News Archive August 2012

Siemens receives 270 MW wind order from Australia

Siemens has received an order for a total of 90 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 270 megawatts (MW) for the Snowtown II Wind Farm in Australia.

Strengthening of global network in The Windfair Newsletter

TÜV SÜD acquires UK renewable energy specialist

Green Power Conferences: 3rd annual Wind Power Romania

15-16 January 2013, Bucharest, Romania

USA - BP Wind Energy and Sempra Move into Full Construction of $250 Million Wind Farm in Pennsylvania

BP Wind Energy and Sempra U.S. Gas & Power announced today that the Mehoopany Wind Farm has moved into full construction

Anemometry Specialists, of Alta, Iowa, is one of hundreds of wind companies, large and small, from coast to coast that are hoping for an extension of the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) before its scheduled expiration at the end of this ye

GE, a leading global provider of wind energy, will provide Comexhidro eight 2.75-megawatt (MW) wind turbines that will generate clean energy for public lighting in the municipality of Santa Catarina, Nuevo Leon

This week: UK - Nordex receives order for two wind power plants in Ireland

Glenough 2 entails an extension to an existing 32.5MW wind farm, which Nordex previously also built, while Gibbett Hill is a new 15MW wind farm

SGS End of Warranty Inspection of Borusan Wind Turbines in Turkey

SGS Ensuring Good Energy

Green Power Conferences: Wind Power North Africa

27-28 November 2012, Casablanca, Morocco

UK - 2012 Olympics in London in the sign of renewable and geener thinking

Vertical axis wind turbines used in London’s Olympic Park

Product Pick of the Week - A windpowered car that can travel faster than the wind

The windpowered car - The Blackbird

Tripod transport from Emden to Bremerhaven for the first time

CanWEA Blog - Homegrown British Columbia wind energy a cost-effective and clean choice to meet increased electricity demand

Turbine prices drop 20 per cent while productivity increases 27 per cent since 2009

Exhibition Ticker - GL Garrad Hassan Training: Wind Farm Design and Introduction to WindFarmer

Conference training hosted by the African Wind Energy Association on the 25-26 October 2012, Cape Town, South Africa

This week: Newest Research - Innovative insights into the size of wind turbines and the impact on the environment

Scientists have claimed in a new study that the larger the wind turbine, the greener the electricity it produces

New members of Advisory Board for WindEnergy Hamburg 2014 The latest news is that several international wind energy companies have joined the Advisory Board. The new members are ZF, Gamesa, Alstom and Dong Energy. Alongside VDMA Power Systems, the m

This week: WB100M: Robust tape extension position sensor by ASM measures reliably under extreme offshore conditions

Measuring tape principle ensures long operating life

EPURON Holding opts for complete maintenance arrangement from Availon

Modular maintenance concept ensures high cost transparency

This week: Landstar Earns Quest for Quality Awards from Logistics Management

ABB wins $55 million wind power order in Brazil as renewable energy demand grows

Substations and transmission infrastructure to increase wind-generated electricity in energy mix

SIEMENS: Journey of the world’s longest wind turbine rotor blade through Denmark

Loaded and ready to go

In the infographic, Sweden emerges as a shining beacon in the north, with 2010 figures showing that 46.9% of its energy came from renewable sources – albeit with heavy use of hydropower

Nordex reports a 50% increase in order backlog in the first half

Nordex continues to expect that full-year sales will grow to EUR 1.0 – 1.1 billion in 2012 (2011: EUR 921 million)

As the presidential campaigns have taken up the question of whether to extend the federal wind energy Production Tax Credit (PTC) beyond 2012, some confusion has arisen about the dollars involved

China’s wind energy capacity reaching over 50 gigawatts

China’s wind power sector has witnessed substantial growth, with the country’s on-grid wind power capacity reaching over 50 gigawatts to date, the State Grid said Wednesday

