When planning a wind plant, collector cable systems play a critical role in how efficiently power can be delivered from the point of generation to the grid. An optimal collector system design can help minimize electrical losses, cable and trenching costs and substation configuration costs. The new Wind Collector Optimization Service from GE’s Digital Energy … Continue reading GE Improves Wind Farm Efficiency
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U.S. first offshore wind farm
State officials are marking the beginning of local construction for what is expected to be the nation’s first offshore wind farm. Construction off Block Island is expected to begin this summer, and the five-turbine wind farm is expected to be operating in the fall of 2016. Gov. Gina Raimondo and members of the state’s … Continue reading U.S. first offshore wind farm
Continue readingSpain’s Banco Santander to sell Australian wind farm
Spain’s Banco Santander SA , Europe’s biggest bank, plans to sell its only Australian wind farm partly because of uncertainty about the country’s support for renewable energy, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. Banco Santander is looking for a buyer for the 106.8-megawatt Taralga wind farm it is developing in … Continue reading Spain’s Banco Santander to sell Australian wind farm
Continue readingGeorgia’s is preparing to utilise its wind energy potential through the country’s first wind farm
The inaugural wind power plant will include two wind turbines and is expected to be operational by next spring. The wind power plant is earmarked to be built between Georgia’s capital city Tbilisi and nearby Gori, a small city in eastern Georgia, and produce 20-MW of power per year, announced Georgian officials today. The … Continue reading Georgia’s is preparing to utilise its wind energy potential through the country’s first wind farm
Continue readingTanzania awaits Chinese bank on wind farm
‘The wind power project has been delayed because of challenges in getting a concessional loan after EximBank raised its interest rate from one percent to two percent and lowered the loan repayment period to 20 years from 25 years’ reads part of a Ministry of Energy and Minerals statement issued last month giving some background. … Continue reading Tanzania awaits Chinese bank on wind farm
Continue readingSenvion delivers 54 wind turbines for offshore wind farm Nordsee One
Senvion SE, one of the largest turbine suppliers to the offshore wind industry, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzlon, the fifth-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, is delivering 54 wind turbines for the offshore wind farm Nordsee One in Germany´s North Sea, which will be erected about 40 kilometres north of the island Juist. … Continue reading Senvion delivers 54 wind turbines for offshore wind farm Nordsee One
Continue readingWind energy in Uruguay: Nordex to build largest wind farm with 59 N117/2400 wind turbines
Nordex SE expands its business in South America and reinforces its business relations with the Uruguayan state power company UTE (Usinas y Trasmisiones Electricas), which has placed a contract for the installation of the “Pampa” wind farm. UTE’s project comprises 59 N117/2400 wind turbines, which Nordex will be installing on a turnkey basis. Following construction … Continue reading Wind energy in Uruguay: Nordex to build largest wind farm with 59 N117/2400 wind turbines
Continue readingGDF SUEZ Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of France’s First Cooperative Wind Farm
In 2005, the Le Haut des Ailes wind farm in the departments of Moselle and Meurthe-et-Moselle (eastern France) was France’s first wind farm to be developed according to the cooperative ownership model permitting local and regional investment in renewable energy projects. On the strength of this initial success, GDF SUEZ has further developed the … Continue reading GDF SUEZ Celebrates the 10th Anniversary of France’s First Cooperative Wind Farm
Continue readingWind power in Chile: Enel Green Power has connected “Talinay Poniente” wind farm with 32 wind turbines
Enel Green Power (“EGP”) has completed and connected to the grid the “Talinay Poniente” wind farm in Chile. The wind farm consists of 32 wind turbines, for a total installed capacity of 61 MW, and is able to generate over 160 GWh per year. This output is equivalent to the energy needs of about … Continue reading Wind power in Chile: Enel Green Power has connected “Talinay Poniente” wind farm with 32 wind turbines
Continue readingGE to supply wind turbines for about 150 MW of wind farm projects in Poland
GE is planning to supply wind turbines for about 150 MW of wind farm projects in Poland by the end of 2015. This year, the Group will effort on supplying for six or seven wind power projects in Poland. Recent amendment to the renewable energy law including the transition to auctions for green power … Continue reading GE to supply wind turbines for about 150 MW of wind farm projects in Poland
Continue readingFirst offshore wind farm in the USA achieves financial close
