News Archive May 2009

USA - American-owned wind turbine factory to be built

Aeronautica Windpower becomes first US owned company to manufacture "sub-megawatt" class wind turbines

Chile - The German company SoWiTec will develop a wind farm in the Region II.

Plan is to install 33 wind turbines of 3MW each, reaching a total power of 99MW

USA - Largest wind power event in the World closes in Chicago

Assembled industry to Congress: Enact National Renewable Electricity Standard

USA - New wind turbine blade technology created

a technology designed to improve the efficiency of wind turbine blades

GLOBAL STUDY HAILS GROWTH FOR SMALL WIND SECTOR

UK manufacturing industry casts aside economic gloom to become world's largest exporter

Product Pick of the Week - Quorum Wind Suite

Quorum introduces wind energy management software

USA - Spain Wind Energy Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2013

Report provides detailed analysis and forecasts of the global wind power market and the Spain wind market in particular

South Africa - International energy group considering SA wind-energy prospects

"From our perspective, the Refit is a very good start to establish renewable energy generation sources in South Africa"

Siemens to build wind turbine production facility in the U.S. Additional capital investment in green technologies

400 new jobs to be created

China - Chinese company to finance $300 mln in US wind farms

"Huge boost" that would help the company build some 200 to 250 megawatts of wind power capacity, enough to power about 75,000 homes with electricity

USA - New poll shows nationwide, bipartisan support for renewable electricity standard

Results to be unveiled at blockbuster WINDPOWER 2009 Conference & Exhibition as assembled industry calls for action

New Product ! single-line Lubrication system

Argentina - the province of Chubut to have the first wind turbines manufactured nationally

“Vientos de Patagonia” wind farm provides a generating capacity of 60 MW of power through 40 wind turbines of 1.5 MW each

The projects will help begin to address market and deployment challenges identified in the Energy Department's 2008 report: "20% Wind Energy by 2030."

Product Pick of the Week - The WindCube

WindCube 60kW rooftop wind turbine debuts

USA - Yucaipa gets its first wind-energy generating turbine

"Given the recent interest and incentives for natural resource energy generation, similar applications are likely to follow"

As the world's second largest energy consumer, China has around 12 gigawatts of wind power capacity and has said it wants to raise that to around 20 gigawatts by next year

Mexico - Investment of U million for wind power generation

The goal: to reduce expenditure on electricity consumption

"This new procurement process and the revised pricing within it is timely news for both the wind energy industry in Quebec and the many communities that will benefit directly from local jobs and new investment within the current economic context&quot

Wind Power Asia 2009 - Record-breaking year for Asia's largest wind energy event

8 to 10 July 2009 at the China International Exhibition Center (CIEC) in Beijing, China

USA - Energy policy today will shape next decade of industry: WINDPOWER Panel

“The next 10-12 months will [set the tone] for the next 10-12 years”

ENEL AND SOWITEC SIGN JOINT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT

SEVEN WIND POWER PROJECTS IN CHILE WITH A TOTAL CAPACITY OF 850MW

New at windfair.net: Sime Stromag SAS

Suppliers: Mechanical Engineering

Chile/Argentina - Agreement signed for wind power generation.

bi-national agreement between Chile and Argentina that includes the installation of a wind farm that will supply energy to the project "Pascua Lama"

USA - Offshore Wind and Transmission Forum,

Strategies & Challenges in Scaling Up the Offshore Wind Industry / Brussels, Belgium 27-28 May 2009

Siemens opens European headquarters for wind energy in Hamburg 70 new jobs planned at the location

New at windfair.net: Braun - Windturbinen GmbH

Manufacturers and Distributors of small Wind Turbines

LARGEST WIND POWER EVENT IN THE WORLD CLOSESIN CHICAGO

Assembled Industry to Congress: Enact National Renewable Electricity Standard

USA - New house agreement recognizes importance of renewable electricity standard (RES)

But jobs are left on the table

New at windfair.net: PowerWind GmbH

Manufacturers and Distributors of large Wind Turbines

USA - Wind industry leaders warn Congress that a weak RES could cede jobs to Asia, Europe

"A RES provides specific near-, mid-, and long-market demand that other policies do not offer”

Mexico - Iberdrola to create a Networks and Substations Engineering Center.

