TÜV Rheinland to surveil Senvion rotor blade production

TÜV Rheinland has been commissioned to perform comprehensive testing on behalf of Senvion, a manufacturer of wind turbines. The experts will surveil the production of rotor blades for the “Trianel Windpark Borkum II” offshore wind farm. In the process, they will check that the blades are conform to the production documents, that the rules of … Continue reading TÜV Rheinland to surveil Senvion rotor blade production

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China’s renewable energy reports record high installed capacity in 2017

China’s renewable energy registered an installed capacity of 650 million kilowatts in 2017, a record high, according to a senior energy official. The renewable energy made up 36.6 percent of the country’s total installed capacity of power and generated electricity of 1.7 trillion kilowatt hours last year, according to Liu Baohua, deputy head of the … Continue reading China’s renewable energy reports record high installed capacity in 2017

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Acciona wins AWEA’s top awards for safety & operations

For its U.S. wind projects, Acciona Energy has received the American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) Safety and Health Achievement Gold Award and the Operations in Excellence Award. According to Acciona, the Operations in Excellence Award recognizes excellence in the effective operation of wind farms, and the Safety and Health Gold Achievement award is AWEA’s highest level … Continue reading Acciona wins AWEA’s top awards for safety & operations

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Wind energy generated 23.4% in Spain until February

Renewable energies produced 38.4% of electricity between January and February: wind 23.4%, solar thermal 0.8% and photovoltaic 2%. Generation from January to February 2018 The peninsular demand for electric power in February is estimated at 21,305 GWh, 7% higher than that registered in the same month of the previous year. If the effects of the … Continue reading Wind energy generated 23.4% in Spain until February

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Eneco Chooses Greenbyte for Data Management

Eneco, headquartered in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, is operating in the field of sustainable energy. Eneco takes on a leading role in the energy transition by connecting partners and customers so that they can work together on smart energy solutions and innovative products and services. After intensive market research and consultation, Eneco decided to implement Breeze into its wind farms. The Greenbyte services will be used by Eneco to monitor and optimize about 1 GW of wind energy. “We found Breeze to … Continue reading Eneco Chooses Greenbyte for Data Management

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Nordex Group closes 2017 in line with guidance

On the basis of its preliminary figures, the Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) generated sales of EUR 3.08 billion in 2017 (2016: EUR 3.4 billion). This sales performance, guided during Q3, does also reflect some project delays. At the same time, the Group installed new capacity of 2.7 gigawatts in 2017, roughly the same as in … Continue reading Nordex Group closes 2017 in line with guidance

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Vestas partners globally with InspecTools to expand and digitalise blade service offerings

Vestas customers will now get online access to blade inspection analysis and data from any of their turbines in any market, thanks to the expansion of Vestas’ partnership with InspecTools, a leading energy asset inspection company. With the ability to efficiently analyse inspections, Vestas strengthens predictive wind turbine maintenance, enabling customers to lower costs and … Continue reading Vestas partners globally with InspecTools to expand and digitalise blade service offerings

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Siemens Gamesa signs an agreement to supply up to 1 GW in Turkey

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed an agreement securing the right to implement up to 1 GW in Turkey. The company is part of the consortium, which also includes the local infrastructure company Kalyon Enerji and the Turkish investor Turkerler Holding, which was awarded capacity in the country’s first wind auction, held in August. Under … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa signs an agreement to supply up to 1 GW in Turkey

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Acciona increased its ordinary net profit by 59.8% in 2017 to €233 million

Acciona increased its ordinary net profit by 59.8% in 2017 to €233 million, compared with €146 million in 2016, thanks to a good year for the Infrastructure division, and international construction in particular with the concurrent delivery of a number of large projects. The Construction business increased revenues and EBITDA by 57.9% and 70.4% respectively. … Continue reading Acciona increased its ordinary net profit by 59.8% in 2017 to €233 million

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Vestas still global kings of wind energy

Despite enduring a trying year, the Danish wind turbine producer Vestas remains the world’s top supplier of wind turbines for the second year running. According to the ranking, published today by business advisor FTI Consulting, Vestas finished ahead of Siemens Gamesa, which jumped two spots into second place compared to last year. Goldwind came in … Continue reading Vestas still global kings of wind energy

