News Archive January 2019

GE Power and TransnetBW Will Upgrade a German Substation

Germany’s energy network is in the midst of a transformation.

Statkraft and BOREAS Sign Two PPAs

Statkraft will purchase power and capacity certificates from the wind projects of Waldwisse and Launstroff, with an installed capacity of 10 MW each.

BayWa r.e. Sales Scottish Wathegar 2 Wind Farm

The buyer is Gresham House Asset Management.

Nordsee One Celebrates One Year of Operations

The German offshore wind farm produces green electricity for approximately 400,000 households

Revolution Wind Is Coming to Connecticut

Connecticut Regulators approve the PPA for planned 200 MW Revolution Wind Farm

GE Renewable Energy Lands 300 MW Deal in India

ReNew Power has selected GE for the production of wind turbines for a 300 MW Wind Farm in India

620 MW New Wind Capacity for US

Enel Green Power brings online two large wind farms which will generate around 2,600 GWh annually.

Costs for Climate Change Rose in 2018

Extreme weather, driven by climate change, caused major economic damage

The U.S. could tap into a vast offshore wind energy resource and better steward its marine environment by galvanizing large-scale research and fostering public-private partnerships

Same Procedure as Last Year...

As always at the end of the year, turbine manufacturer Vestas reports a veritable flood of orders. In just eleven days, orders worth more than 2 gigawatts were received.

SKF to Manage ERG Turbine Fleet

SKF's Windlub centralized lubrication system for wind turbines is supporting ERG to use a fully automated lubrication programme on their turbine fleet in seven countries.

GE Pushes Flagship Onshore Wind Project in Sub-Sahara Africa

The Kipeto Wind Farm is located in Kenya

Push for Polish Offshore Wind

Equinor has announced to acquire a 50 % interest in the offshore wind development project Baltyk I in Poland from Polenergia.

It's a setback in the latest trend market for offshore wind: After failing to sign any PPA for two planned offshore wind farms in Taiwan, Danish developer Ørsted has paused all offshore acitivities in the country.

A new study from Rice University says renewable energy could replace coal in Texas. John B. Billingsley, CEO for two of the state's premier renewable power developers, says that the study underscores the critical importance of renewable energy in the state.

All 27 foundations have been constructed. Now cabling works and preparing the turbine areas for deliveries of turbine components starts.

Irish electric power transmission operator EirGrid has announced details for the North Connacht Project, a new electricity line that will connect local renewable energy to the national grid and reinforce the regional electricity system.

Quaero European Infrastructure Fund Acquires Three WKN Wind Farms

WKN GmbH, part of the PNE Group, has sold the project rights for three French wind farms

Nordex Supplies Four French Wind Farms

Turbine manufacturer Nordex will supply 27 turbines for four different wind farms in France

Indian Joy for Nordex

Local production will create jobs in the state of Tamilnadu

Vestas Strenghtens Market Position in India

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas has received an 101 MW order in India

ENERCON Installs Swedish Mammut Wind Farm Ersträsk

At the Ersträsk wind farm in northern Sweden, the German turbine manufacturer is erecting 68 wind turbines with a total capacity of 229.1 MW.

EnBW Goes Shopping in Sweden

German utility EnBW acquires seven Swedish wind farms with an installed output of 105 megawatts just a few months after the foundation of a subsidiary in the country

Construction Start for 450 MW High Lonesome Wind Farm

Enel has started to install the largest wind farm of its portfolio in the U.S.

BRAUN Windturbinen GmbH Wishes You All the Best in 2019

The company has published a yoield overview for three of its small wind turbines

It's a Firm Order Now. Senvion converts 300 MW contract in India

The signing of the order with alfanar India took place at the beginning of December 2018.

ReCoWind Project Wants to Improve Reliability of Power Converters

A better understanding of the causes of their failure is vital in the race to develop effective protective measures

All Monopiles in at Deutsche Bucht OWF

All 31 monopiles have been installed at Northland Power’s offshore wind farm Deutsche Bucht

Senvion Signs Spanish Order with Alfanar Energy

The notice to proceed for 41 MW in Spain has been signed by the German turbine manufacturer

LiftWerx Presents its New BoxHook™Crane

The crane specialist presents its new up-tower crane for wind turbines at the beginning of the year.

