News Archive December 2016

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PSI Repair Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries and leading independent service provider (ISP) to the wind energy industry, has announced that it recently shipped its 30,000th repaired wind turbine part to a prominent wind energy company. Since 2009, PSI has provided economical repairs, as well as industry-leading engineering services, for the largest wind farms in the United States.

Cedrik Neike and Michael Sen appointed to Managing Board of Siemens AG / Roland Busch to head research and development as CTO and Corporate Development (CD) / Lisa Davis to head the U.S. business in addition to her current Managing Board duties

DeepOcean 1 UK Ltd., a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV (DeepOcean), today announces the award of cable installation and trenching work for DONG Energy’s Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Offshore work will be undertaken in 2018/2019 with DeepOcean’s in-house fleet of dedicated cable installation and trenching vessels. DeepOcean’s scope is the installation and trenching of 93 array cables.

First long-term offshore wind farm support base in Aberdeen Harbour

Vattenfall, developer of EOWDC, to move in next year.

News this week show that wind energy is now a cheap and safe source of generating energy. All five continents have currently been working on new projects, including some wind farms of enormous capacity. On the other hand, the industry is again threated in its home continent Europe.

BASF increases prices for Neopentylglycol, Trimethylolpropane and 1,6-Hexanediol in Europe

BASF is increasing the prices of the following polyalcohols with immediate effect or as existing contracts permit in Europe:

The Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy will today visit Siemens’ new wind power factory in Hull to see the first turbine blade to be manufactured.

DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, awarded a component certificate to Spanish technology company Ingeteam for its new wind frequency converter INGECON® WIND Full Converter MV Series 3000-10000. The converter family is built for easy maintenance, optimized to be compatible with all generator technologies and suitable for on and offshore applications.

Vestas secures 112 MW for three projects in France

The three orders are part of the Master Supply Agreement with EDF Énergies Nouvelles.

Specialist energy consultancy, TNEI, has joined forces with expert technology provider, Visualwind, to develop an innovative noise monitoring solution. The WindComply Noise Module will be used exclusively by TNEI to provide smarter noise monitoring services.

First 75-meter long blades already completed / Site to employ 1,000 people when fully on stream / Political leaders and company representatives on hand to celebrate

Xcel Energy’s 200 MW Courtenay Wind Farm now online, producing low-cost, clean energy

Project generates $850,000 annually in local taxes

RenewableUK says today’s official opening of Siemens’ new offshore wind plant in Hull represents a major stride forward for Britain’s rapidly-expanding offshore wind sector.

Senvion starts operation of biggest First Nations windfarm in Canada

150 MW project highlights ongoing importance of North American market

Siemens Wind Power presents first customized turbine transport vessel in Esbjerg

Milestone for new offshore wind power logistics concept / Ro-Ro-vessel can carry multiple large direct drive nacelles per trip

During the G20 Presidency, Germany will work closely with the World Bank to tackle the effects of climate change. Federal Development Minister Gerd Müller and World Bank President Jim Yong Kim have signed an agreement to that effect. Germany contributes 105 million euros to World Bank climate programmes.

Following today’s submission of RSPB Scotland’s consultation response to the Dounreay Tri Floating Wind Demonstration project, west of the Pentland Firth, Charles Nathan, Marine Conservation Planner at RSPB Scotland said: ...

Hull-retaining verification by 8.2 Consulting AG

Hull-retaining verification by 8.2 Consulting AG in order to comply with the BSH standard

Atkins has been acting as Technical Advisor to EDF Energy Renewables for the Blyth Offshore Demonstrator wind farm and, with the wind farm under construction, is now moving into a delivery role on the project during the construction phase.

After years of planning, surveying and liaising with stakeholders, January 2017 will see ScottishPower Renewables commence pre-construction works for East Anglia ONE, which is the first major step in constructing the offshore windfarm.

Avery Dennison partners with Apex on wind energy PPA; advances towards 2025 GHG reduction goal

Initiative Follows Avery Dennison Commitments to WWF Climate Savers Program

Avanti offers vertical access solutions to the wind industry that are permanently installed, have a long lifecycle and are based on high safety requirements. Avanti was established in 1885 and has more than 30,000 service lifts installed globally. In 2016, Avanti´s net sales is expected to be 98 MEUR and it operates globally with six production facilities in Denmark, Spain, China, US and Brazil.

