.KG has placed an order of eight V126-3.3 MW for a 26.4 MW wind park in Baden Wurttemberg. With over 90 percent share, local citizens will own a larger share of this wind park than any other in southern Germany.

DNV GL’s comments on the White Paper indicate the fundamental discrepancies between the proposed form of the capacity reserve and the European guidelines

UK: Government consults on short term cuts but offers no long term vision on people power

The UK Government yesterday announced changes to the Feed-In Tariff (FiT) programme which supports small scale renewables.

North Sea: Mega plug socket charged up by Councillors

Onshore infrastructure for NorthConnect approved by Aberdeenshire Council

If you plan to travel to the Netherlands, Belgium or Scandinavian countries in the coming years, chances are the next train you get on is going to be 100 percent wind powered.

Principle Power, Inc. is pleased to applaud Oregon Governor Kate Brown’s announcement of the formation of an Offshore Wind Advisory Committee.

Finland: Vestas receives 73 MW turbine order

wpd has placed an order with Vestas for the Tohkoja project in Kalajoki, Finland, set to be one of the largest wind power plants in the country.

UK: Power to the people

Vattenfall are delighted to announce that at 1405 today the Kentish Flats offshore wind farm produced first power to the National Grid.

The Netherlands: Ecofys assists RVO in Borssele wind resource assessment

Ecofys has assessed the offshore wind climate for the Borssele offshore wind farm zone in the Dutch North Sea.

US: MidAmerican Energy to locate Iowa wind farms in Ida, O’Brien counties

Ida and O’Brien counties in Iowa will be home to two new MidAmerican Energy Company wind farms, the company announced.

DONG Energy: We need a global climate agreement

More than 80 per cent of the world's energy supply originate from coal, oil and gas, and it is still too cheap to emit CO2.

Siemens direct-drive wind turbines are the only product that meets the site's stringent regulations / Protection against electromagnetic emissions allows erection directly beside a receiving station of Deutsche Flugsicherung (DFS)