News Archive October 2008

Vestas to move its headquarters to Aarhus, Denmark in 2011

Vestas signs contract for 102 MW in Italy

USA - Wind Energy Corp. installs 1st small wind turbine

The Kentucky-based startup, which has $6 million in capital, seeks to prove its new technology in the small but growing small-wind sector.

Vietnam - Deal on wind and hydro plant to go ahead in Ha Noi

Agreement estimated at US$2.35 billion

GE Energy invests more than $100 Million to launch 2.5xl wind turbine and services

By expands manufacturing operations in Europe, GE is poised to meet region's soaring renewable energy needs

USA - Grocery giant installs wind turbine at its retail support centre

“H-E-B is thrilled to be a part of this landmark achievement in the development of energy solutions”

BWEA WELCOMES DEPARTMENT FOR CLIMATE CHANGE AND ENERGY

New Government department expected to deliver on renewable energy targets

India - ITC sets up 14 Mw wind power project in Tamil Nadu

Wind energy will be used for the company's packaging and printing businesses

USA - Bluewater to erect wind turbine park o be built off N.J. coast

Bluewater invited to meet with officials about additional off-coast energy projects

USA - Wind Energy Production Tax Credit approved in South Dakota

The credit can be claimed by companies owning and operating a wind farm

Czech Republic - Wind power output to multiply in 2009 - Report

Estimates for this year are over 100 GWh and for 2009 amounting to 700GWh

UK - Vattenfall acquires AMEC Wind Energy ltd

This move positions Vattenfall to further expand its presence in the UK market

India - Enercon to erect wind power plants in Haryana

The company is currently monitoring wind speeds at various locations

USA - REVOLUTION - Oklahoma's 1st Wind Energy Conference

December 2 and 3 in Oklahoma City/Two-day event features national wind power experts, including a keynote address by T. Boone Pickens

Nigeria - Wind System Limited to install wind turbines in the state of Ogun

"Wind is a home grown energy source, which is in-exhaustible and infinitely renewable

Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI

The new statistics of wind energy use in germany is available.

BWEA WELCOMES NEW CLIMATE TARGET

USA - Wind turbine plant to render 450 jobs

"This is one of the better projects to come to East Central Indiana since I've been here."

Product Pick of the Week - The double-helix wind turbine or Aeroturbine

Harvesting wind energy from high rise buildings will be possible and production and cost efficiency will be the key factors

CPRE report on windfarms is 'spurious and ill-informed'

USA - The Democratic Ecology Vertical Axis Wind Turbine for household energy production

The residential windmill can generate 20-60% of the energy needed to power a home, at a price point of around 400 Euros ($633)

China - A-Power Secures Contract for 50 Wind Turbines

Units are expected to be delivered by July, 2009

USA - AAER signs reservation agreement with Mont Louis Wind L.P. for 61 A-1650 wind turbines

The 61 A-1650s are scheduled for delivery during the third quarter of 2010

Siemens and E.ON to build major Danish offshore wind farm

Order volume for Roedsand II project more than EUR275 million

Congress Passes One-Year Extension of Production Tax Credit (PTC)

The ground-breaking Ceremony of the Western Base of the CNBM-Jiuquan Rotor Blade Project

Oliver Heinecke resigns from REpower supervisory board

If ocean areas with high winds could be used for wind energy, potentially 500 to 800 watts of energy per square meter could be generated

Canada - Students offered an exclusive look at wind-energy industry with Wind 101

Canadian Wind Energy Association welcomes youth to Annual Conference and Trade Show

Italy - ERG Renew expands within the French wind market

ERG Renew currently has projects in course totalling 288 MW, of which 168 in an advanced phase of development and 120 in a preliminary phase of development

USA - AMSC Partners with China's XJ Group for Development of 2 Megawatt Wind Turbines

AMSC’s wholly owned AMSC Windtec™ subsidiary will provide XJ Group with designs for its WT2000df

Kenya - Firm seeks approval to generate wind and solar power

New feed-in tariff announced

New Member On Windfair.net: HBN Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH

* Suppliers: Mechanical Engineering

"Our Channing Flats and Blue Creek wind energy projects, and our ongoing efforts to reach a joint operating agreement for the proposed Dominican Republic wind energy project, are key elements of Nacel Energy's strategy ..."

