Vestas has produced the first prototype 80 meter blade for the V164-8.0 MW – the world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine – at the R&D centre on the Isle of Wight, UK. The blade will now undergo an extensive testing regime to ensure total reliability. The 80 meter blade is the longest ever produced by … Continue reading Most powerful blade in wind energy industry finished
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Wave Hub applies for floating wind consent
Wave Hub, the offshore renewable energy test facility in Cornwall, has applied for consent to install and operate a floating wind platform demonstrator. The application for both a Section 36 electricity consent and a Marine Licence has been submitted to the UK
Continue readingVan Oord orders DP2 cable-laying vessel for wind farm construction
Van Oord has ordered a new cable-laying vessel. The ship will be built at Damen Shipyards’ wharf in Romania and will be completed at the end of 2014. The ship is intended for the installation of electricity cables for offshore wind farms. Van Oord is making preparations for the Gemini wind park project which will … Continue reading Van Oord orders DP2 cable-laying vessel for wind farm construction
Continue readingAlstom to supply ECO 122 wind turbines for wind energy project in the South of Brazil
Alstom signed a contract worth around 25 million euros with Enerplan, a power company from the Brazilian group Oleoplan, to supply wind turbines to the Pontal wind project in the South of Brazil. The equipment will be installed in a new wind farm located in Viam
Continue readingWpd Acquires Wind Energy Project in German North Sea
Wpd AG, a German offshore wind-farm developer, bought a North Sea project from Energiekontor AG. (EKT) Wpd will commission the Nordergruende wind farm in 2016, the Bremen-based company said today in an e-mailed statement, without disclosing terms. The project will use 18 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6 megawatts. The company … Continue reading Wpd Acquires Wind Energy Project in German North Sea
Continue readingSolar, Wind Energy Plant to Open in Cameroon
Specialised in renewable energy, the factory will produce solar and wind panels that will generate power, and light bulbs, according to the French investor, Serge Miltcheff just after signing a convention for the training of engineers between his company, Soci
Continue readingStanford scientists calculate the energy required to store wind energy and solar power on the grid
Renewable energy holds the promise of reducing carbon dioxide emissions. But there are times when solar and wind farms generate more electricity than is needed by consumers. Storing that surplus energy in batteries for later use seems like an obvious solution, but a new study from Stanford University suggests that might not always be the … Continue reading Stanford scientists calculate the energy required to store wind energy and solar power on the grid
Continue readingOffshore wind energy proposal advances in Virginia
Plans for an offshore wind farm moved forward last week as Dominion Virginia Power won the right to lease nearly 113,000 acres off the Virginia coast to generate power with wind turbines. The utility outbid Apex Virginia Offshore Wind in a six-round auction held by the Interior Department, paying $1.6 million for the right to … Continue reading Offshore wind energy proposal advances in Virginia
Continue readingPakistan: wind energy programme initiated
Government has initiated an extensive wind energy programme to meet the increasing energy demand and introduce Renewable Energy technologies in the country with an ambitious target of having at least 5 percent of the total power generation of the country that is 9,700 MW through alternative/renewable energy by 2030. Chairman BoI Mohammad Zubair at a … Continue reading Pakistan: wind energy programme initiated
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Cost Reduction Strategies Revealed to Europe
In little over a month, the first-ever Offshore Wind Energy Summit with an exclusive focus on development pipelines, installation technology, logistics and contract management will take place in Hamburg, the principal location for offshore wind in Europe. More than 150 senior level wind industry executives
Continue readingNew proposal supports wind energy in Finland
The government of Finland is proposing to simplify the permit procedures related to the construction of wind power plants by introducing changes to the Land Use and Building Act. According to the proposed change, municipalities could issue deviation decisions for constructing wind power plants in already constructed areas that have been designated industrial areas or … Continue reading New proposal supports wind energy in Finland
Continue readingKarnataka (India): Wind energy policy in two months
The State government has decided to come out with a policy for wind energy besides updating the solar energy policy to include plans for encouraging roof-top grid connected solar power plants and solar-powered water pumps. Announcing this at an interaction meeting with members of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) here … Continue reading Karnataka (India): Wind energy policy in two months
Continue readingWWEA launches re-designed Small Wind website: www.small-wind.org
WWEA is proud to announce the redesign of its website for the small wind industrywww.small-wind.org. The new design features improved functionality, a modern new design and a better integration with social media networks. The new simple-to-use site navigation is broken down into seven categories
Continue readingWith cost of wind energy down 50% in four years, financial and wind energy leaders to summit next week in NYC
The American Wind Energy Association will kick off the fall with its annual Wind Energy Finance & Investment Seminar next Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 9 and 10, at the Conrad New York Hotel, 102 North End Ave., in New York’s Battery Park near Wall Street. As one of the leading events in the country for … Continue reading With cost of wind energy down 50% in four years, financial and wind energy leaders to summit next week in NYC
Continue readingWind energy at record levels in four Australian states
Wind energy records were broken in four states in August, according to new figures, as the Coalition gears up to place the wind power industry under greater scrutiny should it win power on Saturday. The Clean Energy Council said that the amount of power produced by Australia
Continue readingFortum and Mets
Fortum and Metsähallitus have agreed to sell their Kuolavaara-Keulakkopää and Joukhaisselkä pre-construction stage wind power projects in Lapland to the Impax New Energy Investors II Fund (“NEF ll”) managed by Impax Asset Management. Fortum’s share of the projects is 51% and Metsähallitus’s 49%. The Kuolavaara-Keulakkopää project is located in the Kittilä and Sodankylä municipalities. A … Continue reading Fortum and Mets
Continue readingIndian Wind Energy Generators approach cautiously towards implementation of RRF Mechanism
Windforce Management Services Pvt Limited, a leading consulting company in the domain of wind energy has recently launched its services as a qualified scheduling agency and a coordinating agency towards meeting the compliance requirements under CERC directive on implementation of RRF Mechanism. Last week Windforce organized a series of seminars at Ahmadabad, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, … Continue reading Indian Wind Energy Generators approach cautiously towards implementation of RRF Mechanism
Continue readingVolkswagen to power two plants with wind energy
Volkswagen de Mexico plans to power two automotive and engine plants with the output from a nearby 180 MW wind farm being planned in La Bufa, in the Mexican state of Zacatecas. Mexico Secretary of Energy Pedro Joaquin Coldwell, Governor of Zacatecas Miguel Alonso Reyes, Mayor of Zacatecas Arnoldo Rodriguez Reyes, and executives from Mexico … Continue reading Volkswagen to power two plants with wind energy
Continue readingWind energy in Estonia: new wind farm
Estonian state-owned energy company Eesti Energia opened on Wednesday in Narva a wind farm park built on former oil shale-powered electricity stations’ ash depository grounds; the wind power park cost 59 million euros, Äripäev.ee/LETA reports. The Baltic Power Station ash depository was used for depositing oil shale ashes till 1987. The extensive work to close … Continue reading Wind energy in Estonia: new wind farm
Continue readingSuzlon awarded Asia
At the Asian Brand & Leadership Summit, Suzlon Chairman Tulsi Tanti received the Asia’s Most Influential Leader award for 2012-2013 At the recently concluded Asian Brand & Leadership Summit 2013 held in Dubai, Suzlon Energy Ltd. was awarded as Asia’s Most Promising Brand for 2012-2013. Its Chairman, Mr. Tulsi Tanti also received Asia’s Most Influential … Continue reading Suzlon awarded Asia
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