News Archive July 2009

REpower and Valorem agree to supply 21 wind turbines to France

"Commitment to supporting development of America’s clean, renewable energy resources has been critical to moving the Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) through committee and on to the next phase of the legislative process"

China - Ambitious plans for wind energy could attract $150bn in investment

Revamping of regulations and the building of a much needed infrastructure on the plate

UK - The advent of small-scale wind power

With more than 15 manufacturers based in the UK alone, a wide variety of designs are available and some 10,000 micro and small wind turbines have been installed in the country since 2005

Norway - Wind power on track for policy boost

"Offshore wind energy may become the next adventure for the Norwegian industry and energy sector"

USA - AWEA Statement on House Passage of Energy and Climate Legislation

"... A strong RES will allow our country to remain competitive in the global race to secure renewable energy investment and jobs"

Germany - Nordex awarded 90 MW contract in Turkey

Subsidiary established in the growing Turkish market

Egypt - Transferring modern wind technology to Africa

A series of linked wind farms have been built at Zafarana with the support of the Danish, German and Spanish governments

Bolivia - First and new wind atlas

New tool indicates wind resource potential in any given geographic location in the country

USA - Nordic Windpower awarded contracts totaling 19 MWs

Public- and private-sector community wind projects in North and South America

USA - REpower to target larger slice of booming U.S. market

First REpower turbines hit U.S. soil last year

Azerbaijan - Premiere for Energy Competence Centre GmbH

A wind farm of 105 MW power is being developed along the highway from Baku to Guba

Special emphasis on fundraising, incentives, and public policy formulation for development of clean energy

Taiwan - Electricity producer to invest US$244m in wind project

106 turbines are already in operation and 56 currently under construction

Africa - Vast wind energy potential to be exploited

Push for investments and setting of binding targets slow

UK - Wind study on high wind locations

The most comprehensive report of its kind has identified the UK's best locations for households to install micro-wind turbines, say its authors.

USA - Wind energy industry welcomes Renewable Energy Grant Guidance issued by Treasury

Program expected to boost investment, job creation

USA - Magic wind system casts growth spell

System harnesses the static electricity created from wind

USA - NACEL Energy announces Leila Lakes project

Company's fifth Texas wind powerproject

Mexico - Gamesa to install 10 MW of wind power

Agreement with Turbo Power Baja Energy for the supply of a total of five Gamesa G87-2.0 MW wind turbines

Germany - Demand from Turkey for Nordex wind turbines continuing to grow

Ten N90/2500 turbines ordered by new customer As Makinsan

Chile - Codelco announces tender for the construction of the largest wind farm in Latin America in August

Product Pick of the Week - Helix Power’s small wind turbine on every rooftop

“Big wind is getting a big pushback"

Already the fastest growing new generation source in both Europe and the US, wind power has the capacity to provide up to 12% of the world's energy needs by 2020, saving over 10 billion tons of CO2 in the process

China - Huayi Electric to set up wind turbine manufacturing base

Manufacturing base expected to have an annual production capacity exceeding 800MW, and the annual output value will exceed RMB 4 billion

Product Pick of the Week - Wind Jammers

Laser Technology to Boost Wind Power

China - Wind power developments

China announces plans to construct a number of 10 GW wind power bases, in a bid to further boost the development of the country's renewable energy industry

Denmark - Vestas wins 75 MW wind turbine orders in China

First order is for 13 units for a project in Shandong province and the second for 25 units for a wind development in Guangdong province

India - Suzlon Energy to supply wind turbines in Europe

According a pact with EUFER, Suzlon would supply and install 2.1 MW wind turbines for wind farms totaling 224.5 MW

USA - Your own wind energy device?

