News Archive February 2011

Small wind resource assessment with Meteodyn

Global wind capacity increases by 22% in 2010 - Asia leads growth

Product Pick of the Week - It's Official: ASME B18.2.6-2010 Recognizes Squirter® DTIs

Many of the best engineers, fabricators and inspectors around the world have been using Squirter® DTIs with confidence for years

REpower Systems AG announces results for first nine months of 2010/11 (April 1, 2010 - December 31, 2010)

- Total performance EUR 804.0 million - EBIT EUR 44.4 million - Order backlog rises to EUR 2.9 billion

Munich Re is insuring the guarantees which Fuhrländer, a German builder of wind power plants, is giving its customers. Fuhrländer gives buyers of its up to 2.5-Megawatt wind turbines a technical guarantee

Wind energy Vestas is on track with a record-high order intake of 8,673 MW

2010 was a tough year, but Vestas is on track with a record-high wind power order intake of 8,673 MW

Wind power was seen as either “favourable” or “very favourable” by 75% of people who responded to a Pike Research survey. In addition, wind turbines had “unfavourable” responses of only 5%

In a move to accelerate the development of an offshore wind power in the United States, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Secretary of Energy Steven Chu announced plans to fast-track four offshore areas

USA- Salazar, Chu Announce Major Offshore Wind Energy Initiatives

Strategic plan, $50 million in R&D funding, identified Wind Power Areas will speed offshore wind farm development

USA - Nordex USA starts 2011 with new wind energy order for 45 MW Idaho wind farm

The 45 MW wind farm in Power County – Nordex’ first wind power project in Idaho – will use 18 of Nordex’ N100 2.5 MW wind turbines

USA - Landstar Honors Newest Class of Million Mile Safe Drivers

This class of 93 brings the total number of active BCOs who have earned the Million Mile title to 660

New Member on Windfair.net: RENK Test System GmbH

Technical Service: Maintenance and Service

UK - Belfast Harbour, Dong Energy sign letter of intent for marine park

Belfast Harbour is to fund and build a new £40m, 450m quay and 50-acre logistics space, on the County Down side of the Harbour

The U.S. community wind sector, as a report from the Berkeley National Laboratory defines, consists of relatively small utility-scale wind power projects that sell power on the wholesale market and are developed and owned primarily by local investors

Product Pick of the Week - WAsP – the Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Program

Understanding inflow angles

Exhibition Ticker - Wind Power Brazil Design, Operation & Maintenance Forum

7 April 2011, São Paulo, Brazil / Building, Operating & Maintaining Successful Wind Projects in a Burgeoning Market

Holmen and E.ON have signed an agreement to jointly develop wind power in the municipality of Örnsköldsvik. The plan is to erect 70 wind turbines in three different wind farm areas, primarily located on Holmen's land

USA - Gamesa Praises U.S. Officials' Action to Advance Offshore Wind Energy

With more than 15 years' experience, Gamesa is a world leader in the design, manufacture, installation and maintenance of wind turbines

Alstom Wind and the National Institute for Renewable Energy (NIRE) have begun testing on the company’s first turbine certified in North America. The company plans to construct a wind turbine assembly facility in Amarillo, Texas

USA & Ireland - Finavera Renewables Changes Name to Finavera Wind Energy

Finavera Renewables is a wind farm development company focused on developing, constructing, and operating wind turbines in North America and Ireland

A research company in New Hampshire recently patented its bladeless wind turbine, which is based on a patent issued to Nikola Tesla in 1913

Troutman Sanders invites you to USEA's Seminar

The Utility Perspective on Renewable Energy February 15, 2011 | 2:00 - 4:00 PM

Google makes its first direct investment in a utility-scale renewable energy project — two wind farms that generate 169.5 megawatts of power, enough to power more than 55,000 homes

France - Small wind resource assessment with Meteodyn

UrbaWind 2.0 is now released!

TWK-ELEKTRONIK GmbH: Updating with bootloader function

TWK-ELEKTRONIK GmbH: Electronic switching cam encoders with absolute position detection

Planning of wind farms: On the lee or sunny side?

Foundations and praxis of wind farm planning and project due diligence at Haus der Technik

Durable 2D Barcode for anodised surfaces

Sweden - IKEA to build nine wind turbines wind farm

Wind power developer O2 Vind AB will construct thewind energy plant, which should produce 70 GWh of electricity from early next year

Vattenfall’s German offshore wind power project DanTysk has signed a contract for the transportation of 80 wind turbines. Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München will build the DanTysk offshore wind farm

Pakistan can generate over 350,000 MW electricity through only wind energy against the country’s total demand of about 21,000 MW peak summer, necessitating solid steps to explore the potential

With investments exceeding €47 billion and especially thanks to Asian markets, 2010 wind power installed capacity increased by 22.5% over 2009. Western wind farm markets’ growth rate has instead slowed down.