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Renewables played crucial role in U.S. CO2 reductions

After a nearly 20-year upward trend, U.S. CO2 emissions from energy took a sharp and unexpected turn downwards in 2007. By 2013, the country’s annual CO2 emissions had decreased by 11% – a decline not witnessed since the 1979 oil crisis. Experts have generally attributed this decrease to the economic recession, and to a huge … Continue reading Renewables played crucial role in U.S. CO2 reductions

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What Tucker Carlson got wrong about wind energy

Homegrown energy. Jobs growing nine times faster than the overall economy. Investment in farming and factory towns in need of new opportunities. Normally, these are ideas promoted by someone like Tucker Carlson. However, Tucker Carlson Tonight ran a segment about wind energy this weekend, and the coverage was inaccurate to say the least. Also missing … Continue reading What Tucker Carlson got wrong about wind energy

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Ingeteam wins control center contract with Mexican renewable energy company Zuma Energía

Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, announced today that it has been awarded a substantial contract by leading Mexican renewable energy developer Zuma Energía to provide a state-of-the-art control center for its operational wind farm in Oaxaca, PE Ingenio. The platform will collect all the relevant information on the … Continue reading Ingeteam wins control center contract with Mexican renewable energy company Zuma Energía

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Peikko delivers rock foundations to the Marker wind farm in Norway

Peikko Group’s Norwegian subsidiary Peikko Norge AS, has received a substantial order to deliver rock foundation technology to the Marker Wind Park, located in the Ørje area of south-east Norway. Peikko will deliver all the steel components for all 15 foundations at the wind farm. The deliveries comprise FATBAR Rock Anchors, tower adapter plates, drilling … Continue reading Peikko delivers rock foundations to the Marker wind farm in Norway

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Bahrain to set up 5MW solar, wind energy plant

Bahrain, hoping to ride the crest of the renewable energy wave, is set to build a pilot power plant that will produce up to five megawatts (MW) of electricity from renewable resources, said a report. The project, to be carried out by Bahrain’s Electricity and Water Authority (EWA) will be set up over 12 hectares … Continue reading Bahrain to set up 5MW solar, wind energy plant

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Indonesian wind farm starts build

A wind farm project in Indonesia has achieved financial close and will soon be built. The 72MW Tolo 1 facility in South Sulawesi is to be developed by Singapore-based firm Equis Energy, with consultancy Mott MacDonald providing construction and operations monitoring services. Once operational, it is expected to produce enough renewable energy to power nearly … Continue reading Indonesian wind farm starts build

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Wind power is practical in Taiwan

The Bureau of Energy has dismissed skepticism about the practicality of wind power in Taiwan where capacity factor in the summer is estimated at very low levels by some critics. While some critics estimate the summer capacity factor (actual utilization of capacity divided by installation capacity) for wind power generation in Taiwan at as low … Continue reading Wind power is practical in Taiwan

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Jumbo completes project for the Arkona offshore wind farm

Earlier this year Jumbo completed their project for the Arkona offshore wind farm (E.ON and Statoil). The entire project involves the construction of a 385MW offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. Van Oord contracted Jumbo for the installation of the 60 transition pieces. The vessel chosen to tackle the job was the MV … Continue reading Jumbo completes project for the Arkona offshore wind farm

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WindEurope CEO addresses the economic benefits of deploying wind energy at EU Industry Day

On 23 February WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson spoke at the Clean Energy Industrial Forum (CEIF) session chaired by Director General for Energy Dominique Ristori in the context of the EU Industry Day. Giles Dickson stressed: “The wind industry supports 263,000 jobs in Europe and contributes €36bn to EU GDP including €8bn exports. Many communities benefit … Continue reading WindEurope CEO addresses the economic benefits of deploying wind energy at EU Industry Day

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Pattern Energy Pilots Uptake’s Software at Wind Farm

Uptake, the industrial data science and artificial intelligence (AI) software leader, today announced that Pattern Energy Group Inc. (Nasdaq & TSX: PEGI) will pilot Uptake’s wind software. Pattern Energy, the seventh largest wind operator in the U.S., will pilot the predictive analytics software at its Logan’s Gap Wind farm in Comanche County, Texas. The site’s … Continue reading Pattern Energy Pilots Uptake’s Software at Wind Farm

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