Save over 80% of your electrical bills and do something good for the environment

USA - US Wind Energy Technology - On the Cutting Edge of Science I

WhalePower Wind Blade Technology

UK - Statkraft to invest £400m in Scots wind farm plan

2000 megawatts proposed in Norway and 1500 in Sweden

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Quiet Revolution qr5

REpower and Vattenfall sign 150 megawatt contract for offshore wind farm off the British Isles

The test plan and results will be the first study of its kind and will be evaluated by an independent third party to conform to the AWEA standards for small wind testing

USA - Wind turbine to be tested at wastewater plant

“It’s a great opportunity to collect site-specific wind data that the city of Ashtabula and surrounding area could use for long-term wind energy development”

USA - Renewable electricty standard will not create jobs unless strengthened

Energy legislation needs stronger near-term targets to build up domestic manufacturing base, keep U.S. in lead, say wind industry leaders

US Wind Energy Technology - On the Cutting Edge of Science III

Windspire Verticle Wind Turbines

USA - Iberdrola seeks $500M for 850MW of wind power

Company is seeking the cash grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Spain - Suzlon Energy to Supply Wind Turbines to Spain's EUFER

100 wind turbines totaling 224.5 megawatts for use in seven windfarms

Dominican Republic - Puerto Rican company to invest in renewable energy

Privately held company and the CNE are committed to developing a program to invest in wind power generation

Germany - Nordex to begin building plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas

Investment of $100 million will create 700 direct jobs, stimulate local economy

US Wind Energy Technology - On the Cutting Edge of Science IV

The Mageen Air Rotor System (MARS)

Panama - Spanish company to invest in the first panamanian wind farm

Fersa/Enrilews SA to invest approximately $225 million Euros in building the Toabré wind farm, to be located in the province of Cocle

USA - NACEL Energy Submits Interconnection Plan to Swisher Electric Cooperative

"Application for Operation of Customer Owned Generation" submitted

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The Windbelt

UK - Farmer unveils horizontal turbine

Alternative 300ft (91m) wind turbine unveiled at a farm in Cornwall.

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Media and Presenters

Nordex to begin building plant in Jonesboro, Arkansas

New at windfair.net: Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD) Seeschiffahrtsberatung

Offshore: Service and Logistics

TDK-LAMBDA LAUNCHES FIRST 1000W AC-DC POWER BRICKS

US Wind Energy Technology - On the Cutting Edge of Science VII

WePOWER

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Honeywell Wind Turbine

USA - Wind power tested for military housing

The grant-funded, year-long tests could lead to smaller wind turbines that could generate enough power for 10 homes each

Product Pick of the Week - New monitoring and maintenance technology from Siemens

Reducing the costs of operation and allowing more efficient turbine operation

China/Spain - Gamesa and China Huadian team up on 300 MW wind projects

Spanish wind turbine generator maker and China Huadian plan to develop four wind parks in the Inner Mongolia region of China.

USA - US Wind Energy Technology - On the Cutting Edge of Science VIII

The Spiral Drag Wind Turbine

USA - Optimizing Wind Power Performance Conference

Advanced strategies for maximizing plant performance / Houston, USA, 2-3 September 2009

Denmark - Stability of hawk wings used for wind turbine design

“Providing the blade with a movable trailing edge it is possible to control the load on the blade and extend the life time of the wind turbine components”

USA - Is there more wind available than we thought?

A new study of the global potential for wind-generated electricity concludes that windmills can meet the world’s energy demand with plenty of power to spare

USA - Nacel Energy - Excerpt from the current edition of Fortune Magazine

NACEL is focusing on what Turner sees as the "macro and micro issues of wind energy."

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Architectural Wind

China - Government sets wind power prices to spur renewable energy

On-grid tariffs set at between CNY 0.51 and CNY 0.61 per kilowatt-hour in four regions

Conference of the Week - European Wind Energy Conference (EWEC 2010)

20-23 April 2010, Warsaw, Poland

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The Sky Serpent

Wales - Bold vision needs political framework

Decisions that would enable Wales to reach renewable energy targets are not being made

BRAZIL - 441 projects submitted to the auction for wind power generation

Project submissions equivalent oto13,300 MW

Canada - Study finds significant opportunity for Atlantic Canada wind exports to U.S.

“We see there is a huge market and we also see there will be a strong value for wind energy coming from Canada”

Kenya - Africa's largest wind farm to be erected

With surging demand for power and blackouts common across the continent, Africa is looking to solar, wind and geothermal technologies to meet its energy needs

Vestas receives 165 MW offshore order in Belgium

USA - America’s largest wind power project approaches

The Alta Wind Energy Centre