Four pioneering businesses have been awarded over £4 million to boost innovation in lowering the costs of generating offshore wind energy, Energy Minister Greg Barker announced today. The grants have been awarded to 2-B Energy, High Voltage Partial Discharge Ltd, SgurrControl Ltd and Ocean Resource Ltd as part of the Department of Energy and Climate … Continue reading UK offshore wind power given £4m boost to help lower costs
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Finavera completes assignment of 184MW of wind power projects to Pattern Energy
Finavera Wind Energy Inc. (‘Finavera Wind Energy’, ‘Finavera’ or the ‘Company’) (TSX-V: FVR), Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada ULC, a subsidiary of Pattern Energy Group LP (‘Pattern’) and British Columbia Power and Hydro Authority (‘BC Hydro’), today executed agreements that provide for the Assignment of the 184 MW Meikle Wind Energy Project Electricity Purchase Agreement (‘Meikle … Continue reading Finavera completes assignment of 184MW of wind power projects to Pattern Energy
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AREVA and Schneider Electric Join Forces to Develop Offshore Wind Power in France
This includes in particular the wind farm of 100 5MW turbines in the bay of Saint Brieuc off the coast of Brittany and the current tenders for the offshore wind farms at Le Tréport off the coast of Haute-Normandie and the islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier in Pays de la Loire (France). Developed as part … Continue reading AREVA and Schneider Electric Join Forces to Develop Offshore Wind Power in France
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Vestas signs 30 MW wind energy order as part of a 207 MW framework agreement in Turkey
Vestas has signed a framework agreement to deliver 207 MW across five locations in Turkey to a joint venture between the German utility EnBW and the Turkish holding company Borusan, with the first 30 MW order firm and unconditional. The deal represents the largest customer framework agreement in the Turkish wind power market ever. … Continue reading Vestas signs 30 MW wind energy order as part of a 207 MW framework agreement in Turkey
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Vestas receives 99 MW wind power order in Finland
TuuliWatti Oy has placed a 99MW order with Vestas for two projects in Finland using V126-3.3 MW turbines and the new Large Diameter Steel Tower technology. Vestas has received its largest ever order in Finland with a 99 MW order from leading Finnish developer TuuliWatti Oy. The order consists of two projects utilising V126-3.3 MW … Continue reading Vestas receives 99 MW wind power order in Finland
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Offshore wind power tame hurricanes
Wind energy is one of the fastest growing sources of new electricity around the world. In 2012, global wind energy capacity grew by 19 percent, with more than 150,000 turbines operating in 90 countries. Now a new study suggests offshore turbines could have an additional environmental benefit: weakening the power of hurricanes. Over several decades, … Continue reading Offshore wind power tame hurricanes
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Minnesota Power chooses Siemens for 205-MW Bison 4 wind power project in the U.S.
Siemens Energy has been awarded a major order by Minnesota Power for 64 units of the company’s latest 3-MW D3 platform wind turbines to be installed at the Bison Wind Energy Center near New Salem, North Dakota. The innovative wind turbines feature a 113-meter rotor and 92.5-meter hub height. Installation of the turbines is scheduled … Continue reading Minnesota Power chooses Siemens for 205-MW Bison 4 wind power project in the U.S.