WindEurope welcomes the European Commission’s commitment to invest €2 billion in clean energy research and innovation over the 2018-2020 period.

sPower Wins 49.5MW Silicon Valley Power PPA for Sand Hill Wind Projects

sPower prepares for its first wind projects in California

Inox Wind to supply and install 25 units of its 113 m rotor diameter turbines / Project scheduled to be commissioned in Gujarat by November 2017 / Multi-year operation & maintenance contracts

The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has today set out the steps the Welsh Government will take to reduce the amount of energy used in Wales and move from its traditional association with fossil fuels to a nation renowned for its clean energy.

Transitioning to a fully renewable electricity system is possible for South America by 2030. A study by Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. also shows that a 100 percent renewable system (100% RE) is the cheapest electricity production option and can be achieved with very few energy storages.

Since 2010 Google has been working on the worldwide switch of the operation of its data centers and offices to renewable energies. Now the mission is accomplished. Starting in 2017 – one year ahead of schedule – the US tech giant will be supplied exclusively with green electricity. But Google is just one of many companies showing off the already prevailing reality in the American economy to President-Elect Donald Trump.

Offshore Wind Consultants Limited (OWC) has been appointed by a Taiwanese renewables company to provide consultancy services related to wind turbine installation vessels and their suitability for different wind turbines and site locations offshore Taiwan.

Vestas receives order for tallest turbines in China

The order for 40 V110-2.0 MW turbines was placed by Titan Wind Energy for a project in Licun Town, Heze City of eastern China’s Shandong Province.

Whirlpool Corporation is breaking ground today on a project to build three wind turbines to help power its Marion, Ohio manufacturing facility. The three turbines will deliver wind generated power directly to the plant and when fully completed, are expected to provide approximately 19% of the total power consumption of the facility.

Ready for decommissioning

CAPE Holland successfully extracted a wind turbine foundation monopile at the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam last week.

Vestas wins 79 MW order in Sweden

Eolus Vind AB has placed their largest wind power order to date, comprising 23 V126-3.45 MW turbines for the Jenåsen wind power plant.

Nordex Group to supply 228 MW for E.ON project in the US

E.ON has placed a new order with the Nordex Group for a 228 MW project in the United States.

The European Commission has concluded that Belgian plans to finance electricity generation from offshore renewable energy are in line with EU state aid rules. The measure will further EU energy and climate goals whilst maintaining competition in the Single Market.

Supporting Turkey’s continuous drive towards a low-carbon economy, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a new €400 million financing package for small-scale renewable energy and resource efficiency projects in the country.

Vattenfall enters the Danish consumer market

Vattenfall has acquired the energy sales company Vindstød.dk to enter the Danish consumer market. Vindstød.dk offers 100% wind power to Danish customers.

CWind, a leading provider of services to the offshore wind industry, announced today that it recently provided two Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs) from the 22-strong CWind fleet to support blade maintenance campaigns at Lynn & Inner Dowsing and Rhyl Flats offshore wind farms. The project for Siemens took place over two months from August through to the end of September this year.

The Nordex Group has laid the first stone in the foundations for the extensions to its head office today, thus demonstrating its commitment to its continued presence in Hamburg. The new building will have a total floor area of around 12,000 square metres and provide space for up to 600 employees.

Boralex Aquires Enercon's Interest in Niagara Region Wind Farm in Canada

$238.5 million have to be paid for the 230 MW Niagara Region Wind Farm (NRWF) to Enercon Canada Inc.

Gamesa installs 1,000th turbine in Brazil

By commissioning the Campo dos Ventos and São Benedito wind complexes, operated by CPFL Renováveis, Gamesa has reached the 1,000 mark of installed turbines in Brazil.

Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge Awarded Top Plant Award by POWER Magazine

Pattern Energy’s Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge "is unique among our award winners, as it is the only one with this sort of business plan”, says Magazine.

NYSERDA Completes First Phases of Digital Aerial Survey of Offshore Wildlife Along Long Island Coast After Three Years

Rix Sea Shuttle fleet busy until end of the year

Most of the shuttle fleet is working throughout December despite Christmas.

Turbulence created by wind turbines may actually have positive side effects on corn and soybeans, by influencing variables such as temperature and carbon dioxide concentration.

A 60.6 MW wind power plant in Gyeongsangbuk Province is to be equipped with 17 direct drive wind turbines including new model SWT-3.6-130. This is the second project for customer SK D&D Co., Ltd. from Siemens.

