News Archive April 2017

An Energy Transformation Is Taking Hold Around The World

IRENA releases new statistics for the use of renewable energies / Almost three-quarters of new wind energy capacity was installed last year in just four countries

Siemens Supplies Frensh Wind Farm With Seven Direct-Drive Wind Turbines

The wind farm by project developer Futuren is located in the southwest of France

Gamesa's Doing the O&M for Eolia Renovables in Spain

Gamesa will take over the operations and maintenance services for eight Spanish wind farms.

First Trial Operation At Nordsee One Offshore Wind Farm Started

The first turbine of the German Nordsee One offshore wind farm is up and running.

Enel’s Largest Wind Farm Worldwide Is Located In Kansas

The Cimarron Bend wind farm spread across 40,000 acres of land in Clark county, Kansas.

Siemens-Gamesa Merger Crosses Finish Line

Another step taken on Vision 2020 for Siemens

EIB Helps Financing Interconnection Between Norway And Germany

TenneT gets a loan of EUR 350 million to finance NordLink

Moventas Supplies Wind Turbine Gearboxes For Iberdrola

The company has announced winning a contract to repair and supply gearboxes for Iberdrola for the next three years in Europe

Maryland Public Supports Offshore Wind

Hundreds of people have attended a Maryland Public Service Commission hearing to voice their support for offshore wind

Vestas No. 1 Again

Vestas has entered the top spot of turbine manufacturers once again.

Enercon Expands Portfolio

German turbine manufacturer Enercon will present its latest turbine models at the Hanover Fair at the end of the month.

Scottish Wind Power Smashes Record

Wind power output in March reaches new heights

7-Eleven Goes In On Wind Energy

The company has chosen to power its operations with wind energy from Texas.

Nordex Presents New Turbines For Medium and Light-Wind Locations

The German turbine manufacturer widens its range with two new products in their portfolio.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy Integration Kicks Off

Both companies are in the middle of creating a management team to drive integration forward

GE Finishes First Nacelle For Merkur Offshore Wind Farm

Genereal Electric has finished construction of the first of 66 nacelles for German offshore wind farm Merkur located in the North Sea.

7-Eleven Powers All Its Texan Stores With Wind Energy

7-Eleven has signed an agreement with TXU Energy to purchase wind energy for all its Texas stores which impacts 425 stores

New World Record Of 640 Kilovolt For Extruded HVDC Cable Technology Set

Borealis and Borouge, leading providers of innovative, value-creating solutions for the wire and cable industry, are proud to announce a new world record.

On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, the 14th Hamburg Offshore Wind Conference, organized by DNV GL and the Renewable Energy Cluster Hamburg, was held in Hamburg, the 'Capital of Wind Energy'. Here representatives of a self-confident industry met, discussing tenders, cost reductions, grid expansions and - equally important - policy.

GE Wins 250 MW Texas Order

Lincoln Clean Energy chooses GE to install 100 of their 2.5-116 model wind turbines in Texas.

Another 100 MW for Tata Power Renewable Energy in India

Tata Power has commissioned a wind farm in Andhra Pradesh raising their operating renewable portfolio to 1959 MW, comprising 907 MW wind energy.

Construction Started on Rentel Offshore Wind Farm

Belgium gets another offshore wind farm soon - just days after the Nobelwind offshore farm has finished installing its turbines.

Building Material Specialist Wienerbergen Gets Powered by Offshore Wind In The UK

DONG Energy will supply all of Wienerberger's UK sites with renewable energy from offshore wind.

Euskalforging Designs Ring for the World’s Most Powerful and Quiet Hammer

The hammer will be able to drive the largest offshore wind monopiles in the industry.

Vestas Receives Order for German Repowering Project

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas will replace 40 different types of wind turbines with 22 V112-3.45 MW turbines in North Germany.

CanWEA Awards GE For Study About Canadian Wind Energy Market

GE won the 2017 R.J. Templin Award from the Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) for its work on the Pan-Canadian Wind Integration Study (PCWIS).

Kansas Commissions Two More Wind Farms

The Kingman and Ninnescah Wind Energy Centers feature more than 240 GE wind turbines and bring Kansas closer to 50 percent renewable energy goal

Prysmian Develops HVDC Interconnector between UK and France

Prysmian will provide a submarine and land power cable link between the two countries.

Canada Embraces Wind Energy

"Wind energy’s time has come," says Federal Natural Resources Minister Carr

SCA and Statkraft Announce Changes in Project Organization

They want to continue their cooperation in a more long-term form, there for restructure will have to take place.

NKT Cables Tests New 640 kV Cable System Successfully

The world's most powerful underground DC cable system: 640kV has been successfully tested and qualified by NKT Cables.

