News Archive October 2018

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WindEnergy Hamburg: World’s Leading Expo of On- and Offshore Wind Industry

The share of international exhibitors grown to more than 50 percent

New Vestas Turbine Premieres in Canada

Vestas receives first V136-4.2 MW order in North America with 146 MW in Canada

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Wind XI Project in Iowa: Vestas Supplies Turbines for 2000 MW

The order includes supply and commissioning of the wind turbines as well as a five-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement

LID-3300IP Ice Detector System Received Type 2 Component Certificate

At WindEnergy 2018, DNV GL handed over a Component Certificate to Labkotec Oy

New Turbine-Mounted Wind Lidar Revealed

The device has already been deployed in volume on independent power producer Fred. Olsen Renewables’ UK wind farm portfolio to optimise the installed turbines and wind farms as a whole.

Nordex and Neoen Build Wind Farm in Finland

It's the first larger wind farm with new N149 turbines

Borssele II: ABB to Support Transformers

MHI Vestas Offshore has granted ABB with a $20 million order for innovative offshore wind transformers

Siemens Gamesa enters Russian Wind Energy Market

The company will provide Enel Russia’s Azovskaya wind farm with turbines

German Order for V150-4.2

The order is the first for the V150-4.2 MW turbine in Germany and will be among the first V150-4.2 MW turbines to be commissioned worldwide.

IPCC Report: Only 12 Years Left

Urgent and unprecedented measures are required to keep global temperature rises to below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Statkraft Aquires Element Power Group

Statkraft acquires wind development business in Ireland and the UK

wpd's Taiwan Offshore Project Nears Financing Finish Line

Funding for wpd’s Yunlin project is close to completion and the group of investors and banks will be finalised in a few weeks.

Nexans Wins Triton Knoll Contract

J Murphy & Sons Limited awarded Nexans with a contract worth over €35 million

Vestas Gets Taller in Canada

Vestas has received an order for 60 MW of V-136-3.45 turbines with hub heights of 132 meters for a project in Canada.

Siemens Gamesa Hands Out Local Supply Agreements in Taiwan

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy awarded the first two local supply agreements for offshore wind projects in Taiwan

Spain: Enel Green Power Starts Constructing Three Wind Farms

The new facilities will involve a total investment of approx. 130 million euros.

Denmark's DTU Announces Results for Tender of Test Sites

Siemens Gamesa, Envision Energy, GE Renewable Energy and Vestas have won.

Report: New Economic Growth Generated by Climate Action

The report describes an increasing momentum worldwide to focus on sustainable and climate-friendly solutions.

Strong Order Intake in Q3 for Nordex

Turbine manufacturer Nordex has closed the third quarter of 2018 with an order intake of 974 MW

GE Comes Up with Cost-Saving Blade Inspection System

GE Renewable Energy announced the availability of a new ground-based blade inspection system, combining thermal imaging technology and wide-band acoustic spectral analysis

EDF Renewables North America Installs Vortex Generators on Wind Farm

VGs are small attachments made from durable materials that energize a flow around the blade and reduce flow separation.

Esvagt Mercator Hijacked in Belgian Anti-Terror Exercise

The vessel ’Esvagt Mercator’ took a brief break from its work in the Belgian offshore wind farms Nobelwind and Belwind

ABO Wind Selling Ready-to-Build Project in Finland

The wind farm disposes of all necessary permits for ten wind turbines

Egypt Poised to Meet More than 50% of its Electricity Demand with Renewable Energy

New IRENA outlook sets emphasis on a clean future for Egypt

New IEA Report Highlights Growth of Renewable Energy

Wind remains the second-largest contributor to renewable capacity growth, while hydropower remains the largest renewable electricity source by 2023.

The ground-breaking ceremony for the typhoon-proof offshore wind farm in Taiwan, scheduled to go online at the end of 2020, took place recently in the presence of the Jan De Nul-Hitachi consortium.

Thanks for Visiting!

Labkotec wants to thank all visitors of their booth of the WindEnergy 2018 in Hamburg

The Americans wanted to learn from the European offshore wind industry. At least until they would be able to develop their own industry. However, offshore giant Ørsted could now undermine such plans, as the Danes are working on a developer monopoly in the U.S. offshore sector.

ORE Catapult Develops World-First Cable Test Rig

The idea is to improve the performance and reliability of subsea cables.

SeaTwirl to Sell Electricity to Haugaland Kraft

The alternative offshore wind turbine SeaTwirl S2 is under development and is planned to be installed in the sea in 2020.

Wind Turbines Do Not Cause Global Warming

A paper has caused some stirr in the U.S. media recently. AWEA's Greg Alvarez is straightening the facts.

