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Fire-Free: First Wind Farm in Germany Dark at Night

03/09/2017

An often discussed issue when it comes to energy transition and its acceptance: the constant flashing of wind power plants at night, which in many places disrupts local residents. A new law in Germany now ensures that lights of a first wind farm can be shut down at night.

Province of Friesland Gets Involved in Wind Farm Project

03/09/2017

The local government of the province of Friesland in the Netherlands has agreed with the developer of the wind farm Fryslân on a financial participation. It is the first time a province is directly involved in a wind farm.

Scotland: Renewable Industry Fears Job Losses

03/07/2017

A recent survey of companies operating in the renewable energy sector in Scotland shows that the majority of companies fears a loss of jobs in the coming months.

Calm before the Storm: Top 10 of Turbine Manufacturers Are Facing Major Upheaval

03/02/2017

It is the time of balancing: Every year in spring, a view back helps to assess the past financial year. Now Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) have published their annual Top 10 ranking of wind turbine manufacturers. Although there have been some changes, the major upheaval will not begin until next year when all the mergers take effect.

New Management System for Decentralized Power Plants: ABB Pushes ahead with Energy Transition

03/01/2017

Swiss company ABB has announced to invest in Enbala Power Networks, a leading developer of software for the management of power supply networks.

Iberdrola Strengthens Commitment in Brazil

02/28/2017

Spanish energy group Iberdrola strengthens its commitment in Brazil by acquiring company shares. The Group buys 50 percent stakes in Força Eólica do Brasil (FEB) 1 and 2 for 98 million euros.

LM Wind Power Eyes French Market

02/24/2017

The French offshore wind energy sector is in the starting holes and companies are getting ready to enter the lucrative market. Now rotor blade manufacturer LM Wind Power has announced the construction of a new factory in France.

Wind Energy and Bird Strikes: A Persevering Myth

02/23/2017

When it comes to bird deaths, wind energy is repeatedly put into the pillory in the public discussion. Other factors play a much greater role, but at most times, they are not taken into serious consideration. A simple view from the window might help to change that though…

North Sea Wind Power for Switzerland

02/22/2017

ewz participates in German offshore wind farm Trianel Borkum II / Consortium buys 25% shares

US governors set out renewables bid to Trump

02/17/2017

GWSEC want to extend support for offshore wind beyond 2020

Next US Offshore Wind Project Is Taking Shape

02/17/2017

The next US offshore wind farm is to be built off the coast of Maryland. Project developer US Wind has now commissioned JDR Cables for cable works.

Vattenfall Wants to Combine Wind and Solar Farms in the Netherlands

02/13/2017

Vattenfall subsidiary Nuon plans to install solar plants in wind farms in the Netherlands. The plan envisages the construction of at least six solar farms with more than 70 MW distributed in more than 250,000 solar collectors.

Gamesa successful in South East Asia

02/10/2017

Spanish turbine manufacturer Gamesa has received two orders from South East Asia: In addition to the third order from Thailand, Gamesa will supply the turbines for Indonesia's first wind farm.

UK Innovations: Great Britain invests in wind energy research

02/10/2017

Facing Brexit, Britain is struggling to remain a technology leader in wind energy. Now new research funding in the amount of millions for two projects has been released: In Scotland, a project wants to harvest wind energy using lampposts as hosts, while various English universities are working on humanoid robots to maintain and operate offshore windfarms.

Siem Offshore Contractors (SOC) has wired Veja Mate ahead of schedule

02/07/2017

All 73 inter array cables are already installed 10 weeks before the originally calculated date.

Zigzag Provides More Yield

02/02/2017

Danish rotor blade specialist LM Wind Power and Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN) are working together to improve the output of offshore wind farms. To do so they took a closer look at the tips of the rotor blades in various tests and slightly modified their shape.

Canada's Wind Industry Continues Growth

02/02/2017

For many years, Canada made a name for itself mainly in oil and natural gas production and was considered one of the greatest adversaries against international climate agreements. However, in recent years, a change has also taken place there and the country has begun to invest in renewable energies. Today, apart from natural gas, wind energy is one of the most cost-effective forms of power supply. Nevertheless, the expansion is still in its early stages.

Atlantis Energy and Ideol want to push floating industry in the UK

01/27/2017

Atlantis Energy has announced it has reached an agreement with Ideol to jointly drive the development of floating offshore turbines in the UK.

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind: 9 MW turbine close at hand

01/26/2017

The Danish-Japanese joint venture MHI Vestas Offshore Wind today announced that its 8 MW turbine is capable of achieving a performance of 9 MW under certain site conditions.

VBMS connects British offshore wind farm

01/26/2017

VBMS, a subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. (Boskalis), has received a cabling order worth €100 million by ScottishPower Renewables for the EastAnglia ONE offshore wind farm.

DONG Energy invests in offshore wind farm in Taiwan

01/26/2017

Danish offshore developer DONG Energy has acquired a 35% interest in the Formosa I offshore wind farm from local developer Swancor Renewable. However, the transaction is subject to a number of conditions including the approval of the EU and the Investment Commission of the Taiwanese Ministry of Economic Affairs.

Trump and the Rest of the World: International Community Does Not Want to Give Up Climate Protection

01/26/2017

While Donald Trump has immediately begun implementing a series of reactionary and protectionist measures on the issues of energy policy and environmental protection in the US, the rest of the world sends remarkable signals in the other direction.

Ulstein to build a new offshore vessel for Acta Marine

01/25/2017

Norwegian ship builder Ulstein is to build a DP2 Construction Support Vessel (CSV) for Acta Marine. The ship is primarily aimed at the offshore wind market.

Expansion of wind energy in Brazil exceeds 10 gigawatts

01/25/2017

Association publishes figures for 2016, however, the failure of the last round of tender still causes a stir.

LM Wind Power equips prototype from Goldwind with rotor blades

01/24/2017

LM Wind Power has developed a new 66.9 m long rotor blade for the new 3MW turbine from Goldwind and has already installed the blades on the prototype. The new blade was completed in record time so that the first installation took place less than six months after the project was launched.

UK needs stable policy to become leader in global market for floating wind

01/24/2017

The analysis was carried out by the Carbon Trust in collaboration with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult commissioned by offshore wind project developers and the Scottish Government.

Moventas invests € 17 million in Finnish plant

01/24/2017

To meet growing customer demand and increase production to over 5GW, the Finnish gearbox manufacturer Moventas is investing € 17 million in its plant.

After Brexit vote: How will UK continue?

01/20/2017

Half a year after a bare majority of Brits voted for Brexit, British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke in London on Tuesday about the future of her country outside the EU. In her eagerly anticipated speech, energy policy was also mentioned. On the subject of wind energy, meanwhile, there appears to be an imminent threat from the north of the island.

Masdar participates in the world's first floating offshore wind farm

01/19/2017

The company from Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) acquires 25 percent of the shares in Statoil and thus enters the pilot project Hywind Scotland, which is used to test floating offshore wind power plants.

Record-Breaking Year for French Wind Power: 2016 Brings Growth of 45 Percent

01/17/2017

Compared to the previous year, the French wind industry was able to grow considerably. According to the French Wind Energy Association FEE, the 45% growth in installed wind energy capacity is due to a stable policy and legal situation.

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