Call for Applications to Use Testing Facilities

MaRINET2 grants free access to testing facilities for offshore energy technology developers, including wind, wave and tidal energy at system and component level

Facebook Wants More Wind Power for Data Center

Social media giant Facebook has announced to buy more wind energy to power its data center in Nebraska.

QOS Energy’s O&M Management Platform to Monitor Performance of Hornsdale Wind Project

Neoen has chosen the O&M management platform to monitor the performance of the wind farm in Australia

Offshore wind developer US Wind has offered in an open letter to the city council of Ocean City, Maryland to move its planned offshore farm eight kilometers further east to reduce visibility of the turbines on the coast.

Turbine Manufacturer Senvion Signs Czech Order

Senvion confirms another order from the Czech Republic where the company has already installed 19 wind turbines.

Launch of 'CFD + Lidar’ Combination for More Effective Wind Measurements in Complex Terrain

Meteodyn and ZephIR Lidar have teamed up to create a 'white box solution'

JDR Supplies Inter-Array Cables For East Anglia One Offshore Wind Farm

JDR will design and manufacture 155km of array cables including end terminations

DNV GL Gives Technical Due Diligence and Advisory Services for Three UK Wind Farms

The energy experts of DNV GL gave their advice on GBP 210 million investment for three new UK wind farms

Taiwan Office for Aqualis Offshore

Marine and offshore engineering consultancy Aqualis Offshore opens an office in Taiwan

Vertical Prototype from Directtech Gets Certification

10 kW system with twin turbine is suitable especially for use in decentralized energy supply

For the first time, the world has received a direct signal of future US climate protection. Recently concluded G7 summit in Italy, attended by the Ministers of Economics and Energy of the seven leading nations of the world, ended with a scandal.

"Testament of Faith": Suzlon Wins Order for Latest Hybrid Turbines

India is investing in wind energy again: A leading IPP has now ordered 50,40 MW of Suzlon's latest S111 120m hybrid turbines for a wind project in Karnataka

RTS Celebrates Successful Turbine Installation for Siemens

The team of RTS has been working since beginning of the year to finish the installation of eight turbines for Siemens.

Marine Warranty Survey Services by Con4Mare

DONG Energy hires Con4Mare to do marine warranty survey services for Borkum Riffgrund 2

New Study Shows Competitive Onshore Wind Farms Don't Need Subsidies anymore

Furthermore, auctions would result in further reductions in the cost of onshore wind power

Bladt Industries Welcomes Hornsea One Substation in Denmark

The first of three substations has arrived at Bladt's site in Aalborg.

First German Offshore Wind Auction: Winners Announced

Price is far below expectations

ScottishPower’s East Anglia ONE Offshore Windfarm Supports 330 Jobs

The Hartlepool area is getting a huge boost from offshore wind energy contracts

European TSO Agree on further Cooperation

MARI-Project continues

EnBW Wins First German Offshore Auction

“He Dreiht” offshore wind farm gets green light from Bundesnetzagentur

Zero Bid: No Subsidies for German Offshore Wind Farms

DONG Energy will build three offshore wind farms in Germany, two of them will will not receive a subsidy on top of the wholesale electricity price.

"Excellent News" - WindEurope Praises German Offshore Auctions

Auctions without subsidies are a game-changer

Carbon Neutral - 30 Years ahead of Schedule

Cloud computing company Salesforce achieves net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and offers customers a carbon neutral cloud

Shell Urges Dutch Government to Increase Offshore Wind Production

Oil company Shell has called on the Dutch government to significantly increase the planned expansion targets of 20 GW offshore wind energy by 2030.

Nordex Secures Order for eight Wind Farms in Brazil

The “Lagoa do Barro” project is composed of eight individual wind farms with a capacity of 195 MW.

China: Wind and Solar Opportunities Are Endless

By 2030 China's wind and solar industry could replace fossil energy sources to the tune of 300 million tonnes of standard coal per year comprise 1.1% of the national GDP.

US Interconnection Process Has to Be Revised

Barriers to renewable energy development have to be removed, says clean energy coalition as back up of FERC.

Oklahoma Gets Red Dirt

Enel starts construction of 300 MW Red Dirt Wind Farm and sells electricity to T-Mobile US, and Grand River Dam Authority.

RenewableUK Supports Stronger Focus on Renewable Energy as Industrial Strategy

Furthermore, trade body RenewableUK urges politicians to make renewable energy topic in the upcoming General Election campaign in the UK.

Malala Yousafzai is well-known to the world, and has been even before winning the Nobel Peace Prize. The now 19-year-old activist started to call attention to the rights of children and especially girls in Pakistan at the age of 11. Nowadays the name to remember is Ridhima Pandey. The 9-year-old Indian girl has recently sued her government for not doing enough to protect the environment. More than ever before, India must play an important role in the fight against climate change – not only because Donald Trump has taken over the US.

