News Archive June 2010

AREVA confirms its commitment to the offshore wind industry

Swiss investor acquires German wind farm from WKN Windkraft Nord AG

European Wind Initiative: Europe launches ten year research and development plan for wind energy

The European Wind Energy Association is pleased to invite you to a public debate:

Vestas launches two groundbreaking projects, lowering cost of energy for customers

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) invites you to the press conference

European grid planning and integrated markets urgently needed

The 1500/70 horizontal-axis turbine features a three-bladed upwind rotor with pitch power regulation and constant rotor speed, an asynchronous generator coupled directly to the grid, and an active yaw system

Europe - The TWENTIES wind energy project launched by the EU

Aim is to secure large-scale integration of wind power into the European electricity grid

USA - Fish schools used as design generators for wind turbines

Vertical-axis vs. horizontal-axis turbines

Group of engineering and architecture students design a 'vibro-wind' panel fitted with foam oscillators which convert and store the mechanical energy of wind vibrations into electric energy

Study examines the benefits and challenges of integrating enough wind and solar energy capacity into the grid to produce 35 percent of its electricity by 2017

USA - Internet search engine giant supports wind energy kite turbines

Short Summary on Kite Wind Energy

USA - Wind energy growth expected to slow in 2010

Low natural gas prices undermine development

USA - Florida man installs wind turbine on his property

The American Wind Energy Association says sales of such turbines rose 15 percent in 2009

Enhanced capabilities result in faster, safer and more accurate inspection and maintenance of turbine exteriors and blades at a lower cost than other methods currently in use

Product Pick of the Week - The Erickson Air-Crane

Air-crane brings Turbine Generators to the Italian Sky

India - Path to renewable energy

Solar energy, wind, and plant matter could help the country meet its swelling energy needs

USA - Turbine designed for water shows promise in air

Turbine design uses 100% of its diameter

SGS to Present its Rotor Blade Testing Services at the Technical Conference on Wind Turbine Rotor Blades 2010 in Essen, Germany

Wind energy industry foresees 250,000 new jobs in Europe by 2020

New at windfair.net: SGS Renewables

*Technical Service: Condition Monitoring*

EWEA predicts a strong European market for wind turbines in 2010

Wind Energy Conference Ticker - Nebraska Wind Power 2010 Conference dates set

Nebraska Wind Power 2010 Conference will be held in Kearney at the new Younes Conference Center November 9 to 10

REpower Offshore turbines at Thornton Bank and alpha ventus achieve first class operational results

Wind enthusiasts around the world celebrate Global Wind Day

Germany - Fast food chain adds wind and solar energy to its menu

A wind turbine added to the traditional exterior logo sign will provide additional electricity

Denmark - Vestas to develop deep water foundations, energy storage

USA - EPA says some contaminated sites good for wind farms

Many of the sites recommended by the EPA have been overlooked by wind-plant developers

USA - GE to supply turbines for Wyoming wind farms

Up to 2,100 MW of wind projects being developed by Pathfinder Renewable Wind Energy

AWEA - KNOW YOUR FACTS – AND PUT THEM TO WORK!

AWEA, WIND INDUSTRY CELEBRATES GLOBAL WIND DAY JUNE 15

World Wind Energy Award 2010 goes to the Founding Member States of IRENA

USA - Steel Workers & AWEA Join Forces

"We expect this framework will help advance the promise of green jobs being key to our future"

India - Wind farms to produce 5,000 Mw of power set to come up

“We are also now looking at possibilities for setting up wind farms in offshore and coast line”

USA - Airborne wind turbines lift off

At high altitudes, global winds have an estimated potential of 800 terawatts

USA - Powerful trade winds to push Hawaii’s green energy revolution

“Wind energy is plentiful on Hawaii’s islands”

For the first time in the history of the World Cup, one of the venues hosting the tournament, which kicks off this month in South Africa, will be powered by wind energy

Mexico - Obstacles for Wind Energy Development

Mexico offers significant wind power potential with conditions that are considered among the best in Latin America

UK - £2bn offshore windfarm to go ahead off north Wales

The Gwynt y Mor windfarm will have 160 wind turbines around 10 miles off the north Wales coast near Colwyn Bay and Llandudno

For the first time, SGS gets involved in a tidal energy project and will provide marine engineering consultancy services for Electricite de France Group (EDF).

