News Archive September 2008

New Member On Windfair.net: Schraubenwerk Zerbst GmbH

* Suppliers: Rotor Blades

Brasil - Duluth emerging as global gateway for wind energy

Turbine blades shipped to Brazil

Garrad Hassan wins contract for major UK offshore engineering design project - 20th Aug 2008

REpower begins negotiations with majority shareholder on control and profit transfer agreement

UK - Independent wind control center goes online

The OCC will help to keep wind farms safe and controlled for all staff on site

Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI

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

India - ONGC’s wind farm project

The 50 MW Bhuj scheme comprises a 34-unit farm

Finland - Moventas continues investments in wind gear production

100 million euros investment to provide almost 300 additional jobs and two new production sites in Finland and the United States

New Member On Windfair.net: Huntsman Advanced Materials (Switzerland) GmbH

* Suppliers: Raw Materials

HUSUM WindEnergy 2008: REpower Systems AG unveils new onshore wind turbine REpower 3.XM

USA - Ocean wind power maps reveal possible wind energy sources

New tool: Global satellite maps from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Romania - Czech firm CEZ announces it has acquired a 600-megawatt Romanian wind project

For $1.1 billion CEZ will develop the wind project in Dobruja province on the Romanian coast of the Black Sea

DUDDON SANDS WINDFARM APPROVAL: BWEA STATEMENT

Germany - DILH contactors for wind turbine generators

Electronically controlled vacuum switching in a vacuum

"Now we go offshore, and then we come into familiar ground for the Dutch, because we are very famous for building bridges, building dikes in the water. So we must be able to build wind farms"

Canada - NaiKun Wind Energy Group registers offshore wind project with BC Hydro

Phase 1 will supply 120,000 B.C. homes with clean electricity

UK - Office for Renewable Energy Deployment: ‘Not a moment too soon’

National office to make sure potential of renewables is fulfilled’

USA - India Added to windNavigator

windNavigator allows for the convenient exploration of highly accurate and detailed wind resource maps and data

Vietnam - International Partnership for Wind

Renewable Energy Action Plan makes Southeast Asia country increasingly appealing to wind energy developers

India - Update on wind energy progress in Gujarat

State added as much as 616 MW new capacity during the financial year 2007-08, the highest by any state in that year

Germany - Nordex recruiting 2,000th employee

Structures being extended for further growth

Office for Renewable Energy Deployment: 'Not a moment too soon'

'National office to make sure potential of renewables is fulfilled'

Finnland - Wind energy manufacturing market on the rapid increase

Annual growth of approx. 25% a year

Republic of Serbia - Green Star Alternative Energy to develop 20 MW wind power project

The 20 MW Belo Blato wind farm will be the initial phase of a 300 MW development plan

Joint Press Release from Siemens and E.ON

Vestas inaugurates technology centre in Chennai, India

We Simplify Your Service!

A liquid crystal polymer fiber that has landed on planet Mars is now being used closer to earth for its high performance in another type of MARS application – the Magenn Air Rotor System

Certified maintenance

SSB Service is the first independent WTGS service provider to obtain a GL certification for its maintenance system

Europe - Siemens and E.ON sign large wind power deal

Following a unique and innovative collaboration approach, 500 wind turbines with a total capacity 1150 MW are planned for projects in the U.S. and in Europe

European Wind Energy Association welcomes 500th member

Denmark - International Workshop on Natural and Low–Cost Materials in Wind Energy Technologies

November 10 to 12, 2008

REpower: 30 MW contract for project in North East Germany

- First-time collaboration with the Berlin-based investor Saxovent

CWEE 2009 - 3rd China International Wind Energy Exhibition & Conference 2009

8th-10th April, 2009 / Shanghai New International Expo Center

Key amendments which will support the development of renewable energy to help achieve the 20% by 2020 target

China - China Power plans 1,000 MW wind project

Inner Mongolia wind project adds 300 MW to 1,000 MW over the next two-to-three years

Tunisia - Country set to become top wind power producer in Africa by 2009

Planned energy production should reach 200 MW by 2009

USA - City economic development officials chose Tower Tech as wind energy manufacturer

Investment to bring 225 jobs over the next three years

Ghana - Energy Ministry assessing wind energy potential in Keta

"Under the project, some selected communities in the southern sector of Ghana including the Afram Plains will benefit,"

Spain - Gamesa to Supply 17 Wind Turbine Generators to EUFER

Supply of 17 Gamesa G87-2MW wind turbine generators, amounting to the installation of a total of 34MW

