News Archive April 2019

First Order for Delta4000 Turbines from Argentina

It's the first order for Nordex' new tubrine for an overseas destination

European Court of Justice Rules Feed-in Tariffs Are Not Subsidies

German renewable energy law EEG does not constitute state aid

EDF Renewables North America today announced they have entered into a Build and Transfer Agreement (BTA) with Tucson Electric Power (TEP) for the 247.4 megawatt Oso Grande Wind Project.

Australia Explores Possibility for Offshore Wind

The Morrison Government has approved a deed of licence to allow Offshore Energy Pty Ltd (OEPL) to undertake resource exploration for an offshore wind farm.

wpd Expands Management

Björn Nullmeyer joins the company as a new member of the Management Board effective April 1st.

Another Delta4000 Success for Nordex

German turbine manufacturer Nordex will supply 35 turbines of the Delta4000 series for an Australian wind farm

MHI Vestas to Supply Turbines for Floating Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

Spanish developer and construction company Cobra Group has ordered five V164-9.5 MW turbines for the Kincardine floating offshore wind project

High Q1 Activity Level at Vestas

As always, Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas reported a large number of orders received at the end of Q1.

Deutsche Windtechnik Signs Massice Service Contract in Spain

The company has signed a contract for Gamesa turbines.

The new government in Pakistan plans to increase the share of renewable energy in total power generation to 30% by 2030, referring to power from wind, solar, small hydro and biomass. In addition, there is a target of 30% large scale hydropower (more than 50 MW).

Germany's Fraunhofer IWES to Test Cypress Onshore Wind Turbine

Tests will validate GE's Cypress platform by subjecting the machine head to loading consistent with real world conditions

Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Rowan University that will allow the company to support innovative offshore wind engineering clinics for students and collaborate with them on research opportunities.

LM Wind Power Participates in International Team

Chinese wind turbine maker Envision, Danish LM Wind Power and the Danish Export Credit Agency have forged an multi-party financing initiative to foster global business development.

IRENA Publishes Renewable Capacity Statistics 2019

Renewable energy now accounts for a third of the global power capacity as sector adds 171 GW in 2018

Siemens Gamesa Launches 5.X Onshore Platform

The new onshore wind turbine is designed with a 170 meter rotor — the largest in the industry

Boskalis selected patented TekLink® Cable Protection System (CPS) Generation 8 for the Innogy Triton Knoll offshore wind farm located off the coast of Lincolnshire, UK.

Gallop Poll: Most Americans Support Reducing Fossil Fuel Use

Most Americans support the general idea of dramatically reducing the country's use of fossil fuels over the next two decades

Fuelling Climate Change

How large corporations and banks are working together to further strengthen climate change

GE to Supply 342 MW Phoenix Wind Project in Spain

The cluster will feature 10 wind farms in Aragon, Spain

Combining Wave and Wind Energy

Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) unveils plan to diversify into booming offshore wind sector with two new devices to provide solutions to energy generation challenges in deep-sea locations

The latest market outlook forecasts over 300 GW of new capacity to be added in next five years / Emerging wind markets to watch include Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Argentina, Colombia and Peru.

Europe’s Draft National Energy and Climate Plans Are Insufficient

The plans won’t deliver the EU’s 32% renewables target for 2030

Klüber Lubrication Develops New Cleansing Grease for Wind Turbines

The grease removes residues in rolling bearings while in operation

Offshore wind power plants are an important pillar for the energy transition, as they can reach a very high capacity of more than four thousand full load hours per year. However, like any other structure, they have to undergo regular maintenance and inspection.

Siemens Gamesa Service Goes Multibrand

Siemens Gamesa has secured its first full-scope contract for the service of turbines supplied by other OEM in Poland with Polenergia

Fact Check: President Trump’s Wind Energy Comments Wrong - Again

Fake News from the President!

Building of Energy Island Lasts Too Long

Validation of the IJmuiden Ver electrical grid: island-hub network is technically and economically feasible, but does not fit within the Dutch government's roadmap

Jan De Nul Prepares for Big Future

Jan De Nul Group orders its third Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel, Voltaire with an unrivalled crane capacity of over 3,000 tonnes

Wind Industry Leaders Announce 7 Priority Research Projects Funded through the Wind Wildlife Research Fund

New wind industry-led initiative raised $828,000 to support and implement seven priority research projects in 2019.

Saudi Arabia Will Become Middle East Wind Power Champ

Saudi Arabia will become a regional heavyweight in wind power by the early 2020's, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

Senvion Files for Self-Administration Proceedings

Turbine manufacturer is already in talks with potential investors

GE Challenges Greece's Geography

GE’s first wind farm project in the country is a milestone achievement

2018 Record-Breaking Wind Year in the U.S.

U.S. wind power supports a record 114,000 American jobs, over 500 domestic factories, and more than $1 billion a year in revenue for states and communities that host wind farms.

Ramboll Develops Innovative Turbine Tower Concept

Market demand for tall towers has led to the development of a new tower concept

Project CertBench at Fraunhofer IWES

Fraunhofer IWES wants to determine how the nacelle of a 3 MW wind turbine reacts to grid faults.

WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson gave a keynote speech at an U.S. offshore event, the International Offshore Wind Patterning Forum (IPF 2019) in New York this week. He set out the lessons learned from the EU’s offshore success story.

An independent analysis by experts Baringa Partners shows that renewable electricity from wind has delivered a payback of £4 to every consumer in Northern Ireland, every year, since the year 2000.

Last week our editorial focused on Big Oil, Big Tech and Big Money companies that continue to finance the fossil energy industry. Now the Norway Government Pension Fund shows that there are alternatives.

Prysmian Group Follows Sustainability Plan

The Group operates in line with its mission, vision and values of ethics, integrity and philanthropy

Global Storage Market to Grow 13-fold by 2024

2018 was already a record-breaking year

IRENA: 'Global Energy Transformation: A Roadmap to 2050' Published

“The shift towards renewables makes economic sense”

ACCIONA and Unilever Renew Renewable Energy Bonds

The companies have renewed their electricity supply contract in Spain

innogy Officially Inaugurates its First Wind Farm in Ireland

Dromadda Beg is a three wind turbine site in County Kerry in the southwest of the Republic of Ireland

New Initiative Launched to Help Study Whales in U.S. Waters

Acoustic monitoring using special buoys will track and monitor whales that frequent waters off New York and New Jersey

Siemens Gamesa Renews Service Deal for Italian Turbines

Siemens Gamesa reached an agreement with Glennmont Partners for the renewal of the O&M service contract for its SGRE fleet, consisting of 236 wind turbines

Vestas Invests in SOWITEC

Vestas has announced the acquisition of a 25.1 percent minority stake in SOWITEC with an option to acquire the entire company within three years.

ORE Catapult, University of Sheffield and GE Form Powertrain Research Hub

ORE Catapult’s third Research Hub will focus on the development of next generation turbines, improving their operation, reliability and performance.

Siemens Gamesa to Supply Denmark’s Largest Onshore Wind Project

Eurowind Energy chooses SGRE for the Thorup-Sletten project in the northwest of Aggersund

The new study by the Energy Watch Group and LUT University is the first of its kind to outline a 1.5°C scenario with a cost-effective, cross-sectoral, technology-rich global 100% renewable energy system that does not build on negative CO2 emission technologies.

The wind turbine manufacturer has received an order from Vattenfall to supply its new SG 10.0-193 DD to the world's first non-subsidised offshore wind farm, Hollandse Kust Zuid (HKZ) 1&2.

ACCIONA: Leading Marketer of 100% Renewable Energy in Spain

ACCIONA Green Energy Developments was the biggest retailer of 100% renewable energy in Spain last year

Vattenfall is applying to the Scottish Government to extend the operational lease for the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay from 22 years to 25 years.

“Time to pick up the pace!” This is the main message of a report released today by CAN Europe which collects the views of national stakeholders on the draft National Energy and Climate Plans (NECPs) of 24 EU countries.

Largest Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea Inaugurated

Germany's Chancellor Angela Merkel has officially opened the largest Baltic Sea wind farm

GE Renewable Energy Abandons First French Offshore Wind Project

Instead, Siemens Gamesa has stepped in and taken over the order, as the company has confirmed.

Strong Demand for Nordex Turbines

The manufacturer posts an order intake of more than 1 GW in the first quarter of 2019

BayWa Searches for Partner Company

BayWa plans capital increase at BayWa r.e. and searches for investment partners

GWEC Releases Supply Side Data 2018 Report

The report gives a detailed account of wind turbines installed across the globe from all active suppliers over the past year

IRENA and IEA Strengthen Cooperation for a Secure and Sustainable Energy Future

New Memorandum of Understanding sets the framework for future cooperation between both International Agencies

Carbon Trust Reveals Winners of Dynamic Export Cable Competition

The Carbon Trust has announced five winners of its dynamic export cable competition as a part of the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (Floating Wind JIP)

PNE Sales Another Wind Farm in the U.S.

German developer PNE continues to grow its international business

Duke Energy Renewables Announces New Wind Project in Texas

The company will construct the 200-MW Mesteño Wind Farm, continuing their wind expansion in Texas

The Greek government's announcement to massively expand renewable energies in the country in the coming years is arousing desire. Now Norwegian Equinor Group is taking a stand: Greece is an ideal location for floating wind turbines.

Senvion Gets Financial Support

Senvion has obtained EUR 100m of its lenders and main bond holders to continue operations

Prysmian Publishes Results for 2018

Combined sales (including General Cable for full year 2018) at €11,524M with +2.8% organic growth

DNV GL's Head of Technical Centre China Falk Rothe handed over the two certificates to Dr. Lixin Xu from China Merchants Offshore Technology and Research Center (CM-OTRC). The management team and project members from CM-OTRC also joined the ceremony.

