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MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Inks Contract for Blade Materials in Taiwan

MHI Vestas confirmed a key localisation component today in Taiwan as it signed a contract with Swancor for the supply of materials used in blade manufacturing. The conditional agreement, signed today at a press event in Taipei, is the second for MHI Vestas in Taiwan following the contract for local tower production signed in October … Continue reading MHI Vestas Offshore Wind Inks Contract for Blade Materials in Taiwan

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GE Renewable Energy to hire more than 200 employees for its Wind Turbine Blade Factory in Cherbourg, France

Located in Cherbourg, the wind energy factory recruited 120 employees in 2018, and will reach more than 320 employees at the end of this year. GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit more than 200 employees at its wind turbine blade factory in France, before the end of 2019. GE Renewable Energy announced today its plan … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy to hire more than 200 employees for its Wind Turbine Blade Factory in Cherbourg, France

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Nordex receives wind energy orders of 2.0 gigawatts in the second quarter of 2019

Nordex announced that it has continued the strong order intake performance seen in recent quarters with buoyant demand for its wind turbines in the second quarter of 2019 as well. In the second quarter of the year, customers ordered wind turbines with a total output of 2,003.3 megawatts (MW) (Q2 2018: 1,089.8 MW) for wind … Continue reading Nordex receives wind energy orders of 2.0 gigawatts in the second quarter of 2019

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New joint project between wind energy and chemical industry to advance wind turbine recycling

WindEurope, Cefic (the European Chemical Industry Council) and EUCIA (the European Composites Industry Association) have created a cross-sector platform to advance novel approaches to the recycling of wind turbine blades. In 2018 wind power supplied 14% of the electricity in the EU with 130,000 wind turbines and this number will only grow in the coming … Continue reading New joint project between wind energy and chemical industry to advance wind turbine recycling

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Morocco’s major ambitions in wind power

Morocco will have a wind tower 144 metres high in early 2020. It will be the largest in Africa, thus taking the record held so far by South Africa. The infrastructure will be built by the Spanish company Nabrawind Technologies. Morocco wants to build a giant wind tower. The 144-metre-high building will be the largest … Continue reading Morocco’s major ambitions in wind power

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Wind power in South Africa: Enel Green Power begins new 140 MW wind farm

The Garob wind energy project, located in the Northern Cape province, is expected to generate around 573 GWh annually once fully operational in the first half of 2021. Enel, through its renewable subsidiary Enel Green Power, has started construction on its 140 MW Garob wind farm located near the town of Copperton, which is part … Continue reading Wind power in South Africa: Enel Green Power begins new 140 MW wind farm

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Elawan Energy launches its sixth wind farm in Belgium

Elawan Energy has put into commercial operation the wind farm of Hannut, in the region of Wallonia, Belgium. With a power of 22 megawatts of wind (MWs) with Nordex / Acciona wind turbines. This new wind farm is the sixth that Elawan Energy has built in Belgium. Of these, three have been sold and the … Continue reading Elawan Energy launches its sixth wind farm in Belgium

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Siemens Gamesa awarded the largest repowering order in North America by MidAmerican Energy

The company will supply and install 163 SG 2.7-129 wind turbines, operating at 2.38 MW and 18 previously sold SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines to repower the Rolling Hills wind farm (429.3 MW), with an option for 12 additional wind turbines.  Siemens Gamesa has been selected by MidAmerican Energy Company for the Rolling Hills wind power project … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa awarded the largest repowering order in North America by MidAmerican Energy

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Neoenergia, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, debuts on the São Paulo Stock Exchange

Neoenergia, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, marked a new milestone in the group’s history when it began trading in the Novo Mercado segment of the São Paulo B3 stock market (formerly Bovespa). This is the largest initial public offering (IPO) so far this year and the most relevant in Brazil’s energy sector since 2000. With a … Continue reading Neoenergia, a subsidiary of Iberdrola, debuts on the São Paulo Stock Exchange

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Repsol will install 800 MW of solar and wind energy for 2023

Repsol has added to its portfolio of assets and will develop three new renewable projects in Spain, two wind power plants and one solar, with a capacity of some 800 megawatts (MW), the company said, detailing that the solar project will be developed in the province of Cádiz, with 204 MW of capacity. The development … Continue reading Repsol will install 800 MW of solar and wind energy for 2023

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Wind energy in U.S.: Nordex 38 Delta4000 wind turbines for a wind farm