USA - Nebraska's first wind energy conference set

Nov. 11 and 12 in Kearney

New Member On Windfair.net: Plarad - Maschinenfabrik Wagner GmbH & Co.KG

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USA - Former cold-war microwave towers reused for possible wind turbine sites

WindPole Ventures to fit test kit on nearly 1,200 radio towers to monitor the average wind speed

SSB wins major order from wpd AG

“ Fresh breeze blows at SSB“ – major investor joins the SSB group

USA - Northwest Arkansas could soon get energy from wind

Goal is to develop a 150 mega-watt project

Canada - Cleanfield Energy to install vertical axis wind turbines for certification purposes

Cleanfield Alternative Energy Inc. signs contract with the Wind Energy Institute of Canada

New Zealand - 2008 analysis of Wind Power

Regulatory framework, industry profile and developments in the market

UK - London-based renewables developer Novera Energy plans construction in 2009 on an 11-turbine wind farm in Scotland

Hydraulic brake control increases service life of wind power plants

Romania - Suzlon Energy secures contract for the delivery of 29 S88-2.l MW turbines

Order represents Suzlon's first wind turbine order in Romania and is a major addition to the company's expanding global footprint

USA - KS Energy wins contract from Siemens for wind power services

"Lift boat'' to help install wind turbines off the North Sea

USA - Beacon Power announces testing of first megawatt of flywheel energy storage

ISO New England Regulation Pilot Program receives full approval from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

SMALL WIND SYSTEMS: 80% ANNUAL GROWTH

First BWEA Small Systems Report points to spectacular sector growth - but planning still an issue

Italy - New approach to offshore wind power

Less expensive to build than fixed turbines, floating turbines take advantage of stronger winds at sea.

USA - Wind Power Systems, Inc introduces the Salter RD-7000 wind turbine

Prototype of the turbine is radically different from most wind-driven generators of the past and present

Australia - Plans unveiled to create one of the largest wind farms in the country

Installation of 40 wind turbines to cost $200 million

Estonia - Eesti Energia plans to turn the ashfield into a wind power park

Project to cost almost EUR 7 billion of which 84 pct would be provided by EU funds

USA - Wine farm installs wind turbine

"We really wanted our winery to be green. It is a big part of our business plan to be green in everything we do"

New Member On Windfair.net: WSW Wälzlager Wolfgang Streich GmbH & Co.

* Suppliers: Bearings

WIND EXPO LAWEA 2008

USA - AWEA Legislative Action Alert: Contact your Senators and urge them to vote for the PTC extension

Vote on the Production Tax Credit (PTC) in the Senate

Nordex: successful entry into the Belgian market

Framework contract signed worth EUR 73 million

REpower: Pilot phase completed for Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank

Extended co-operation of WKN and International Power

Successful HusumWindEnergy 2008

MASDAR INVESTS €120 MILLION IN EUROPEAN WIND TURBINE MANUFACTURER

The Move Signals Masdar’s Entry into the Lucrative Wind Energy Market

Kenya - Hoteliers look at wind energy as a means of cutting high electricity costs

“We are seeking alternatives out of desperation"

Malta - Blue H Technologies BV interested in developing wind farm in Maltese territorial waters

Specialising in the development of offshore wind farms

Product Pick of the Week - Konecranes introduces the wXN Electric Chain Hoist

The wXN Electric Chain Hoist is light-weight, compact, and mounted to a jib crane within the nacelle of the turbine

Revolutionary PowerModule(TM) PM3000W Converter Incorporates AMSC's unique combination of wind turbine design, power electronics and power grid operation expertise

UKRAINE ADOPTS GREEN TARIIFF

UK. Scottish and Southern Energy to install silent wind turbine at WPNSA

The loopwing wind turbine is a revolutionary new type of turbine which due to its innovative design causes it to be silent in operation

Nigeria - The International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC-AFRICA)

Abuja, Nigeria, OCT 7-9, 2008

New Member On Windfair.net: National Wind LLC

* Suppliers: Measurement Engineering

USA - Wind turbine maker Northern Power picks up $37M

As wind farm developments have soared in the U.S., turbine makers are finding they can barely keep up

Portugal - Vodafone Portugal uses wind power on its base stations

Reductions of 15-20% in total electricity consumption and CO2 emissions by its base stations achieved

USA - Vectran Fiber helps energy generating aerial wind turbine lift off

Lighter-than-air tethered wind turbine that rotates about a horizontal axis in response to wind, generating electrical energy