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
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Siemens launches offshore wind turbines of 7MW
Siemens announced the launch of its new flagship offshore wind turbine, which it says generates nearly 10 percent more power annually than its predecessor. The new wind turbine of seven megawatt (MW), called SWT-7.0-154, was presented at the ongoing EWEA Offshore 2015 conference that opened Tuesday in Copenhagen. Siemens has added stronger permanent magnets … Continue reading Siemens launches offshore wind turbines of 7MW
Continue readingSiemens launches new grid access solution for offshore wind turbines
Siemens launched a new alternating-current (AC) grid access solution on Wednesday to connect near-shore wind power plants to the grid. The new solution consists of attaching an offshore transformer module (OTM) directly to a wind turbine, which acts as a distributed transmission asset, Tim Dawidowsky, the CEO of transmission solutions for Siemens said at … Continue reading Siemens launches new grid access solution for offshore wind turbines
Continue readingSiemens Increases Wind Power Output of Direct Drive Offshore Wind Turbines
Siemens has struck a deal to supply wind turbines to a large offshore German wind farm in a deal that will boost a flagging order book and it said it would begin testing within days its largest yet turbine model. The wind turbine unit of the German engineering firm will provide 67 of its 6 … Continue reading Siemens Increases Wind Power Output of Direct Drive Offshore Wind Turbines
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Iowa State Engineers Study the Benefits of Adding a Second, Smaller Rotor to Wind Turbines
Hui Hu picked up a 3-D printed model of a typical wind turbine and began explaining two problems with the big, tall, three-bladed machines. Photo by Christopher Gannon/Iowa State University. Iowa State aerospace engineers, left to right, Anupam Sharma and Hui Hu are using wind tunnel testing and computational modeling to improve the performance of … Continue reading Iowa State Engineers Study the Benefits of Adding a Second, Smaller Rotor to Wind Turbines
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Senvion 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
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Wind 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
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Siemens provides 157 wind turbines for three wind power projects in South Africa
Siemens has secured another large wind power contract in South Africa with an order for 157 wind turbines for three wind power projects in the South Africa province of Northern Cape. The 2.3 megawatt (MW) machines of the Siemens G2 platform will be installed at the wind power plants Khobab, Loeriesfontein 2 and Noupoort. The … Continue reading Siemens provides 157 wind turbines for three wind power projects in South Africa
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Wind 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
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Siemens receives wind turbines order from US wind power Pattern Development
Siemens will supply 200 MW of wind power in Comanche County, Texas: Logan’s Gap Wind power plant will consist of 87 Siemens SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines. Siemens has been awarded another order from Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) to supply and install 87 wind turbines for the Logan’s Gap Wind project in the USA. … Continue reading Siemens receives wind turbines order from US wind power Pattern Development
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Wind 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
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Eolus sells 29 wind turbines to ewz
Eolus signed an agreement with ewz, an electric utility enterprise, for the sale of 29 wind turbines in south western Sweden for EUR 95 million. As part of the agreement Eolus has been entrusted to provide technical services to ewz for a period of twelve years and administrative services for a period of four years … Continue reading Eolus sells 29 wind turbines to ewz
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Wind energy in Norway: Statkraft and Vestas have signed a Letter of Intent to supply wind turbines
Today, there is information in the market regarding Vestas having been appointed preferred supplier for six planned wind power plants in Norway. Vestas can confirm that Statkraft and Vestas have signed a Letter of Intent to supply wind turbines for the Fosen and Snillfjord/Hitra projects in Norway. If this results in firm and unconditional orders … Continue reading Wind energy in Norway: Statkraft and Vestas have signed a Letter of Intent to supply wind turbines
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Wind energy in Poland: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Vestas is further strengthening its leading position in this important Northern European market, winning a firm and unconditional order for 12 of its V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for a wind power project located in the region of Lodzkie, Poland. The order has been placed by a private Polish investor. The contract includes delivery, installation, and … Continue reading Wind energy in Poland: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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Boralex acquires wind farm with Enercon wind turbines
Boralex Inc. (“Boralex” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: BLX) announces the acquisition of the equity interest owned by Northland Power Inc. into the Frampton community wind power project which has a total capacity of 24 MW (“Frampton”). Owned by the municipality of Frampton at 33,3% and, after closing of the transaction, by Boralex at 66,7%, the … Continue reading Boralex acquires wind farm with Enercon wind turbines
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Wind energy in Poland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm of RWE Innogy
Investors are increasingly regaining confidence in the Polish wind power market. RWE Innogy has now ordered seven N117/2400 wind turbines from Nordex for the 17-MW Opalenica wind farm. The wind turbines are to be installed in summer 2015. The company has also signed a 15-year premium service contract for the turbines. “We are pleased to … Continue reading Wind energy in Poland: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm of RWE Innogy
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Two new Enercon wind power production facilities inaugurated in Magdeburg
Enercon has inaugurated two new wind power production facilities in Magdeburg. In the presence of Saxony-Anhalt governor Reiner Haseloff (CDU), Magdeburg mayor Lutz Trümper (SPD) and other invitees, Enercon Managing Director Hans-Dieter Kettwig gave the official starting signal for the operation of Magdeburger Komponentenfertigung GmbH (MKF) and Magdeburger Generatorenfertigung GmbH (MGF) on Tuesday, 8 … Continue reading Two new Enercon wind power production facilities inaugurated in Magdeburg
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Wind energy in Chile: Vestas 44 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm
Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order in Chile for 44 V110-2.0 MW turbines, with a total capacity of 88 MW. Additional information about the wind power project Customer: Undisclosed at the customer’s request. Project name: Undisclosed at the customer’s request. Location/Country: Chile Number of MW: 88 MW Number of turbines/turbine type 44 … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile: Vestas 44 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind farm
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Morgan Advanced Materials offers carbon brushes for wind turbines
Morgan Advanced Materials Electrical Carbon business announces that its range of carbon brushes are ideal for wind turbine applications, with new designs and materials that are resulting in longer brush life and increased generator uptime. Morgan’s globally available brush grades are created to be environment-specific, offering maximized performance in low or high load conditions. … Continue reading Morgan Advanced Materials offers carbon brushes for wind turbines
Continue readingVestas has secured a wind energy order for wind turbines for the 41.7 MW Lacedonia wind power plant in the Campania region
Vestas has secured an order for six V110-2.0 MW and nine V126-3.3MW turbines for the 41.7 MW Lacedonia wind power plant in the Campania region, south-western Italy. The order was placed by Alisea SRL, a subsidiary of the German-based BayWa AG. The contract comprises the supply, installation and commissioning of the 15 wind turbines … Continue reading Vestas has secured a wind energy order for wind turbines for the 41.7 MW Lacedonia wind power plant in the Campania region
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