News Archive December 2017

Forest Enterprise Scotland is an agency of the Forestry Commission and manages the National Forest Estate on behalf of Scottish Ministers. It has installed a capacity of over 1 GW of renewable energy as of now.

ACCIONA's Presence in Chile is Growing

The company starts construction work on its second wind farm in Chile which will have a capacity of 183 MW

The Netherlands are small, but the coast is long. This is why the government has released three large offshore areas off the North Sea coast in recent years: Borssele, Hollandse Kust Zuid (South) and Hollandse Kust Noord (North) creating an ever-increasing offshore boom.

Serbia Invests in Wind Energy by GE

GE Renewable Energy scores Serbian wind farm for 105 MW

Younicos to Deliver Battery for Hywind

Statoil awards battery contract in Batwind project

Vestas moves to 'New Frontiers'

Vestas to supply 29 V126-3.45 MW turbines for the New Frontier Wind Project, expanding Vestas’ 4 MW platform into North Dakota.

MacArtney Supplies Winches for Borkum Riffgrund OWF 2

MacArtney winches provide a high degree of reliability during operation

Google Signs PPA with EDF Renewable Energy

The Glaciers Edge Wind Project in Iowa is to supply Google with renewable energy.

Enel Sells Stakes in US Wind Farms

Enel sells stakes in Caney River and Rocky Ridge wind farms, but continues to manage operations of both projects.

Mainstream in Need for Equity Partner

After all legal battles were won, Mainstream is searching for an equity partner for Scottish offshore project Neart Na Gaoithe

GRS Opens Office in Atlanta

Global Renewables Shipbrokers expands to the U.S.

'Red Wind' for Russia

Dutch wind turbine manufacturer Lagerwey has set up a joint venture with Russian company NovaWind to push wind energy in Russia.

Boosting your Performance

The new services are based on analysis of real-time data collected by the electrical drivetrain in wind turbines, consisting of the generator, frequency converter and transformer.

The Art of Hedging

Hedging is emerging as an instrument to cover the resource risk of variable wind generation, or ‘volume risk’.

The Asian Renewable Energy Hub (AREH) is a proposed up to 6-gigawatt wind and solar hybrid power plant in Western Australia’s East Pilbara region that would export its electricity production to Indonesia via subsea electrical cables.

WindGEMINI Advances Turbine Operations

Using data to enhance wind turbine operations

New Number Three

UK’s third largest wind farm owner-operator is called Ventient Energy

Five Wind Farms for Spain

Vestas and Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables strengthen ties

Siemens Gamea to Test Innovative Storage Technology

"Future Energy System - FES" will supply energy out of hot stones for the Trimet SE aluminum smelter site in Hamburg-Altenwerder by spring 2019

Avangrid Renewables Signs PPAs with Google

Google buys wind power from Coyote Ridge and Tatanka Ridge Wind Farms in Brookings and Deuel counties.

Vestas Gets Another Order for Wind XI Project in Iowa

Vestas will supply 70 MW for MidAmerican Energy

Cape Wind Remains a Dream: Project Developer Gives Up

It was to be the first offshore wind farm in the USA. What remains is 16 years of struggle against windmills.

New Tray Cable Range For Dynamic Applications by Nexans

New INTERCOND® Tray Cable range combines the virtues of a tray cable with the dynamic capabilities of an advanced automation cable suitable for servo motor installations.

Nordex Wins Repowering Project in Spain

One of Acciona Energía’s oldest wind farm in Spain will be repowered by Nordex, reducing 90 turbines to just 12.

The windhunter academy uses their products in their exclusive training center for the wind energy industry where high level training courses and study on the subject of work safety in and on wind turbines are available.

Ørsted Pushes U.S. Offshore Wind

Ørsted contracts Fugro to undertake geotechnical investigations for Bay State Wind and Ocean Wind

Russian Rostov Region Interested in Wind Energy

Fortum-RUSNANO wind investment fund set up to build 600 MW of wind energy in Rostov region.

All Good at Greater Gabbard

Global blade inspection specialist Altitec Carries Out Specialist Healthcheck At Greater Gabbard

Swedish subsidiary of the Finnish Peikko Group, Peikko Sverige AB, has received an extensive order for the supply of gravity foundations for the Markbygden wind farm in Piteå in northern Sweden.

UK-based engineers Atkins, subcontracted to Triton Knoll’s preferred foundations supplier Smulders Sif Steel Foundations JV, is looking to apply cutting edge design techniques to the monopile foundations for all 90 of the wind farm’s new MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW turbines and its two offshore substations.

RTS Wind Expands Service Portfolio

O&M company Correll Services becomes part of the RTS Wind family

Senvion Continues Success in Ireland

The turbine manufacturer wins two more contracts for 27 MW in Ireland

Senvion Reaches Out to New Markets in Europe

The turbine manufacturer has completed wind projects in three European countries / Wind Farms with 130 MW are up and running in Serbia, Norway and Ireland

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Wind Swedish Offshore Order

The company secures five-year CTV contract for Lillgrund offshore wind farm

"England’s Last Wind Park" Goes Live

Ecotricity has inaugurated what might be England's last onshore wind farm - literally.