Nexans Connects Kype Muir Wind Farm to Scotland’s Power Grid

Nexans has finished the project to provide a 16 km 132 kilovolt underground grid connection for SP Energy Networks.

Extending Turbine Life with Research

The University of Rostock and W2E Wind to Energy have started a research project on January 1st to make more precise statements about the service life of wind turbines.

UNITECH Offshore New Owner of Hytech Demo Turbine

UNITECH will take over the first floating wind turbine off the coast of Norway which will be used for research projects, development of new technology, teaching and training.

Vattenfall Orders Nordex Turbines for the Netherlands

Nordex will equip two wind farms in the Netherlands with its large turbines

Vestas Breaks 100 Gigawatt Mark

According to its own figures, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer exceeded the 100 gigawatt mark for its installations at the end of 2018 after almost 40 years.

Mainstream Installs another Wind Farm in Chile

All 50 turbines are installed on site at the Sarco Wind Farm

Senvion Has High Hopes for 2019

Q4 2018 secures healthy order book for the coming year

PNE AG Finishes Repowering Project in Germany

PNE AG has completed the Gerdau-Schwienau wind farm repowering project, installing six new turbines

TenneT Reaches New Offshore Heights in Germany

North Sea “wind harvest” exceeds 2017 by roughly 5% / Share of total wind power generation reaches now almost 16%

Wind energy and wildlife in the immediate vicinity - that's no longer a contradiction in terms. Fortunately, the days when wind turbines were a death trap for many birds and bats are over, as animal protection systems become better and better.

Nordex Signs Contract for 150 MW in Texas

It's another major contract in one of the fastest growing wind markets in the world

Canada Joins IRENA

Canada becomes the Agency’s 160th member to join the global intergovernmental organisation

Wind Will Be Largest Source of New Electric Generating Capacity in the U.S.

The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) says 23.7 GW of new electric generating capacity will come online in 2019.

Sky Is the Limit in China

Vestas has received an order for V120-2.2 MW turbines featuring the tallest towers in China

The Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission (SSEN Transmission) has completed the construction, commissioning and energisation of the new Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link.

In a new report launched last week, the Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation says the geopolitical and socio-economic consequences of a new energy age may be as profound as those which accompanied the shift from biomass to fossil fuels two centuries ago.

Nordex Posts Strong Growth in Order Intake in 2018

Order intake in 2018 reaches 4.75 GW which is a growth of 73% compared to 2017

MHI Vestas Settles in Boston

The turbine manufactuer has found its home base for sales and strategy in North America

Senvion to Install Largest Wind Turbine in Italy

The manufacturer signed a contract with Repower Renewables to install turbines with a 140 metre rotor diameter

ACCIONA Joins Schneider Electric-moderated NEO Network

Through NEO Network, ACCIONA will gain access to market reports alongside increased reach and exposure to the corporate buying community

ABO Wind to Install 30 MW Wind Farm in Tunisia

The German project developer obtains permission and remuneration in tender process

After General Electric and MHI Vestas Offshore have already announced turbines with an output in the double-digit range, the world market leader in the offshore sector is now following suit.

EU countries discusss a proposal from the European Commission on protective measures on steel imports to the EU today. WindEurope warns that this could have drastic consequences

Copenhagen Wind Project Up and Running

The 80 MW wind farm in New York was developed by EDF Renewables North America

NTR Invests in Trendy Northern Markets

Irish sustainable infrastructure investor and asset manager NTR has invested €180 million to acquire a wind portfolio in Sweden and Finland

Ingeteam Works on First Offshore Wind Turbine in Spain

At the request of project leader Estyco, Ingeteam did the electrical work on the wind turbine

Rotterdam Gets World's First 12 MW Turbine

GE Renewable Energy and Future Wind have agreed to install the prototype of the Haliade-X 12 MW in Maasvlakte-Rotterdam (NL) during summer 2019.