USA - WindMade Introduces Wind Energy Made Consumer Label for Products

Leading Businesses and Non-Profit Organisations Will Develop First Global Consumer Label for Companies Using Wind Power

Finland - Winwind, Cursor Oy to Develop Wind Energy Cluster

Cursor Oy and Winwind have entered into a cooperation agreement on wind power cluster development in Finland’s Kotka-Hamina regio

Kosovo - Wind power arrives in the Balkans

The wind farm project been presented as part of the plans for alternative sources of energy, respectively, of wind turbines which make the generation of wind energy possible

Cuba - Looking for new places to generate wind energy

Wind prospecting researches in the north of the central Cuban province of Ciego de Avila revealed two areas with conditions where to generate electricity from wind power

Flexible System-Integrated Converters

PCS Green Line Makes Strong Showing at Brussels Trade Fair

To support an emergent wind energy industry in the country, GL Garrad Hassan has developed a wind map of Lebanon, and therefore the potential for wind farm development

Projected growth in wind energy means 12,500 new jobs and $12.5 Billion in new investment by 2018. Wind farm plants represents a significant majority of this development

"EDP has selected offshore wind energy as one of its five innovation priorities and the WindFloat is one of the most promising technologies in this area," said EDP chief executive António Mexia

UK - Plan for Isle of Wight offshore wind farm

The UK's flagship wind power project to develop up to 32 GW of offshore wind energy capacity by 2020 took a major leap forward

The wind power industry in England has just published a Protocol statement that will see communities living near future onshore wind farm plants larger than 5 MW realise significant additional economic benefits

Gamesa, a leading wind farm player along with Northrop Grumman, have launched the Offshore Wind Turbines Technology Center for the joint development of the next generation of offshore wind energy systems

He has been involved in the wind turbines industry for the past 7 years, with experience as a technician and development manager for several wind farm sites in northwest Illinois

They have been developed to deliver a high level of operational reliability that protects the assets of those investing in wind power, particularly as increasing numbers of wind turbines

China - Wind farm of 49.5 MW connected to grid in Tianjin

The largest wind turbines project in north China's Tianjin Municipality was connected to grid on Tuesday, supplying power enough for 247,500 households a year

Chief Minister Sindh Syed Qaim Ali Shah on Saturday pledged that the required land would be provided for the 150-megawatt wind power plant in Thatta district within the next 10 days

Tritons are being used throughout the wind power industry, alone or in conjunction with met towers, to streamline the wind farm development process and to improve wind turbines operations

Indian Wind Power Association, Chennai, Organizes a three-day International Conference on Wind Energy "WE by 2020" on 15, 16 and 17th of February 2011 at Hall No.12,Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

The offshore wind turbines industry leaders from home and aboard will take an active part in proving the unique charm of China as the country with the most potential for offshore wind power development in the world

Canada - Finavera and GE unit to partner on Canadian wind farm

The two companies would jointly arrange debt financing and retain a third-party engineering firm to oversee construction of the wind turbines project

SAMTECH will demonstrate to the wind energy community the power and user-friendliness of the latest release for advanced dynamic analysis and certification of Wind Turbines

More wind power and electric cars will bolster our national security, improve electric reliability, create new manufacturing jobs, save consumers money, and revitalize rural communities

USA - CCI/Ryan To Erect Alstom Wind Turbines In Minnesota

The wind energy project began in late 2010. CCI/Ryan has been selected to erect Alstom-manufactured wind turbines for the 20 MW Danielson wind farm

USA - Westar Energy Seeking To Purchase 369 MW of Wind Energy

Westar Energy is asking the Kansas Corporation Commission for permission to buy an additional 369 megawatts of wind power

Wind energy Gamesa will also install more than 30 MW of wind power capacity for E.ON in the wind farm under construction in Alcamo –Sicily (Italy

In what is regarded as milestone decision Finish authorities granted the water permit to Suurhiekka offshore wind farm, the first full scale offshore wind energy project of the country

Product Pick of the Week - Wear-resistant bearings that reduce micropitting, smearing, and brittle flaking

Providing up to 3.5 times greater L10 life for main shaft and gearbox bearings

Niagara Region Wind Corporation (NRWC) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a Feed-In-Tariff contract from the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) for its proposed Niagara Region Wind Power Project

Wind energy which has witnessed a phenomenal growth in India over the past few years. The country’s current cumulative installed wind farm capacity is 13 GW (as on Dec 2010), reaching 64 GW by 2020

Japan - Development of large offshore wind power systems

Wind turbines with foundations on the seabed exceeding 5,000 kW in output are being commercialized in the overseas wind farm market

The wind power order, worth 30 million euros, includes cables, accessories and installation. Roughly 160 km of medium voltage 34 kV cables are required to connect the 111 wind turbines

Philippines has a potential capacity of 76,000 megawatt of wind power and has yet to harness it. Geothermal energy, wind turbines, solar power and micro-hydro account for less than one percent

Contact Energy has a final consent for its third biggest wind energy project that is expected to be proposed in New Zealand, the winning board of the inquiry draft permit for a 504 MW wind power plant

AWEA -Texas wind power used to offset big game's energy use

Wind power helped green last night's championship game in Dallas

Canada - Wind power capacity in Canada to surpass 4 GW by the end of 2010

Wind energy in Canada have been experiencing exponential growth in recent years due to the favourable economic and operating environment in that country

Vestas, a Danish company that has installed about half the world's offshore wind farm plants, has agreed to supply Energias de Portugal (EDP) with a single wind turbine to test the waters for floating wind turbines

USA - Linking wind energy in the West of the US

Development represents a potential $30 billion investment in transmission and generation facilities