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Wind energy: Believing in the power of the wind
Wind farm visits occurred on almost every continent. Thirteen took place in the Czech Republic alone. The visitors ranged from young children to the elderly.
Continue readingFirst Wind announces completion of Kaheawa wind farm
First Wind, an independent U.S.-based wind energy company, today announced that construction of the 21 megawatt (MW) Kaheawa Wind power project has been completed and commercial operations have begun.
Continue readingMott MacDonald helps Northwind offshore wind turbines project reach financial close
The 216MW Northwind offshore wind farm project, located in the North Sea, 37km off the Belgian coast, has reached financial close. Mott MacDonald is the lenders? technical advisor and lenders? engineer for the project.
Continue readingMexico Wind Power on the Rise; Vestas Wins 50.4 MW Wind Turbines Order
Vestas has received a wind farm order for a total capacity of 50.4 MW consisting of 28 wind turbines V100-1.8 MW for the Los Altos wind energy plant, which will be located in Jalisco, Mexico.
Continue readingWind energy: Pew program director calls PTC ‘wildly successful,’ urges extension
Globally, the wind power industry has grown by 600 percent since 2004, Cuttino says, and with America global leadership stake, the time for Congress to act is now.
Continue readingWind energy in Indonesia: Another wind farm
Consisting of 16 to 33 wind turbines, the capacity of the wind power farm will be 50 megawatts.
Continue readingGoldwind’s Wind Farm Approved for Australian Grid
The wind turbines will be located at Goldwind’s Gullen Range Wind Farm. This is the first wind power project in Australia to host Goldwind’s cutting edge 2.5MW Permanent Magnet Direct Drive (PMDD) wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy in Panama: region’s largest wind farm
Panama President Ricardo Martinelli on Tuesday inaugurated the construction of what will be the largest wind farm in Central America, both in wind power generated and for the wind energy produced.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Addressing recommendations to cut supply chain costs
Whilst investment is still rife, IKEA recently purchased 30 of Vestas 30 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines, cutting costs is still top of everyone?s agenda.
Continue readingGamesa signs first UK wind energy supply deal with RES
Gamesa will supply 12 G52-850 kW wind turbines for Meikle Carewe wind power and service the wind farm for 10 years.
Continue readingUS debate over extending PTC continues to create wind power uncertainty
The American Wind Energy Association has said that a recent study by Navigant Consulting found that extending the PTC would allow the wind turbines sector to grow to 100,000 jobs in just four years.
Continue readingFinavera Wind Energy Receives Construction Permit for Tumbler Ridge Wind Farm
Finavera Wind Energy has received a General Area Licence of Occupation (the “Licence”) for the 47 megawatt Tumbler Ridge Wind Power Project located in northeastern British Columbia.
Continue readingGamesa plans to take wind energy to Maldives, Myanmar
Gamesa India, the Chennai-based wholly-owned subsidiary of Spain?s Gamesa Group, is now expanding its wind power business to Maldives and Myanmar.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power Forms Partnership with Reliance
Co-develop 2,500MW Wind Energy Projects in India, Expand into South Asia Region.
Continue readingWindreich AG and Swisspower Renewables AG will co-operate in two wind turbines projects
Daimler AG took over the first of eight wind-power stations in May of 2012 when that wind farm was opened.
Continue readingJapan’s first offshore wind farm to start in January
The environment ministry has estimated Japan has the potential to eventually build a huge 1,600 gigawatts of offshore wind power capacity.
Continue readingAlstom wins wind energy contract to supply wind turbines for a 21 MW wind farm in Finland
Alstom has secured the first Nordic wind power order for its wind turbines by signing a contract with TuuliMuukko Oy for the Muukko wind farm near Lappeenranta in Eastern Finland.
Continue readingNordex awarded 57.5 MW wind energy project extension in Norway
The wind power manufacturer has now signed the second wind farm contract with Norwegian Midtfjellet Vindkraft AS (MVAS), owned by Østfold Energi AS, EB Kraftproduksjon, Fitjar Kraftlag SA and Vardar AS.
Continue readingSalazar Announces Onshore, Offshore Wind Power Milestones
3,000 megawatt Wyoming wind farm and Rhode Island, Massachusetts Wind Energy Area take key steps forward.
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