ABO Wind Sells Another Wind Farm Portfolio to CEZ

Czech utility CEZ has acquired eight wind farms in France

BayWa r.e. Finishes First Two Wind Farms in Australia

The developer has installed two wind farms in the state of Victoria. Construction work has now finished on the company's first projects ever in Australia

World-Wide Wind Investments Rose Again in 2018

Clean energy investment exceeded $300 billion once again in 2018, but there were contrasts between different types of renewable energy

Report: Reaching 1.5°C Remains Possible

A report in 'Nature' magazine indicates that it is still possible to reach the 1.5°C laid out by the Paris Agreement

FairWind Collaborates with Siemens Gamesa in Taiwan

The two companies have signed a Letter of Intent to collaborate on the pre-assembly work for the Formosa 1 Phase 2 offshore wind power projects.

British Carbon Reduction Plans in Jeopardy

The annoucement of Hitachi to scrap plans for the construction of a nuclear power plant in Wales, risks blowing a hole in the British Government’s plans to meet carbon targets

The outlook for the U.S. wind energy industry looks bright at the moment - more than 23GW in new capacity forecast over the next two years. But there is some danger lurking in unforeseen supply chain bottlenecks which could lead to project cancellations and postponements, putting as much as US$2.1 billion of revenue at risk.

The government in the Australian state of Victoria has granted approval for the Golden Plains Wind Farm. If the federal government agrees, this will be Australia's largest wind farm after completion.

ACCIONA Finishes Repowering Project in Spain

90 old wind turbines installed 23 years ago were replaced with 12 of modern technology, increasing energy production by 16%

Enel Sells 540 MW of Renewable Capacity in Brazil

Chinese company CGNEI acquires 100% of two solar plants and one wind farm

Saudi Arabia to Build Its First Wind Farm

A consortium, comprising of France’s EDF Energies Nouvelles and Abu Dhabi’s Masdar, has won the rights to build the first wind farm in the country

Enel Starts Construction of Three Wind Farms in Spain

Enel Green Power España has started construction of 90 MW of new wind capacity located in the Aragon region’s Teruel province

UK: New Onshore Wind Installations Fell by nearly 80% in 2018

It's the lowest level since 2011 after the record-breaking last year.

It's Cold in Spitsbergen

The polar station of the Alfred-Wegener-Institut in Spitsbergen gets its electricity from an Antaris wind turbine

Innovative Garment to Save Lives of Offshore Workers

A garment prototype that could save the lives of offshore workers in case of an accident was unveiled last week.

First Sucess for Partnership between innogy and Nordex

The two German companies celebrate the success of their strategic partnership with the construction of a wind farm in the U.S. and in Poland

PNE AG with Positive Outcome of 2018

International markets become more and more important

ENTSO-E (the association of European Transmission System Operators) has published a new report providing data and analysis in order to guide clear decision-making in Europe’s energy transition, supporting the further electrification of Europe’s energy mix Major ENTSO-E report

German turbine tower manufacturer Max Bögl Wind has manufactured 90 wind turbine towers with hub heights of 156.5 meters each in its mobile manufacturing hall in Thailand.

Danish offshore giant Ørsted ranks fourth in the Corporate Knights' 2019 index of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World, making it number 1 among energy companies.

Rocky Shores: Good for Energy Storage?

Engineers and geoscientists from the Universities of Edinburgh and Strathclyde say North Sea rocks could act as energy stores.

Siemens Gamesa Wins 242 MW Scioto Ridge Wind Project in Ohio

Siemens Gamesa has been awarded the 242 MW Scioto Ridge wind farm by Innogy Renewables US LLC

AWEA Reacts to New York's Offshore Wind Announcement

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) issued a statement reacting to Gov. Cuomo’s announcement to more than triple the state of New York’s offshore wind development target.

