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Enel wins first wind energy tender in India

Italy’s biggest utility Enel said on Friday it had won its first green energy tender in India and planned to expand further in the country. Enel, one of Europe’s biggest renewable energy players, said it had won the right to sign a 25-year energy supply contract for a 285 megawatt wind power farm in the … Continue reading Enel wins first wind energy tender in India

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CIP commits to Blue Cloud onshore wind farm

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) will, through the fund Copenhagen Infrastructure II K/S (CI-II), make an equity investment for the construction of Blue Cloud, an onshore wind farm located in the Bailey and Lamb Counties of Texas. The wind farm will consist of forty-three V126-3.45 MW Vestas turbines for a total capacity of 148.4 MW. Blue … Continue reading CIP commits to Blue Cloud onshore wind farm

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Construction complete at Sommette wind farm in France

Natural Power has successfully completed the construction phase of the Sommette wind farm in Picarde, Northern France. Total installed capacity for the Sommette wind farm is 21.6 MW from nine Nordex N117/2400 turbines, each with capacity of 2.4 MW. The project benefits from a 15-year feed in tariff. Baptiste Durand, Construction Manager at Natural Power … Continue reading Construction complete at Sommette wind farm in France

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Nordex commencing tower production in Brazil

The Nordex Group has opened a plant in the North Brazilian state of Brazil Piaui for the production of concrete towers. The plant is to produce the 65 towers required for the “Lagoa do Barro” wind farm, which Nordex will be installing in the near future. It marks one of the first major investments in … Continue reading Nordex commencing tower production in Brazil

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Trump Interior Dept. charts big future for offshore wind power

U.S. offshore wind development just received a major boost from the Trump administration. This week, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the sale of two new offshore wind lease areas off Massachusetts, a call for input on additional proposed lease areas in the New York Bight, and a high-level … Continue reading Trump Interior Dept. charts big future for offshore wind power

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What a week it’s been for offshore wind energy!

2018 has seen no shortage of weeks filled with great news about offshore wind power, and we’ve just wrapped up another one. On Wednesday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) declared that it will assess the waters off the Atlantic Coast for potential future offshore wind lease areas. Offshore energy developers have snapped up … Continue reading What a week it’s been for offshore wind energy!

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Global renewable energy capacity rises by 8.3 pct annually for 7 years

The global renewable energy generation capacity increased by 167 gigawatt (GW) to reach 2,179 GW by the end of 2017, representing an average annual growth of 8.3 percent for seven consecutive years, a report said Thursday. The Abu Dhabi-based International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) said in an e-mailed statement that solar photovoltaics (PV) grew by … Continue reading Global renewable energy capacity rises by 8.3 pct annually for 7 years

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Increase in Nordex Group’s order intake to more than 1 gigawatt in the first quarter of 2018

The Nordex Group closed the first quarter of 2018 with an increase in order intake. All told, firmly agreed new orders rose in volume to 1,007.5 megawatts in the first three months of the year (Q1/2017: 368.0 MW). This performance was underpinned by the recovery in demand in Europe with new orders for 505 megawatts … Continue reading Increase in Nordex Group’s order intake to more than 1 gigawatt in the first quarter of 2018

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Australia’s biggest wind farm has been approved in NSW

The NSW government has signed off on Australia’s biggest wind farm, which will be built in the Upper Hunter region. The $643 million Liverpool Range wind farm, between the Cassilis and Coolah, 350km northwest of Sydney, will have 272 turbines generating nearly 1000MW (megawatts) of power, enough to supply nearly 500,000 homes. The total number … Continue reading Australia’s biggest wind farm has been approved in NSW

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Siemens Gamesa reinforces its presence in Vietnam with a new order for 39 MW

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) continues to reinforce its presence in Vietnam where it will install and commission the Dam Nai wind farm with 39 MW for the independent operator, The Blue Circle, headquartered in Singapore. Development of this project has been divided into two phases: phase one, in which Siemens Gamesa last year installed … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa reinforces its presence in Vietnam with a new order for 39 MW

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First Floating U.S. Wind Farm May Be Built Off California Coast