Ukraine - Windreich enters a new era with Fuhrländer

The Ukraine offers good locations for wind turbines and promotes regenerative energies, because the country wants to become independent from fossil fuels

UK - DONG Energy acquires three German offshore wind farm projects

DONG Energy has acquired 100% ownership interest in three offshore wind development projects in Germany, Gode Wind 1, 2, and 3, from PNE Wind AG

UK - New wind farm for Galawhistle with 22 wind turbines

Energy Minister Fergus Ewing gave the go-ahead for the scheme, which lies 7km east of Muirkirk, East Ayrshire, and 4km west of Douglas, South Lanarkshire

Urban Green Energy and GE Announce First Sanya Skypump Installation

World’s First Integrated Wind-Powered Electric Vehicle Charging Station Installed in Barcelona

This week: Ammonit presents the new Meteo-40 data logger version and the enhanced AmmonitOR monitoring platform at HUSUM

Newsrooms, websites and social media have been enthusiastically reporting this past week that the United States wind power sector now has installed at least 50 gigawatts of electric generating capacity

UK - Milestone for offshore wind farm

Almost a third of homes in Wales will be powered by wind energy as part of a major wind farm substation constructed in Belfast

FORCE Technology proudly announces the latest development on automated ultrasonic scanners for on-site NDT inspection on rotor blades: The fully integrated P-scan AMS-64 blade scanner. It is an ultra portable track scanner system, which may be attached to

Honduras - Wind farm with wind turbines from Nordex

Nordex has installed some 4,900 wind turbines with a capacity of 7,500 megawatts in 38 countries. Nordex wants 300 MW of wind power in Honduras, through Wind R4E.

This week: UK - Mabey Bridge erects first REpower wind turbines

The wind turbines are supplied by REpower UK whose managing director, Rick Eggleston, commented that using Mabey Bridge for the Seamer installation made perfect sense

The wind power industry installed 413 MW in Spain in the first half of 2011, which accounts for 14% less than the same period last year, according to the Spanis Wind Energy Association (AEE). At June 30, the total stood at 22,087 MW.

Two new technological developments in the global wind power industry have been garnering media interest recently as the emissions-free generating sector continues to increase its world-wide installed capacity year after year after year

The plant, which will be financed by Attijariwafa Bank, Banque Marocaine du Commerce Extérieur (BMCE) and France’s Banque Populaire, will be built astride the Atlantic ocean in southern Morocco

Puetro Galera wind farm is the second project under the renewable energy program of Mindoro’s Power Development Plan for 2012-2014 following the 4.5-MW Linaw-Kawayan Mini-Hydro plant in San Teodoro town

Global Senior Vice President of People & Culture Roald Steen Jakobsen says the further reduction in the workforce demonstrates Vestas is in full control of the cost reduction plan

Australia - Non-Hydro Renewables Generation Will Reach 7.4 Terawatt Hours (Twh) In 2012

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Australia Renewables Report Q4 2012″ report to their offering

European Union’s construction product regulation takes effect in full on 1 July 2013 and accordingly CE marking will become mandatory for steel constructions as of 1 July 2014.

From a historical perspective, a mixed set of factors have affected the composites industry, crossing socio-political, technology, marketing and environmental issues.

BLG at WAB’s joint booth in Husum

This week: USA - Minnesota Wind Farm To Feature Gamesa’s New Low-Wind Turbines

Exergy Development Group’s 36 MW Big Blue Wind Farm, which will be built in south central Minnesota, will feature Gamesa’s newest wind turbine model

Rotor locks for wind power stations and technology for producing and testing large-scale components, ROEMHELD Rotor locks are designed to withstand lateral forces of up to 5,500 kN

Polish Wind Energy Association: Wind Energy Workshops

"Wind Farm Integration with the National Power System" 25 September 2012, Warsaw, Radisson Blu Hotel

Finland - Nordex delivering the first wind farm project to Finland

With a capacity of 21.6 MW, the wind farm comprises nine N117/2400 multi-megawatt wind turbines mounted on top of 120-metre high towers

This week: Interim financial report - second quarter and first half year 2012

2012 outlook for EBIT, revenue and cash flow retained. Preparation for 2013 intensifies with additional redundancies of 1,400 employees.

Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association: If You are in Wind, You have to be at Wind Power India

Nov 28, 29 & 30, Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Offshore Wind Energy: Design and installation of support structures in the North Sea in The Windfair Newsletter

Haus der Technik e.V., together with the ForWind Academy 05. - 06.09.2012 in Bremerhaven (Germany)

Chile - Acciona wind farm project with 22 wind turbines

The regional bisecretario stressed that this example can put the Coquimbo Region as “the capital of renewable energy, particularly wind power

The environmental and economic benefits of wind power are well established. It is a homegrown source of electricity. Along with other forms of renewable energy, it can help us make the transition over coming decades to new, less-polluting ways to power th

The WindFloat Agucadoura unit is a Vestas 2 MW floating wind turbine moored in water depths of slightly less than 50 meters, 4 km offshore the northern coast of Portugal

Converters Plus Generators: A Wind Energy Dream Team

PCS and VEM Sachsenwerk celebrate their forward-looking partnership at HUSUM

DEHNcare® protects in the event of an arc fault

DEHN has now extended its portfolio of personal protective equipment by an arc-fault-tested protective suit.

New Member On Windfair.net: Leitwind AG

Category: Manufacturers and Distributors of large Wind Turbines

EOLICA 2012 and HUSUM Wind Energy 2012

LEITWIND, as one of the leading producers of direct drive wind turbines, exhibits at the EOLICA 2012 in Rome, Italy.

DEHN at HUSUM WindEnergy 2012

Wind Energy Conference

DEWEK 2012

Turkey - GE Completes Wind Farm

Wind power is seen by many as one of the best bets to achieve a sustainable energy future

AWEA Blog - Cape Wind’s offshore wind farm get the green light

The American Wind Energy Association says about 27,000 wind-related jobs could disappear if the PTC is not extended before the end of the year

Encoders and sensors for wind turbines in The Windfair Newsletter

Baumer at Husum WindEnergy 2012 (18.- 22.09.2012) Hall/Stand 3G11

Politicians love it when they get the chance to present a successful investment project – Germany’s transport minister Peter Ramsauer was able to talk about “pioneering work with worldwide relevance” when he visited an offshore energy plant in Cuxhaven on

This week: Test series for special clamps in wind power stations

New technologies frequently make challenging demands on the relevant vendor parts; for example, on the cable fastenings in wind power towers.

This week: HUSUM Wind Energy 2012 - SLV Duisburg will be there!

Joint booth of windmesse.de, hall 3, booth G 11

The ministry’s spokesperson said that diversifying energy sources in Japan has become a significant national issue after the radioactive disaster at Fukushima No.1 Nuclear Power Plant, stressing that the ministry aims to take advantage of the country’ s f

Acciona Completes First AW-3000 Wind Turbine For North America

Two of the 3 MW wind turbines, which feature a 116-meter rotor diameter, will be installed at the Pioneer Grove Wind Farm in Cedar County, Iowa

One type of clamp for various cable diameters

Double clamp for fastening cables in wind power stations with DC machines

EWEA: Wind Turbine Noise: From Source to Receiver

11-12 December 2012, Oxford, UK

Ireland - Growing wind power activities

The current grid-connected and operational wind energy capacity on the island of Ireland is 2054.86 megawatts (MW)

Vestas supplies its first wind turbines with intelligent aviation lights

Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has for the first time supplied radar-controlled aviation lights to a wind farm

HAWE Hydraulik at HusumWindEnergy 2012: Focus on modular construction

HAWE Hydraulik SE, Munich, is presenting hydraulic controls for wind turbines at the HusumWindEnergy 2012.