If you plan to travel to the Netherlands, Belgium and other Scandinavian countries in the coming years, chances are the next train you get on is going to be 100 percent wind powered. Half of the electric trains in the Netherlands already run on wind power but an agreement from 2014 has that number going … Continue reading Trains powered by 100% wind power? It’s happening
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Prysmian secures contract for offshore wind farm inter-array cables supply in Belgium
Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been awarded contracts by Nobelwind NV, an offshore wind farm developer, to supply wind turbine inter array cables for the Bligh Bank 2 offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Zeebrugge in Belgium. Prysmian is responsible for the design, manufacture and … Continue reading Prysmian secures contract for offshore wind farm inter-array cables supply in Belgium
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Senvion delivers tallest onshore wind turbine type to Belgium
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest wind turbine manufacturer, has concluded a contract with Storm on the construction of the foundations and the delivery and installation of three Senvion 3.2M114 wind turbines in Belgium. The wind turbines, each with a hub height of 143 metres, are intended for … Continue reading Senvion delivers tallest onshore wind turbine type to Belgium
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EDF Energies Nouvelles expands its solar power and wind energy activities to Belgium
With the creation of EDF EN Services Belgium, EDF Energies Nouvelles now offers its operations & maintenance (O&M) services for renewable energy installations in Belgium via its dedicated subsidiary, EDF EN Services. Jointly-owned by EDF Luminus, an EDF Group company in Belgium, the new unit provides management services for EDF Luminus and third-party owner-operators at … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles expands its solar power and wind energy activities to Belgium
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Wind energy in Belgium: Gamesa wind turbines for wind power project of EDF and Eneco
Gamesa will supply seven of its G114-2.5 MW wind turbines to developers EDF and Eneco for a wind farm in Liege which it will then maintain for 15 years. Gamesa will install another 14 G58-850 kW wind turbines for EDF Energies Nouvelles for a wind farm being built in the south of France. Gamesa, a … Continue reading Wind energy in Belgium: Gamesa wind turbines for wind power project of EDF and Eneco
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Vestas offshore wind energy project in Belgium
Today there is information in the market regarding a MHI Vestas Offshore Wind energy project in Belgium. Vestas can confirm that Nobelwind and MHI Vestas Offshore Wind have entered into a conditional agreement regarding the 165 MW Nobelwind project in Belgium, comprising 50 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines. As soon as the project translates into a … Continue reading Vestas offshore wind energy project in Belgium
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Alstom’s Haliade offshore wind turbine produces its first kWh off the Belgian coast
On September 19th, Alstom’s next-generation Haliade™ 150-6MW offshore wind turbine, installed just off the Ostend coast at Belgium’s Belwind facility, produced its very first kWh. The assembly and the tests conducted have so far helped to optimise the turbine’s installation and commissioning procedures at sea. Tests will continue in order to confirm how the machine … Continue reading Alstom’s Haliade offshore wind turbine produces its first kWh off the Belgian coast
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Siemens enters wind power market in Belgium
First phase of “Wind aan de Stroom” wind farm project will consist of 11 direct-drive wind turbines. Siemens Energy has secured its first wind power contract in Belgium with an order for the first phase of the Wind aan de Stroom project on the left bank of the Schelde River in Antwerp harbor. This first … Continue reading Siemens enters wind power market in Belgium
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Alstom installing world
Alstom has just completed this week-end the at sea installation of its new-generation offshore wind turbine, the 6-MW Haliade™ 150, off Ostend harbour at the Belwind site in Belgium. This is the largest offshore wind turbine ever installed in sea waters. Thanks to its 150-metre rotor (with blades stretching 73.50 metre), the turbine is more … Continue reading Alstom installing world
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The various components of Alstom’s 6MW offshore wind turbine, currently one of the most powerful on the market, are in the process of being loaded onto the liftboat or self-elevating wind turbine installation and crane unit, “Bold Tern”, in the port of Ostend, Belgium. The vessel, owned by Fred Olsen Windcarrier, specialists in the transport … Continue reading Alstom
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Thornton Bank offshore wind farm officially inaugurated
