There?s an offshore wind energy market kicking off and in order to make that market reasonably competitive bigger wind turbines are needed.
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The Consumption of Composite Materials in Asia Pacific Wind Energy Industry is Forecast to Cross 1000 Million Lbs by 2017
According to Composite Insights? latest market study, the consumption of composite materials is forecast to decelerate through 2017 in Asia Pacific Wind Power Industry.
Continue readingVestas to Supply 50.4 Megawatts of Wind Turbines for Mexico Wind Farm
Vestas Wind Systems A/S (VWS), the world’s largest wind power maker, won a wind energy contract to provide and install 50.4 megawatts of ind power equipment at a wind farm in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco.
Continue readingMitsubishi Receives Maintenance Agreements for Five Wind Turbines Projects from Infigen
The agreements cover 564 Mitsubishi 1MW wind turbines in four states.
Continue readingRWE Launches Fourth Wind Farm in Poland
The new wind power project generates 14 MW of wind energy. The total wind power generated by the company’s wind farms in Poland has reached 122 MW.
Continue readingWind power in India
Wind energy has the potential to be a key enabler of the broader national objective of the 12th Five-Year Plan to achieve faster, sustainable and more inclusive growth.
Continue readingAlaskan native-owned wind farm nearing completion
The wind power project is expected to churn out 48.5 million kWh annually, enough to power the equivalent of 6,000 average households.
Continue readingWind energy: S.D. technical school president on edge about PTC extension
South Dakota was #1 nationwide in 2011 in percentage of electricity generation coming from wind power, at 22.3 percent, according to the AWEA U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report.
Continue readingNordex wins supply contract to extend wind farm in Norway
Nordex awarded 57.5 MW wind power project extension in Norway for 23 wind turbines for the phase 2 extension of the ?Midtfjellet? wind farm.
Continue readingGE’s wind turbines to power new wind farm on Sweden’s west coast
GE has announced that Swedish wind energy developer Triventus Wind Power AB will use GE’s wind turbines to power a new 27.5MW wind farm project.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power Forms Strategic Partnership with Reliance Group
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) is a leading and fast-growing wind turbine manufacturer in China, focusing on designing, manufacturing, selling and servicing megawatt-class wind turbines.
Continue readingWind energy: Vestas appoints new Chief Operating Officer
Vestas Wind Systems A/S has appointed Jean-Marc Lechêne, age 53, as new Chief Operating Officer (COO) with the responsibility for Vestas? manufacturing and sourcing.
Continue readingWind Energy Update: Goldwind unveils offshore wind farm plans
The Asia Pacific market is tipped to produce over 20GW of offshore wind power by 2025 (Renewable Energy World 2011). China is where the most growth is expected.
Continue readingThe Spanish industry will cooperate with China in wind power
Gamesa, the Spanish Electricity Network and the National Agency of Energy of China have been raised to install a 500 megawatt wind farm with wind turbines of 4.5 MW.
Continue readingGE wind turbines to be used at Swedish wind power project
Thee Triventus wind farm is located close to two other wind farms, illustrating the acceptance of GE?s wind energy technology in the country.
Continue readingSmall wind turbines: U.S. wind power market shrinks, manufacturing grows with exports
In the U.S., more than 19 MW of small wind energy systems were installed, with revenues totaling $115 million. More than 7,300 small wind turbines were installed in the U.S. in 2011.
Continue readingWind Farm: Boulder Chamber of Commerce backs PTC extension
The Boulder (Colo.) Chamber of Commerce has announced its support for an extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC).
Continue readingWind energy in France: EDP Renewables inaugurates two wind farm plants
Between them, the two wind power farms have a dozen 1.8MW Vestas wind turbines.
Continue readingVestas receives 216 MW offshore wind energy order in Belgium
Vestas has received a wind power firm and unconditional order for 72 x V112-3.0 MW wind turbines for the Northwind Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium.
Continue readingWind power in India: Stress on wind energy
To commemorate Global Wind Day, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association organised an awareness programme on the importance of wind energy at Marina Beach on June 15.
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