Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) have completed the first innovative rotor blade as part of the SmartBlades2 project. The rotor blade with a length of 20 metres can passively adapt to varying wind conditions using bending torsion coupling. Until the beginning of 2018, the rotor blade will … Continue reading Wind energy research at DLR – First innovative DLR rotor blade headed for load testing
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Australia has potential to be wind energy world leader
Australia can lead the world in wind power, but a lack of direction in policy has hampered its growth, according to the Australian Wind Alliance. A new report by the University of Technology, Sydney’s Institute for Sustainable Futures said Australia’s potential onshore wind resources could power the nation 12 times over, but only accounts for … Continue reading Australia has potential to be wind energy world leader
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Climate change could cause wind power to flip hemispheres
Climate change will soon cause global wind power to flip hemispheres, researchers have claimed. The new study predicts wind resources in the next century may decrease in many regions in the Northern Hemisphere – and could sharply increase in several hotspot regions down south. Climate change will drive the flip, researchers wrote in the journal Nature. … Continue reading Climate change could cause wind power to flip hemispheres
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CTE WIND opens an office in Spain
CTE WIND, through its subsidiary CTE Ibérica in Bilbao, is now present in Spain. We are pleased to announce the expansion of our company with the opening of a subsidiary in Bilbao, Spain. The new Spanish office is set to target the Spanish and Latin American market. Two engineers with vast experience in the wind … Continue reading CTE WIND opens an office in Spain
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WindEurope applauds new platform for coal region transition
WindEurope congratulates the European Commission on the creation of its ‘Platform on Coal Regions in Transition’ today. The Platform, part of a number of energy transition measures within the wider Clean Energy Package, will help regions with coal mining activities to modernise their economies and prepare them for structural and technological transition. The Commission’s goal … Continue reading WindEurope applauds new platform for coal region transition
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GE Power, Egypt’s EETC to Connect 120 MW of Wind Power
GE Power today announced that it has signed an agreement with the Egyptian Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) for the extension of the Gabal El Zayt 22/220 kilovolt (kV) Gas Insulated Substation, connecting an additional 120 megawatts (MW) of power to the national grid by the end of 2018. The extension will leverage GE Power’s Grid … Continue reading GE Power, Egypt’s EETC to Connect 120 MW of Wind Power
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Global warming will weaken wind power, study predicts
Wind farms are key to tackling climate change but warming will significantly cut the power of the wind across northern mid-latitudes, including the US, the UK and the Mediterranean, according to new research. However, some places, including eastern Australia, will see winds pick up. The research is the first global study to project the impact … Continue reading Global warming will weaken wind power, study predicts
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San Francisco’s transit system announces wind energy deal
The San Francisco Bay Area’s rapid transit system took a big step towards ensuring a clean energy future, and it’s using wind power to get there. The Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART)’s Board of Directors approved two 20-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) last week, one for 61.7 megawatts (MW) of wind and one for 45 … Continue reading San Francisco’s transit system announces wind energy deal
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Argentina Embraces Renewable Energies
The distinguished Convention Center of the Alvear Icon Hotel serves as home for specialists from international organizations, speakers, and investors to exchange experiences and discuss the integration of the energy sector at a sub-regional and regional level. The XLVII edition of the “Council of Experts and Meeting of Ministers” had the presence of the … Continue reading Argentina Embraces Renewable Energies
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Vestas receives 40 MW order of 80 percent PTC qualifying turbine components in the U.S.
Vestas has received an order for 40 MW of turbine components that qualify for 80 percent of the PTC value under the bipartisan PATH act that Congress passed in 2015. The long-term phasedown terms set in the PATH act have resulted in nearly USD 50 billion of investment in the U.S. including the expansion of … Continue reading Vestas receives 40 MW order of 80 percent PTC qualifying turbine components in the U.S.
