News Archive August 2017

It's the largest contract for the company so far / The Wind Catcher Tie Line consists of approximately 350 miles of a single circuit 765kV power line located between Guymon and Tulsa, Oklahoma, and two new substations.

With a maximum operating pressure of 350 bar and peak pressure up to 420 bar, the new RKP series addresses a wide range of applications including presses, metal forming and heavy industries.

East Anglia ONE gets CONNEX grid system by PFISTERER

East Anglia ONE is the first large scale wind farm to be set up with this voltage level.

Deepwater Wind, so far the only offshore wind developer in the US, continues to have big plans. In addition to the planning of two further offshore farms for the year 2022, the company now presented a world-new concept: an offshore wind farm paired with an energy storage system.

NordLink: First cable laid on seabed

NordLink will be the first connection between the Norwegian and German power grids and one of the world's longest power cables

Specialist Marine Consultants Ltd reaches 100 employees

SMC started out with the provision of Vessel Inspections to the Oil and Gas sector. Now the company offers a range of specialist services and personnel.

PanGeo awarded UXO Survey for North Sea Wind Farm

It's the 20th UXO survey for the company so far

Do we still need another special day in times with pancake day, flute day, and even sweatpants day? Yes, we do! The 'Earth Overshoot Day' is of global importance. And it changes its position on the calendar from year to year.

wpd installing 170 MW in Spain

German developer wpd has been awarded 170 MW in the last Spanish tender

Nordex registers increasing momentum in business

A rising demand in the second quarter plus an order backlog including service business of a total of EUR 3.6 billion

Vestas awarded with contract for Cactus Flat Wind Farm

Vestas receives contract for 43 V126-3.45 MW turbines and 20 years of service

CWind buries cables for Prinses Amaliawindpark

CS Recorder Completes Cable Reburial Project in Three Weeks

ScottishPower Renewables hands out contracts to work on their pipeline

Seajacks will work on the Wikinger Offshore Windfarm in German waters and Gardline will work on East Anglia ONE, ONE North and TWO offshore windfarm sites.

GWS completes installation of three Enercon turbines in Germany

It's the first time, the two companies are working together.

Australian order for GE Renewable Energy

GE and French energy company ENGIE partner to deliver 119 MW wind farm in South Australia

DONG's new UK offshore wind farms operation base opened

£6 million Wirral base has opened its doors to offshore workers

East Anglia THREE approved with bigger turbines

UK offshore wind farm East Anglia THREE got planning consent with 'next generation' turbines

DONG Energy sells 50 percent of the shares in the German offshore wind farm Riffgrund 2 to a fund managed by Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). The purchase price is around EUR 1.170 million.

Two more wind farms for France

Boralex announces commercial commissioning of the Voie des Monts and the Mont de Bagny wind power projects

Siemens pushes efficiency of gas turbines for better integration with renewable energy

The HL-class of gas turbines is clearing the way to efficiency levels beyond 63 percent with a mid-term goal to reach 65 percent.

Vestas to build wind project with 443 MW in Mexico

Vestas has won the auction for the Reynosa III project with a total capacity of 443 MW in the state of Tamaulipas.

CWind awarded contract cable for pull-in services for 66 offshore wind turbines and one substation

Pre-project engineering at Merkur Offshore Wind Farm in Germany is already underway.

Asia's tallest wind turbines are located in Thailand

The G114.2.0 and G114.2.1 turbines of Siemens Gamesa come with 153-metre tall towers

Just hours after Vestas has announced the order to build the 443 MW Reynosa III wind farm, Acciona announces, it has been awarded with the 424 MW Reynosa wind farm.

Who's doing what at Dogger Bank?

There are four individual projects at the Dogger Bank offshore wind area. Now the ownership of the projects was clarified.

EOWDC contract goes to Peterhead

Peterhead Port will host the equipment to set up the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) off the coast of Aberdeen

DONG Energy with strong progress and positive outlook

Danish developer DONG Energy has released their latest figures for 2017.

National Lab publishes annual Wind Technologies Market Report

Wind energy has become historically cheap and the US outlook is great

WWEA and KWEIA join forces to promote wind energy in Korea

The World Wind Energy Association WWEA and the Korean Wind Energy Industry Association KWEIA have signed an agreement to boost the Korean wind market

About 70 percent of the earth's surfaceis currently covered by water. In times of increasing climate change accompanied by rising sea levels, this developement will increase in the coming decades and threaten millions of people around the world who live near the water. How is mankind to deal with it?

Senvion supplies two wind farms in Chile

Financial close for Senvion's first supply contract in the South American country

Sustainable development in Brazil

Atlantic Renewable Energies boasts a variety of social and environmental projects, and a business model that is both safe and profitable

Tri Global Energy expands beyond Texas

The Dallas-based renewable energy company, has maintained its position as the leading developer of wind energy projects under construction in Texas

Goldwind Americas Signs supply order with One Energy

60 MW of Goldwind turbines for various distributed generation wind energy projects

AWEA publishes map with every US wind farm

Take a look at the wind energy market in the US

H1 revenues amount to EUR 830 million in line with guidance / Orders came mostly from Germany, the UK, France and new markets such as Croatia and Serbia

Mainstream’s JV, Aela Energía, receives money for building two wind farms in Chile

The two projects will use wind turbines supplied by German manufacturer Senvion.