In Australia, the government very often changes, which means that no long-term energy policy has been able to establish itself so far. Nevertheless, renewables are also gaining ground in Down Under, which is mainly due to the federal states and territories that have set and are pursuing their own climate protection targets. In its latest newsletter, the Australian Wind Alliance (AWA) gives an overview of the efforts made by individual states in recent weeks, where hurried action has taken place, some of which has attracted worldwide attention.

The new test facilities Lindø HALT Test Facility and Lindø Component and Structure Testing (LCST) have been inaugurated in Denmark, making the LORC one of the largest wind hubs

ABS Group provided technical verification services to help confirm that the first U.S. offshore wind farm Block Island and its facilities have been designed, fabricated and installed in accordance with industry standards and accepted engineering practices.

"Natural Power successfully provided timely due diligence services across eight of Airvolution’s eleven projects, which was essential in meeting the demanding timelines.”

Vestas Gains New Customer in China

It's the customer's first wind energy project / The name of the company will not be published

Siemens Gamesa Signs MoU with Taiwan International Ports Corporation

Siemens wans to develop Taichung harbor in Taiwan for offshore wind business

New Order for Vestas in the U.S.

“Each American-made turbine manufactured supports 30 jobs over the course of its lifetime”

Bluff Point Wind Energy Center Inaugurated

New wind farm in Indiana will benefit local communities and companies

Hendrik Böschen Leaves Senvion to Join Deutsche Windtechnik

Böschen, who previously served as Managing Director of Senvion Deutschland GmbH, will work alongside Matthias Brandt.

Wind Energy Turns 30 in Australia

The Australian Wind Alliance takes a look at the Australian wind energy business: winds are strong, but policy is uncertain

San Francisco’s Transit System Goes Green

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit System (BART) approves two PPAs

Acting as lead manager for a double-digit group of institutional investors ranging from six countries across Europe, Talanx has coordinated EUR 832 million of senior bond financing to the Borkum Riffgrund 2 offshore wind farm.

Last Shipment Off to Merkur Wind Farm

GE Renewable Energy has announced the departure of the last set of nacelles to Merkur's Offshore Windfarm for this year

Tower Specialist ASM Industries Expands its Portuguese Headquarters

The company has invested five million euros to expand its headquarters in Sever do Vouga

innogy Plans to Invest Billions of Euros Next Year

Triton Knoll is at the centre of attention of offshore activities in 2018 / Growth in onshore wind is to focus strongly on the US

Northern HeliCopter on Duty in the Baltic Sea

NHC has receved its first rescue service contract in the Baltic Sea

Nordex Supplies Turbines for Wind Farms in Apulia

German turbine manufacturer secures order from new customer in Italy.

Deutsche Windtechnik Jumps the Pond

German maintenance provider Deutsche Windtechnik is establishing a new subsidiary in the USA

Interconnexion France-Angleterre Gets Necessary Consents in UK

It's the first time for a cross-border and multiple consenting regime interconnector project in the UK

U.S. Energy Department Spends Money on Offshore Wind Research

U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced the investment in offshore wind R&D to aim at a cost reduction of offshore wind in the U.S.

Vestas Shakes Up Business Units

The sales business units for Central Europe and Northern Europe will merge to enhance growth

Wind Turbine Syndrome – A Communicated Disease

Words can fuel perceived health impacts, as a new book shows.

Two more wind farms have started commercial operation in South Africa this month. With a total capacity of 280 megawatts, the two neighbouring wind farms of Loeriesfontein and Khobab together form the largest single area of wind power plants in the country.

Kongsberg Digital Strengthens Partnership with NSG Digital

Kongsberg Digital is purchasing a 34 per cent ownership share in NSG Digital to digitalise the supply chain in the offshore wind industry

Asian Hercules Arrives Scotland

The giant floating crane Asian Hercules III arrives in Peterhead Port to install game-changing suction bucket foundations

Vaisala and WindSim Complete Large Study on Wind Measurements

The study demonstrates how the effects of complex terrain on wind measurements collected by remote sensing units can be mitigated.

Enel Wins Canadian Prize

Enel to build 145.6 MW of new wind capacity in Canada following first renewables tender win

The 250 MW turnkey order follows another 100 MW turnkey project in India earlier this year, taking Vestas’ order intake in the market to more than 480 MW in 2017.

Schunk Presents “Campus@Schunk” Careers Day

Around 350 students attended the event

EDPR Gets Another Stake of Canadian Wind

EDPR is awarded a long-term RESA for 248.4 MW Sharp Hills wind farm project in Canada

Statkraft Makes Another Move to Abandon Offshore Wind

In line with their plan to exit offshore wind, Statkraft sells its stakes in Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm

India Orders more Vestas Turbines

Another 40 MW were awarded to Vestas, raising their orders to 520 MW in 2017.