Nordex signs deal in the US

Order by an international IPP has a value of 32 million US Dollars / Nordex has already begun execution of the order, featuring the AW3000 turbine

Block Island Offshore Wind Farm Is Up and Running

First US Offshore Wind Farm began commercial operations yesterday

The Dutch are ramping up their offshore portfolio

Primarily Dutch-based consortium wins tender for Borssele III & IV

The manufacturer just commissioned its eighth wind farm in the United States in Texas with a capacity of 93 MW. The San Román Wind Farm is equipped with thirty-one AW3000 wind turbines of Nordex/ACCIONA Windpower technology.

A study from the University of Edinburgh found out that wind farms are the key to cutting carbon emissions from other sources of power generation

Australia's CEFC finances 270MW Sapphire Wind Farm

This investment strengthens the case for merchant risk in accelerating renewables development

Two more orders for Nordex from Turkey

Success story for N117/3600 turbine continues / Orders include 19 turbines totalling 68.4 MW

The order includes planning, transport and interim storage on the terminal and pre-assembly and subsequent delivery of the components to the quayside

Gamesa ends year with new production record

More than 1,800 turbines were produced by the manufacturer in one year topping the last record eight years ago.

NTR finishes aquisition of the Twin Rivers Windfarm in Yorkshire

The 29MW Twin Rivers Windfarm consists of 14 Senvion MM92 turbines and will provide enough clean energy to power 20,500 homes.

AXYS FLiDAR WindSentinel deployed off the coast of France

Ailes Marines deploys AXYS to provide wind resource assessment for Bay of St. Brieuc site for 12 months.

The offshore wind industry has promised a reduction of costs of 40 to 50 per cent a few years ago. That was for one reason to satisfy politicians who feared the population's increasing displeasure with mammoth projects in the face of horrendous construction costs and re-occuring technological problems. And the industry has delivered. As a result of an increasing degree of industrialization and higher production numbers, costs have indeed been significantly reduced.

Nexans equips British offshore wind farm Hornsea Project One with sea cables

Nexans is commissioned by DONG Energy to undertake the array cabling of the 1.2 GW wind farm

DONG Energy Wind Power U.S. Inc. teams up with Eversource to Make Large-Scale Offshore Wind a Reality in the United States

It is time to progress in New England, so both companies form a 50-50 partnership

Two major transmission line projects will go forward in the United States

Furthermore, Secretary Jewell cements partnership with State of California on onshore and offshore clean energy development

A2SEA Finished Turbine Installation at Burbo Bank Extension

All 32 MHI Vestas 8MW turbines have been installed in the Irish Sea.

Ecotricity's First Wind Turbine Started Running 20 Years Ago

Windmill in Gloucestershire has been illuminated in order to celebrate 20 years of running time.

Belgium's Largest Offshore Wind Farm will get World's Most Powerful Wind Turbines

MHI Vestas will install 44 of their V164-8.4 MW turbines in the North Sea.

The first substations are ready for operation and will ensure a grid connection for new, highly efficient power plants. Siemens also plans to build further gas and steam turbine power plants as well as up to 12 wind farms.

Senvion gets 500 MW order from India

200 planned turbines are included in the firm framework agreement with one of the large Indian IPPs

Kriegers Flak: VBMS Responsible for Installing Cables

Kriegers Flak combined grid solution will consist of 50 kilometres AC high-voltage submarine cables

Norther Offshore Wind Farm Gets Loan from EIB

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will support the construction with EUR 438 million to support renewable energy in Belgium

Boralex Inc. and Alberta Wind Energy Corporation (AWEC) team up

Newly-formed Alberta Renewable Power Limited Partnership will develop wind and solar projects in Alberta, Canada.

Tri Global Energy developed the community wind project which is currently owned and to be operated by Terna Energy S.A. Gamesa will supply 74 2.1MW turbines to bei installed in the next months.

Massachusetts Clean Energy Industry Report shows Massive Clean Energy Job Growth

Massachusetts has added more than 6,300 clean energy jobs in the last year, marking a growth of more than six percent.

nkt cables teams up with VBMS to install Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution

The Kriegers Flak and Baltic 2 windfarms to be connected via the two AC submarine cables delivered by nkt cables.

New offshore wind tower manufacturing facility for the UK

CS Wind will build the facility in Scotland / Siemens already bought the first 95 turbines / DONG Energy invests multi-million pound sum

E.ON starts construction of Breeze Wind Farm in Texas

The wind farm which is due to be finished next year is already E.ON's 22nd Wind Farm in the United States.

