One of the Largest Wind Power Generation Projects to be Built in Sub-Saharan Africa. Iberdrola Engineering to Build the 61-Megawatt Wind Farm; Aeolus Kenya Developing Project. Planned Energy Mix Will Give Kenya’s Population the Reliability of Supply and Contribute to the Social and Economic Development of Kenya. GE to Provide 38 1.6-MW Wind Turbines and … Continue reading Kinangop Wind Farm in Kenya to be Powered by 38 GE Wind Turbines
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First Wind Inc. Uses Sentient Science’s “DigitalCloneLive” Drivetrain Life Extension Technology to Monitor the Life of Its Clipper and GE Wind Turbines
First Wind (Boston, MA.) and Sentient Science (Buffalo, NY.) have signed a ten (10) year agreement to deploy a new generation of autonomous, predictive, condition maintenance, monitoring systems that enable First Wind to monitor the life of their wind turbines. The new capability, developed by Sentient Science, will calculate the remaining useful life of 150 … Continue reading First Wind Inc. Uses Sentient Science’s “DigitalCloneLive” Drivetrain Life Extension Technology to Monitor the Life of Its Clipper and GE Wind Turbines
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Availon lands new maintenance contract for Vestas wind turbines
Availon announced today that it won a full maintenance contract for 7 Vestas® wind turbines. The German multi-brand service provider is taking over the full maintenance of seven out of a total of 12 Vestas® V80 turbines in the Hakenstedt wind farm. The wind farm is located 30 kilometres west of Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. “The … Continue reading Availon lands new maintenance contract for Vestas wind turbines
Continue readingVestas to make wind turbines for Canadian wind power projects
Vestas has received a 24 MW order for 12 V100-2.0 MW wind turbines from juwi Wind Canada Ltd. for four projects in Nova Scotia, Canada. Deliveries for all projects — Truro Heights, Millbrook, Whynotts and Chebucto Pockwock — are expected to occur in mid-2014 with commissioning in the second half of next year. “We … Continue reading Vestas to make wind turbines for Canadian wind power projects
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Audubon report says wind turbines, wildlife can coexist in Maine
One of Maine’s top wildlife advocacy groups says there’s plenty of room in the state to accommodate animal habitat and wind energy development. In a report released Wednesday night, Falmouth-based Maine Audubon found that of the 1.1 million acres in the state where there’s enough wind to justify turbines, 933,000 acres don’t overlap with sensitive … Continue reading Audubon report says wind turbines, wildlife can coexist in Maine
Continue readingWind Energy Threat to Birds Is Overblown
Wind energy is one of the cleanest, most abundant, sustainable — and increasingly cost-effective — ways to generate electricity. It is also one of the fastest growing electricity sources around the globe. mac os x snow leopard digital download In the United States alone, more than 13,000 megawatts of new capacity was installed in 2012, … Continue reading Wind Energy Threat to Birds Is Overblown
Continue readingWildlife is safe with wind turbines
A new report by a wildlife expert claims that the Lake Erie wind turbine project called “Icebreaker” will have no significant biological impact on birds and bats near its operations. Dr. Paul Kerlinger said, “The weight of evidence gathered from studies conducted over many years is quite conclusive. Biologically significant impacts to any bird or … Continue reading Wildlife is safe with wind turbines
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Siemens Receives Order for 97 Wind Turbines from Dong Energy
German industrial conglomerate Siemens AG (SI) said Monday it received an order for two German offshore wind power plants from Danish state-owned energy provider Dong Energy A/S. Siemens didn’t mention the financial details of the deal, but Dong said its total investment for both wind parks will amount to about 2.2 billion euros ($2.97 billion), … Continue reading Siemens Receives Order for 97 Wind Turbines from Dong Energy
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DONG Energy Announces 6-MW Offshore Wind Turbines Installed at Gunfleet Sands Wind Farm
DONG Energy has installed two, 6-MW wind turbines at the company’s Gunfleet Sands site that is located approximately 8.5 kilometers south east off the Essex coast in the UK. The offshore demonstration project will test the Siemens direct drive wind turbines, which include a 120-meter rotor diameter. Increasing the generating capacity of wind turbines is … Continue reading DONG Energy Announces 6-MW Offshore Wind Turbines Installed at Gunfleet Sands Wind Farm
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Alstom 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
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Siemens to supply Direct-Drive Wind Turbines to France
Siemens received an order from France for the supply, installation and commissioning of a total of 24 direct-drive wind turbines for four French wind projects, located in the Nord Pas-de-Calais and Picardie regions in northern France. The investors for this, each with 50 Percent, are Diamond Generating Europe Limited (DGE) and the French renewable energy … Continue reading Siemens to supply Direct-Drive Wind Turbines to France