Vestas awarded another contract from China

Vestas will deliver 45 V110-2.0 MW turbines with Power Optimised Mode of 2.2 MW for China Datang Corporation Renewable Power Co., Ltd.

The island state in the south pacific covers more than 40% of its primary energy demand by renewable energies. Thereby wind energy plays an increasingly important role.

Senvion installs new prototype in Germany

Senvion has successfully completed the installation of the first 3.4M140 EBC turbine prototype in Heckelberg for the Notus energy Group.

Iberdrola pushes wind energy in the United States

The company will add another 600 megawatts of renewable energy in the United States, four wind farms and a photovoltaic plant

Cable repairs in UK waters finished

Two inter-array cables and one export cable in UK waters have been repaired by VBMS.

The concrete gravity-based foundations (GBF) destined for the EDF Energy Renewables ( EDF ER) Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Wind Farm has been fitted with a groundbreaking sensor system

TPI Composites, Senvion Cooperation in Asia and South America

US rotor blade manufacturer TPI Composites and German turbine manufacturer Senvion concluded a multi-year cooperation contract for Asia, Australia and South America.

Meikle Wind Farm sold to Pattern Energy

Pattern Energy Completes Acquisition of 51% of 179 MW Meikle Wind Power Facility in Canada

Vestas collects contracts in Mexico

Vestas receives another order from Mexico and scores almost 500 MW during the last days.

Eversheds Sutherland advises Forewind consortium

The Dogger Bank Offshore Wind farms are the largest project in the world world.

Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm gathers supporters

Scottish supply chain companies join forces to appeal to the RSPB Scotland to abandon further court action aimed at delaying the project.

Vestas hit by revenue decrease

The second quarter of 2017 brings difficulties for Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas, but guidance for 2017 will be maintained

GE's turbines will become part of Australia's largest wind farm

The 453MW wind farm is developed by AGL and located in Coopers Gap, Queensland

Van Oord finishes work on Walney Extension offshore wind farm

87 foundations have been finished by Van Oord’s installation vessels Aeolus and Svanen in 4.5 months.

A much discussed aspect of wind energy is bird strike. A US research project using night sight technology is now testing a new method giving more accurate information on the behavior of birds, especially in the offshore sector.

It's the third offshore project for Northland / The project is still investigating the development of two additional demonstration turbines utilizing suction bucket foundations

Money for Red Dirt

Enel remains in contzrol of the project, but sells 100% of the “Class B” equity interests to MUFG and Allianz Renewable Energy Partners of America LLC

Partrac monitors Hywind waves and currents

The company has been contracted to deploy their offshore metocean solutions for the world's first floating offshore wind farm

Global Marine Group to install a fibre optic cable at the Rampion Offshore Wind Farm

Upon completion the cable will run from the shore to an offshore substation, providing a vital communications link for this major wind farm.

ZephIR Lidar expands team and hires more people

A new UK Lidar Production Centre has also been established

Duke Energy wants to power the Carolinas with wind

The company wants to bring up to 500 megawatts (MW) of wind capacity to North and South Carolina.

cp.max Introduces New Technology for Quality Repairs of Rotor Blades

Even in challenging ambient conditions, it is possible to repair blades

Wind energy literally saves lifes

Wind energy keeps Americans out of the hospital by cutting pollutants that trigger asthma attacks and other respiratory diseases, new report states

DONG builds O&M base in Vlissingen Buitenhaven

DONG Energy chooses Vlissingen Buitenhaven for Dutch offshore wind farms Borssele 1 & 2

Van Oord has been awarded the Balance of Plant contract, consisting of the design, engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the foundations, inter array cables and offshore high voltage station, and the transportation of the wind turbines.

EEW SPC to manufacture 174 monopiles for Hornsea Project 1

DONG Energy extands contract: EEW SPC will manufacture all 174 monopiles for UK offshore wind farm

"Creating the most from wind" - Siemens exhibits at Husum Wind 2017

Digitalization and engineering efficiency in focus at HUSUM Wind 2017 trade fair in Germany next month

MHI Vestas to supply 31 wind turbines for the Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm

31 units of the V164-8.0 MW wind turbines will be delivered to the project in the German North Sea.

Vestas receives 180 MW order from Thailand

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas will install 60 of its V136-3.0 MW turbines in Asia.

Geotechnical and geophysical investigations for Danish nearshore wind farms ongoing

Geo initiated investigations for the two planned nearshore wind farms Vesterhav Nord and Syd

India can reach 25% renewables by 2030

Renewable energy prospects for India, a study from IRENA’s REmap programme, outlines action areas that can unlock India’s vast renewable energy potential.