Solutions in the test field "alpha ventus"

The Testfield "alpha ventus" has already generated a substantial energy output.

USA- Wind Power Bill Breezes Through Senate Committee

Advocates hail proposed legislation as boon to green economy; opponents concerned about cost to ratepayers

India - Emerging as leader in global wind energy

India is already the fifth largest producer of wind power, with an installed capacity of about 10,000 MW

Germany - Siemens to deliver 80 wind turbines to EnBW’s Baltic 2 farm

Baltic 2 is the second offshore project to be jointly implemented by EnBW and Siemens in the Baltic Sea

Vestas establishes presence in Southern Africa

Global industry leader to play constructive role in developing wind energy sector

SSB Service Group expands to Italy with SSB Servizi Eolici S.R.L.

Brazil - A 10,000 MW wind energy tender in Brazil

Two different types of tenders have been combined: one that counts towards the nation’s energy matrix, and a “reserve” tender

Product Pick of the Week - The Superturbine

Clever idea floats more than a turbine

Wind industry expects rapid increase in share of power generating in Europe and worldwide

HUSUM WindEnergy 2010 – at Husum Fair site from 21 to 25 September

Vestas receives 142 MW order for British Columbia, Canada

USA - Analyzing Offshore Wind Energy in the United States - a new market research

Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Wind turbine industry is available in its catalogue.

Estonia - Innovative ideas for how to produce wind energy in the future

Estonian Wind Power Association announces imaginative contest with the aim of generating innovative ideas on what a wind turbine might look like in the future.

France - French windmill recommissioned as wind generator

The windmill can produce electricity from wind speeds between 2 and 25 m/s

USA - Fresh-Water Wind Farm on Lake Erie

When completed wind farm will provide 20 megawatts and get on to about one gigawatt power by 2020

Italy - Smaller wind turbines

Well-suited for small, mountain or island communities, or small plants running off low voltage lines

Breaking down barriers to wind energy in Romania and Hungary

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) invites all media representatives to a double-date on wind energy development in emerging EU markets.

Europe - EWEA predicts strong year for wind turbine installations in Europe

10 GW of new wind power capacity to be installed in the EU in 2010

USA - Airborne wind turbines in the coming?

US company goes one step further and develops airborne wind turbines which utilise aerial structures to tap stronger winds at great heights

USA - Senator Tom Daschle, newly-formed Clean Energy Coalition, and wind industry leaders call on President Obama and senate leadership for clean energy action now

"Today's wind industry is a global business”

Italy - Change in public incentives for renewable-energy investment brings financing to a halt

Prices collapse in the €7.5 billion ($9.2 billion) green-certificates market

China - Vestas China continues to add wind energy to Fujian Province

Fujian Energy Wind Power Company orders 24 V80 wind turbines from Vestas in China

USA- GE and local leaders strike deal to spur development of offshore wind turbine market

U.S. Department of Energy to develop a comprehensive strategy for the deployment of offshore wind turbines

Denmark - Vestas: Business on the rise?

“Wind is all we do,” says Martha Wyrsch, the president of Vestas Americas

Exhibition Ticker - Wind Power Turkey 2010

Istanbul / 30 September - 1 October 2010

"I am so proud of the SPP leadership moving a regional plan for allocating costs to get transmission built in our part of the country ..."

Power factor correction

Portable measuring equipment for grid analysis

REpower: One gigawatt now installed in France

India - State-owned National Fertilizers to develop a 14.7-MW wind energy project in Rajasthan

"The entry into the wind energy segment is a part of our effort to contribute to the clean environment"

Germany - Andreas Nauen to be named CEO of REpower on the 1 July 2010

Supervisory Board of REpower Systems AG has agreed upon the appointment of Andreas Nauen as member and chairman of the Executive Board

UK - Offshore Wind Power announces Joint Venture to build 60 wind farm vessels

200 full time jobs in the planning

Denmark - Longest cargo ever to be carried by air safely

Two brand new, prototype, wind turbine blades transport safely from China to Denmark

Europe - Breaking down barriers to wind energy in Romania and Hungary

EWEA invites all media representatives to a double-date on wind energy development in emerging EU markets

The Randack Fasteners India started the first in-house coating line

Changes within the Executive Board of the BGZ AG

Michael Ostwald appointed new CFO of the Husum-based competence centre

Vestas receives 250 MW order for Colorado, USA

National Renewable Energy Action Plans: Delivery starts!