Statkraft and Fortia have signed a PPA providing large industrial companies in steel, cement, metallurgy, chemical, paper and industrial gas sectors with clean electricity

Roxtec has built a new fire lab in Karlskrona, Sweden, which will play an important role in the development and precertification process of the company’s standard and customized safety products

The Chinese government has approved several wind projects, including the construction of 24 offshore wind farms off the coast of Jiangsu Province and a 6 gigawatt wind complex to power the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Thanks to its island location, Ireland has a coastline of 1,448 kilometres and almost ten times as much sea area as land mass. Nevertheless, the country so far paid little attention to the use of offshore wind energy. But now the go-ahead has been given.

Vestas Introduces the EnVentus Wind Turbine Platform

The Danish manufacturer introduces two 5.X turbine variants which are targeted at the onshore market

Iberdrola to Build the Cavar Complex in Spain

The wind cluster will consist of four wind farms with an installed capacity of 111 megawatts

CWind, a provider of topside, splash zone and subsea engineering services to the offshore renewables and utilities market, has signed a Collaboration Agreement with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s offshore renewable energy innovation centre.

Senvion: CFO Manav Sharma Resigns

Hans-Jürgen Wiecha will become his successor

U.S. Government Organization: Renewables Will Be Fastest Growing Source of Electricity Generation

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) has realeased its January 2019 Short-Term Energy Outlook

New Knock-Out Sleeve from Cable and Pipe Sealing Specialist Roxtec

The Roxtec knock-out sleeves form an efficient water barrier and are frequently used to seal openings until it is time for cable and pipe routing.

Siemens Gamesa has signed its third contract with Voltalia in Brazil to supply the wind project Ventos da Serra do Mel 2 (VSM 2) with 36 units of the SG 3.4-132 wind turbine.

Comment: Forget the Nuclear Woes, Offshore Wind Can Power Us Forward

This comment was written by Alistair Phillips-Davies, CEO & Executive Director of SSE, a Scottish energy company.

AWEA Releases Report and Follow-Up Model Legislation for Electrification

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) releases a model legislation designed to help states prepare for the consumer-driven electrification boom.

Hitachi Withdraws from Wind Turbine Production

The Japanese energy company declared in view of a manageable domestic market and too strong competition from abroad that it will no longer produce wind turbines

Rutgers-Led Team Uses New Technique to Predict Sea Breezes

A Rutgers-led study used sophisticated forecasting to understand sea breezes and make them a more predictable source of energy which may benefit offshore wind farms

Corporations Bought Record Amount of Clean Energy through PPAs in 2018

It's been a record year - again: Corporate clean energy buying surged to 13.4 gigawatts, more than doubling 2017’s total.

Statkraft Signs Three PPAs in France

Statkraft is also working alongside with developers, investors and industry associations’ working groups on corporate PPAs, to develop new types of market access solutions in France.

Vestas Increases Russian Footprint with New Order

Vestas has secured an order for another wind project from a joint venture between Rusnano and Fortum, thus increasing its footprint to a total capacity of almost 350 MW.

Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Wind Turbine Foundations

Two wind farms in South Africa have announced to reduce the carbon footprint of their wind turbines by changing the concrete mix of their foundations.

A new report from Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables predicts that global offshore wind power demand will increase almost sixfold over the next decade with projects deployed commercially across 18 countries by 2027.

The Netherlands will soon be home to the world's largest wind turbine. However, wind energy has played a rather subordinate role in the country famous for its old windmills.

Senvion and Mainstream Sign Third Conditional Order in One Month

Senvion will supply turbines for another 84 MW wind project in Chile

GE Simplifies Company Structure

GE wants to intensify its focus on the renewable energy market by consolidating all of the company's renewable and grid assets into a single Renewable Energy business.

Share of Renewables in Europe Rose to 32.3% in 2018

Thinktanks Agora Energiewende and Sandbag present annual evaluation of EU electricity system for 2018

After Taiwan was regarded as THE offshore trend market last year, now disillusionment has returned. The country's government is significantly lowering the feed-in tariff, which makes some of the planned projects unprofitable at once.

LAP Shows Brandnew Corporate Design

'Simply Precise' concludes what LAP stands for