GAS NATURAL FENOSA has signed an agreement with the Catalonia Institute for Energy Research (IREC) to develop an international R&D station for testing offshore wind turbines technology, the ZÈFIR Test Station.
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CVPS to Purchase Deerfield Wind Power from Iberdrola
Central Vermont Public Service (NYSE: CV) will purchase two-thirds of the output of Iberdrola Renewables’ planned Deerfield Wind Energy Project in Readsboro and Searsburg, Vt., under an agreement announced today.
Continue readingStatoil announces next generation wind turbines
In the world?s northernmost wind farm at Havøygavlen, Statoil is to test next generation wind turbine technology.
Continue readingWind power in Kenya: KenGen plans 100 MW from wind energy by 2015
Wind power feed into the national grind is expected to then average 500 MW if the planned investments by private producers are implemented.
KenGen on Wednesday launched the first wind farm in Kenya.
Wind Energy America Inc. Advances Interconnection Request for Wyoming Wind Farm
Through wholly-owned subsidiaries, WEA owns developer’s interests in three wind farms on Buffalo Ridge in southwest Minnesota which contain 79 wind turbines totaling 53.46 MW.
Continue readingIberdrola intends to commission 1,500 MW of wind power in Romania
The Chairman of Iberdrola, Ignacio Galán, met the Romanian Minister of Finance, Ion Ariton, in Bucharest, to brief him on the company?s main projects in the country, which focus on wind energy.
Continue readingVestas signs wind energy order for 400 MW with option for 1,000 MW
The wind turbines under this contract will be delivered and installed at different wind farm sites in several countries all over the world.
Continue readingVIDEO From Synaptic Digital and Vestas: Vestas Committed to Global Energy with Launch of v112
With the launch of the V112-3.0 Vestas will set a new standard for efficiency and performance, and thereby improve availability and lower the cost of energy.
Continue readingPerformance Services Announces New Wind Farm Development
Performance Services, Inc., an company, announced today that agreements have been reached with landowners to secure 2,500 acres of land to support a 50 megawatt wind farm in northwest Tippecanoe County.
Continue readingWind Works Power to Acquire 50% Interest in 2nd Wind Farm in Germany
Wind Farm Burg II is a 6 megawatt (MW) wind energy project located near Magdeburg, Germany.
Continue readingWind power Vestas releases app for iPhone
The Vestas forecast is among the world?s best with a resolution as low as 3 km. The forecast is calculated on the supercomputer at Vestas Technology R&Ds headquarters in Denmark.
Continue readingGlobal Technologies Enthusiastic About Its Wind Power Projects
According to Pike Research, the global small wind turbines market is poised for strong growth in the next few years, with revenues forecast to expand from $203 million in 2009 to $412 million in 2013.
Continue readingGamesa sells German wind power plants to IKEA Group (45 MW)
The wind power assets are in Lower Saxony (Oberende), Hesse (Diemelsee I and II) and Rhineland-Palatinate (Winterspelt I wind farm and II and Zettingen), in northwest and southwest Germany, respectively.
Continue readingSauer Energy Completes Initial Wind Turbine Prototype
With its first iteration prototype, SEI has introduced its proprietary technical innovations for transforming wind energy into a cost-effective reality for home owners and small to mid size enterprises.
Continue readingPGE’s largest wind energy project complete with 217 wind turbines and 450 MW
Portland General Electric the final phase of its Biglow Canyon Wind Farm is complete, and all 217 wind turbines of the project are available to generate power for PGE customers.
Continue readingAlstom wins wind power order worth over ?200 million with Iberdrola
Alstom wins wind energy order worth over ?200 million with Iberdrola to add 217 MW extension to Whitelee wind farm.
Continue readingWind power Energetx could bring 750 jobs to Holland (Michigan)
The Energetx news underscores the ability of wind energy to provide new manufacturing jobs in industrial states like Michigan that have been deeply affected by the recent economic recession and the loss of auto industry.
Continue readingOffshore wind energy in China
China energy companies are expected to submit bids for the first batch of offshore wind power projects, having combined investment of over 20.8 billion yuan ($3.06 billion) on Friday.
Continue readingTwo new wind power plants are to be built in Luxembourg
Two new windfarms are to be built in Luxembourg in a bid to provide up to 4% of the country?s energy.
Continue readingIberdrola to expand capacity of its Whitelee wind farm to 539 megawatts with Alstom wind turbines
The expansion will cement Whitelee?s status as the largest wind farm in Europe.
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