The SMart Wind consortium, led by Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures, has secured grid connection for the first gigawatt of its 4 GW Hornsea offshore wind farm off the Yorkshire coast, UK.
28 September, 2010
Offshore wind costs in the UK have risen significantly over the last five years, according to the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC), but they could be reduced in the future.
28 September, 2010
Vestas says Det Norske Veritas (DNV) has confirmed that the wind turbine blade failure on the V112-3.0 MW on 8 September was due to human error.
28 September, 2010
The Swedish Wind Power Technology Centre (SVTC) has been set up to support the Swedish wind power industry.
28 September, 2010
Amantys Ltd, a cleantech spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has simplified the design of medium voltage power systems using insulated gate bipolar transistors (IGBTs) for wind turbines.
27 September, 2010
Suzlon Energy Ltd has reached 5 GW of cumulative wind power installations for over 1500 customers across 40 sites in 8 states in India.
27 September, 2010
REpower will deliver and install 22 of its 3.4M104, 3.4 MW wind turbines at the 74.8 MW Hohen Luckow wind farm near Rostock, Germany.
27 September, 2010
GE will provide three 2.5 MW wind turbines for the expansion of the Groß-Santersleben Süd wind farm in Germany for Germania Windpark.
27 September, 2010
Gamesa has won a €7.4 million operation and maintenance (O&M) contract for 21 wind farms totalling 163 MW from Iberdrola Renovables in France and Germany.
25 September, 2010
wpd has acquired 100% of the shares of Butendiek Offshore Windpark Holding GmbH from SSE Renewables Germany Holdings GmbH.
24 September, 2010
REpower Systems AG has established a subsidiary, REpower Systems GmbH, to serve the core wind power markets in Germany and Austria.
24 September, 2010
Wind farm developer PNE Wind AG has completed the Elze wind farm in Lower Saxony, Germany, consisting of four Enercon E53 wind energy systems with a nominal power rating totalling 3.2 MW.
24 September, 2010
SLR Consulting will provide environmental services for the development of two wind farms in Malta.
24 September, 2010
Gamesa presented its latest wind turbine platform, the G9X-2.0 MW, at Husum WindEnergy in Germany this week.
24 September, 2010
With close to 40 Gigawatts (GW) of new capacity added this year, the world’s installed wind power capacity is expected to approach 200 GW by the end of this year, predicts the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC)
24 September, 2010
By 2020, 80% of Scottish electricity consumption to come from renewable sources.
23 September, 2010
The wind energy industry in the UK is today celebrating a milestone of 5GW of installed wind energy capacity.
23 September, 2010
Vattenfall today officially opened the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the 300 MW Thanet Offshore Wind Farm, off England’s south east coast.
23 September, 2010
nkt cables GmbH will manufacture and deliver four 132 kV sea cables for RWE Innogy’s Welsh offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr.
23 September, 2010
Wind turbine gear manufacturer, Moventas, and The Switch, a supplier of permanent magnet generators and converters, have developed a new power train solution for wind turbines.
22 September, 2010
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22 September, 2010
The highest demand for PV inverters in 2010 will come from both the smallest and the largest three-phase inverters, according a recently released report on the market from IMS Research.
22 September, 2010
The turbines will be installed at the Uckermark wind farm, next to ENERTRAG’s head office in Dauerthal.
22 September, 2010
GE has introduced new models designed to increase annual energy production (AEP) to its 2.5 MW wind turbine series.
22 September, 2010
The organisers of the Ashden Awards for Sustainable Energy is seeking entries from "inspirational and innovative" local sustainable energy programmes from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
21 September, 2010
The 37, 3 MW Vestas wind turbines at Waterloo wind farm in South Australia, have been equipped with automatic fire protection systems.
21 September, 2010
Clipper Windpower is struggling with falling sales and a shrinking cash holding, and the wind turbine manufacturer is now looking for further investment into the company.
20 September, 2010
Composite materials specialist Gurit will be showcasing its products for the wind energy market at the Husum WindEnergy exhibition in Germany this week.
20 September, 2010
Svendborg Brakes A/S, a supplier of braking systems for wind turbines, has won a lawsuit against a competitor over copyright infringement of Svendborg’s brakes.
20 September, 2010
Gaelectric, an Irish renewable energy company, has received planning approval for a 11.5 MW wind farm at Cregganconroe, Pomeroy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
20 September, 2010
Owens Corning has unveiled its Ultrablade™ fabrics designed for the manufacture of longer wind turbine rotor blades.
