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Wind energy in Uruguay: Vestas receives 50 MW wind farm order

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order of 15 wind turbines V117-3.3 MW for the Florida II wind power project in Uruguay’s department of Florida. The order is placed by Glymont S.A., a project company jointly owned by Akuo Energy and Eurus Energy America, and comprises 15 V117-3.3 MW turbines, which are well-suited for … Continue reading Wind energy in Uruguay: Vestas receives 50 MW wind farm order →

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Siemens Wins Wind power Order for $182 Million Australian Wind Farm

Siemens AG, Europe’s largest engineering company, won an order to supply 100 megawatts of wind turbines to a A$250 million ($182 million) wind farm in Australia.   Siemens will supply 32 of its systems to Neoen Australia Pty Ltd. for its wind farm in Hornsdale in the country’s south, the Munich-based company said Thursday in … Continue reading Siemens Wins Wind power Order for $182 Million Australian Wind Farm →

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First offshore wind farm in the United States begins construction

In July, American offshore wind developer, Deepwater Wind, installed the first foundation for what is expected to be the first offshore wind farm in the United States. The project will be located three miles southeast of Block Island, Rhode Island. With five turbines totaling 30 megawatts (MW) of generation capacity, the Block Island Wind Farm … Continue reading First offshore wind farm in the United States begins construction →

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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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SunEdison Closes $390 Million of Financing for 300 Megawatt Wind Farm in Texas

SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the world’s largest renewable energy development company, today announced that it has closed financing and begun construction on one of its largest wind farms to date, the 300-megawatt (MW) South Plains II wind farm in Floyd County, Texas.     The wind farm is expected to generate approximately 1,200 gigawatt-hours of … Continue reading SunEdison Closes $390 Million of Financing for 300 Megawatt Wind Farm in Texas →

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Dogger Bank offshore wind farm project with 400 wind turbines secures Government backing

The Dogger Bank Teesside A and B project would see as many as 400 wind  turbines built around 100 miles off England’s North East coast, if it is completed after it gained planning consent.   In February a similar sized scheme, also at Dogger Bank, was granted planning consent. Put together, the two adjacent projects … Continue reading Dogger Bank offshore wind farm project with 400 wind turbines secures Government backing →

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Boralex: financing of the Frampton community wind farm in Quebec with Enercon wind turbines

Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) (BLX) announces the closing of a project financing totalling $81.4 million for the Frampton community wind farm.   Financing for the 24MW wind farm, located in the Frampton municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region, consisted of: a C$73.5 million construction loan, to be converted into a term loan with an … Continue reading Boralex: financing of the Frampton community wind farm in Quebec with Enercon wind turbines →

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First offshore wind farm features New Orleans area firm

A Louisiana-based engineering firm has designed the foundations for the first offshore wind farm in the United States, which began installation this week. New Orleans CityBusiness reports (http://bit.ly/1ggDLmi) the foundations for the five-turbine wind farm were designed by Keystone Engineering of Mandeville and built by Houston-based Gulf Island Fabrication Inc., which constructs large oil platforms. “It’s a … Continue reading First offshore wind farm features New Orleans area firm →

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Steel going in the water for America’s first offshore wind farm

Next week, Deepwater Wind plans to have steel going into the water as offshore construction begins on Block Island Wind Farm, the nation’s first offshore wind project. The wind farm will provide renewable energy to an island which currently relies exclusively on diesel fuel ferried to it from the mainland. Block Island Wind Farm will … Continue reading Steel going in the water for America’s first offshore wind farm →

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Statoil to decide on Scottish floating wind farm in September

Statoil plans to take the final investment decision in September on building a floating wind farm off the coast of Scotland, set to be the first of its kind in the world, a spokesman for the company said on Tuesday.   Statoil, which has run a single floating offshore wind  turbine for several years in … Continue reading Statoil to decide on Scottish floating wind farm in September →

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JDR awarded contract for offshore wind farm project by Seim offshore contractors

JDR, a leading provider of technology connecting the offshore energy industry, has been awarded a subcontract by Siem Offshore Contractors GmbH (“SOC”) to supply submarine composite power cables and related accessories as well as termination and testing services for the Veja Mate offshore wind farm (“OWF”).  The project has been developed with the support of … Continue reading JDR awarded contract for offshore wind farm project by Seim offshore contractors →

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Wind energy in Great Britain: Siemens wind turbines for offshore wind power plant

Siemens has received a further order for an offshore wind power plant located in Great Britain: Siemens is to supply, erect and commission 91 of its 6MW direct drive wind turbines with performance enhancing features enabling a capacity of up to approx. 580 MW in total. The wind turbines with a rotor diameter of 154 … Continue reading Wind energy in Great Britain: Siemens wind turbines for offshore wind power plant →

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Pattern Development completes C$393 million financing of 180 MW Meikle wind farm in British Columbia

Pattern Energy Group LP (“Pattern Development”) today announced the completion of C$393 million in financing of its 180 megawatt (MW) Meikle Wind power project located in British Columbia, approximately 33 km north of Tumbler Ridge. Meikle Wind, which is expected to commence commercial operation in late 2016, is the largest wind power project in British … Continue reading Pattern Development completes C$393 million financing of 180 MW Meikle wind farm in British Columbia →

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Construction begins on 185 MW wind farm in Maine

Construction has begun on a wind farm in Bingham that is anticipated to be the state’s largest wind energy project.   SunEdison, Inc. (NYSE: SUNE), the world’s largest renewable energy company, today announced that is has secured financing for and started construction on the Bingham Wind project in Maine. The 185-megawatt (MW) wind project is expected … Continue reading Construction begins on 185 MW wind farm in Maine →

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Offshore wind farm Westermost Rough officially inaugurated with Siemens wind turbines

The offshore wind power plant Westermost Rough was officially inaugurated. Consisting of 35 Siemens wind turbines, each with a capacity of 6 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 154 meters, this project is the first to use these wind turbines on a large scale in a commercial project. Owner is a joint venture between DONG … Continue reading Offshore wind farm Westermost Rough officially inaugurated with Siemens wind turbines →

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Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm

Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm off the Danish coast.   Head of Vattenfall wind power Gunnar Groebler said: “We are very pleased to be able to appoint MHI Vestas Offshore Wind as preferred supplier of turbines for … Continue reading Vattenfall has selected MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply V164 8MW wind turbines for its 400 MW Horns Rev 3 offshore wind farm →

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DONG Energy to build Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the UK

DONG Energy has decided to construct Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm, located in the Greater Wash area, approximately 27 km off the east coast of Britain. Race Bank will have a capacity of up to approx. 580MW and is expected to be fully commissioned in 2018. The wind farm will be constructed and operate under … Continue reading DONG Energy to build Race Bank Offshore Wind Farm in the UK →

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Infinis Energy buys British wind farm

Renewable power generator Infinis Energy has bought an 18.5-megawatt wind farm project from investment firm Peel Group for an undisclosed sum.   The wind farm is located on former surface mining land in Northumberland and next to the 8-megawatt Sisters wind farm project already being developed by Infinis. Construction on both projects is expected to … Continue reading Infinis Energy buys British wind farm →

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