Siemens has been awarded an order by wpd group, Germany, to supply, install and service 80 SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany’s North Sea coast. When it comes online in 2015, the wind power plant’s total generating capacity of 288 megawatts will be sufficient to supply some 370,000 households. … Continue reading Siemens to Supply 80 Wind Turbines for North Sea Offshore Wind Farm
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UK surge in wind energy
More than 1,200 new wind turbines will be dotted throughout Britain’s countryside over the next year. There are 763 onshore wind turbines due to be erected this year, adding to the 4,366 currently in operation. A further 7,843 wind turbines have been approved but are yet to be built, taking the total slated for construction … Continue reading UK surge in wind energy
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European Wind Energy Installations Topped 11 GW Last Year
The 11.6 GW of wind energy installed in 2012 represents a 23.4% increase over the 9.4 GW installed last year, EWEA notes. Wind energy represented 26% of all new EU power capacity installed last year and is now meeting 7% of Europe’s electricity demand – up from 6.3% at the end of 2011. Renewable energy … Continue reading European Wind Energy Installations Topped 11 GW Last Year
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French, Moroccan companies to build Africa’s largest wind farm
French utility giant GDF Suez and Morocco’s Nareva Holding will build and operate Africa’s largest wind farm in the Tarfaya desert area of southern Morocco, GDF said in a statement on Friday. A total of 400 million euros will be invested in this project, which is due to enter service at the end of 2013. … Continue reading French, Moroccan companies to build Africa’s largest wind farm
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Siemens supplies 80 wind turbines in the North Sea
Siemens has been awarded an order by wpd group, Germany, to supply, install and service 80 SWT-3.6-120 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany’s North Sea coast. When it comes online in 2015, the wind power plant’s total generating capacity of 288 megawatts will be sufficient to supply some 370,000 households … Continue reading Siemens supplies 80 wind turbines in the North Sea
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Wind energy still hiring despite jobs crisis
Unemployment is plaguing Europe, and just this week Anni Podimata, Vice President of the European Parliament told delegates attending EWEA’s 2013 Annual Event in Vienna that youth unemployment has reached “unprecedented levels.” But despite the jobs crisis, one sector – wind power – said yesterday that it still needs to hire more than 5,000 workers … Continue reading Wind energy still hiring despite jobs crisis
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New way of predicting ice on Wind Turbines
As wind turbines become an increasingly important source of energy, there is a growing need to better predict when ice forms on them and prevents electricity from being produced. A research project at SMHI has developed new methods for projecting ice formation on wind turbines. There is growing interest in wind turbines as an energy … Continue reading New way of predicting ice on Wind Turbines
Continue readingThe EU wind energy sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2012
The EU wind power sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2012, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW, according to the 2012 annual statistics launched today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). 2012 was a record year for offshore installations, with 1,166 MW of new capacity grid connected. Offshore wind … Continue reading The EU wind energy sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2012
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Local consultation announced on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
The creation of hundreds of jobs and production of huge amounts of home grown renewable energy is one step closer today as RWE npower renewables makes a series of announcements about the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. The company, one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers, is announcing a consultation on the wind farm’s … Continue reading Local consultation announced on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
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Wind farm delivers badly needed taxes to Ohio county
On January 30, the Timber Road wind farm in Paulding (O.) County made its first property tax payment to the county in the form of a giant check for $449,212.50, according to the West Bend News. The article contains a rundown of the economic benefits that have been brought to the area by the wind … Continue reading Wind farm delivers badly needed taxes to Ohio county
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Vestas: Wind energy industry offers growth potential for Latin America
Wind power has tremendous potential for growth in Latin America, where demand for renewable energy is high in Central America and the Caribbean, while Mexico has a favorable political environment for the industry, the Mexico manager for Danish wind power company Vestas, Adrian Katzew, told Efe. “We have potential in the market, with many attractive … Continue reading Vestas: Wind energy industry offers growth potential for Latin America
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Enel Green Power: new wind farm enters service in Italy
Enel Green Power has connected to the grid the new wind farm located in Bagaladi, in the province of Reggio Calabria. The Bagaladi Motta Montebello wind farm is comprised of 33 wind turbines of 0.85 MW each, for a total installed capacity of 28 MW. Once fully operational, the wind farm will be able to … Continue reading Enel Green Power: new wind farm enters service in Italy
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Chile’s Talinay wind farm may start supplies next week
Chile’s Talinay Oriente wind farm of 90 MW has been completed despite some delays and could start supplies next week, Daniel Munzenmayer, manager of Chilean firm Haciendas Talinay, told local daily Estrategia. Talinay is a 500 MW wind power project approved by the environmental authorities in 2009. Italy’s Enel Green Power (BIT:EGPW) has recently acquired … Continue reading Chile’s Talinay wind farm may start supplies next week
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What do a tea bag and a wind turbine have in common?
Martin Fliegenshnee-Jakcht makes a habit of setting light to tea bags. It’s not a strange form of arson but a way of demonstrating thermal lift to children at the schools he visits to talk about wind energy. The tea bag, once lit, zooms up into the air – just as a turbine blade will rise … Continue reading What do a tea bag and a wind turbine have in common?
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Wind energy’s most prestigious prize goes to Professor Arthouros Zervos
The Poul La Cour prize for outstanding contribution to wind energy has been awarded this year to Professor Arthouros Zervos. The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA. Speaking at the presentation of the award at the conference dinner of the EWEA 2013 Annual Event in Vienna, CEO of … Continue reading Wind energy’s most prestigious prize goes to Professor Arthouros Zervos
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Obama appoints Sally Jewell to serve as interior secretary
On February 6th, 2013 US President Barack Obama announced his choice of Recreational Equipment Inc. (REI) CEO Sally Jewell to lead the Department of the Interior. If confirmed by the US Senate, Jewell will replace current Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, who oversaw a dramatic expansion of solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrating solar power (CSP) projects … Continue reading Obama appoints Sally Jewell to serve as interior secretary
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GDF Suez to build and operate largest wind farm in Africa
GDF SUEZ is pleased to announce the construction of the 300MW Tarfaya wind farm in Morocco, which will be the largest wind project in Africa. The project is owned in partnership with Nareva Holding, a Moroccan energy company. GDF Suez SA, Europe’s biggest utility by market value, will develop Africa’s largest wind farm in Morocco … Continue reading GDF Suez to build and operate largest wind farm in Africa
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Siemens announces plans for new, state-of-the-art wind service training center in U.S.
With its commitment to providing the best and most comprehensive skills and safety training to its service technicians and engineers worldwide, Siemens is making plans to build a new, state-of-the-art wind service training facility in Orlando, Florida, USA. The demand for skilled wind service technicians is increasing as more wind projects come online in the … Continue reading Siemens announces plans for new, state-of-the-art wind service training center in U.S.
Continue readingSSE announces sale of wind farm capacity
SSE has agreed to sell four wind farms with a total generation capacity of 79.5MW to a new fund managed by Greencoat Capital, for a total cash consideration of £140m. SSE will invest up to £43m of the consideration into shares in the new fund. In the event that the fund is over subscribed, SSE’s … Continue reading SSE announces sale of wind farm capacity
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Australian Wind Energy Now Cheaper Than Coal, Gas, BNEF Says
Wind energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, the world’s biggest coal exporter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Electricity can be supplied from a new wind farm in Australia at a cost of A$80 ($84) per megawatt hour, compared with A$143 a megawatt hour from a new coal-fired power … Continue reading Australian Wind Energy Now Cheaper Than Coal, Gas, BNEF Says
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