News Archive February 2013

Japan - Wind energy to be tripled in the next few years

Under a decade-long project the government will launch in fiscal 2013, which starts in April, the public and private sectors will spend about 310 billion yen on development

Japan - Wind energy to be tripled in the next few years

Under a decade-long project the government will launch in fiscal 2013, which starts in April, the public and private sectors will spend about 310 billion yen on development

Suzlon receives 138-MW wind energy order from South Africa

Suzlon to supply 66 S 88 turbines totaling 138.6 MW for the Cookhouse Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape Province of Republic of South Africa under Turnkey EPC contract

AWEA Blog - The U.S. wind energy industry had its strongest year ever in 2012

The milestone of 60,000MW (60GW) was reached just five months after AWEA announced last August that the U.S. industry had 50,000MW installed

EWEA Blog - European Wind Energy Association 2013 to start on an optimistic note

The wind industry is feeling the pain of the economic crisis, like all industries – but EWEA 2013 has some solutions

Product Pick of the Week - The GE 2.5-120 Wind Turbine

GE introduces 2.5-120, the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine

Leitwind announced today the commissioning of the Deliceto wind farm, which is now grid-connected and operating in Apulia, Italy.

Dr. Shrink Wind Energy News: DR. SHRINK DEBUTS WEBSITE

A good website doesn't only provide valuable product information, but also offers time-saving and convenient ordering.

Schaeffler Wind Energy News: Schaeffler Wins Goldwind ‘Excellent Quality Award 2012’

Schaeffler recently won a 2012 ‘Excellent Quality Award’ at the 4th Annual Supplier Conference held by Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd.

This week: EWEA Blog - Wind energy enough to light almost all Spanish households

The Spanish Wind Energy Association’s blog, Somos Eolicos, reported that amount of power would be enough to light most households in the nation

New platform-generation setting the standard in annual wind power yields // Up to 32 percent greater nominal output // Up to 37 percent increase in rotor sweep // Higher towers for IEC-1 and IEC-2 locations

Peikko Windenergy News: CHANGES IN PEIKKO GROUP’S MANAGEMENT: NEW MANAGERS FOR 4 PEIKKO UNITS

Peikko Group has a challenging growth target for 2013

This week: Siemens Wind Energy News - Company launches new 4-megawatt offshore wind turbine

Platform strategy drives industrialization of wind power sector

Just one day after the public presentation of its Generation Delta wind power systems, Nordex received its first contract for the delivery and installation of a wind farm complete with Generation Delta turbines from Raahen Tuulienergia Oy in Finland.

The new framework document, developed over two years in collaboration with leading consultants and developers, will lead to more transparency and advancements in the quantification of project losses and uncertainties says DNV KEMA.

Special thanks to Muhammad Zamir for his insights into a fast developing wind energy market. Mr. Zamir is former ambassador and Chairman of the Bangladesh Renewable Energy Society and an analyst specializing in foreign affairs.

New Member On Windfair.net: Tembra GmbH & Co KG

In the category: Consultancies * Wind Resource Assessment*

Siemens Wind Energy News: New facility in Orlando to offer advanced skills and safety training

Will serve to meet Siemens’ growing need for wind service technicians

New Member On Windfair.net: Schaltbau GmbH

In the category: Wind Energy Suppliers * Electrical and Electronic Engineering*

First long-term service agreement with a 10-year term for offshore project // Innovative logistics concept with specially designed service vessel

wpd Wind Energy News: Financing for wpd’s Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm Secured

The implementation and realization of the Butendiek offshore wind farm is proceeding.

EWEA Wind Energy News: The Poul La Cour prize for outstanding contribution to wind energy has been awarded this year to Professor Arthouros Zervos.

The award was presented to Professor Zervos by Klaus Rave, Vice President of EWEA.

EWEA Wind Energy News: EU wind industry skills shortage: over 5,000 more workers needed per year

The European wind industry faces a severe skills shortage of around 5,500 appropriately qualified staff per year.

The wind industry is being hit by the economic crisis and austerity across Europe, and a difficult situation should not be made worse by politicians undermining investor confidence, warned top industry figures today in Vienna.

