Wind power News for July 2011

Wind power News Archive

Siemens signs direct drive wind turbine order

Siemens has signed a large order to supple direct drive wind turbines to Eneco's Lochluichart wind farm in Scotland.

Gamesa and Iberdrola end wind farm agreement

The two Spanish companies will continue to work together to strengthen their positions in the wind energy industry.

Juhl Wind signs energy storage deal with Zinc Air

Zinc Air’s 1 MW energy storage system will be installed at Juhl Wind’s wind farm.

Offshore wind capacity increases in Europe

The capacity of offshore wind installations in Europe grew 4.5% during the first half of 2011, according to the EWEA.

REpower Systems sees revenue rise by 23%

The wind turbine manufacturer has posted preliminary results showing an increase in earnings and revenue.

Vestas to supply turbines to Brazil

The 90 MW order comprises 10 of the company's V90-3.0 MW machines, and 30 units of the V100-2.0 MW.

FE Clean Energy Group invests US$40m in NSL

The money will go towards developing the NSL Group’s wind, hydro and solar energy projects in India.

AXA, neoen, acquire renewable assets from Verbund

The purchase represents the first renewable energy investment for AXA Private Equity’s latest infrastructure fund.

Elia joins US offshore HVDC project

The Atlantic Wind Connection project, which Elia has just joined, aims to develop the first offshore high voltage direct current system in the US.

Suzlon wins 100 MW Indian turbine order

Orient Green has placed an order for 48 of Suzlon's wind turbines.

ACCIONA and Navantia to develop offshore wind in Spain ACCIONA and Navantia to develop offshore wind in Spain

A framework agreement, inked at the shipyard in Puerto Real (Cadiz), backs up the companies' intention to co-operate in joint technological and offshore business development along the value chain.

UK offshore wind industry wins compensation guarantee

Offshore wind developers have been assured of compensation on offshore leases

GE powers first wind farm in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta GE powers first wind farm in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Phase One of Bac Lieu wind farm will produce 16 Megawatts of power, and will use GE’s 1.6-82.5 turbines.

90 MW of Vestas wind turbines to Brazil

Vestas is delivering 90 MW of wind turbines to a consortium by Brennand Energia and Companhia Hidro Elétrica do São Francisco (CHESF).

wpd secures Canadian wind turbine contract

The 5.4 MW wind farm in Canada has been bought through a feed-in tariff contract.

Nordex wins turbine contracts in Poland and France

Nordex is to supply 32.5 MW of wind turbines to wind farms run by European companies.

Bids sought for UK offshore energy centre

The technology and innovation centre for offshore wind, wave and tidal power is expected to open in summer 2012.

Gamesa supplies 70 MW to two Spanish wind farms Gamesa supplies 70 MW to two Spanish wind farms

The 35 Gamesa G90-2.0 MW wind turbines will be installed at the two sites in Salamanca, Spain, in 2011.

London Array offshore wind farm installs substations London Array offshore wind farm installs substations

Two offshore substations have been installed at the 1 GW London Array offshore wind farm in the Thames Estuary.

Rise in number of countries using wind energy

86 countries are now generating energy from wind power, according to an industry report.

Renewable energy produced 20% of 2010 global electricity

Renewable energy supplied 16% of global final energy consumption and almost 20% of electricity production in 2010, according to REN21.

UK energy investment plan to be revealed

Renewable energy will be a key part of the UK's forthcoming White Paper on electricity market reform.

Phase 1 of Walney offshore wind farm enters operation

A total of 183.6 MW is now operational at the offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea being developed by Walney (UK) Offshore Windfarms Ltd.

Renewable energy health and safety awards launched

RenewableUK has created a new health and safety scheme to recognise outstanding performance in the renewable energy sector.

Gamesa begins production of wind turbines in Brazil Gamesa begins production of wind turbines in Brazil

The 400 MW wind turbine nacelle factory has created 100 jobs in the Northeast of Brazil

Radar mitigation system aids wind farms near Scottish airport

Cambridge Consultants will provide the first stage in a radar mitigation system to allow more wind developments around Glasgow Prestwick Airport (GPA) in Scotland.

Wind and marine to see huge employment growth

A new report predicts thousands of new jobs in wind and marine energy industries by 2021

Rare earth magnets JV for wind turbines

Siemens and Lynas Corporation Ltd are planning a joint venture (JV) to produce neodymium based rare earth magnets for drive train applications and wind turbine generators.

Vestas announces successful testing of 'stealth' turbine for radar-sensitive locations Vestas announces successful testing of 'stealth' turbine for radar-sensitive locations

Vestas says it has successfully tested a full-scale 'stealth' rotor blade on a wind turbine, which could pave the way for wind farms to be located near military, airport and other radar systems without interfering in their operations.

15 MW offshore wind nacelle test facility gets £25m 15 MW offshore wind nacelle test facility gets £25m

The planned 15 MW offshore wind turbine drive train and nacelle test rig at Narec, UK, is receiving £25 million in funding from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).

Eolus Vind buys 180 MW of Vestas wind turbines

Eolus Vind AB has entered into a framework agreement with Vestas for the delivery of 180 MW of wind turbines over the next three years.

Cape Verde wind farms start construction

Cape Verde has seen the erection of the first wind turbines at the Cabeolica wind farm project, as part of a commercial-scale public private partnership (PPP) wind farm development in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Mainstream and Sinovel deliver 1 GW of wind in Ireland

Mainstream Renewable Power and wind turbine manufacturer Sinovel Wind Group will build 1 GW of wind energy projects in Ireland by 2016.

Vestas turbines power Brazilian wind farm

Vestas’ 2 MW V100 wind turbines will be installed at a 60 MW wind project in Rio Grande du Norte, Brazil.

Tools for optimising wind turbine positioning Tools for optimising wind turbine positioning

Researchers at Risø DTU have, under the EU project TOPFARM, looked at the economically optimum topology of a wind farm, looking at production as well as costs.

E.ON secures offshore wind installation vessel

E.ON Climate & Renewables has secured access to MPI-Vroon's offshore wind farm installation vessel MPI Discovery.

UK renewable consumption up marginally in 2010

Renewable energy provisionally accounted for 3.3% of energy consumption in the UK in 2010, and 25,734 GWh of electricity was generated from renewable energy sources.

Siemens provides 253 wind turbines to Statkraft

Statkraft SCA Vind (SSVAB) is set to buy 253 wind turbines with an overall capacity of over 580 MW, from Siemens Energy, for onshore wind power plants in Sweden.

Vestas becomes wind turbine supplier to EDF EN

EDF Energies Nouvelles will source at least half of future onshore wind installations in Europe and a minimum of 30% of its future onshore wind installations in the US from Vestas for deliveries in 2012 to 2014.

Statkraft builds wind farms Scotland and Sweden

Statkraft is investing £250 million in two wind farms in Scotland and Sweden with a combined output of up to 152.5 MW.