Vestas receives order for 99 MW for Spain

"Placed on the leading edge of wind turbine blade to reduce damage caused by sand, rain, moisture ingression, insects, and airborne particles"

South Africa - Eskom negotiating with suppliers for the Cape wind farm

The proposed project would involve the development of a wind farm with an initial capacity of 100 MW, which was likely to be increased to 200 MW

Nordex to build N100 wind farm for GDF Suez

30 large-scale turbines planned for the French “Germinon” project

Bulgaria - 170 MW of wind power generators to be installed by end of 2008

Current wind power generating capacity in Bulgaria stands at 110 MW

AMSC's wholly-owned AMSC Windtec subsidiary will license designs to HHI for its proprietary 1.65 megawatt (MW) and 2 MW doubly fed induction wind turbines

UK - E.ON and Masdar have joined forces to partner in the London Array offshore wind farm project

The two partners will also extend their relationship further and intend to work together across a range of potential projects

The wind turbine is designed to generate a clean alternative energy source for the school district and is expected to provide a large percentage of the electrical energy required

UK - Wind energy to power street lights

Small wind turbine to be mounted on lamp posts

India - Government to remove incentive cap for wind energy projects

Decision to encourage more foreign investors to invest in various wind energy projects

Egypt - In line with plans to increase renewable energy use, El Sewedy Cables launches wind energy group to build turbines

sales of 434.6 million euros ($584 million) by 2011 expected

China - Wind power projects amounting to 2.4GW planned

Largest wind farm, with an installed capacity of 300 MW, installed in the northeastern Liaoning province

Kai Trede new REpower supervisory board member

India - WIND INDIA 2008

Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, on 25–26 November 2008

Wind industry says massive investment plans held up by grid access blockages

Nordex to build wind turbine plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas

USA - AAER Signs 100-MW Turbine Reservation Deal with Mont Louis Wind

Canada - National Poll finds that Canadians prefer wind energy over all other sources

New Member On Windfair.net: Roxtec GmbH

* Offshore: Power Supply

Repower: Growth financing without domination and profit transfer contract

REpower records significant growth in sales and earnings for H1 2008/09

* Total performance almost doubled to EUR 531.1 million

USA - Wind power conference set for Nov. 11-12 in Kearney

The Nebraska Wind Power 2008 Conference will be held in Kearney at the Holiday Inn Convention Center Nov. 11-12.

Canada - ExRo Looks to Wind to Generate Profit

Diferent approach to wind power – the lowly generator

New Member On Windfair.net: XBK-Kabel Xaver Bechtold GmbH

* Suppliers: Cables

USA - Xcel Energy signs on for $900M wind power project

Canada - Government releases preliminary report on wind energy program

Possible model for a community wind energy program for the province is now available for download on the Department of Energy website

GreenEnergyWorld markets 12.6 Megawatt Wind Park in Bulgaria

WWEA welcomes breakthrough for establishment of International Renewable Energy Agency

IRENA will accelerate renewable energy deployment worldwide and bring international energy debate to the facts

Canada - Hanwei updates wind power business

Turbine production for 2008 will total approximately 40 turbines

South Korea - Shipbuilder enters wind power business

Superconductor licenses two of its turbine designs to Uslan

eab group appears in new structure

New Member On Windfair.net: Haus der Technik e.V.

* Media and Presenters

Canada - CanWEA releases its strategic wind power development plan

Wind Vision 2025 – Powering Canada’s Future

Latest transaction supports Exelon 2020: Low-Carbon Roadmap, which sets a corporate goal of reducing, offsetting or displacing more than 15 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions per year by 2020

USA - SaskPower inks deal with Red Lily Wind Power LP

Preliminary construction activities are expected to begin in the fall of 2009