The UK has today further cemented its position as the world’s leading offshore wind energy market with the official opening of the £1.3bn Greater Gabbard project off the coast of Suffolk. 140 wind turbines in water depths between 24 and 34 metres and with an installed capacity of 500 megawatts (MW): Greater Gabbard is one … Continue reading World’s second largest offshore wind farm opens
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DONG Energy announces Lincs offshore wind farm officially opened
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg opened the Lincs offshore wind farm on Thursday in front of a group of local stakeholders, project representatives and media at the Operations and Maintenance facility in Grimsby. The last of the wind farm’s 75 Siemens 3.6MW wind turbines was connected to the National Grid on Wednesday 24th July, bringing … Continue reading DONG Energy announces Lincs offshore wind farm officially opened
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Deputy Prime Minister unveils blueprint for offshore wind energy job creation, as wind industry achieves landmark 10 gigawatts
RenewableUK has welcomed the launch of the Government’s Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The joint Government/Industry plan to consolidate the UK’s position as the global leader in offshore wind energy was hailed by RenewableUK’s Chief Executive as “a blueprint for green-collar job creation”. Speaking at the official launch of … Continue reading Deputy Prime Minister unveils blueprint for offshore wind energy job creation, as wind industry achieves landmark 10 gigawatts
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Petrofac chosen for offshore wind energy commissioning support in German North Sea
Petrofac has won a €40 million contract from Siemens Energy to provide support during the commissioning phase of two offshore wind converter station platforms in the German North Sea. It is the first contract win since Petrofac established Petrofac Deutschland GmbH in November 2012 to take advantage of the growing offshore wind market. Petrofac will … Continue reading Petrofac chosen for offshore wind energy commissioning support in German North Sea
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The first offshore wind turbine installed in Spain commissioned by Gamesa
The first offshore wind turbine installed in Spain has been commissioned this morning. It is also Gamesa’s first offshore prototype, with 5 MW of nominal power and installed at the Arinaga Quay in Gran Canaria (Canary Islands). This turbine, with a rotor diameter of 128 meters and a total height of 154 meters, will generate … Continue reading The first offshore wind turbine installed in Spain commissioned by Gamesa
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Offshore wind energy in deep waters opens up massive power potential
Floating turbine designs are cost-competitive with fixed-bottom designs in waters over 50 metres deep. If challenges are successfully met, deep water wind farms could be operating in four years’ time. Offshore wind is one of the fastest growing maritime sectors. Its installed capacity was 5 GW at end 2012, and by 2020 this could be … Continue reading Offshore wind energy in deep waters opens up massive power potential
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GDF SUEZ and EDP Renewables join forces in view of the next French offshore wind energy tender
GDF SUEZ and EDP Renewables have signed an agreement to participate jointly in the next public tender for offshore wind projects in France, whose final purpose is the development and installation of a total of 1,000 MW in French waters – 500 MW in Le Tréport (Haute-Normandie) and 500 MW close to the islands of … Continue reading GDF SUEZ and EDP Renewables join forces in view of the next French offshore wind energy tender
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REpower completes installation of 325 MW Thornton Bank offshore wind farm
Suzlon Group completes installation of 325 MW Thornton Bank offshore wind farm. C-Power’s Thornton Bank wind farm features 48 REpower 6M wind turbines. The 6M is the world’s largest commercial offshore wind turbine at 6.15 MW. Phase III: Installation of 18 REpower 6M wind turbines in time completed. Suzlon Group-subsidiary, REpower Systems SE installed the … Continue reading REpower completes installation of 325 MW Thornton Bank offshore wind farm
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World’s largest offshore wind farm with 175 Siemens wind turbines inaugurated
London Array offshore wind power plant provides enough clean electricity to power 500,000 British households. Today marks the inauguration of the world’s largest offshore wind power plant, London Array. Siemens supplied the 175 wind turbines and the grid connection for London Array. Together with Dong Energy, Siemens will also be responsible for the service of … Continue reading World’s largest offshore wind farm with 175 Siemens wind turbines inaugurated
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RWE announces all wind turbines installed at Thornton Bank wind farm in Belgium
Yesterday, the last wind turbine at the offshore wind farm Thornton Bank was successfully installed. This means that the installation of all 48 wind turbines off the Belgian coast, with a combined capacity of 325 megawatts (MW), is now complete. With the generated electricity the power plant can supply some 600,000 Belgian households every year. … Continue reading RWE announces all wind turbines installed at Thornton Bank wind farm in Belgium
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Shanghai Electric aims for 30% of offshore wind energy market
SHANGHAI Electric Group aims to grab a 30 percent market share in China’s offshore wind power market, a sector set to boom in coming years. Shanghai Donghai Wind Power Co. expects to begin building the second phase of its Donghai Bridge wind farm near Shanghai at the end of the year. The 100.8 megawatt offshore … Continue reading Shanghai Electric aims for 30% of offshore wind energy market
Continue readingFirst Combined Wind Power and Solar Energy Facility in North America
Western Wind Energy Corp. – Commercial Operations Begin at First Combined Wind Turbines and Solar Power Facility in North America.
Continue readingUzbekistan to establish solar energy institute
The institute is expected to combine the functions of science, technology and design company, whose mission will be to draft specific projects in the field of solar power.
Continue readingTEi Equipment Selected for New Concentrating Solar Power Plant in Desert Southwest
“The application of our oil to salt heat exchangers in Concentrated Solar Power Plants highlights our bpigreen initiative.”
Continue readingThe Cost of Geothermal Energy
Steven Chu announced $38 million over three years for projects to accelerate the development of promising geothermal energy technologies and help diversify America?s sources of clean, renewable energy.
Continue readingREpower gets 115MW of German community wind farm orders
They will be installed by the Suzlon-owned equipment manufacturer at seven community wind energy projects to be commissioned in 2012 and 2013.
Continue readingConcentrated solar power project wins $90mn loan guarantee
The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded Cogentrix a $90 million loan guarantee to build the 30 MW Alamosa high concentration solar photovoltaic plant in Colorado.
Continue readingDOI approves transmission to connect 250 MW California solar power photovoltaic to grid
The plant will use either solar energy photovoltaic (PV) or concentrating solar power photovoltaic (CPV) technology.
Continue readingREpower to supply 25 turbines for Canadian wind farm projects
REpower Systems SE has concluded a contract with WindWorks Power Corp. for the delivery of a total of 25 wind turbines for five wind farm projects in Ontario, Canada.
Continue readingEnlight Renewable Energy to construct more Golan Heights wind turbines
Enlight estimates the gross revenue from the wind energy project at NIS 5 million a year for 20 years. Until now, Enlight, a subsidiary of Shaul Elovitch-owned Eurocom Group, has focused on photovoltaic solar power.
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