Tekmar Energy, the market leading specialists in cable protection systems (CPS) for Offshore Windfarms has recently been awarded a contract with Tideway B.V to supply 150 of its patented TekLink® CPS on the prestigious Merkur Offshore Wind Farm project in Germany. This will now be the 47th offshore wind farm project Tekmar has supplied, taking … Continue reading Tekmar Energy to supply cable protection systems on the Merkur Offshore Wind Farm
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ESB extends cooperation with Nordex in Ireland and UK
The Nordex Group has secured a new project order in Ireland in September this year. The manufacturer will supply and install turbines to the 33.1 MW “Castlepook” wind farm, jointly-owned and developed by Irish semi-state companies ESB (Electricity Supply Board) and Coillte. The project site is located in the Ballyhoura Forest in County Cork in … Continue reading ESB extends cooperation with Nordex in Ireland and UK
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Wind energy in Finland: ABO Wind Oy orders nine Nordex N131/3000 wind turbines
Business in Finland continues to grow for Nordex: a major customer, ABO Wind, has ordered nine turbines from the 3 MW series with a rotor diameter of 131 metres through its Finnish subsidiary, ABO Wind Oy. Preparations for installation of the N131/3000 machines for a wind farm in western Finland are to start this winter … Continue reading Wind energy in Finland: ABO Wind Oy orders nine Nordex N131/3000 wind turbines
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Lamprell awarded a US$225 million contract from ScottishPower Renewables
Lamprell (ticker: LAM), a leading provider of fabrication, engineering and contracting services to the energy industry, is pleased to announce that it has received a new contract award from ScottishPower Renewables for the fabrication of multiple jackets and piles for the East Anglia One Offshore Wind Farm. The East Anglia One project is located in … Continue reading Lamprell awarded a US$225 million contract from ScottishPower Renewables
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Wind power in Sweden: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
Long-term partner OX2 has placed an order for 18 V126-3.45 MW turbines with power optimised mode to 3.6 MW for the Högkölen wind power project in the Ljusdals municipality in eastern Sweden. The Högkölen wind farm will be another in a long series of orders between Vestas and OX2 and the fourth order placed by … Continue reading Wind power in Sweden: Vestas wind turbines for a wind farm
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How much wind energy can be generated in your area?
The Joint Research Centre (JRC) has produced a dataset of wind energy production (EMHIRES) at national, regional and local level across the EU, by the hour for the last 30 years, based on existing wind farms. The detailed information provided by EMHIRES will improve the assessment of wind energy generation possibilities and help policy-makers devise … Continue reading How much wind energy can be generated in your area?
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Elite Control Systems ensures 29 wind farms operate smoothly
Elite Control Systems, a leading provider of systems integration services, announced that it has been awarded a second contract by ScottishPower Renewables. The agreement requires Elite Control Systems to continue to supply rapid response support services for the 29 onshore wind systems that ScottishPower Renewables operates across Scotland. ScottishPower Renewables, which has invested significantly in … Continue reading Elite Control Systems ensures 29 wind farms operate smoothly
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Lake Turkana Wind Power starts wind turbine tests in Kenya
Lake Turkana Wind Power Ltd (LTWP) has started testing the turbines at its Marsabit wind farm for power generation. The company is gearing up to start feeding the national grid with electricity next year. It expects to generate an initial 90 megawatts (MW) by the second quarter of the year before reaching full capacity of … Continue reading Lake Turkana Wind Power starts wind turbine tests in Kenya
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Hexicon submits Dounreay Trì application
HiDef is pleased to confirm that it has played a major role in assessing the potential environmental effects of Hexicon AB’s Dounreay Trì Floating Wind Demonstration (known as Dounreay Trì) project, by undertaking the ornithological impact assessment chapter of the Environmental Statement (ES) and working with SMRU Limited, who undertook the marine mammal impact assessment … Continue reading Hexicon submits Dounreay Trì application
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Wind energy can play key role in heating, cooling and transport
Renewable energy accounts for 18% of primary energy consumption in the heating and cooling sector, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson told the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Joint Undertaking today. Dickson addressed delegates of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Stakeholder Forum in Brussels. He highlighted that the transport and heating sectors will represent over 25% of energy … Continue reading Wind energy can play key role in heating, cooling and transport
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Siemens celebrates topping out ceremony at new wind turbine factory in Cuxhaven, Germany