A project off Northern California’s coast is vying to become America’s first commercial-scale floating wind farm. An agency that leads sustainable energy efforts for cities and counties along the state’s Redwood Coast chose a consortium of companies — including Energias de Portugal SA’s EDPR Offshore North America LLC and Principle Power Inc. — to build … Continue reading First Floating U.S. Wind Farm May Be Built Off California Coast

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Goldwind wind energy company operates U.S. sustainable battery system for storage

A California-based energy storage company said Sunday that its new long-life sustainable battery system has been installed at the Beijing campus of Etechwin, a subsidiary of world leading Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind. Primus Power, the leading long duration stationary energy storage firm based in California, said in a statement that battery energy storage paired … Continue reading Goldwind wind energy company operates U.S. sustainable battery system for storage

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Nordex Group with three new contracts in Turkey

The Nordex Group is experiencing a made-to-measure end to the first quarter of 2018. It has now been awarded three contracts for a total of 47 multi-megawatt turbines in Turkey from important existing customers. These entail N131/3600 and N131/3900 turbines, while the combined installed capacity of the three projects comes to 178.8 megawatts. In addition … Continue reading Nordex Group with three new contracts in Turkey

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New to WINDPOWER? Here’s what you need to know

In just five weeks wind energy professionals from all over the globe will gather to network, learn and advance their mission at WINDPOWER 2018, the industry’s largest exhibition in the Western Hemisphere. AWEA works hard to attract new and diverse groups to the conference each year, with the goal of sparking new conversations, new connections … Continue reading New to WINDPOWER? Here’s what you need to know

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Siemens Gamesa awarded 120 MW expansion of Taiwan’s pioneering Formosa 1 offshore wind power plant

Only one year after the successful commissioning of Taiwan’s pioneering Formosa 1 Phase 1 offshore wind power plant, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been contracted to supply an additional 120 MW of capacity for Formosa 1 Phase 2. The contracts signed today are subject to the joint venture’s final investment decision and financial close, … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa awarded 120 MW expansion of Taiwan’s pioneering Formosa 1 offshore wind power plant

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Vestas secures 209 MW order in the U.S. and continues 4 MW platform adoption in North America

Vestas has received an order for 209 MW of V136-3.45 MW turbines delivered in 3.6 MW Power Optimised Mode. Delivery of the turbines is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2018. The order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a seven-year service agreement. “This order once again emphasises … Continue reading Vestas secures 209 MW order in the U.S. and continues 4 MW platform adoption in North America

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Vestas secures 10-year renewal of 1,150 MW service portfolio across the U.S. wind belt

Vestas has renewed and extended a portfolio of service agreements with an undisclosed customer for 1,150 MW of wind projects across four wind projects in the U.S. Vestas has provided service for the projects, covering multiple Vestas platforms, since their commissioning, and will, with the renewals, extend the service agreements to 10-year terms, including Balance … Continue reading Vestas secures 10-year renewal of 1,150 MW service portfolio across the U.S. wind belt

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Vestas sells first V120-2.0 MW turbines in North America with 138 MW order from Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy Inc., the U.S.’s leading utility wind provider, has placed the first V120-2.0 MW order in North America for the 138 MW Foxtail wind project in North Dakota. The V120-2.0 MW offers the 2 MW platform’s longest blades and the order marks another step forward in rotor length for the platform that has been … Continue reading Vestas sells first V120-2.0 MW turbines in North America with 138 MW order from Xcel Energy

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MidAmerican Energy places 92 MW order for the 2,000 MW Wind XI project in Iowa

Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order from MidAmerican Energy Company, a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, for 46 V110-2.0 MW turbines for the Wind XI project. The order includes previously purchased PTC-qualifying components. The order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a five-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM … Continue reading MidAmerican Energy places 92 MW order for the 2,000 MW Wind XI project in Iowa

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Vestas secures 159 MW order in the U.S.

Terra-Gen has placed an order for 159 MW of V117-3.45 MW turbines delivered in Power Optimised Mode to 3.6 MW for the Voyager II wind project in California. The project, including previously purchased 4 MW platform PTC components, has a total size of 193 MW. The order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines … Continue reading Vestas secures 159 MW order in the U.S.

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