2,000 MW project in Iowa to go ahead with Vestas turbines

Vestas received an order of 153 MW in the United States

New York Offshore Auction went well

More than 79,000 Acres off the coast of New York have been auctioned off for wind energy development

Another US order for Vestas

The Danish turbine manufacturer will build 42 MW in the United States

Second wind energy project for Gamesa in Jordan

Order consists of 86 MW under a turnkey arrangement

€200 million for renewables in Kazakhstan

EBRD Board of Directors approves framework for energy of the future

Statoil declared winner of New York wind lease

The company is very exited about its first participation in an US auction.

British Gayton le Marsh wind farm is sold to investor

Energiekontor uses the proceeds to pay back loans and takes important step towards 2016 full-year target

EU’s Environment Committee passed a series of changes to the Emissions Trading System

WindEurope welcomes ENVI Committee vote to reform ETS as a step in the right direction

Two New Wind Farms for Oklahoma

Enel Green Power North America completes the Drift Sand and Chisholm View II wind farms

First offshore wind farm in Taiwan gets monopiles

The two monopiles are installed using the Hydrohammer S-2000

AWEA Reacts to Final Eagle Permit Rule in the US

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has published its final rule on that matter.

Saudi Arabia Gets First Wind Turbine

Saudi Aramco and GE deliver the first wind turbine in Saudi Arabia and are hopeful to kick off more renewable energy projects in the Kingdom

Senvion success for operations and maintenance in the United States

Senvion announces 15 year ISP extensions for 95 turbines highlighting commitment to North American market

24 MW order for Vestas in South Korea

The Danish manufacturer will install seven V112-3.45 MW turbines for the Yeong Yang Stage 2 Wind Farm project.

Installation of export cables for Rampion offshore wind farm finished

VBMS has completed the installation of two 16 km long 150kV HVAC cables for the Rampion offshore wind farm situated off the coast of Worthing, UK, last week.

Thailand Pushes Wind Energy

EGCO Group Starts Commercial Operation of Its Latest “Chaiyaphum Wind Farm”

Bureau Veritas helps reduce and manage risk as ocean engineering requirements develop in growing marine renewable energy sector

New Certification Scheme helps 'de-risk' Marine Renewable Energy Technologies

Siemens to provide Rentel offshore wind power plant with turbines

First offshore wind project or Siemens in Belgium / Rentel offshore wind farm will have a a capacity of 309 megawatts and provide clean power for 300,000 households

Vestas' Demonstration Turbine: Radical New Approach

The four-in-one wind turbine of Vestas0 at the DTU Risø Campus in Denmark is a radical new approach to making the price of wind power even more competitive.

Positive year for ELA Offshore

ELA Offshore looks back at the year 201 which brought once again the realization of numerous offshore projects

Another success for Senvion in Australia

Senvion wins contract to deliver 14 MM92 wind turbines, thus continuing its expansion strategy

GE will provide O&M service for Falck Renewables wind farm

The 28 wind turbines of the San Sostene wind farm (CZ) will get the full O&M service for 5 years.

Just recently German industrial associations ZSW (Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg) and BDEW (Federal Association of the German Energy and Water Industries) published the latest figures for Germany. At present, the share of renewable energies is around 32% in the national electricity mix and is expected to rise to 35% by 2020. It looks different though in the rest of the world.

Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm sold by DONG Energy

50% of the of Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm goes to Macquarie.

Danish Offshore Development Gets Boost from Local Government

The Region for Southern Denmark wants to focus on continued Danish offshore development and therefore grants a subsidy for the coming years.

All turbines in at Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm

Installation vessel MPI Enterprise completes turbine installation campaign

First order for Gamesa's new 3.3 MW platform in Mexico

Gamesa gets order to supply a 198 MW wind farm with 57 of its new G132-3.465 MW wind turbines.

Vestas enhances turbine output with release of Power Optimised Modes up to 3.6 MW

Furthermore, Vestas has installed its first V136-3.45 MW turbine successfully and expects first produced kWh before year-end

World’s Longest Submarine Interconnector to be build in the North Sea

The costs for this project which will link the United Kingdom and Norway will be $519 million.

Largest onshore order for Vestas in UK

Vestas is to install 53 x V117-3.45 MW and 13 x V112-3.45 MW wind turbines in Scotland totalling 228 MW.

Turbine Manufacturer Lagerwey Starts Crowdfunding New Facility

Dutch turbine manufacturer goes an unconventional way to fund its new facility.