Fortum Wind Farm in Russia Starts Cooperation

The Government of the Kalmykia Region in Russia, and Fortum-RUSNANO wind investment fund have entered into a non-binding cooperation agreement

EIA Report: Renewables Reached More Than 20% in Some U.S. States in 2017

The rise of renewable energy in the U.S. continued

Ingeteam Opens Facility in India

Ingeteam announced that it just opened a new facility in the vicinity of Chennai to satisfy the demand for wind power converters and control cabinets

Fraunhofer IWES Searches for Quicker Rotor Blade Production Methods

Another goal is the quality enhancement of rotor blades

Formosa Heavy Industries will supply a significant number of foundation pin-piles for the Greater Changhua South West and South East projects in Taiwan

innogy and Partners Launch TetraSpar Concept for Floating Wind Turbines

innogy, Shell and Stiesdal Offshore Technologies want to invest €18 million into the demonstration project in Norway

Need a Job? The Isle of Wight Is the Place to Go

MHI Vestas searches for hundreds of additional people in the coming weeks.

Adwen: Social Plan for Job Losses in Germany

The management and the works council of Adwen GmbH have agreed on a reconciliation of interests and a social plan as part of the reorganization of the company.

Northwester 2 Duty for Nexans

Nexans will supply an export cable for Belgium's Northwester 2 offshore wind farm

AWEA: USA in a Flurry of Recent Offshore Wind Announcements

States and offshore developers are shaping the future of the industry.

Australian Government to Support Local Businesses to Switch to Renewables

ARENA will provide $500,000 in funding to support PPAs

SSE Bets on Offshore Wind Energy

Offshore wind is one of the key technologies the UK needs to help the transition to a low carbon economy

Working at Home: Van Oord Takes Over Cable Installation of Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Borssele I & II

The Rotterdam-based company will thus carry out the cabling for the entire Borssele wind project.

A 90-year-old ship’s bell, recovered during pre-construction surveys along the Galloper Offshore Wind Farm cable route, goes on display at Sunderland Maritime Heritage Visitor Centre.

MHI Vestas to Equip Nautilus Offshore Wind Farm in New Jersey

MHI Vestas plans to supply three V164-8.3 MW turbines

RES Finishes Repowering Wind Farm in France

RES is pleased to announce this will be completed in collaboration with POMALeitwind.

Block Island Gets Drone Visits for Inspection

The drones being used for the inspection of the offshore wind platforms off Block Island are developed and deployed by ULC Robotics’ UAV pilots and engineering team

It is a symbolic project: although each of the 365 turbines has a comparatively low capacity of only 850 kW, the Lake Turkana Wind Farm in Kenya is still Africa's largest wind farm south of the Sahara. The individual turbines are now being commissioned step by step.

What's Wrong, France?

WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson criticizes France for not getting its house in order. The country is falling behind in Europe

Review: Global Wind Summit 2018

True to its promise – We make wind perform – Senvion presented many innovations which recieved excellent feedback from customers, suppliers, investors, media and other visitors to the stand.

EnBW Increases Offshore Efforts in North America

The company hires local Bill White to serve as Managing Director of EnBW’s North American operation.

Enel Green Power Orders Vestas Turbines for South Africa

Vestas wins 294 MW order in South African auction

IEA Puts Energy Efficiency into the Spotlight

A new report highlights the importance of energy efficiency to peak CO2 emissions quickly.

Moog to Participate in EuroBLECH 2018 with its 360° Solution

The trade show will be held at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds, Hannover Germany (Hall 27, Booth G174) between 23 and 26 October.

Windplus Gets Loan from EIB

Windplus receives EUR 60 million loan under the InnovFin Energy Demonstration Project programme to install a floating wind farm off the coast of Portugal

Chinese Wind Asset Owners Dominate Global Wind Market

Chinese operators remain the leaders of the global wind asset market, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy was named preferred supplier by customer Ørsted for their 900 MW Greater Changhua offshore wind power projects in Taiwan.

Nordex Scores Finnish Order

The projects include 25 of the new N149/4.0-4.5 turbines, specially designed to deliver higher yields at light and medium wind sites

Service Contract for Senvion in Scotland

Senvion will provide full service support to four wind farms

Moog Launches New Modular Die Cushion System

The company will show a live display of this new system during EuroBLECH, Hall 27. Booth G174 between 23 and 26 October in Hannover, Germany

The Times They Are a-Changin’: Shell Joins GWEC

Shell wants to expand its business into renewable energy, especially offshore wind

34th Annual CanWEA Conference and Exhibition Has Started

CanWEA President Robert Hornung launches 'A Wind Energy Vision for Canada'

Developing a Blade Access System That Could Save Billions

The Blade Access System and Working Environment (BASE) will develop a tower-mounted blade access system and habitat

Nordex Energy Spain Received First Component Certificate

TÜV Nord handed Nordex Energy Spain, formerly Acciona Wind Power, the certificate for the ELIN generator

WindEurope: Renewable Electricity Sector Is Key to Europe’s Long-Term Climate Commitments

Member States need to deliver on shorter lead times for permitting.

