High-performance WindSTAR transformers for the world’s most powerful commercial offshore wind turbines to enable phase two of the Borssele wind farm in the North Sea. ABB has won an order of more than $20 million from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind to supply reliable, energy-efficient and compact WindSTAR transformers, which are designed for installation in wind … Continue reading ABB Wins $20 Million Order for Innovative Offshore Wind Energy Transformers
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IDTechEx Research Reveals Tipping Point for Reinvented Wind Power
The new IDTechEx report, “Airborne Wind Energy 2019-2039” comes just as a new generation, zero-emission electricity production approaches a tipping point. The new generation addresses the new world of distributed power for mini-grids and microgrids and replacement of diesel gensets, so it is mobile with no infrastructure. Installation in one-hundredth of the time and making … Continue reading IDTechEx Research Reveals Tipping Point for Reinvented Wind Power
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ENGIE Strengthens its Position as France’s Leading Wind Energy Company with the Acquisition of A Portfolio of Wind Farm Projects Worth Nearly 500 MW
ENGIE Green has just acquired a portfolio of nearly 500 MW of onshore wind power projects under development through the purchase of 100% of SAMEOLE’s shares, an independent developer of wind projects in France. This acquisition reinforces ENGIE’s leading position in the onshore wind energy market with 1,900 MW of capacity installed in France. The … Continue reading ENGIE Strengthens its Position as France’s Leading Wind Energy Company with the Acquisition of A Portfolio of Wind Farm Projects Worth Nearly 500 MW
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Peikko delivers rock foundations to Bjerkreim wind farm in Norway
Peikko Group’s Norwegian sales office Peikko Norge AS has received a substantial order to supply rock foundation technology to the municipalities of Hå and Bjerkreim in Southern Norway. Peikko will deliver all steel components for the 70 foundations of the wind park. The deliveries comprise FATBAR Rock Anchors, tower adapter plates, drilling templates and foundation … Continue reading Peikko delivers rock foundations to Bjerkreim wind farm in Norway
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Petrobras, Equinor to jointly pursue offshore wind power projects in Brazil
Petrobras has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) with the Norwegian company Equinor ASA – Equinor (formerly Statoil) to evaluate a joint business development in the offshore wind energy industry in Brazil. Within the scope of the strategic partnership between the two companies, Petrobras and Equinor have been researching other potential areas for cooperation, including … Continue reading Petrobras, Equinor to jointly pursue offshore wind power projects in Brazil
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Vestas to introduce the wind turbines V150-4.2 MW in South America with 101 MW wind energy order in Brazil
Vestas has received a 101 MW wind power order to supply and install 24 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines for a wind farm in Serra do Mel, State of Rio Grande do Norte. The order was placed by Echoenergia, a Brazilian energy company mostly controlled by Actis, a global investor specialising in private equity, energy and … Continue reading Vestas to introduce the wind turbines V150-4.2 MW in South America with 101 MW wind energy order in Brazil
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Vestas extends wind energy market leadership with a 225 MW order for four wind farm projects in Argentina
Vestas has received a 225 MW order from Central Puerto S.A., one of the leading energy groups in Argentina, for four different wind farms. The order underlines Vestas’ leading position in Argentina’s growing wind energy market, having secured the majority of the volume from the auctions, and it follows Vestas’ announcement of a new assembly … Continue reading Vestas extends wind energy market leadership with a 225 MW order for four wind farm projects in Argentina
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Eni and GE Renewable Energy to power Badamsha wind farm, Eni’s first large-scale wind power project in Kazakhstan
Eni and GE Renewable Energy (NYSE:GE) today announced that GE will supply 13 of GE’s 3.8-130 onshore wind turbines, with a hub height of 85m, 3.8MW of power and a 130 meter rotor, for the Badamsha project in Kazakhstan. With its 48MW of wind power the plant will increase the Country’s wind energy capacity by … Continue reading Eni and GE Renewable Energy to power Badamsha wind farm, Eni’s first large-scale wind power project in Kazakhstan
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GWEC creates taskforce to accelerate offshore wind power deployment in new markets
Wind energy pioneer Henrik Stiesdal is to support an initiative to accelerate offshore wind in global markets and new ones such as Asia and the US. The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has created a new Offshore Wind Taskforce to accelerate the development of offshore wind technology in non-European markets such as Asia and North … Continue reading GWEC creates taskforce to accelerate offshore wind power deployment in new markets
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Acciona pioneers the use of blockchain technology to guarantee the renewable origin of stored energy
ACCIONA has applied the first system of its kind at its wind power facility in Barásoain and at its solar plant in Tudela, both located in Navarre, northern Spain. ACCIONA Energía is the first company to apply blockchain technology to certify the 100 per cent renewable origin of the energy fed into the grid from … Continue reading Acciona pioneers the use of blockchain technology to guarantee the renewable origin of stored energy