End of June Nordex has received a further order for 38 wind turbines from the N149/4.0-4.5 Delta4000 series, which will be the second of its kind installed at a U.S. wind energy project. The wind turbines, which will be installed at a Texas wind farm that has a proposed energy generating capacity of approximately 180-megawatts … Continue reading Wind energy in U.S.: Nordex 38 Delta4000 wind turbines for a wind farm

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Wind energy in Mexico: Nordex manufactures wind turbines in Matamoros, Tamaulipas

Nordex Acciona, a plant of German origin dedicated to the production of blades for wind turbines, was inaugurated in Matamoros, Tamaulipas. The blades that will be manufactured from this border city will be the largest in the world. The arrival of Nordex to Matamoros represents the generation of 800 direct jobs and an investment of … Continue reading Wind energy in Mexico: Nordex manufactures wind turbines in Matamoros, Tamaulipas

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Vestas receives 225 MW of 2 and 4 MW wind turbines with 25-year service agreement

Vestas has received an order for V150-4.2 MW and V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for a wind energy project in the U.S. Including previously purchased 2 and 4 MW components, the project has a total nameplate capacity of 242 MW. The mixed platform site configuration demonstrates both the flexibility of Vestas’ 2 and 4 MW technology … Continue reading Vestas receives 225 MW of 2 and 4 MW wind turbines with 25-year service agreement

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Wind energy in El Salvador: Vestas wind turbines for a first wind farm

Vestas has received its first ever wind power order in El Salvador for the 54 MW Ventus wind farm, which will be the country’s first utility-scale wind power plant. The engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order has been placed by Ventus S.A. de C.V. and Tracia Network Corporation that are both joint ventures between experienced … Continue reading Wind energy in El Salvador: Vestas wind turbines for a first wind farm

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Envision Group Ranked Top 10 in the MIT Technology Review 50 Smartest Companies

MIT Technology Review, a global leading media on technology under the renowned U.S. research institute the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), unveiled its “50 Smartest Companies 2019 (TR50)” rankings today. Envision Group, the world’s leading energy technology company ranked top 10 — the only company awarded for driving energy transformation and the energy revolution through … Continue reading Envision Group Ranked Top 10 in the MIT Technology Review 50 Smartest Companies

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Vestas receives first EnVentus wind energy order, winning largest wind farm in Finland’s first energy auction

Vestas has secured the first wind power order for an EnVentus platform wind turbine, underlining how Vestas continues to develop technology that enables tailored solutions to match customer needs. The order features the largest wind turbine, the V162-5.6 MW, which will be deployed at the 151 MW Simo Sarvisuo wind farm by long-term customer TuuliWatti. … Continue reading Vestas receives first EnVentus wind energy order, winning largest wind farm in Finland’s first energy auction

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Resource assessment experts gather to reduce uncertainty in wind projects

On 27-28 June, WindEurope hosted the 5th edition of its Resource Assessment technology workshop. This year, the workshop focused on using better models and validation tools to reduce uncertainty when estimating how much wind there is at a given site. Proper wind resource assessment is a cornerstone of every wind project, especially as the environment for wind … Continue reading Resource assessment experts gather to reduce uncertainty in wind projects

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Vestas receives 76 MW wind turbines order for the final phase of the Serra do Mel wind farm in Brazil

Brazilian energy company Echoenergia has placed a 76 MW wind power order for the third and final phase of the Serra do Mel wind farm, which first phase included Vestas’ first V150-42 MW wind turbines in Brazil. The wind farm will be located in the State of Rio Grande do Norte and, once completed, will … Continue reading Vestas receives 76 MW wind turbines order for the final phase of the Serra do Mel wind farm in Brazil

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Wind energy in Brazil: Vestas wind turbines for EDF wind farm

Vestas has received a 197 MW wind power order for the Folha Larga II wind farm, which will be located in the municipality of Campo Formoso in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The order, placed by long-term customer EDF, includes the supply and installation of 47 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines as well as a 20-year … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Vestas wind turbines for EDF wind farm

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Vestas 4 MW wind turbines debuts China’s distributed wind power market

Vestas has secured its first 4 MW platform order in China’s distributed wind energy market, leveraging its extensive global experience in developing small-sized wind farm projects connected to local grids. “We intend to bring our global expertise in developing wind energy solutions for local power grids to China to support our customers business case in … Continue reading Vestas 4 MW wind turbines debuts China’s distributed wind power market

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