Wood Mackenzie Predicts Steady Growth for Eastern European Onshore Wind

Auction schemes will be responsible for an annual growth rate of 9% from 2018 to 2027.

Baumer: New Generation of Universal Temperature Transmitters

With integrated micro-USB port, automated cable compensation and a fast sampling time of less than 50 ms, it stands out from other commercially available products

Nordex Continues O&M for Falck Renewables' Nordex Portfolio

The companies have agreed on an improved contract for the entire Nordex turbines of the Falck portfolio

Borealis Works on Revolutionary Heat Recovery Technology

Borealis collaborates with start-up Qpinch to scale up the technology

Fast, Faster, Arkona

The Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea was built at a new record speed: The workers needed less than three months to erect 60 turbines.

A new report by Dropsafe, a global provider of dropped objects prevention technology, lists the risks posed by Dropped Objects to the health and safety track record of the renewable energy industry.

Facelift for SKF Cooper Split Bearings

The new SKF Cooper dual product branding and identity will be applied for all split roller bearings.

Danish offshore developer Ørsted has abandoned a partnership with Canadian developer NaiKun Wind Energy. This means that the first offshore wind farm in Canada will probably be still a few years away.

Renewable Energy Companies Fight for Onshore Wind in the UK

Onshore wind is currently excluded from competing against other technologies in Government-backed power auctions although it is the cheapest form of energy production

SaskPower and Potentia Sign PPA for Canadian Wind Farm

SaskPower and Potentia have signed a 25-year power purchase agreement for 200 megawatts of wind electricity

LM Wind Power Creates New Work Force in France

LM Wind Power has hired new employees for their factory in Cherbourg in the last weeks.

UK Goes Coal-Free for Two Months

The UK has already started to phase out of coal. Now the country has reached another landmark

innogy Completes Construction of Company's First Irish Wind Farm

Dromadda Beg onshore wind farm is in the final stage of commissioning

While the Coal Commission in Germany is still struggling to find the right moment to phase out coal, researchers are creating facts: Only if Germany phases out coal by 2030, the country will still be able to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Protection Agreement of keeping global warming at a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius.

Vestas Extends Production Facility in Ceará, Brazil

The turbine manufacturer plans to produce the V150-4.2 MW wind turbines in their extended facility

“Community Power for a Renewable Future!” - Experts will meet in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, from 8-10 November in order to discuss the state of community power in Africa and worldwide.

Christening Ceremony for Offshore Installation Vessel

Jan De Nul names offshore installation vessel formerly known as MPI Discovery Taillevent

Innergex Acquires Cartier Wind Farms

Also, 49 employees to join Innergex’s team of experts

200 MW Project for Siemens Gamesa in Kansas

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will supply 48 SG 3.4-132 and 14 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines for Southern Power’s latest wind project

First Green Bond Launched by EnBW

In contrast to conventional corporate bonds, the proceeds from a green bond must be used exclusively to fund climate-friendly projects.

UK's EEW OSB to Export Wind Components to the Netherlands

The company from Teesside will build transition pieces for Borssele 1+2 offshore wind farms on the coast of the Netherlands

Senvion Wants to Conquer Japanese Market

Senvion and Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions form strategic wind alliance in Japan to realise new market opportunities

E.ON Announces First Repowering Job in the U.S.

E.ON teams up with GE to repower Panther Creek I and II wind farm in Texas

ENERCON Reaches Milestone of 50 Gigawatts

German turbine manufacturer ENERCON exceeds installed wind capacity of 50 gigawatts

Ørsted Introduces World's First Dual-Doppler Radar System Tied to Wind Energy

Ørsted wants to collect wind data to understand the dynamics of typhoons and other weather phenomena

Danish University to Improve Design of Floating Wind Turbines

Rsearchers from DTU are are taking the next step on the way to true industrialization of the floating wind turbines.

Borealis Acquires Compounder DYM Solution Co. Ltd

With this investment, Borealis seeks to extend its global Wire & Cable asset footprint

Scottish People Support Onshore Wind Energy

Scots living in rural areas back wind energy and are opposed to fracking and coal.

The contract was signed following achievement of financial close on the Mono Bucket pilot demonstrator project by Northland Deutsche Bucht GmbH (owned by Northland Power) in July 2018.

Against the background of increasing market volatility in the global automotive business (WLTP, trade conflicts), the adjustment of the full year 2018 Group guidance is mainly triggered by a further deterioration of market conditions in the company’s Automotive OEM business in China.

Spanish energy group Iberdrola has already invested around 1.4 billion euros in the German Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. But the company's president has already announced that it will not stop there.

RES to Construct Montague Wind Farm in Northern Oregon

The construction contract represents Phase I of the overall 404 MW Montague Wind Farm and is expected to consist of 56 Vestas wind turbines