By the end of 2012, goal is to have an installed capacity equivalent to 2,500 MW in the region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec

The Vestas Tower Crane (VTC) is attached directly to the mast of 3MW turbines and climbed to the summit where it can lift and replace all major wind turbine components, including blades, hubs, gearboxes and generators

Vietnam - Asian Renewable Energy plans 50 MW wind power plant

VND1.82 trillion ($107 million) investment to build a wind power plant in the country's southern region

Meeting was jointly organized by the Wind Energy Program of the National Direction of Energy and Nuclear Technology (DNETN) and the Chamber of Industries of Uruguay (CIU)

Saudi Arabia - Kingdom urged to invest in wind power

Recommendation emerges from two-day Wind Power Technology Forum

WIND EXPO 2009 - Integrating wind power into the Latin American energy matrix

Panama City, Panama, September 2 – 4; 2009 / ATLAPA Convention Center.

Kenya - Key wind power project secured

LTWP will construct a "wind farm" consisting of 353 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 850 KW

REpower Systems AG exceeds goals for the 2008/09 fiscal year

Community Web Conference North America, May 26 - 27, 2009

Budget Price for Windfair.net Customers

Siemens to provide 175 wind turbines for the world’s largest offshore wind farm London Array

The new 2009-2010 American Wind Energy Association Board of Directors takes office at a time when economic challenges abound and new energy policies are needed to ensure the continued vitality of the industry

Mexico - Spanish company interested in developing a wind energy project

Study hoped to result in favorable conclusions to develop the project

USA - Electron Solar Energy adds vertical axis wind turbines to portfolio of alternative energy solutions

Market interest in adopting energy efficient technologies positively impacting company's sales momentum

Product Pick of the Week - AUTOTRAC /WT non-contact seam tracker

Laser Vision System aids wind turbine tower manufacturing

Brazil - EDP Renováveis plans to enter the wind energy auction to be held in the second half of this year

first wind power auction in the history of the country: November 25

USA - Wind industry praises chairmen Waxman and Markey for upholding Renewable Electricity Standard in House Climate and Energy Bill

A strong RES has nationwide and bipartisan support

New at windfair.net: Lenord, Bauer & Co. GmbH

Suppliers: Measurement Engineering Suppliers: Control Technique

Egypt - 26 international companies attracted by wind farm bid

Firms were invited to submit qualification documents by July 21 for short-listing

USA - GE invests in smaller wind turbines for personal use

GE's dominance as the world's largest producer of small wind generators to be exploited in the coming years

USA - Optimizing Wind Power Performance conference

Advanced Strategies for Maximizing Plant Performance / Houston, USA, 2-3, September 2009

Airtricity secures Siemens wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany

A WEEK TO CELEBRATE WIND ENERGY

BWEA announces list of projects to open for annual celebration

The companies “Energia y Recursos Naturales S.A." and "Energias Ambientales de Guadalajara S.L." were chosen to develop the project.

Netherlands - Taller wind turbine towers boost wind power generation

An additional yield of 20 percent or more is possible by increasing tower heights, particularly in inland locations with lower wind speeds

New at windfair.net: Weier Antriebe und Energietechnik GmbH

Suppliers: Electrical and Electronic Engineering Service: Repair Work

USA - AWEA reports 78% growth in 2008 for U.S. small wind market

US. Department of Energy analysis finds that wind can be a major contributor to energy mix

USA - Legislation would power prison with wind turbines

Prison towns to also benefit

Nicaragua - A joint venture was awarded a contract to produce wind energy

obtained consent from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources to pursue the construction of a wind farm in southwestern Nicaragua

Ireland - New wind turbine park opens in Dublin

Denmark - The Danish wind industry achieves a 5.7 billion Euros export in 2008

Thus 2008 was again a record year for the wind industry and it is now among the biggest export industries in Denmark

Latin America - WIND EXPO 2009 - Integrating wind power into the Latin American energy matrix

Panama City, Panama, September 2 – 4; 2009 / ATLAPA Convention Center.

The developers of the Woolnorth wind farm, which is now the largest operating in the southern hemisphere, have ensured the conservation of this treasured habitat whilst clean electricity continues to be generated for Australian homes and businesses

Germany - Power to be supplied by Transpower’s offshore wind farm