Largest offshore wind farm in Belgium with 325 MW. Green electricity for around 300,000 households. RWE Innogy largest private shareholder. Yesterday, the Belgian Prime Minister Elio di Rupo officially inaugurated the Thornton Bank offshore wind farm. With a capacity of 325 megawatts (MW), the wind farm is the largest in the Belgian North Sea and … Continue reading Thornton Bank offshore wind farm officially inaugurated
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ABB successfully commissions Thornton Bank offshore wind farm connection
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has successfully commissioned the subsea transmission link connecting one of the largest offshore wind farms in Europe to the Belgian grid. The Thornton Bank project, executed for the Belgian company C-Power NV was completed on schedule. The transmission link was constructed as part of an expansion of … Continue reading ABB successfully commissions Thornton Bank offshore wind farm connection
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REpower completes installation of 325 MW Thornton Bank offshore wind farm
Suzlon Group completes installation of 325 MW Thornton Bank offshore wind farm. C-Power’s Thornton Bank wind farm features 48 REpower 6M wind turbines. The 6M is the world’s largest commercial offshore wind turbine at 6.15 MW. Phase III: Installation of 18 REpower 6M wind turbines in time completed. Suzlon Group-subsidiary, REpower Systems SE installed the … Continue reading REpower completes installation of 325 MW Thornton Bank offshore wind farm
Continue readingREpower Systems (Suzlon) has installed wind turbines with a capacity of 325 MW at a wind farm in Belgium.
Wind power major Suzlon Energy Ltd. said its Group-subsidiary REpower Systems SE has installed wind turbines with a capacity of 325 MW at a wind farm in Belgium. According to a company statement, ABB and THV Seawind, a consortium between DEME and Fabricom, were among the installation partners. REpower CEO Andreas Neuen said, “We are … Continue reading REpower Systems (Suzlon) has installed wind turbines with a capacity of 325 MW at a wind farm in Belgium.
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RWE announces all wind turbines installed at Thornton Bank wind farm in Belgium
Yesterday, the last wind turbine at the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank was successfully installed. This means that the installation of all 48 wind turbines off the Belgian coast, with a combined capacity of 325 megawatts (MW), is now complete. With the generated electricity the power plant can supply some 600,000 Belgian households every year. … Continue reading RWE announces all wind turbines installed at Thornton Bank wind farm in Belgium
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Belgian motorways to become wind energy corridors
Wallonia, the French-speaking part of Belgium, is considering placing wind turbines along its motorways to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets, Carlo Di Antonio, the Belgian minister of public works has announced. The minister told Belgian radio at the end of June that he planned to come forward with a plan
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First V112-3.0 MW onshore wind turbines for Belgium
Aspiravi NV and Limburg win(d)t order 3 V112-3.0 MW and 9 V90-2.0 MW turbines for wind power plants in Flanders Vestas is pleased to announce an order for 27 MW consisting of three units of the V112-3.0 MW and nine units of the V90-2.0 MW for wind power plants in Flanders, Belgium. The order has … Continue reading First V112-3.0 MW onshore wind turbines for Belgium
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RWE offshore wind farm connected to Belgian grid
Thornton Bank 2 was fully commissioned in January. RWE said the second phase of the wind power project, which includes 24 wind turbines, was connected to the grid. That means another 500,000 megawatt hours of electricity from wind for Belgian consumers. RWE said electricity generated from 24 wind turbines from its Thornton Bank wind farm … Continue reading RWE offshore wind farm connected to Belgian grid
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Belgian and German electricity systems keep lights on despite nuclear turn-off
Freezing temperatures in both Belgium and Germany have put both countries’ power systems to the test this week, but neither country has experienced electricity blackouts despite the lack of nuclear power. Two of Belgium’s seven nuclear reactors – Doel 3 and Tihange 2 – were switched off this summer, following the discovery of cracks, cutting … Continue reading Belgian and German electricity systems keep lights on despite nuclear turn-off
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Belgium plans artificial island for wind energy storage
Belgium is planning to construct an island in the North Sea for the sole purpose storing wind energy. Wind farms, when constructed using traditional mainstream methods, will eventually require backup as their electricity market penetration increases, and when wind turbines generate surplus electricity due to unusually high wind speeds (which can happen pretty often) it … Continue reading Belgium plans artificial island for wind energy storage
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