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AREVA to supply 130 wind turbines for new offshore wind energy projects
Windreich GmbH will use 130, 5-megawatt (MW) wind turbines from French manufacturer AREVA, according to an agreement between the two companies. The wind turbines will be installed in Windreich’s 415 MW Baltic Eagle and 315 MW Ostseeschatz offshore wind farm projects – both of which are awaiting approval from Germany’s Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, … Continue reading AREVA to supply 130 wind turbines for new offshore wind energy projects
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GE, Sandia National Lab Discover Pathway to Quieter, More Productive Wind Turbines
Use of powerful Red Mesa supercomputer yields valuable insights that will enable blades with less aerodynamic noise. New wind blade design could deliver two-percent more power from same size turbine rotor. With over 240GW of wind power generation forecasted through 2017, newly designed blades could provide enough additional electricity to power three major American cities. … Continue reading GE, Sandia National Lab Discover Pathway to Quieter, More Productive Wind Turbines
Continue readingSiemens 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbines
DONG Energy has received The Crown Estate’s energy and infrastructure business award for its Gunfleet Sands demonstration wind energy project, the first in the world to test the new, next generation Siemens 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbines. Testing the reliability, functionality and performance of new technology, such as the higher capacity Siemens turbines, … Continue reading Siemens 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbines
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Wind energy in Ireland: new wind farm with wind turbines of Enercon
Renewable energy specialist Kedco has revealed that the Pluckanes wind farm in County Cork, Ireland, now has the full backing of the authorities. Kedco’s subsidiary Pluckanes Windfarm Ltd has now been given planning permission and an offer to connect to the national grid. It has finalised and signed a contract with Enercon, the world’s fourth … Continue reading Wind energy in Ireland: new wind farm with wind turbines of Enercon
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Offshore Wind Energy: EDF Energies Nouvelles and wpd Offshore Team up to Jointly Respond to the French Government’s Second Call for Tenders
EDF Energies Nouvelles and wpd offshore, two key players in European offshore wind energy, have announced the signing of a partnership agreement. The agreement formalizes both groups’ decision to combine their expertise in the French government’s second call for tenders, with a view to continuing the development of offshore wind energy in France and pursuing … Continue reading Offshore Wind Energy: EDF Energies Nouvelles and wpd Offshore Team up to Jointly Respond to the French Government’s Second Call for Tenders
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Wind Works Power Corp. Announces Permits and Procurement of Enercon Wind Turbines for Wind Farm Burg II in Germany
Wind Works Power Corp. (OTC:WWPW – News)(WKN: A0RPM2) is pleased to announce that it received permits to commence construction on its 6.9 megawatt (MW) Wind Park Burg II project in Germany. Phase one of this project, Wind Park Burg I, is a 4 MW project that Wind Works developed and built on-time and on-budget. The … Continue reading Wind Works Power Corp. Announces Permits and Procurement of Enercon Wind Turbines for Wind Farm Burg II in Germany
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EDF Orders Repower Wind Turbines for 350 MW Quebec Wind Farm
Electricite de France SA, the French utility, agreed to use wind turbines from Suzlon Energy Ltd.’s Repower Systems unit for a 350-megawatt wind farm in Quebec. EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of two wind power plants, Massif du Sud and Lac Alfred (first phase), with an installed capacity of 150 MW each. These facilities are … Continue reading EDF Orders Repower Wind Turbines for 350 MW Quebec Wind Farm
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UMaine Developing Offshore Wind Turbines
Universtiy of Maine’s Advanced Structures & Composites Center granted up to $4 million to fund offshore wind energy project. Habib Dagher, the director of the Advanced Structures and Composites Center, is busy planning the first phase of a “potential $93.2 million deepwater offshore wind demonstration project by the U.S. Department of Energy. The DOE held … Continue reading UMaine Developing Offshore Wind Turbines
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Vestas To Supply 37 Wind Turbines For Wind Farm In South Africa
The wind power project, consisting of 37 V100-1.8 MW wind turbines, will be installed in the province of Hopefield at the Western Cape of the country. Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, is pleased to announce a 67 MW order from Umoya Energy for South Africa. The turbine delivery is planned for the second … Continue reading Vestas To Supply 37 Wind Turbines For Wind Farm In South Africa
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