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Goldwind Releases its 2021 Sustainability Report

Goldwind, a global leader in clean energy, energy conservation and environmental protection technologies (stock code SZSE:002202;HKEX:02208), published its “2021 Sustainability Report”. This is the 14th social responsibility/sustainability report (ESG) released by the company since 2009. In the 2021 edition, the company systematically and comprehensively reports on its commitment to social responsibilities and sustainable development during … Continue reading Goldwind Releases its 2021 Sustainability Report

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PSI Repair Services Surpasses 60,000 Repaired Wind Turbine Parts Milestone

PSI Repair Services, Inc., a subsidiary of Phillips Service Industries and leading independent service provider (ISP) to the wind energy industry, announced today that it recently surpassed 60,000 repaired wind turbine parts for the wind energy market, following a very busy 2021. PSI offers component repair and engineering services for GE, Vestas, Gamesa, Siemens, RePower, … Continue reading PSI Repair Services Surpasses 60,000 Repaired Wind Turbine Parts Milestone

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Iberdrola builds 1,800 new MW of renewable energy in the US

The company, the country’s leading offshore company, continues to make progress in the construction of Vineyard Wind 1. The group’s CO2 emissions in the United States are 6.5 times lower than the average for utilities. Iberdrola continues to make progress in its commitment to the development of renewable energies in the United States. At the … Continue reading Iberdrola builds 1,800 new MW of renewable energy in the US

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Acciona Energía starts building Australia’s largest wind farm (1,026MW)

ACCIONA Energía has begun the construction of the MacIntyre complex, the largest wind farm in Australia, with a total capacity of 1,026MW and an associated investment of AU$2 billion (€1.3 billion). The MacIntyre complex consists of two wind farms: MacIntyre (923MW), owned by ACCIONA Energía (70%) and Ark Energy (30%), where the construction works have … Continue reading Acciona Energía starts building Australia’s largest wind farm (1,026MW)

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Wind power advances in Quang Tri in Vietnam

The attraction of investments in renewable energies, in general, and wind energy, in particular, constitutes a priority policy of the Central Vietnamese province of Quang Tri, with the aim of turning this town into an energy pole in the region by 2030.The western mountainous area of ??the province is becoming the head of wind energy … Continue reading Wind power advances in Quang Tri in Vietnam

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GE Renewable Energy announces minority investment in COBOD International

Investment will give GE Renewable Energy additional access to COBOD’s unique 3D printing technology. Builds on cooperation in place since 2019.COBOD is providing GE Renewable Energy largest 3D concrete printer in world for use at R&D facility researching ways to print wind turbine towers onsite at wind farms. GE Renewable Energy today announced a minority … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy announces minority investment in COBOD International

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Nordex postpones the publication of its report for the first quarter of 2022

Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) is expected to publish its first quarterly report for 2022 in mid-June. The publication of the quarterly report was originally scheduled for 12 May 2022. The reason for the postponement is a cybersecurity incident. Upon noticing this on 31 March 2022, Nordex implemented appropriate security protocols and shut down IT systems … Continue reading Nordex postpones the publication of its report for the first quarter of 2022

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Vestas secures 81 MW order to expand the Llano wind complex in Argentina

Vestas has received an order from Aluar Aluminio Argentino S.A.I.C for the 81 MW Llano IV Wind Farm in the province of Chubut in Argentina. The project will feature 18 V150-4.5 MW which Vestas will supply and install. Upon completion, Vestas will also deliver a 20-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement. This agreement will optimise … Continue reading Vestas secures 81 MW order to expand the Llano wind complex in Argentina

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Statkraft supplies wind power for ZF sites

Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, supplies ZF with a total of 250 gigawatt hours of wind power for its plants and office locations in Germany. The wind power purchase agreement (PPA) supports the automotive supplier on its way to switching all locations to 100 percent green power by 2030. As part of a … Continue reading Statkraft supplies wind power for ZF sites

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Siemens Gamesa speeds up measures to stabilize business

Siemens Gamesa ended a complex second quarter that continued to be marked by volatile market dynamics and by the challenges posed by the ramp-up of the Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform, which was more complex than initially envisaged. The company has already implemented a number of actions to urgently address the short-term headwinds and stabilize the … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa speeds up measures to stabilize business