The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant supporting a feasibility study for a 130 MW wind power project in Zambia. The grantee is Access Zambia Wind One Limited, a wind power project developer and subsidiary of Access Power, a Power Africa partner and developer, owner, and operator of power assets in emerging and frontier markets.

Onboard DC Grid power distribution by ABB enables cost-efficient integration of batteries on vessels

A specialized hybrid wind farm vessel will be equipped by ABB

Ecofys WTTS will perform an independent data check and verification of monthly reports with the aim of supporting RVO.nl in their preparations of the next round of Dutch offshore wind tenders.

Wind Power in the Caribbean

The island of Curaçao, part of the Netherlands Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, has opened its third wind farm.

wpd successfully places first promissory note loan for institutional investors

“We are planning to continue our growth process in existing and new markets in Asia, Latin America and Europe."

Lagerwey enters Belgium turbine market

Using the motto ‘what’s not inside, cannot break down’, Lagerwey has developed a wind turbine with fewer components compared to normal turbines.

Construction for Arkona Offshore Wind Farm in the Baltic Sea starts

First foundations have been successfully laid in the seabed.

GRESS declared meeting point for COP23

Global Renewable Energy Solutions Showcase obtains status as “COP23 Endorsed Event” and will serve as a meeting point between renewable energy sector and conference delegates

JDR aquisition formally approved

TFKable Group adds JDR’s two UK production sites in Hartlepool and Littleport to its existing six in Poland, Ukraine and Serbia.

A look into global news currently might suggest someone has turned back the clock: The age of coal seems to have returned. There are battles about the public opinion towards this dirty fossil fuel which seemed to have been on the losing side for quite some time. Are we witnessing the renaissance of coal?

Infographics on renewable energy in Europe available

Greenbyte provides a series of infographics on renewable energy in Europe, starting with Germany.

ESVAGT wins 15-year-contract for Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and ESVAGT strenghten their relationship with another long-term contract.

Scotland boosts its offshore wind business

A flagship technology innovation and research centre has announced a £920,000 programme to advance offshore wind research in Scotland

US DOE grid study out: AWEA comments

Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Staff Report on Electricity Markets and Reliability

The 453 MW Coopers Gap Wind Farm in South East Queensland which is Australia’s largest wind energy project was identified and initially developed by Windlab using its industry leading wind energy prediction and assessment technology, WindScape™.

30-Year Anniversary for the First German Wind Farm

30 turbines went live 30 years ago - the dimensions have changed quite a bit since then though...

Cathie Associates opens shop in the US

The company announces its drive for international expansion / The shop will enable improved support of the US offshore energy industry

Spica Technology will develop software and electronics to allow ultrasonic high-performance FT wind sensors to be retrofitted to older wind turbines without changing the software for the turbines.

Taiwan seemed an obvious choice, as the government is phasing out nuclear power and increases the supply of green energy / Today, the Taipei office counts 18 DONG Energy employees - and it's still growing.

ENGIE to construct a wind farm in Mongolia

The Sainshand wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 55 MW

DONG Energy chooses Natural Power for blade inspections

260 turbines covered under framework

Nexans builds new vessel for submarine HV cable installation

"Fundamental milestone in our commitment to cleaner energy," says CEO.

Share of offshore wind energy in German electricity mix rises

TenneT has tranferred approximately 7.77 terawatt hours of wind energy from the North Sea in the first half of the year

GE involved in wind project in Pakistan

Pakistan has over 132 gigawatts (GW) of idle wind energy capacity

ENERCON introduces two new turbines

The turbines based on the 3 megawatt platform (EP3) are scheduled to go into production in the next two years.

JD-Contractor cables Nissum Bredning project

At Nissum Bredning wind project Siemens Gamesa wants to test different offshore solutions

Brits are backing offshore wind

Plans for a new Thanet offshore wind farm has the backing of a majority of inhabitants of the area

New Climbing Crane in Action

Lagerwey is currently testing its new climbing crane on the highest wind turbine on Dutch soil.

The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and the Alternative Energy Development Board of Pakistan with the support of Heinrich B?ll Stiftung Pakistan (hbs) have been working together for the growth of renewable energy in Pakistan since 2013. The work has been primarily focused on wind energy ranging from research based advocacy and policy recommendations to capacity building of public and private sector officials associated with wind energy in Pakistan.

Ventus-X sensor from Lufft for extreme locations

The VENTUS-X measures air density, wind speed, wind direction, virtual temperature, as well as air pressure

ELA Container presents new container type at Offshore Europe 2017 in Aberdeen

ELA Container is showcasing their new type of Accommodation Container with interior corridor: the ELA Offshore Accommodation Container, Type: PREMIUM.

Sail-Away for Scottish Wind Farm Foundations

The first four jacket foundations for the Beatrice Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland were sailed out of Denmark.

Storage System for Offshore Wind Farm

ABB provides storage solution for Burbo Bank Offshore Wind Farm