20 per cent of the total cost of wind turbines are accounted for by the tower and the related logistics costs for transport to the wind farm. For the Nordex Group, keeping these costs low is a further lever for reducing project costs for their customers. This is a major advantage, particularly in those markets … Continue reading Nordex manufactures its 1000th concrete tower for its own wind turbines
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Wind energy Nordex records incoming orders of 1.7 gigawatts in third quarter of 2019
Nordex announced that in the third quarter of 2019 its customers ordered 436 wind turbines with a total output of 1,700 megawatts (Q3 2018: 974 MW) for wind power projects in 14 countries. Europe accounts for 60 percent of orders from July to September, the USA for 28 percent and Latin America for 12 percent. … Continue reading Wind energy Nordex records incoming orders of 1.7 gigawatts in third quarter of 2019
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Croatia’s HEP starts building 58 MW Korlat wind farm
Croatia’s power utility Hrvatska Elektroprivreda (HEP) has started building the Korlat wind farm near Benkovac. HEP’s first wind farm will have an installed capacity of 58 MW, which is more than the capacity of the currently biggest operational wind farm in Croatia. The Korlat wind farm is expected to produce around 170 GWh of electricity … Continue reading Croatia’s HEP starts building 58 MW Korlat wind farm
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Acciona expands Nordex wind capital
Acciona has accepted a proposal from the Board of Directors of Nordex to fully subscribe, through a private placement, a 10% increase in the share capital of the wind turbine manufacturer. The capital increase, in compliance with German regulation, was priced using Nordex’s average share price of the past three days, €10.21, valuing the transaction … Continue reading Acciona expands Nordex wind capital
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Wind energy in Turkey: Nordex wind turbines for a 110 MW wind farm
Nordex has won an order for more than 110 MW in Turkey. The Group will install 23 N149/4.0-4.5 wind turbines for the “Söke” wind farm, and they’ll be supplied in the 4.8 MW mode. The customer and future operator of the wind farm is Ulusoy Enerji, which has also contracted Premium Service for the wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Turkey: Nordex wind turbines for a 110 MW wind farm
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Wind power in Portugal: Iberwind extends service contracts with Nordex
Iberwind, one of the leading wind farm operators in Portugal, is extending its service contracts with the Nordex Group for 132 of its wind turbines. As part of a Premium Service contract the Nordex Group will be handling the service and maintenance of 110 N90/2500 and N90/2300 wind turbines and 22 N60/1300 machines until 2025. … Continue reading Wind power in Portugal: Iberwind extends service contracts with Nordex
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Sprint and Duke Energy Renewables sign agreement on new 182-MW wind power project in Texas
Sprint (NYSE: S) and Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), today announced a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) for 173.3 megawatts (MW) of new wind energy. Duke Energy Renewables will build, own and operate the 182-MW Maryneal Windpower project located in Nolan County, Texas, that will come online … Continue reading Sprint and Duke Energy Renewables sign agreement on new 182-MW wind power project in Texas
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Wind energy in Brazil: Piauí has largest wind farm under construction in South America
The wind farm will have the capacity to generate 3.3 TWh per year and will prevent the emission of over 1.6 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere. Piauí is among the largest clean energy producers in Brazil, ranking fifth among the largest wind energy producers in the country. Just as the state produces energy, … Continue reading Wind energy in Brazil: Piauí has largest wind farm under construction in South America
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Nordex receives contracts for wind power projects over 195 MW from Europe
Nordex continues to benefit from its broad global market position. In addition to the recently reported wind farm projects from Spain and Scotland, the manufacturer has secured further wind turbines projects in Europe for more than 195 MW in recent weeks. Twelve different customers – including project developers, utilities and citizen wind farms – from … Continue reading Nordex receives contracts for wind power projects over 195 MW from Europe
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VSB and Nordex Group commission 4.5 MW wind turbine
Project developer, VSB, and turbine manufacturer, the Nordex Group, today commissioned the 238.5 metre high N149/4.0-4.5 turbine in Pustleben, Thuringia, Germany. Due to its dimensions, the system is very profitable and sets standards in terms of cost-effectiveness, even at locations with medium wind speeds. The electricity generation costs of the plant are lower than those … Continue reading VSB and Nordex Group commission 4.5 MW wind turbine