Senvion Wants to Extend Footprint in India

Senvion presents its largest 2 MW turbine series at the Windergy India

Atkins wants to reduce offshore wind energy costs

The design, engineering and project management consultant has teamed up with Aditazz to start a new approach to optimise offshore costs.

Australia's Victoria State Gets Another Wind Farm

ACCIONA Energy has started constructing its fourth wind farm in Australia.

WIN WIN Has Completed First Phase

The project WINd powered Water INjection has determined that wind power could be used to power offshore water injection. The project is currently moving into its second phase.

Boswell Springs Wind Farm Sold to Alterra Power

The wind farm, located in Albany County, Wyoming, When operational, will provide clean and cost effective power to consumers in the Rocky Mountain region.

British Government Sells Green Investment Bank

The GIB has been sold to a Macquarie-led consortium creating one of Europe’s largest teams of green energy investment specialists

Missing Grid Connection Causes Trouble in Netherlands

The construction of the Wieringermeer onshore wind farm will not be finished in summer 2018 as grid connection is delayed causing trouble for running tender processes.

Green loan for Photovoltaic and Wind Energy Projects in Chile

Acciona has signed a green loan for 100 million euros with BBVA

Prysmian Expands Wrexham Factory

Prysmian adds offshore cables to extend its factory in Wrexham, UK

LM Wind Power Officially Part of GE

Until now, GE was the last major wind turbine maker without blade-production capability. This has now changed...

Governors' Wind & Solar Energy Coalition Urges Trump to Stay In Paris Climate Agreement

A decision of President Trump regarding the Paris Climate Agreement seems imminent

Siddis Mariner Equipped with ELA containers

The Walk-to-Work Service Operation Vessel (SOV) of Siem is operating in the German North Sea at the moment and will be equipped with two 20 ft Offshore Multipurpose Containers

Wind Energy Brings Thousands of Jobs to the US

Wind energy adds jobs faster than the rest of the econmy, especially in rural America / More than 100,000 people work in the wind industry

Starbucks powers up on wind energy

In Washington state, 116 Starbucks stores and the company’s roasting facility in Kent will be powered by local utility Puget Sound Energy.

Maryland wants to become offshore wind energy hub for the US

Maryland Energy Administration Director Tung compared race to create US offshore wind energy hub with ‘Space Race’ of the 1960s.

Britain leads the way: Powered without coal

On Friday, the British transmission grid operator announced that the country was powered completely without coal for 24 hours.

Two new Turbine Variants for the US, India and China

Vestas expands its portfolio and introduces two new turbine variants for their 2 MW platform

ABB introduces new HVDC Light technology

Doubling power and distance capability provide greater control and make smaller HVDC systems economical

Australia’s electricity system is ageing, inefficient and polluting

Australia's Climate Council has released a new report stating that investing in more gas will lock in high electricity prices and pollution for decades to come.

New report reveals massive scale of British renewable energy exports

Britain has got a global reach in these innovative technologies and sells a wide range of products and services overseas

Undue compensation benefiting redundant and polluting power plants that would have otherwise exited the market makes situation worse

Moventas equips offshore wind farm in South Korea

The agreement concerns production and delivery of Exceed 3MW gearboxes to an offshore windfarm.

Hat-trick for EDF Energy Renewables in the UK

EDF Energy Renewables will commission three new onshore wind farms in the UK

Apple Gives In and Goes Green

As one of the last large US tech companies, Apple finally gave in and decided to go green with wind power last week.

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published its annual Global Wind Report and draws a mixed balance: although more than 54 gigawatts of wind energy were installed on the world market in 2016, expansion has been stalled in some regions. These include former core markets such as Europe. Pioneer Germany also makes negative headlines these days.

Three years ago, innogy and partners have started a project to bring down the noise while piling in offshore wind farm foundations. Now, first results were published.

Lindahl Wind Farm in North Dakota starts generating power

Enel's first project in North Dakota is the 150 MW Lindahl wind farm where the company invested US $ 220 million

SgurrEnergy becomes Wood Group

SgurrEnergy which has been a part of the group since 2010 will now officially rebrand as Wood Group.

Acciona celebrates opening of San Roman Wind Farm in Texas

It's the 8th wind farm of Acciona in Texas / The 93 MW wind farm will produce energy to power more than 30,000 homes

Argentinean energy company YPF is taking first steps towards renewables

Rotor blades for Vestas turbines have arrived in Argentina

Fortum wants to bring wind energy to Russia

Fortum has signed an agreement with RUSNANO, a Russian state-owned development company, to make wind energy in Russia a possibilty

Renewable Electricity Generation Capacity down in the UK

Government data shows coal and renewables down and more capacity in urgent need