PEIKKO WIND ENERGY NEWS: CE MARKING GRANTED TO PEIKKO'S LIFTING SYSTEMS

Peikko Group starts to CE mark its Lifting Systems used in precast concrete elements as of 1.7.2013.

EWEA – New leader – Mr. Thomas Becker takes over the lead of the European Wind Energy Association

The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has appointed Thomas Becker as its new Chief Executive Officer

The EU wind energy sector installed 11.6 gigawatts (GW) of capacity in 2012, bringing the total wind power capacity to 105.6 GW, according to the 2012 annual statistics launched today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).

GL Garrad Hassan pioneered the development of design tools for wind, wave, and tidal energy devices and Bladed is now recognized as the industry standard design tool for wind turbines

Germany - Alstom 6MW turbines listed in 348MW Baltic Sea project

Approval has been granted by the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern’s energy ministry

This week: CanWEA Blog - Global wind energy capacity grows 19 per cent in 2012;

Canada remains the world’s 9th largest wind energy market - New survey shows high public support for further wind development in Ontario and Quebec

GE’s WindBOOST increases turbine output at Turkish wind farm

WindBOOST is one of many software and controls technologies in GE’s suite of wind service offerings that increase annual energy production

Exhibition Ticker - The European Smart Grid Conference 2013: Save the Date

When: On the 14th at 8:30 to 17:00 on the 15th February 2013 CET Where. Venue to be confirmed shortly

Exhibition Ticker - The European Smart Grid Conference 2013: Save the Date

When: On the 14th at 8:30 to 17:00 on the 15th February 2013 CET Where. Venue to be confirmed shortly

Product Pick of the Week - Spotting the Invisible Cracks in Wind Turbines

A new approach is available for real-time monitoring of the structural health of wind turbine components during exposure to turbulence

“The 2012 figures reflect orders made before the wave of political uncertainty that has swept across Europe since 2011, which is having a hugely negative impact on the wind energy sector,” said Christian Kjaer, chief executive of EWEA.

Figures from wind sector advisory BTM Consult indicate that GE outpaced Vestas in the total amount of wind turbine capacity installed in 2012, marking the first time in over a decade the Danish company has been absent from the top of the rankings

The Spanish Wind Energy Association studies legal actions against the new cuts approved by the Government

The Spanish wind sector regards the measures adopted by the Government for the sector as unacceptable

The company’s upcoming G114-2.0 and G114-2.5 MW models for Class II & III sites will deliver superior project economics by maximizing energy output, increasing competitive investment ratios and reducing the cost of energy per megawatt installed

The demand for skilled wind service technicians is increasing as more wind projects come online in the Americas, thereby requiring long-term service and maintenance

Fraunhofer Institute - Endurance Tests of Offshore Wind Turbines und Laborartory

This way, software and hardware faults can be found and eliminated before the costly installation of the turbine

Milestone reached - 1,112 MW of wind energy installed in Spain in 2012

On December 31, the total accumulated wind power sector amounted to 22,785 MW, according to data compiled by the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE)

WKN Wind Energy News: Jaroslaw Smialek is the new head of WKN Poland

An additional executive manager with a solid branch-oriented background

All Energy Wind Energy News: All-Energy 2013

INFLUENTIAL SPEAKERS AND AN INVALUABLE FEATURE ANNOUNCED AT ALL-ENERGY 2013

A2SEA prepares itself as court gives approval to huge Swedish offshore wind farm

A2SEA’s new custom-designed installation vessel, Sea Installer, will arrive to replace Sea Jack.

Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, announced today that she is resigning, effective January 1, to return to private practice as a tax attorney

This week: Canada - Report: 2012 was a good year for the wind industry

“While China paused for breath, both the U.S. and European markets had exceptionally strong years,” said Steve Sawyer, Secretary General of GWEC

Enercon continues to dominate German wind energy market

Vestas came in second place, clocking up 24.2%. REpower came third with 11%, followed by Nordex with 3.7%, e.n.o. with 1.5% and Vensys with 1.1%.