Continue readingWind power: Vestas secures 84 MW service agreement with an option for up to 150 MW in Romania
Vestas has secured a 15-year service contract covering 42 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines at the Topolog Dorobantu wind power plant in Tulcea County in Romania. The last of the 42 wind turbines is expected to be installed within April this year. The order has been placed by LUKERG Renew, a joint venture between ERG Renew … Continue reading Wind power: Vestas secures 84 MW service agreement with an option for up to 150 MW in Romania
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Nordex gets another Finland wind power order
Finnish Investment company Taaleritehdas has placed another large-scale order with Nordex for a further 19 N117/2400 turbines, which are to be supplied for the Myllykangas wind farm on the northwest coast of Finland. This marks Taaleritehdas’ third calldown under the frame contract, which was signed in 2012 for a total of up to 111 turbines. … Continue reading Nordex gets another Finland wind power order
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NALCO Commissions Second Wind Power Project in Rajasthan (India)
State-run National Aluminium Company Limited (NALCO) has set up its second wind farm at Ludarva in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan, with a capacity of 47.6 MW. The Rs 283 crore wind power project was executed through M/s Gamesa Wind Turbines Private Limited, which involved erection of 56 wind turbines, each of 850 KW rating, an … Continue reading NALCO Commissions Second Wind Power Project in Rajasthan (India)
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Northland Power tops up majority equity stake in 600 MW North Sea offshore wind farm to 60%
Northland Power Inc. (“Northland”) (TSX:NPI)(TSX:NPI.DB.A)(TSX:NPI.PR.A)(TSX:NPI.PR.C) today announced it has entered into agreements for the rights to acquire Typhoon Offshore B.V.’s 5% interest in Gemini, a 600MW offshore wind project currently in advanced development. Subject to final documentation and the approval of its Board, this would top up Northland’s intended majority equity stake in Gemini to … Continue reading Northland Power tops up majority equity stake in 600 MW North Sea offshore wind farm to 60%
Continue readingRecord offshore wind energy figures conceal slow-down in new projects
418 offshore wind turbines came online in 2013 in Europe, making a record 1,567 Megawatts of new wind power capacity. This is one-third more than the capacity installed in 2012. This makes a new total of 6,562 MW of offshore wind power – enough to provide 0.7% of the EU’s electricity. However a closer look … Continue reading Record offshore wind energy figures conceal slow-down in new projects
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Wind power causes only a tiny fraction of bird deaths
Wind power is responsible for a fraction of a percent of human-caused bird fatalities. Yet the wind energy industry does more to scientifically evaluate and then avoid, minimize, and mitigate wildlife impacts than any other source of energy generation and the vastly greater forms of human impacts such as buildings, power lines, and telecommunication towers. … Continue reading Wind power causes only a tiny fraction of bird deaths
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China already has 90 GW of wind power
China aims to install 18 GW of wind power projects in 2014. Findings at the recently concluded National Energy Working Conference 2014 revealed that the country is on track to approve 14 GW of wind power projects (60 per cent of which will be distributed projects). In addition, the country aims to bring the price … Continue reading China already has 90 GW of wind power
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Statoil awards wind power contracts to Siemens
Statoil announced Tuesday to award Siemens two wind power contracts worth 516 million British pounds (about 848 million U.S. dollars) for 67 wind turbine generators (WTG) and related work on the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm project in the North Sea. Holding a 70 percent stake in Dudgeon Offshore Wind Limited, Statoil is the operator responsible … Continue reading Statoil awards wind power contracts to Siemens
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Wind energy: Nordex in 37.6 MW Turkey wind power orders
In the fourth quarter of 2013, the Nordex Group has been awarded three new contracts for a combined capacity of 37.6 MW in Turkey. oem software Included in these are the first six N117/3000 generation Delta wind turbines for this growth market. The second contract also marks a new development as it is the first … Continue reading Wind energy: Nordex in 37.6 MW Turkey wind power orders
Continue readingWind power for humans and wildlife
Wind turbines, an excellent source of renewable energy, are better for the environment but bad news for wildlife. Although they are noisy and aesthetically unpleasing, wind power is gaining prominence as one of the best forms of renewable energy. Studies suggest that a large wind turbine can generate enough energy to power 600 US homes. … Continue reading Wind power for humans and wildlife
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Wind Power Helps Preserve Water Resources
Energy and water are very closely linked, but those links are often overlooked, according to Stacy Tellinghuisen, Western Resource Advocates’ senior energy and water policy analyst. Tellinghuisen works to promote energy policies that reduce the energy sector’s impact on water resources. Most forms of electricity require water, Tellinghuisen says, and thermal electric power plants use … Continue reading Wind Power Helps Preserve Water Resources
Continue readingOffshore wind power: GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA Commit to jobs and job training in the Pays-de-la-Loire region
At a meeting today with economic and political stakeholders from France’s Pays-de-la-Loire and Brittany regions, GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA reconfirmed their ambitions to develop innovative, concerted and local environment-friendly projects at the sites of the islands of Yeu and Noirmoutier (Pays-de-la-Loire – 500 MW) and Le Tréport (Haute-Normandie – 500 MW). … Continue reading Offshore wind power: GDF SUEZ, EDP Renewables, Neoen Marine and AREVA Commit to jobs and job training in the Pays-de-la-Loire region
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Alstom secures 48 MW wind power contract in Japan
Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply and supervise the installation and commissioning of 29 units of the ECO 74 wind turbines. Each wind turbine will have an output of 1.67MW and will be equipped with 70m towers. The wind farm is estimated to be fully operational in 2016. The wind farm will have … Continue reading Alstom secures 48 MW wind power contract in Japan
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