17 September, 2010
North Wales cable manufacturer Prysmian Cables & Systems Ltd has been contracted by RWE npower renewables to supply and install a 132 kV cable for Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm in Wales.
17 September, 2010
An EU partnership to increase onshore and offshore wind power developments has been launched Scottish Energy Minister Jim Mather.
15 September, 2010
Draka Offshore will design the subsea inter-array power system for PNE WIND AG’s Gode Wind II offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany.
14 September, 2010
REpower Systems AG will deliver three of its 2.05 MW MM92 wind turbines to Klågerup Kraft AB for a wind farm project near the city of Malmö, Skåne, Sweden; and sets up Swedish subsidiary.
14 September, 2010
Gamesa is tripling its investments in China through 2012 to expand and adapt its manufacturing centre for the development of its new wind turbine systems.
14 September, 2010
Iberdrola plans to invest €4.8 billion in UK clean and renewable energy over the period 2010-2012.
14 September, 2010
Having spent four years mapping the wind resources of the Dongbei region, China, Risø DTU hopes the results will lead to the planning of productive wind farms.
13 September, 2010
RenewableUK has launched a national campaign to highlight the importance of investing in UK ports to enable offshore wind turbine manufacturing for Round 3.
13 September, 2010
An SBI Energy market study shows that Portugal is quickly emerging as a 'green' trendsetter through increased development of renewable energy such as wind, solar and hydropower resources at substantial financial costs.
13 September, 2010
Wind produced nearly 10% of UK electricity earlier this month setting a new record for wind power production in the UK according to data from the National Grid.
10 September, 2010
Vestas has signed a global order for 400 MW of wind turbines with an option for an additional 1 GW from an undisclosed company.
10 September, 2010
Fred.Olsen Renewables has commissioned the 138 MW Crystal Rig II wind farm in Scotland - making Crystal Rig one of the largest onshore wind farms in the UK
10 September, 2010
A 7 m section of a blade on Vestas’ 3 MW V112 wind turbine has broken off, raising questions about the wind turbine manufacturer’s new flagship turbine.
10 September, 2010
Gamesa, the Spanish wind turbine group, sells 6 recently developed wind farms in Germany to the IKEA Group.
09 September, 2010
PensionDenmark is buying 30% of Nysted offshore wind farm in Denmark for DKK0.4 billion from DONG Energy.
09 September, 2010
Dow Formulated Systems has announced plans to add capacity in China and in North America for its wind energy customers, with increased capacity for infusion products in China and for adhesives in North America.
09 September, 2010
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has launched a campaign where you can adopt a wind turbine in Europe.
08 September, 2010
REpower Systems AG is in the process of transforming into a European Company (Societas Europaea, SE).
08 September, 2010
Alstom will supply €200 million worth of wind turbines to Scottish Power Renewables (SPR) for a 217 MW extension to the Whiteless wind farm in Scotland.
07 September, 2010
Cam Elyaf's WR6 roving has received Germanischer Lloyd approval for wind turbine blade applications.
06 September, 2010
Gamesa will supply 129 wind turbines totalling 258 MW for 9 wind farms in Brazil to be developed by Iberdrola Renovables.
06 September, 2010
A fund managed by BNP Paribas Clean Energy Partners GP Ltd has bought Gortahile Windfarm Ltd which owns and operates a 20 MW wind farm in Laois, Ireland, from ABO Wind Ireland Ltd.
06 September, 2010
Belfast-based Harland & Wolff will build the two offshore substations for the 576 MW Welsh offshore wind farm Gwynt y Môr under a contract from Siemens.
06 September, 2010
Renewable energy developer RES proposes an 11 turbine wind farm between New Luce, Kirkcowan and Glenluce, in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland.
03 September, 2010
Nordisk Vindkraft and HgCapital have inaugurated Havsnäs Wind Farm, located north of Strömsund in the County of Jämtland, Sweden.
02 September, 2010
Eurus Energy Group has started the construction of a 59.8 MW, €140 million wind farm south of Stavanger, Norway.
02 September, 2010
GL Noble Denton has won the contract to perform Marine Warranty Survey services for the 1 GW London Array offshore wind farm in the UK.
01 September, 2010
Installation of the 140 offshore wind turbine foundations at the UK Greater Gabbard offshore wind farm have now been installed, and 30 offshore wind turbines are in place.
01 September, 2010