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NextEra Energy Resources and AEP commissioned the Bluff Point Wind Energy Center
The Bluff Point Wind Energy Center features 57 GE wind turbines designed to pivot to capture the prevailing wind and convert it to clean, renewable electricity. Together, they have a generating capacity of nearly 120 MW. Affiliates of NextEra Energy Resources, the world’s largest generator of renewable energy, built and will own and operate … Continue reading NextEra Energy Resources and AEP commissioned the Bluff Point Wind Energy Center
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Ecotricity turns on England’s last wind farm
Ecotricity – Britain’s greenest energy company, has turned on what might be England’s last onshore wind park, as its founder Dale Vince lamented that the once dynamic onshore wind industry had been “effectively killed off by government policy” which blocks all new developments. The company’s new three windmill site at Alveston, South Gloucestershire next to … Continue reading Ecotricity turns on England’s last wind farm
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Senvion installs 130 megawatts in new wind power markets
Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has announced the completion of installation of several wind farms in three of its newly entered markets within Europe totalling 130 megawatts (MW). The installation of 33 Senvion 3.4M114 turbines was recently completed at the 112 MW Egersund wind farm, in Rogaland, Norway. The project with Norsk Vind … Continue reading Senvion installs 130 megawatts in new wind power markets
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European Parliament sends strong signal to Council on renewables ambition
Today the European Parliament’s Industry & Energy (ITRE) and Environment (ENVI) committees voted their position on the Energy Union Governance Regulation, steered by MEPs Claude Turmes and Michèle Rivasi from the Greens/EFA party. The vote comes just a week after the ITRE committee called for raising the EU’s 2030 renewable energy target to 35% instead … Continue reading European Parliament sends strong signal to Council on renewables ambition
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New Chinese customer chooses Vestas for first wind energy project
The wind farm is the new customer’s first wind energy project, underlining Vestas’ role as a trusted partner in the world’s biggest wind power market and its position as the leading foreign OEM in China. The order includes 35 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines delivered in 2.2 MW Power Optimised Mode for a project in Dezhou … Continue reading New Chinese customer chooses Vestas for first wind energy project
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Google powers up with wind energy from Iowa, South Dakota, Oklahoma
Never one for small acts, Google recently announced that it will be buying a massive combined 536 megawatts (MW) of new wind capacity from four U.S. wind farms. Here are the details on Google’s latest deals: One 200 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) signed with EDF Renewable Energy for the entire output of the planned … Continue reading Google powers up with wind energy from Iowa, South Dakota, Oklahoma
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Sustainable development of the wind power sector in Vietnam
A wind farm in Bac Lieu City. Viet Nam can achieve an average annual growth of 7 per cent in the wind energy sector over two decades (2016-2035), experts say. Organised by Vestas Wind Systems from Denmark in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT), the workshop attracted many foreign experts in the … Continue reading Sustainable development of the wind power sector in Vietnam
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Senvion builds on Irish success with two new contracts for 27 megawatts
Senvion, a leading global manufacturer of wind turbines, has announced two new orders in the Republic of Ireland after its market entry earlier this year. Among those are the first Senvion 3.XM turbines to be installed on Irish soil. Rathnacally wind farm, owned by renewable energy investor NTR, and located near Charleville in County Cork, … Continue reading Senvion builds on Irish success with two new contracts for 27 megawatts
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Digitalisation and regional cooperation can help reconcile grids and markets
On 5 December, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson took part in a high-level discussion on ‘Grids and markets for the Energy Union’ at ENTSOE’s 2017 annual conference. The event gathers European TSOs, policy-makers and industry representatives. Dickson shared the stage with MEP and rapporteur on Market Design Initiative Krisjanis Karins, Eurelectric Secretary General Kristian Ruby, Chair … Continue reading Digitalisation and regional cooperation can help reconcile grids and markets
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Growing western electricity market delivers increasing economic benefits, low-cost renewables
While most Americans support developing more renewable energy, very few that work outside the energy industry spend any time thinking about how its delivered to their homes or businesses. Likely even fewer are aware of recent developments that might help their own utility bring more low-cost, renewable power online. That’s why the Wind Energy Foundation’s … Continue reading Growing western electricity market delivers increasing economic benefits, low-cost renewables
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