News Archive June 2009

USA - Installation of new US rooftop wind turbine lab this Summer

Installation of nine wind turbines from five different manufacturers

Nicaragua - The Amayo wind farm recently included 39 MW of wind power

The wind farm receives an initial investment of U million

Siemens to acquire 25 percent stake in BGZ Beteiligungsgesellschaft Zukunftsenergien AG

CEO Peter Löscher: “Siemens is becoming greener” – Investment in wind, solar and bio energy

Voith Turbo: All actors dream to get an Oscar one day, while industrial designers hope to win the Hermes Award.

Hermes Award: Voith WinDrive Receives International Technology Prize

May 15, 2009 Voith Turbo: In the wind power plant manufacturer BARD, Voith Turbo has found another partner for the WinDrive, which has recently received the Hermes Award.

UK - Installation of Irish wind power projects to speed up

Ireland is facing a “serious bottleneck” in meeting ambitious renewable energy targets for 2020 and needs to accelerate the delivery of wind power projects

Product Pick of the Week - WindLogics' sonic detection and ranging technology

Sodar technology to study wind turbine wake effects

Brazil - Deadline for registration of companies in the wind power auction of November is postponed

Business Leaders Warn: Current RES Won’t Spur Renewable Energy, Means Loss of Future Jobs to China and Europe

WIND EXPO Panamá 2009

SEPTEMBER 02 - 04, 2009. ATLAPA Convention Center. Panama City.

New at windfair.net: BASF SE

Suppliers: Rotor Blades Suppliers: Composite materials and components

Siemens and StatoilHydro install first floating wind turbine

EEA report confirms wind energy could power Europe many times over

Indian Wind Power Association (IWPA) today urged the Centre and Power Ministry to formulate a uniform long-term national wind energy policy that would make sale of wind energy easy and affordable within the country

Nicaragua - The Nicaraguan company Blue Power & Energy S.A will soon develop a wind project

Final license will allow construction start of its wind farm in Saint Martin

USA - Cost-effective new wind turbine design

Design effectively captures wind power in crowded areas by accelerating wind flow through four rotating turbines, allowing them to work where wind speeds would normally be too low

USA - Small indian tribe to build 160 MW wind farm on reservation

Project to be the Campo tribe’s second wind energy facility

"If the government promptly addresses issues such as administrative procedures and grid access for renewable energy, wind could be a major contributor to reaching its 2020 target”

USA - Commerce Department Report shows wind industry shift

Wind industry imports of generator sets increased only marginally in 2008 despite the industry’s red-hot 61% growth rate last year

Uruguay - Official opening of the “Sierra de Caracoles” wind farm

The wind farm with six wind turbines has an installed capacity of 10 MW

Estonia - The largest wind park opened in the Baltics

The wind park’s total output is 39 MW, with an annual production of over 100 GWh

European Offshore Wind 2009 - The world's largest offshore wind event

14-16 September 2009, Stockholm, Sweden

India - Tamil Nadu adds 432MW wind power in 2008-09

A total of 6,655 million units were generated from wind farms and fed to the grid during 2008-09

"We look forward to working with Senator Bingaman and other supporters to strengthen the RES so that it will get new jobs created"

South America - Gamesa to build business opportunities in countries of the region

Attractive business opportunities in three South American countries including: Argentina, Chile and Venezuela

FERC’s move comes at a critical time for the wind industry: the need for new transmission infrastructure is now one of the largest obstacles to the continued growth of the industry

Brazil - Commitment to promoting wind energy

"wind charter" is aimed at developing public policies and setting targets for the production of wind energy

USA - Eastern U.S. could benefit from high-altitude wind power

Like massive rivers that can be harnessed for hydropower, jetstreams miles above the earth's surface offer the most consistent and powerful winds on the planet

UK- More offshore wind power to be installed

support for offshore wind energy with around GBP 525 million (US$760 million) in Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs) rather than direct funding

USA - Solar and wind energy companies bank on Obama’s green energy

Obama counting on growth in wind, solar and other alternative energy industries to create so-called green manufacturing jobs that will help lift the economy

Venezuela - Bi-national agreement allows breakthrough in the production of wind energy

Pilot program to install 72 MW of wind energy in the Latin American country

Australia - Report: Wind Power Profile of Australia 2009

Estimates an Annual Growth Rate of 22% over the Next Few Years to Reach 390GW by 2015

USA - US lagging in offshore wind energy?

Every megawatt-hour of wind power eliminates the need to generate that same megawatt-hour from oil or natural gas

EWEA - European Offshore Wind 2009

14-16 September 2009, Stockholm, Sweden

Climate change. There is a solution… Pass it on!

Wind Power Works: Global Wind Day reaches tens of thousands of people

Europe - New EWEA paper presents six “W”s of climate change

‘W’s – why, where, when, what, who and wind

The Siemens turbines with an installed capacity of 2.3 megawatts each will generate about 80 million kilowatt-hours of electricity per year to supply the equivalent of more than 40,000 residential households

Europe - Baltic countries to join EU internal power market

The Memorandum of Understanding of the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) was signed yesterday by the relevant Heads of State and the European Commission

Canada - AAER Delivers First of Two Turbines to Windland Inc.

Turbine sales agreement worth approximately US$4.2 million

Romania - Grid development essential for wind industry’s growth

“Wind energy will be key for us to reach our 2020 renewables target”

Poland - Tychowo wind farm going on line with 20 N90/2500 turbines

20 N90/2500 turbines each with a nominal output of 2,500 kilowatts will be generating some 100,000 Mwh of electricity a year

Chile - Australian Firm seeks to expand its wind projects portfolio.

CEO of the company in Chile reveals that a production of around 300 MW is planned

UK - North East powers up plans for UK's first training turbine

Wind industry consortium releases plan for latest stage in the development of the UK's turbine skills centre

China - Wind farm with capacity equivalent to "Three Gorges Dam"

Installed wind power capacity to increase to more than 20 gigawatts in 11 years

Canada - GE and Plutonic Power considering acquisition of largest wind project in British Columbia

The project would represent GE Energy Financial Services’ and Plutonic’s first wind energy investment in Canada