TransAlta Renewables Inc. renews service agreements with Vestas for 204 MW of capacity in Fort MacLeod – Pincher Creek area of Alberta. Vestas has received a seven-year agreement to service the Ardenville, Blue Trail and Summerview II wind projects. Located in the Fort MacLeod and Pincher Creek areas of Alberta, the three facilities total 68 … Continue reading Vestas wins wind energy deal for three Canadian wind power projects
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Wind energy in Greece: Gamesa supplies 41 wind turbines for wind farm plants
Within the framework of a turnkey agreement, Gamesa will install 41 wind turbines (2.0 MW each) for EREN at the Ptoon and Maristi wind farms. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has sold to EMV, a Greek subsidiary of EREN, two wind farm developments in Greece with combined installed capacity of 82 MW, … Continue reading Wind energy in Greece: Gamesa supplies 41 wind turbines for wind farm plants
Continue readingMidAmerican Energy signs wind power contract with Siemens for Iowa wind energy projects
Siemens will provide service and maintenance at 12 MidAmerican Energy Company wind energy projects in Iowa through June 2024. Combined capacity of more than 2 gigawatts (GW). Largest onshore wind power service contract to date for Siemens. Siemens has signed a long-term agreement with MidAmerican Energy to provide service and maintenance for 958 SWT-2.3 turbines … Continue reading MidAmerican Energy signs wind power contract with Siemens for Iowa wind energy projects
Continue readingSenvion (Suzlon) launches 3.2M114 wind turbines for Canadian wind energy market
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth-largest manufacturer of wind turbines, launched the 3.2M114 for the Canadian market at the CanWEA Tradeshow. The 3.2M114 is part of the Senvion 3XM series of 3 MW turbines with a rotor diameter of 114 m. It offers optimum yields on class II … Continue reading Senvion (Suzlon) launches 3.2M114 wind turbines for Canadian wind energy market
Continue readingOffshore wind energy: Iberdrola wind farm in the UK with 108 wind turbines from Siemens
The 389-megawatt (MW) West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm is the first such wind power commissioned by a Spanish company and will generate enough electricity to meet the annual demands of 280,000 homes. Today, the UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Davey, IBERDROLA Chairman, Ignacio Galan, and DONG Energy Executive Vice President, … Continue reading Offshore wind energy: Iberdrola wind farm in the UK with 108 wind turbines from Siemens
Continue readingFukushima Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm
A consortium comprised of Marubeni (project integrator), the University of Tokyo (technical advisor), Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan Marine United, Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corporation, Hitachi, Furukawa Electric, Shimizu, and Mizuho Information & Research, has been participating in an experimental offshore floating wind farm project sponsored by the Ministry of … Continue reading Fukushima Experimental Offshore Floating Wind Farm
Continue readingGamesa continues to grow in India’s wind power
So far in 2014, Gamesa has signed wind power orders for the supply of close to 500 MW in India, a market in which it is one of the leading OEMs. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has reinforced its presence in the India by securing new contracts for the supply of 172 … Continue reading Gamesa continues to grow in India’s wind power
Continue readingVestas receives wind power contract in Maine
Vestas has received a 15-year agreement to provide its AOM 5000 service package to the Kibby Wind Project. Located in Eustis, Maine, Kibby consists of 44 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines, originally installed in 2009. Vestas provided service to the project beginning with its initial operation; this agreement extends Vestas’ commitment to the project through year … Continue reading Vestas receives wind power contract in Maine
Continue readingEDP Renewables 9M 2014 results
EDP Renewables (Euronext: EDPR), a global leader in the renewable energy sector and the world’s fourth-largest wind energy producer, announced that in the first nine months of 2014, the company delivered 14.4 TWh of clean energy, an output increase of 5% YoY (+0.6 TWh), on the back of capacity growth (+0.4 TWh), as well as … Continue reading EDP Renewables 9M 2014 results
Continue readingWind energy in Philippines: 3 wind farms near completion
Some 250 megawatts of power from wind farms are expected to boost the country’s energy supply starting this year until early 2015 that could help ease the country’s electricity shortage, Energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla said Tuesday. Petilla made the forecast after a recent visit in Ilocos Norte province to check on three wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Philippines: 3 wind farms near completion
Continue readingABB to provide cable solution for offshore wind power in Germany
ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won a significant order from the Dutch-German transmission grid operator TenneT to design, engineer, supply and install an Alternating Current (AC) power transmission cable system that will connect Butendiek, an offshore wind farm in the German North Sea, to the HVDC (high voltage direct current) converter … Continue reading ABB to provide cable solution for offshore wind power in Germany
Continue readingGE Achieves 1,500 Wind Turbines Installed In Canada at China Longyuan Dufferin Wind Farm
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it has achieved its 1,500th installed wind turbine in Canada, bringing GE’s total of installed wind capacity across Canada to 2 gigawatts (GW)—or enough equivalent energy to power over 435,000 Canadian homes. GE is celebrating this milestone with wind industry peers at this week’s CanWEA 2014 Wind Energy Conference & … Continue reading GE Achieves 1,500 Wind Turbines Installed In Canada at China Longyuan Dufferin Wind Farm
Continue readingWind energy in Mexico: Enel Green Power launches wind farm with 50 wind turbines
Enel Green Power has completed and connected to the grid its new wind farm “Dominica I” in Mexico. The power plant is located in the municipality of Charcas and owned by Dominica Energía Limpia S. de R.L., a subsidiary of Enel Green Power Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. and it is the first wind … Continue reading Wind energy in Mexico: Enel Green Power launches wind farm with 50 wind turbines
Continue readingHow wind energy could reach 20% penetration by 2030
The Global Wind Energy Council’s most recent Global Wind Energy Outlook says that global wind power could reach 2,000 GW by 2030 and provide up to 17 to 19 percent of global electricity. Wind power capacity could increase nearly seven-fold by 2030, reaching a total of more than 2000 gigawatts and meeting almost 20 per … Continue reading How wind energy could reach 20% penetration by 2030
Continue readingGE Expands Global Wind Energy Presence with First Wind Power Order in Pakistan
33 GE 1.5-82.5 Wind Turbines will Generate Power from Pakistan’s Sind Wind Corridor. Wind Farm to Assist Pakistan in Lowering Energy Deficit and Meet Alternative Energy Goals. Executing on growing the presence of renewable energy around the world, GE (NYSE: GE) today announced it will supply equipment and procurement contractor HydroChina and wind farm customer … Continue reading GE Expands Global Wind Energy Presence with First Wind Power Order in Pakistan
Continue readingAcciona puts its first wind farm in Chile into service, using the most powerful wind turbines
Acciona Energía has grid connected the Punta Palmeras wind farm, equipped with fifteen 3 megawatt (MW) wind turbines, the most powerful used in Chile. The wind farm is the company’s first in the country and will produce clean energy equivalent to the consumption of more than 60,000 Chilean households every year. The entry into service … Continue reading Acciona puts its first wind farm in Chile into service, using the most powerful wind turbines
Continue readingAdam Smith Institute anti wind power report ‘smacks of desperation”, says RenewableUK
Wind farm industry says latest report ignores crucial facts about benefits of clean technology source. A new report that criticises wind turbines for being inefficient and calls for an urgent review of UK energy policy “smacks of desperation”, RenewableUK has said. A study by the Adam Smith Institute and Scientific Alliance, published today, argues that … Continue reading Adam Smith Institute anti wind power report ‘smacks of desperation”, says RenewableUK
Continue readingFirst large-scale wind power plant in the Gulf Cooperation Council
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, signed on Oct. 22 a joint development agreement with the Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO) to build the first large-scale wind farm in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The $125 million, 50-megawatt wind farm in the Sultanate of Oman will be constructed in the country’s Dhofar Governorate. The project … Continue reading First large-scale wind power plant in the Gulf Cooperation Council
Continue readingGlobal Wind Power Could Reach 2,000 GW By 2030: Global Wind Energy Council
The Global Wind Energy Council and Greenpeace International released the 2014 edition of the Global Wind Energy Outlook in Beijing today. The report shows that wind power could reach 2,000 GW by 2030, and supply up to 17-19% of global electricity, creating over 2 million new jobs and reducing CO2 emissions by more than … Continue reading Global Wind Power Could Reach 2,000 GW By 2030: Global Wind Energy Council
Continue readingGermany has assigned connection capacity for eight offshore wind farm projects
Germany has assigned connection capacity for eight offshore wind farm projects in the North Sea totalling 1.5GW and rejected three, in a major grid allocation process. Strongest demand was registered in cluster number eight, where BorWin 3 is expected to be operational in 2019. Some 450MW were available in that cluster and demand exceeded supply, … Continue reading Germany has assigned connection capacity for eight offshore wind farm projects
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