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Vestas partners with Pan American Energy to build a 423 MW wind farm in Brazil

Pan American Energy Energias Renováveis has signed an agreement with Vestas for the supply and installation of 94 V150-4.5 MW wind turbines for the Novo Horizonte wind park in the state of Bahia, Brazil. “Vestas is pleased to further grow the partnership with Pan American Energy and support their expansion in Latin America with this … Continue reading Vestas partners with Pan American Energy to build a 423 MW wind farm in Brazil

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TSOs, HVDC technology suppliers and the wind industry join forces to build the DC grid of the future

On Monday 2 May transmission system operators, technology providers and the wind industry came together to formally launch the READY4DC project. READY4DC will create a community of experts to work out recommendations on how to plan and build an interoperable and expandable direct current grid in Europe. The project is supported by the European Union’s … Continue reading TSOs, HVDC technology suppliers and the wind industry join forces to build the DC grid of the future

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Additional panel speakers announced for CLEANPOWER 2022

The American Clean Power Association has announced additional panels at CLEANPOWER 2022, the nation’s preeminent renewable energy conference. CLEANPOWER will again bring together the industry’s thought leaders and decision makers to discuss and showcase the most important issues facing the energy industry today.  With a focus on “Building the Clean Energy Economy,” the conference will … Continue reading Additional panel speakers announced for CLEANPOWER 2022

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Siemens Gamesa appoints Tim Dawidowsky as Chief Operating Officer

Siemens Gamesa has today appointed Tim Dawidowsky as its Chief Operating Officer. Dawidowsky, who has been a member of the Board of Directors of Siemens Gamesa since 2020, joins the company on May 5 from Siemens Energy where he was serving as Senior Vice President, Project Excellence. In a career spanning more than 28 years … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa appoints Tim Dawidowsky as Chief Operating Officer

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Geopolitics of Energy Transformation

The world will need to manage more seismic shifts in the global energy system, including a quadrupling of renewable power capacity by 2030, to forge a pathway toward the 1.5°C goal, said IRENA Director-General Francesco La Camera at the opening of the fifth meeting of the Collaborative Framework on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation. Co-facilitated … Continue reading Geopolitics of Energy Transformation

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Europe invested €41bn in wind power in 2021

WindEurope has published its annual Finance and Investment Trends report. It shows investor confidence in wind energy remains high. Europe invested €41bn in new wind farms in 2021. This is financing 25 GW of new capacity, a record. But the investments are falling well short of the 35 GW a year of new wind the … Continue reading Europe invested €41bn in wind power in 2021

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EDP Renewables has added a total of 465 MW in wind power and solar capacity

The increased capacity is primarily due to the successful integration of Sunseap assets, which now represent 3% of the EDPR’s portfolio. EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), the fourth largest renewable energy producer in the world, has reached a net profit of 66 million euros in the first quarter of 2022, 75% above the previous year. This … Continue reading EDP Renewables has added a total of 465 MW in wind power and solar capacity

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Galp enters the Brazilian wind energy market

Company enters the wind energy market in the country and expands its portfolio of solar projects under development.The Portuguese company Galp closed agreements with SER Energia and Casa dos Ventos for the acquisition of 4.8 GW in new renewable energy projects in Brazil. The asset portfolio, under development, will allow the company to more than … Continue reading Galp enters the Brazilian wind energy market

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Collett complete Kennoxhead Wind Farm

Adding another wind farm to their Renewables Portfolio, Collett complete the delivery of 13 Nordex N133 wind turbines to Kennoxhead Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire, Scotland. Located south of the A70, near the village of Glespin on the Douglas Estate, the thirteen turbine site features Nordex N133 onshore wind turbines with an individual blade length … Continue reading Collett complete Kennoxhead Wind Farm

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BloombergNEF Ranks Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group in Top Five Wind Turbine Manufacturers of 2021 in China

Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group (“Shanghai Electric Wind Power” or “the Company”) has been named as one of the top five wind turbine manufacturers in China, with its newly added offshore wind capacity overtaking all the other industry players in China in 2021, according to BloombergNEF’s China’s Top 10 Wind Turbine Manufacturers in 2021 report. … Continue reading BloombergNEF Ranks Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group in Top Five Wind Turbine Manufacturers of 2021 in China

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