Block Island wind farm, the first offshore development in the USA, has successfully reached financial close. Mott MacDonald was lenders’ technical advisor during the project’s due diligence phase and is now monitoring construction as independent engineer in an ongoing role. The 30MW wind farm is being developed by Deepwater Wind and is located three miles … Continue reading First offshore wind farm in the USA achieves financial close
Continue readingWind energy in Jamaica: New Wind Farm
Jamaica has broken ground on a major new wind farm project in St Elizabeth. The $89 million USD project will see the construction of a 36.3-megawatt wind farm that uses 11 wind turbines. Power will then be transmitted to the national grid running from the farm to the JPS’ substation in Manchester. “The price of … Continue reading Wind energy in Jamaica: New Wind Farm
Continue readingMortenson Construction to build Slate Creek wind farm in Kansas
Mortenson Construction’s Wind Energy Group announced its selection as EPC contractor to build the Slate Creek Wind Project by long-term partner, EDF Renewable Energy. Located in Geuda Springs, Kansas, the Slate Creek Wind Project will consist of 75 Vestas 2.0 megawatt (MW) wind turbines. The project marks the 26th wind project Mortenson will construct … Continue reading Mortenson Construction to build Slate Creek wind farm in Kansas
Continue readingBilfinger Wins Order for Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm
Bilfinger Marine & Offshore Systems has won an order at the new Nordergründe offshore wind farm for the installation of 19 steel foundations in the North Sea and for the transportation of 18 wind turbines to the installation site. The order from wind farm developer and operator wpd in Bremen has a volume of approximately … Continue reading Bilfinger Wins Order for Nordergründe Offshore Wind Farm
Continue readingSenvion delivers 18 wind turbines for Nordergründe offshore wind farm
Senvion SE, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Suzlon, the fifth-largest wind turbine manufacturer in the world, is delivering 18 wind turbines for the Nordergründe offshore wind farm in Germany’s North Sea. The project is being erected by wpd offshore GmbH within the 12-sea mile zone at the mouth of the Weser, about 40 kilometres northwest of … Continue reading Senvion delivers 18 wind turbines for Nordergründe offshore wind farm
Continue readingWind power in Egypt: new wind farm has 100 wind turbines
Egypt and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a contract on Thursday to set up a 200-megawatt wind farm in Gabal el-Zeit area in the Gulf of Suez at a total cost of EGP 1938.9 million. The project will be finalized in 35 months and funded by a soft loan granted by JICA, said … Continue reading Wind power in Egypt: new wind farm has 100 wind turbines
Continue readingWind power in Finland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
Launched last year, Nordex’s N131/3000 wind turbine is attracting growing demand outside Germany as well: Thus, Finnish asset management company Taaleritehdas has ordered the first models from this series. Accordingly, Nordex will be enlarging the “Myllykangas” wind farm with the addition of a further three turbines, namely two N131/3000 turbines and one N117/2400 turbine. The … Continue reading Wind power in Finland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
Continue readingWind energy in Brazil: Vestas wind turbines for a 106 MW wind power plant of Gestamp Wind
Vestas will install 53 units of its V110-2.0 MW turbine at five wind farms located in Rio Grande do Norte: Cabeço Preto III, V and VI and Macambira I and II. Vestas has received a firm and unconditional 106 MW order for 53 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for five wind farms located in the … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Vestas wind turbines for a 106 MW wind power plant of Gestamp Wind
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissions its first wind power plant in South Africa with Vestas wind turbines
EDF Energies Nouvelles is announcing the commissioning of the Grassridge wind farm in South Africa by InnoWind, its local subsidiary. This wind farm, which has an installed capacity of over 60 MW, is the first of the group to be developed, built and operated on the African continent. Located in the Nelson Mandela Bay … Continue reading EDF Energies Nouvelles commissions its first wind power plant in South Africa with Vestas wind turbines
Continue readingE.ON Climate & Renewables and GE Energy Financial Services close tax equity financing for Grandview Wind Farm
Located in Carson County, 26 miles east of Amarillo, Texas, Grandview was formed as a joint venture between EC&RNA and GE Energy Financial Services. A 211-megawatt wind farm, Grandview has 118 GE 1.7-100 wind turbines that can create enough electricity to power approximately 64,000 homes. EC&RNA has developed 2.7GW of wind projects in the United … Continue reading E.ON Climate & Renewables and GE Energy Financial Services close tax equity financing for Grandview Wind Farm
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