GE Scores Large Renewable Energy Order in Thailand

The company will build three wind farm with a total capacity of 270 MW

BBB Umwelttechnik Becomes Ramboll

On January 1st, BBB Umwelttechnik becomes Ramboll.

An agreement was made between the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult, China’s Tus-Wind and TusPark Newcastle to work together to advance offshore wind technology co-operation between the two nations.

Wind Turbines Keep Corpus Christi Busy

The port of the city in Texas handles components of wind turbines in great numbers

Rougemont-2 Wind Farm in France Up and Running

Innergex Renewable Energy Inc. announces commissioning of Rougemont-2 (44.5 MW) wind farm in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.

Siemens Gamesa Turbines Fit for Sites in the U.S. and North Africa

TÜV Rheinland performs site suitability assessment for type G114 wind turbines

The Swedish energy company Vattenfall has announced that it has placed a bid in the tender for the Dutch offshore wind project "Hollandse Kust Zuid".

German-Made Measuring Buoys Arrive in China

The transport was carried out by Cargolux

Chinese Order for Vestas

No company name attached, but Vestas will supply 51 MW for a Chinese project

Race Bank OWF: All Turbines In

91 turbines are now successfully in place and capable of producing green energy.

Financing Valhalla: Europe's Largest Onshore Wind Farm Is a Done Deal

Aquila Capital will acquire the project which OX2 will deliver as an EPC contract.

U.S. Tax Bill Will not Change PTC or ITC

The phase-down of the two laws will stay intact until 2020.

Mainstream Builds Two Wind Farms in Chile

Infrastructure is put in place, foundations for turbines are being installed

Mixture of Good and Bad News for European Wind Energy

The European Energy Council agreed on four key files of the EU Clean Energy Package, but failed to agree on ambitious targets.

Deutsche Windtechnik and MEAG Extand Business Cooperation in Sweden

Full service contract for six Siemens SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines managed by MEAG.

Phase-Out for U.S. PTC Stays

“We are grateful to our champions in Congress for their work to craft a pro-business tax reform bill that will continue the success story of American wind power,” said Tom Kiernan.

Award for PISA Research Project on Offshore Foundations

The Ørsted-led PISA research project has won the Fleming Award searching for a way to reduce costs for offshore wind turbines.

New Executive Committee at Global 100% RE

The platform has now elected a new Executive Committee for the next two years from its member organisations.

“The deal underlines our commitment to using more sustainable energy resources as it allows us to balance swings in supply of electricity, particuarly that generated by wind and solar power"

Senvion Fixes Deal for Argentina's Los Hercules Wind Farm

Financial close of 97 MW project was reached within a few weeks

Nordergründe OWF Up and Running

After a lot of hurdles, wpd puts nearshore project Nordergründe into operation

Puerto Rico Needs to Invest in Renewables

After the country was recently struck by two hurricanes 30 percent of the electric generation is still offline

New York state governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, wants to get out of the fossil energy production as quickly and comprehensively as possible. He had already announced that he didn't intend to follow President Trump's path of reactivating fossil energy production.

Taiwan Plans Huge Investments in Wind Energy

Together, GeoSea and CSBC will form a Taiwanese JV that will undertake transportation and installation of foundations and wind turbines required for new wind farms in the country.

Self-Installing Telescopic Offshore Windmill Standing Tall in Spain

ALE has installed the second section of a telescopic tower of a floating wind turbine in Arinaga, Gran Canaria.

Bay State Wind is partnership between Ørsted and Eversource / The company submitted their bid in response to the commonwealth’s first RFP for offshore wind energy generation

Senvion Shows Strong Presence in Australia

The company wins another contract for 80 MW in Australia due to its strong presence in the market.

Deepwater Wind Plans for a Revolution

“We are proposing a next generation renewable energy project. It’s the first of its kind in the world, and that’s why we call it Revolution Wind,” Deepwater Wind CEO Jeffrey Grybowski said.

The Windfair Team Wishes You Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Thanks to all our members and business partners for the good co-operation this year. We're looking forward to working with you in 2018.

Suzlon Wins Huge Indian Order

Suzlon receives an order for the installation of 120 turbines in a 252 MW wind power project in Gujarat

Spanish Double for Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Gamesa will supply two wind farms in Spain with turbines

Halo Energy plans to incorporate this technology into its small-scale wind platform offering sub-10kW turbines uniquely suited for on-site generation for telecommunications towers, offshore oil & gas rigs, commercial and industrial facilities, and mobile power plants.

GE Awards GWS with Contract for Merkur

GWS will be installing 66 Haliade 150 wind turbines in the North Sea off the coast of Germany.