CloudVisit's Wind Turbine Maintenance Software Helps with Turbine Efficiency

CloudVisit's Wind Turbine Maintenance Software enables remote inspection of wind farms

Denmark and India Working Together to Push Wind Energy

The partnership will especially focus on offshore wind

Europe Invested in Record Amount of Future Wind Energy Capacity in 2018

The European states have invested €27bn in new wind farms in 2018, according to a new report by industry body WindEurope

Prysmian Group Refinances €1,000 million Long-Term Revolving Credit Facility

Prysmian Group has refinanced its credit facility with a pool of leading Italian and international banks.

LM Wind Power Manufactures World's Largest Wind Turbine Blade

The company has produced the first rotor blade to surpass the length of 100 meters.

PNE Sells Polish Wind Project to SWM

The wind farm will be one of the biggest onshore projects in Poland and is set to finish construction next year

European Commission Approves Support for Renewables Production in Lithuania

The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a scheme to support electricity production from renewable energy sources in Lithuania.

Western U.S. Transmission Project Passes Another Development Hurdle

The TransWest Express Transmission Project has been approved by the Wyoming Industrial Siting Council

Koyo Strengthens Ties in German Market

Kugellager-Premium is a new distributor for Koyo products in the German market

Ireland Will Miss Renewable Energy Targets for 2030

As the Irish government wants to tackle climate change, Cornwall Insight Ireland shows a shortfall of 70% in Ireland's renewable target

Vestas Hits New Highs in Poland

Vestas has received a 132 MW order from Windfarm Polska III sp. z o.o., owned by German Stadtwerke München (SWM), for the Jasna wind project Pomorskie Voivodship, in northern Poland.

DNV GL Awarded Arkona Offshore Wind Farm with Project Certificate

The Arkona Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea has been awarded with a certificate which confirms a safe and reliable power supply

Iberdola Chairman Pleads for United Europe

“A united Europe is stronger and more valuable for the European states and citizens and for the world”, says Ignacio Galán

EDPR Announces €800 million Asset Rotation Deal for Several European Wind Farms

EDPR will provide operating and maintenance services to the portfolio.

The Block Island offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island is still the only offshore wind farm in the U.S. However, though the development of the US offshore wind industry is progressing rather slowly, various sectors are already profiting from it.

High Level of Interest in Schaeffler's Annual General Meeting

The dividend of 55 cents per common non-voting share stays unchanged from last years.

Braun Windturbinen Installs New Small Wind Turbine in France

An ANTARIS turbine supplies a French campsite with clean energy

Energy UK Publishes 'Future of Energy' Report

Energy UK has published a map to the future, setting out a way forward for the energy sector to deliver better for its customers

Deutsche Windtechnik Provides Maintenance for Riffgat Turbines

This makes Deutsche Windtechnik the first ISP in the world to provide maintenance for Siemens SWT-3.6 turbines

TÜV SÜD Hands Over Certificate to ESTEYCO

TÜV SÜD developed a new certification procedure to ensure the safe and reliable use of this innovative support structure.

UK: Repowering Onshore Wind Turbines Is Necessity

New policies are needed to support repowering older onshore wind farms.

Dutch Den Helder Airport to Become Offshore Wind Hub

The helicopter airport will facilitate helicopter flights for the maintenance of the Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm for Vestas

Small Wind in Chile

Two ANTARIS turbines have been installed in the Chilean mountains recently.

REETEC Offers On-Demand Night-Time Markings in Germany

Countless wind turbines in Germany have to be equipped with this technology until next year

Europe Is Off Track with Floating Wind Energy

France is the only European nation with floating wind National Climate and Energy Plan Draft

LM Wind Power Is Hiring

Blade Manufacturer LM Wind Power has announced to hire 300 new employees for their facility in Bergama, Turkey

Welcon Will Produce 80 Wind Turbine Towers for Siemens Gamesa

The Danish company has won the contract to build turbine towers for the Dutch offshore wind farm Borssele 1+2

New York Announces Critical Grid Modernization Projects

Beside New York’s offshore wind commitments, the state has announced a pair of critically important initiatives this month: grid modernization and transmission expansion.

Siemens Gamesa Receives Orders for more than 0.5 GW in North America

Turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was able to secure contracts for SG 4.5-145 wind turbine from the U.S. and Canada totalling 681 MW

Energy Companies RWE and ENGIE Exit Coal in Germany

While RWE is putting plans for a new coal-fired power plant on hold, the French want to sell their shares in coal-fired power plants in Germany and the Netherlands.

Changhua 1 and 2a Offshore Wind Farm in Taiwan Gets Financial Green Lights

Ørsted’s Board of Directors has taken the final investment decision (FID) on the Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

Van Oord Completed Installation of Belgium’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Van Oord has successfully installed the last of the 44 wind turbines of the Norther offshore wind farm in Belgium last week.

AWEA: US Wind Development Pipeline Grew by 6,146 MW in Q1

New AWEA report reveals more US wind power capacity under construction and advanced development than ever before