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Morocco finalizes world’s largest concentrated solar power plant
Morocco is finalizing Noor Ouarzazate concentrated solar power complex, the world’s largest solar plant, said the engineering and technology group SENER Wednesday. SENER said it is about to start the final tests at Noor Ouarzazate III, after completing the first synchronization of the 150 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant to the Moroccan grid. … Continue reading Morocco finalizes world’s largest concentrated solar power plant
Continue readingAcciona has been awarded the contract to supply electricity to the Bosch Group in Spain and Portugal
ACCIONA has been awarded the contract to supply electricity to the Bosch Group in Spain and Portugal for 2019?2021 (inclusive) for a volume of over 480 gigawatt-hours (GWh) for the entire period. Under the contract, one of the biggest for the sale of energy to corporate clients signed to date by ACCIONA, the company will … Continue reading Acciona has been awarded the contract to supply electricity to the Bosch Group in Spain and Portugal
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Siemens Gamesa’s high-performance energy storage facility enters final construction phase
To kick off the Global Wind Summit, comprising WindEnergy Hamburg, the world’s leading wind energy expo, and the global WindEurope conference, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) will celebrate the topping-out ceremony of its electric thermal energy storage (ETES) facility in Hamburg-Altenwerder. With this innovative storage system, Siemens Gamesa is providing an answer to one of … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa’s high-performance energy storage facility enters final construction phase
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Chinese firms showcase products, technologies at Hamburg wind power expo
The WindEnergy Hamburg, the world’s leading wind industry expo, kicked off Tuesday in German northern city of Hamburg. Over 40 Chinese companies are showcasing here their newest products and technologies. WindEnergy Hamburg is an industry expo for both the onshore and the offshore segments of the wind industry. The featured topics this year are dynamic … Continue reading Chinese firms showcase products, technologies at Hamburg wind power expo
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Nordex extending Dutch wind farm “Wieringermeer” for Vattenfall with 32 N117/3600 wind turbines
Today, Vattenfall, the owner of the Dutch electricity company Nuon, signed a delivery contract for the expansion of the “Wieringermeer” wind farm with the Nordex Group at the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg. The expansion comprises 32 N117/3600 turbines. Last year Vattenfall had ordered 50 turbines from the same series, of which construction is currently … Continue reading Nordex extending Dutch wind farm “Wieringermeer” for Vattenfall with 32 N117/3600 wind turbines
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Shell selects E.ON to operate Texas Wind Farm
Brazos Wind Ventures, LLC, a subsidiary of Shell Wind Energy (“Shell”), has signed an operations and maintenance contract with E.ON Energy Services LLC (EES) for its site near Fluvanna, Texas. E.ON will perform scheduled maintenance services on the 160-megawatt (MW) site. E.ON operates more than 400 of its own Mitsubishi wind turbines and brings a … Continue reading Shell selects E.ON to operate Texas Wind Farm
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Siemens Gamesa continues to win new wind power contracts in Spain
In total the company will deliver 70 of its wind turbines in the provinces of Zaragoza (31) and Valladolid (39). All of the nacelles will be made at the factory in Ágreda, Soria, where production has increased by 20% in the past year. All of the contracts include operation and maintenance agreements. Siemens Gamesa continues … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa continues to win new wind power contracts in Spain
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Renewables-based electrification the key to decarbonising Europe’s economy
According to WindEurope’s Breaking new ground report, the renewables-based electrification of Europe’s industrial processes, buildings and transport would allow Europe to reduce energy-related CO2 emissions by 90% by 2050. The level of electrification of energy would rise from 24% today to 62% in 2050. According to the report, released today at the Global Wind Summit … Continue reading Renewables-based electrification the key to decarbonising Europe’s economy
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World’s biggest wind energy event kicks off in Hamburg
The world’s biggest wind energy event, the Global Wind Summit (25-28 September), begins today in Hamburg. Under the theme “Breaking new ground” the event will show wind energy is starting to evolve rapidly in terms of costs, technology and where it’s being deployed – and how it’s beginning to look beyond the electricity sector at … Continue reading World’s biggest wind energy event kicks off in Hamburg
Continue readingNordex Group obtains TÜV SÜD certification for N149 wind turbined
Today, at the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg, the Nordex Group received the official statement of compliance for design according to IEC and type test certificates according to DIBt for the N149/4.0-4.5 from TÜV SÜD. As part of type certification according to international IEC standards TÜV SÜD tested and evaluated the overall concept as well … Continue reading Nordex Group obtains TÜV SÜD certification for N149 wind turbined
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