Wind power News for February 2016

Wind power News Archive

In a first, Chinese firm tops annual ranking of wind turbine makers

In 2015 a Chinese firm, for the first time, topped an annual ranking of onshore wind turbine manufacturers.

Gamesa secures first orders for the G114-2.0 MW in India Gamesa secures first orders for the G114-2.0 MW in India

Gamesa has secured the first orders to supply the G114-2.0 MW turbine in India, a model for which the worldwide order book already stands at over 2,000 MW.

Mexico sees below average wind speeds in 2015 Mexico sees below average wind speeds in 2015

Many regions of Mexico experienced wind speeds up to 20% below average throughout 2015, according to performance maps released by Vaisala.

Carbon Trust launches world’s largest technology trial to create 3D wind maps for offshore wind farms

The Carbon Trust has announced the beginning of the world’s largest trial of scanning Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) technology which is taking place in Dublin Bay, Ireland.

Wind adds 13GW new capacity in Europe during 2015 Wind adds 13GW new capacity in Europe during 2015

Wind energy added more new capacity than any other form of power in Europe in 2015, according to a report from EWEA.

DONG Energy to build new record size offshore wind farm DONG Energy to build new record size offshore wind farm

DONG Energy has made a final investment decision to build the giant Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm in the UK.

Atkins designs world’s first multi-turbine floating offshore wind platform Atkins designs world’s first multi-turbine floating offshore wind platform

Hexicon has appointed Atkins as engineering partner for the world’s first multi-turbine offshore wind floating platform to be deployed at the Dounreay Tri Project off the Scottish north coast.

Record €1 billion invested in offshore wind in 2015 Record €1 billion invested in offshore wind in 2015

An EWEA report has found that offshore wind investments in Europe doubled in 2015 to €13.3 billion in a record year for financing and grid-connected installations.

Siemens receives wind turbine orders for two onshore projects in Ireland Siemens receives wind turbine orders for two onshore projects in Ireland

Siemens has received two orders for onshore wind projects in Ireland that are set to add 172MW to Ireland’s energy capacity.

China is ranked a booming market for wind capacity growth, according to Navigant Research China is ranked a booming market for wind capacity growth, according to Navigant Research

A new report from Navigant Research has analyzed wind energy development policies in 42 countries, with rankings for current policy stability, past performance, sector potential, and economic forecasts.