Siemens celebrated the topping out ceremony for its new wind turbine manufacturing facility in Cuxhaven, Germany, attended by Parliamentary State Secretary Enak Ferlemann, Lower Saxony’s State Secretary of Economic Affairs Daniela Behrens, and the Mayor of Cuxhaven, Dr. Ulrich Getsch. The structural steel uprights now stand for the production building, which will offer 56,000 square … Continue reading Siemens celebrates topping out ceremony at new wind turbine factory in Cuxhaven, Germany
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BRICS bank backs 250 MW offshore wind power project in China
Under the framework of Putian Pinghai Bay Offshore Wind Power Project, the NDB will provide China with a sovereign project loan of RMB 2 billion for Phase 2 (250 MW) of an offshore wind power project proposed to be set up in the Pinghai Bay in Putian, Fujian Province. The project has one of the … Continue reading BRICS bank backs 250 MW offshore wind power project in China
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High Renewable Energy Electricity Growth Continued in 2015
The 2015 Renewable Energy Data Book shows that U.S. renewable electricity grew to 16.7 percent of total installed capacity and 13.8 percent of total electricity generation during the past year. Published annually by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on behalf of the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, the data book … Continue reading High Renewable Energy Electricity Growth Continued in 2015
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Wind power keeps American manufacturing humming
The next corporate purchase of wind energy is here – this time highlighting how American manufacturing companies like General Motors are increasingly turning to wind for the energy muscle that keeps their business running. GM just announced a wind power purchase that will supply 100 percent of the electricity for a factory that builds 1,100 … Continue reading Wind power keeps American manufacturing humming
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Wind energy in Chile: Ibereolica, EDF close financing for 115 MW wind farm with Gamesa wind turbines
Wind turbines for the project will be provided by Spanish firm Gamesa. Ibereolica and French state energy firm EDF Energies Nouvelles have closed financing with three banks to construct a 115-megawatt wind farm in north-central Chile. Japan’s SMBC, Credit Agricole, and Norway’s DNB have agreed to provide financing for the proposed Cabo Leones I Wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Chile: Ibereolica, EDF close financing for 115 MW wind farm with Gamesa wind turbines
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Fugro’s cable lay spread completes Phase 1 at Rampion offshore wind farm
Fugro has completed phase one of cable laying operations on schedule at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm, as the programme takes a break over winter. The installation of 60 cables was completed at the end of October – three more than the 57 cables originally planned. Subsea construction vessel Fugro Symphony commenced site operations in … Continue reading Fugro’s cable lay spread completes Phase 1 at Rampion offshore wind farm
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First power from DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension wind farm
Electricity has been generated for the first time at Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm, a joint venture between DONG Energy (50%) and its partners PKA (25%) and KIRKBI A/S (25%). With the initial turbines recently installed, power from the first turbine is now being exported to the national grid. This is the first time … Continue reading First power from DONG Energy’s Burbo Bank Extension wind farm
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NYSERDA to measure wind speed and ocean waves in pre-development of offshore wind power area
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) took another step to advance offshore wind development off the coast of Long Island by seeking comments on a draft plan to measure wind speed and ocean waves at the federal ocean site on which it plans to bid on December 15. Offshore wind is … Continue reading NYSERDA to measure wind speed and ocean waves in pre-development of offshore wind power area
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Study identifies electric cars as better choice than fuel cell vehicles
A new study suggests that electric vehicles with rechargeable batteries offer a more affordable way to reduce carbon dioxide emissions than those with fuel cells that convert hydrogen gas into clean electricity. Published in the November issue of the journal Energy, the study by researchers at Stanford University in the United States and the … Continue reading Study identifies electric cars as better choice than fuel cell vehicles
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100% Renewable Energy a must for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
United under the umbrella of the Global 100% Renewable Energy Campaign, cities, NGOs, Renewable Energy Industry Associations and academics from across the world highlight that implementing the Paris Agreement means phasing out fossil fuels and investing in a 100% Renewable Energy infrastructure immediately. At a High-Level Event in Marrakesh, leaders from this global 100% RE … Continue reading 100% Renewable Energy a must for limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees
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