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Nordex scores with N133 wind turbines order for subsidy free wind energy project in Scotland
Nordex Group has won an order for the installation of ten N133/4.8 wind turbines at the “Crossdykes” wind power project in Scotland, which is located 13 kilometres to the north east of Lockerbie, for its new customer, Muirhall Energy. This is the first wind farm order for Nordex for the strong wind turbine variant in … Continue reading Nordex scores with N133 wind turbines order for subsidy free wind energy project in Scotland
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Nordex brings the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to the wind energy
The management and visualisation software (SCADA) is a key component of wind turbines. The system controls and manages the wind turbines and the wind farm in order to ensure a maximum yield. With Nordex OS™ SCADA EDGE the Nordex Group now offers the next generation of their operations control system on the basis of a … Continue reading Nordex brings the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to the wind energy
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Nordex wind energy company certifies its wind turbines
The independent certifying agency TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH has awarded the worldwide valid IEC type certificate for the N149/4.0-4.5 turbine from the Delta4000 series. The type certificate officially confirms that the theoretical design calculations for the N149/4.0-4.5 done by the Nordex Group reflect the figures for the turbines actually measured in the field. This … Continue reading Nordex wind energy company certifies its wind turbines
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Nordex launches 163 metre rotor for the Delta4000 5.X wind turbines
Nordex is further extending its product portfolio in the wind energy market segment of wind turbines with a nominal capacity of more than 5 MW. “At the heart of our product development strategy, is the continued expansion of the capabilities of our proven Delta4000 platform. We have now reached a further milestone with the introduction … Continue reading Nordex launches 163 metre rotor for the Delta4000 5.X wind turbines
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E.ON celebrates opening of Stella Wind Farm
E.ON celebrated the grand opening of its Stella Wind Farm, a 201 megawatt (MW) project, located in Kenedy County, Texas. “In addition to creating high-paying local jobs, the Stella Wind Farm will generate more than $25 million in local community benefits over the life of the project in the Kenedy County area,” said Silvia Ortin, … Continue reading E.ON celebrates opening of Stella Wind Farm
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Wind energy in Spain: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
Nordex notched up another success in Spain: the Alfanar Group has commissioned the manufacturer to supply and install 22 wind turbines for two wind farms with a total of 67.2 MW. Both orders also include full service for a period of 20 years. The two wind farms are to be built in the province of … Continue reading Wind energy in Spain: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
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Nordex has received another large order for the N149/4.0-4.5 wind turbines from the Delta4000 series. The order includes a total of wind 56 turbines as well as a two-years service contract for a project in the United States. Installation of this wind power project in the North of the USA is scheduled to start in … Continue reading U.S. wind energy: Nordex wind turbines for a wind farm
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Duke Energy Renewables announces the largest wind power project in its fleet – 350-MW Frontier Windpower II in Oklahoma
Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), today announced the largest wind power project in its fleet – the 350-megawatt (MW) Frontier Windpower II project in Kay County, Okla. The project is an expansion of Frontier Windpower, which has been operational since 2016. Once complete, Frontier I and II will … Continue reading Duke Energy Renewables announces the largest wind power project in its fleet – 350-MW Frontier Windpower II in Oklahoma
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Greece hits 3 GW wind energy milestone
Greece’s cumulative wind energy capacity has exceeded 3 GW, according to the latest data from the Greek Wind Energy Association (ELETAEN). Greece hit the 3 GW milestone on May 20, with an Enercon E-70 E4 2300kW wind turbine installed at the Trikorfo wind farm, ELETAEN said in a press release, noting that the achievement was … Continue reading Greece hits 3 GW wind energy milestone
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Wind energy in Argentina: Genneia starts operation of Pomona I wind farm
The wind farm of 100 megawatts, is located northeast of the Patagonian province of Río Negro and has 26 Nordex wind turbines, arranged in a plot of 1,365 hectares.Genneia, the Argentine company specializing in renewable energies received the commercial authorization for the start-up of its ‘Pomona I’ wind farm after an investment of US $ … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina: Genneia starts operation of Pomona I wind farm
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