New Member On Windfair.net: steute Schaltgeräte GmbH & Co. KG

In the category: Wind Energy Suppliers * Electrical and Electronic Engineering*

Siemens Wind Energy News: First joint wind project completed by Siemens and Shanghai Electric

The onshore wind power plant Guangrao with a capacity of 50 megawatts (MW) was completed at the end of 2012

AWEA welcomes President Obama’s commitment to wind energy in The Windfair Newsletter

Wind power became the number one source of new U.S. electric generating capacity in 2012

Established in 1984 with the mission of achieving “sustainable energy for everyone”, Ecofys has become the leading expert in renewable energy, energy & carbon efficiency, energy systems & markets as well as energy & climate policy

EWEA Blog - European Parliament takes step closer to boosting the price of CO2

“This is a good political signal showing that the EU still supports its carbon pricing policy"

The smart city embraces a complex matrix of issues, solutions, technologies, operations, and infrastructural requirements. Any survey of smart city projects needs to encapsulate this complexity

Expansion at Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm given green light

Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm currently comprises of 30 Vestas wind turbines, installed in 2005 and delivering a capacity of 90MW

"If I only grew potatoes and onions, then I wouldn't talk with so many people," says Jaap van der Beek. "You talk so often to these people because we all have the same interest. That interest is to build a big wind park."

ASM Windenergy News: ASM: New product catalogue for position sensors available

Sensors for distance, angle and inclination – with application examples

On January 31, 2013, SGS held a presentation on quality, health, safety and environment (QHSE) in wave and tidal projects at the Renewable UK (RUK) Health and Safety Conference in Sheffield.

EREC Wind Energy News: MEETING THE RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGETS:

GOVERNMENTS MAKE IT MORE DIFFICULT FOR THEMSELVES IN THE LONG-RUN

Exhibition Ticker - Offshore Wind Power USA 2013

26 - 27 February 2013: Boston, United States 2013: The Turning Point for Offshore Wind

Exhibition Ticker - Offshore Wind Power USA 2013

26 - 27 February 2013: Boston, United States 2013: The Turning Point for Offshore Wind

A consortium of actors in the renewable energy sector provide their view that while the EU has met its 2010 targets under the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/EC/28 Directive), recent government policy changes are making it much more difficult to ‘keep on

A consortium of actors in the renewable energy sector provide their view that while the EU has met its 2010 targets under the Renewable Energy Directive (2009/EC/28 Directive), recent government policy changes are making it much more difficult to ‘keep on

Wind power generated more electricity than nuclear power in China last year and will likely continue to do so in the future, according to a new report by the influential Earth Policy Institute (EPI)

The 2nd Mexican International Renewable Energy Congress

Accelerating renewable energy development in Mexico / 29—30 May 2013, Mexico City, Mexico

This week: The DESERTEC Project - New Information from the largest renewable project of its time

DESERTEC Power was established to advance the energy supply in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

PWEA Wind Energy News: PWEA 2013 Conference and Exhibition // 24-25 April 2013, Serock, Narvil Hotel

The PWEA 2013 Conference and Exhibition is the largest wind power industry event in Poland.

WWEA Wind Energy News: CISWIND-2013: International Conference & Exhibition "Wind power in the CIS and Eastern Europe"

Congress Complex “Olimpiyskiy”, Kyiv, Ukraine – 28-29 March 2013

There is a lot going on in the Finnish wind power sector. Good evidence for that was the high amount of Finnish companies and visitors at EWEA 2013 in Vienna this year. Also, the interest shown towards the Finnish market was remarkable. It’s nice to work

Canada ranks ninth globally in total installed capacity with more than 6,500 MW of wind energy in operation, enough to meet the annual power needs of almost two million Canadian homes.

Gamesa has aligned its balance sheet to market realities and the business plan 2013-2015

Gamesa presented its 2012 earnings today, after advancing the key figures on 12 February.

Water giant - Nestle - hosts its first two on-site wind turbines in the world

Wind energy will power 30 percent of facility, as part of Nestle Waters North America’s long-term renewable energy plan.

Continuing with the series of “wind energy stories” from around the world, in association with Global Wind Day, Robert van Waarden travels to Nepal to meet Aruna Awale at the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre.