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World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm: First Jackets Completed

03/06/2018

Navantia and Iberdrola celebrate the completion of the first four jacket foundations for East Anglia One in Spain

Oceaneering Acquires Ecosse Subsea

03/06/2018

Oceaneering International, based in Houston, Texas, has announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has acquired Ecosse Subsea Limited, a provider of offshore engineering, seabed preparation, route clearance and trenching services to the renewable energy and oil and gas industries.

Higher, Further, Faster: Turkey Wants to Break Offshore Wind Records

03/02/2018

Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak has announced that Turkey will shortly be holding a call for tenders for the country's first offshore wind farm. However, it is not just any offshore wind farm that is to be built, but the world's largest.

Siemens Gamesa Wins Big in Turkey

02/27/2018

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed an agreement to supply up to 1 GW capacity of wind energy in Turkey.

New Insights with LiDAR Measuring Techniques

02/23/2018

LiDAR measuring systems are increasingly in use in the wind industry. They are more flexible than wind measuring masts and offer a multitude of additional possibilities to gain new insights.

Bella Italia powered by Wind Energy

02/20/2018

E.ON installs new wind farm in the Naples region and further expands its onshore portfolio

Beer and Chocolate Bars Going Green

02/15/2018

In recent days, a number of large companies have committed themselves to the use of more renewable energy. These include the world's largest food group, Nestlé, and the world's second largest brewery, Heineken. Soon thus chocolate bars and beer will be ‚powered by wind energy'.

Ørsted Chooses Siemens Gamesa to Equip World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

02/14/2018

Danish energy company Ørsted awards an order of 1,386 MW to German-Spanish Siemens Gamesa to supply wind turbines for world's largest offshore wind farm

DNV GL Provides Due Diligence for Walney Extension

02/12/2018

The independent energy advisory and certification body DNV GL has become the technical advisor to a group of institutional lenders for the Walney Extension offshore wind farm.

A Quiet Exit From Renewable Energies

02/09/2018

While in many countries of the world, the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix is increasing and politicians are trying to promote the expansion of renewables in a variety of ways, other countries are taking an almost unnoticed and fatal step back reinvesting in coal, gas and nuclear programs instead.

Joint Research: Norway and Denmark Team Up in Offshore Development

02/08/2018

Numerous researchers from Denmark and Norway are joining forces to further promote the development of offshore wind energy.

Trump Sees "Beautiful Clean Coal" - Federal States Won't Have It

02/03/2018

The Washington Post reports that the U.S. President wants to introduce budget cuts for the development of renewable energies and energy efficiency into Congress. The federal states won't have it and protest in their own way.

What if... U.S. Offshore Project Developer Publishes Interesting Mind Game

02/02/2018

In the U.S., offshore wind industry is still in its infancy. Although the first offshore wind farm has been up and running since the end of 2016, residents and government still seem to be not quite convinced of the technology. This makes a study recently published by an offshore wind developer all the more interesting. The study examines the possible effects of an offshore wind farm on the electricity grid during a severe snowstorm like the one at the beginning of the year.

Younicos to Build Modern Storage System for Wind Power in Hawaii

02/01/2018

Berlin-based storage manufacturer Younicos is modernizing an intelligent 10 MW battery storage system to provide ramping services smoothing out wind variability at a wind farm in Maui.

One Man's Joy Is Another Man's Sorrow

01/29/2018

While the first nacelle was manufactured at the new Siemens plant in Cuxhaven (Germany), more than 200 employees at the U.S. plant in Fort Madison (Iowa) received their release papers.

Texas Waves Combine Wind Energy and Storage

01/26/2018

E. ON has put two 10-megawatt batteries into operation in Texas to stabilise the grid.

At The Limit: Drone Pilots Are Conquering Wind Industry

01/25/2018

Renewable energies are still a developing industry branch. However, some companies can benefit from their experience in other business areas and successfully use it in wind energy, as demonstrated by Cyberhawk, a global provider of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) inspection, survey and asset management services.

Chile: Energy Transition Without Subsidies

01/19/2018

The turning point for Chile came in 2013 when the government decided to use the opportunities offered by renewable energies to secure a stable and, above all, cost-effective electricity supply for their nearly 18 million inhabitants. Up to that point renewables had been largely untapped in the South American country. But the turnaround led to a fabulous boom in the extension of renewable energies.

Siemens Gamesa to Build Wind Farm in Andalusia

01/16/2018

The company will install 11 of their G114-2,625 MW turbines at a wind farm in Jerez de la Frontera (Cadiz).

E.ON's U.S. Business Continues to Boom

01/15/2018

E.ON is investing in the U.S. wind market and has started building a new 201 MW project in Texas, while two more wind farms are already operational.

Germany: ‚GroKo Agreement‘ Fixed – Involving A Little Bit Of Climate Protection

01/12/2018

This Friday morning, the breakthrough in exploratory talks between the German parties of CDU and SPD on a new 'Große Koalition' (GroKo) was announced. After the initial results of the negotiations - not promising much good - were leaked on Monday, the final declaration does have a tiny little bit of climate protection in it.

MHI Vestas Opens New Office in the UK

01/08/2018

The company bundles its activities in a new British office in Warrington, marking "a milestone"

Vikings On the Loose In the Baltic Sea

01/05/2018

Offshore wind farm Wikinger (= Vikings) in the German Baltic Sea northeast of the island of Rügen has started producing electricity. Gradually, all 70 turbines will be ramped up and feed electricity into the German grid.

Aquila Capital On Course For Valhalla

01/03/2018

Aquila Capital takes over the Valhalla project - one of the largest wind projects in Europe

The Windfair Team Wishes You Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

12/22/2017

Thanks to all our members and business partners for the good co-operation this year. We're looking forward to working with you in 2018.

No More Dirt - New York Is Serious About It

12/21/2017

New York state governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, wants to get out of the fossil energy production as quickly and comprehensively as possible. He had already announced that he didn't intend to follow President Trump's path of reactivating fossil energy production.

Vattenfall Wants to Implement Offshore Wind Project in the Netherlands without Subsidies

12/18/2017

The Swedish energy company Vattenfall has announced that it has placed a bid in the tender for the Dutch offshore wind project "Hollandse Kust Zuid".

South Africa Continues to Expand Wind Energy

12/15/2017

Two more wind farms have started commercial operation in South Africa this month. With a total capacity of 280 megawatts, the two neighbouring wind farms of Loeriesfontein and Khobab together form the largest single area of wind power plants in the country.

Tower Specialist ASM Industries Expands its Portuguese Headquarters

12/13/2017

The company has invested five million euros to expand its headquarters in Sever do Vouga

Peikko Receives Order for Giant Swedish Wind Farm

12/06/2017

Swedish subsidiary of the Finnish Peikko Group, Peikko Sverige AB, has received an extensive order for the supply of gravity foundations for the Markbygden wind farm in Piteå in northern Sweden.