News Archive November 2018

Home Run for Nordex

German turbine manufacturer Nordex has received an order for the construction of 57 MW of wind energy in north Germany.

MHI Vestas Signs Tower Contract in Taiwan

The partnership between CS Wind and Chin Fong brings together strong industrial players with vast experience in the wind turbine tower industry

All Eyes on: Romania

A more flexible grid and interconnectors to neighbouring countries are needed to raise the share of wind and other renewables in Romania’s electricity up to 35% by 2030.

First Investment: Statkraft starts Construction of Irish Wind Farm

Construction of Kilathmoy Wind Farm is due to start this month.

GE Reports Huge Loss in Q3

CEO: "Our results are far from our full potential."

Moog Launches New Version of Cartridge Cover Series

The Cartridge Covers series now includes two new sizes

EU Is Hampering with 2030 Climate Protection Targets

Greenhouse gas emissions across the European Union rose slightly last year

Donald Trump has long been one of the most prominent doubters on climate change. In the course of his tenure, he has repeatedly attracted attention with dubious decisions in this regard, including the US renunciation of the Paris Climate Treaty. Even with completely new tones from him in recent weeks, his Republican party continues to focus on conservative values. But looking at the spread of renewable energy in the US, it is striking that some of the leading states are Republican. How can this fit?

AWEA Releases U.S. Wind Industry Third Quarter 2018 Market Report

Bright future for wind energy: “With projects underway in over 30 states, wind is rapidly expanding as a major source of American energy, good jobs and clean air.”

Indian Order for Siemens Gamesa

Two wind farms will be equipped with wind turbines made by Siemens Gamesa

Nidec Founder Nagamori Talks about Company’s Future

Nidec recently recorded its highest net sales and operating profit, among other figures, on a first-half and quarterly basis

Vestas Joins Restart of South African Wind Market

Turbine manufacturer Vestas has been awarded an order for the 148 MW South African Oyster Bay project by Enel Green Power.

Vattenfall Wants to Study Birds in Scotland

Vattenfall is set to invest in unique bird research at its European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre in Aberdeen Bay

In order to deliver on the ambitions to become a mainstream provider of low-carbon electricity for the country, the industry is going to need many more skilled people to join its workforce.

Ingeteam’s Indian Wind Converter Factory Gets DNV GL Approval

It's the first time, DNV GL has awarded its “Shop Approval in Renewable Energy” certificationin India

One for the Record at Tri Global Energy

A record amount of wind capacity is now under construction at U.S. develope Tri Global Energy in Texas

Deutsche Windtechnik Expands to Taiwan

The company will open a business unit as they also get their first major service contract in Taiwan

Luchterduinen Wind FarmTakes Part in 'Rich Sea Project'

The “Rich North Sea” project will investigate how nature conservation and sustainable energy generation can reinforce one another.

Offshore Wind: Ireland's Economic and Social Opportunity

Offshore wind can help Ireland deliver clean energy and meet the EU targets for 2030

Full Programme of WWEC2018 Published

Meet 100 wind energy expert speakers from around the world, including top government representatives

BNEF: Long-Term Energy Storage Outlook Reveals $620 Billion Investment Opportunity to 2040

The tumbling cost of batteries is set to drive a boom in the installation of energy storage systems around the world

Ingeteam’s 2MW DFIG Converter Gets DNV GL Certification

With this latest achievement, Ingeteam completes the range of its products covered under DNV GL certification

Schaeffler Presents Interim Report for the First Nine Months of 2018

Despite difficult market conditions sales grow

PNE Publishes Quarterly Statement

Developer PNE is on target after the first nine months of 2018

Belgium Pushes Offshore Wind Energy

Offshore wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas is awarded the contract to equip the Belgian wind farm Northwester 2 with V164-9.5 MW turbines.

Danish DTU Wind Energy and German Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWES have joined forces to improve the understanding of the structural behavior of rotor blades.

Nexans Gets Multimillion-Euro Borssele Contract

Nexans is supplying a total length of between 170 km and 190 km of subsea cable to provide the inter-array connections

DNV GL Successfully Completes Technical Due Diligence for Windfloat Atlantic Floating Wind Project

The 25 MW Windfloat Atlantic floating wind project is the first project-financed floating wind farm

Report: China’s Importance to Energy Markets Rises

Greenhouse Gas emissions rose for the first time in several years

From 3 to 14 December, the world will look to Katowice for the next world climate summit. The city in southern Poland is one of the country's coal strongholds, where the electricity mix is still dominated by fossil fuels. However, in the run-up to the summit, the Polish government is now surprisingly making some concessions towards the EU.

Ørsted has contracted MRE to provide the full temporary power package of generators, personnel and vessels in case of need during the turbine installation and commissioning for Hornsea Project One.

Polish State Secretary for Energy, Grzegorz Tobiszowski, today announced plans to develop 8 GW of offshore wind by 2035. Poland will soon pass a law to this effect, spelling out the annual volumes up to this date.

LM Wind Power Opens New U.S. Facility

Facility Center near New Orleans will drive research to make wind turbine blades lighter and more cost effective

RES Complete Major Component Replacement in Northern Ireland

In order to replace the yaw ring on the 15-year old Siemens 1.3 turbine, the RES team re-engineered a suite of heavy lifting tools and support frames.

Storage Power Plant Inaugurated in Germany

At the core of the system is a system linking the five wind turbines operated at the wind farm with a new battery storage facility

The event had three primary points of discussion: cooperation between regions and central government to install more wind, PPAs, and the forthcoming National Energy & Climate Plan (NECP) for Italy.

Smartive Secures Contract with Acciona to Monitor Their Wind Turbines

Innovative technology to be deployed on 1,000 wind turbines

U.S. Authorities Give Green Lights for Acquisition of Deepwater Wind

Ørsted has announced that its acquisition of Deepwater Wind has been finalized.

Bamako Community Power Declaration: Community Power and Energy Access for All

"The availability of energy is the precondition for human life and for prosperity"

Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in Indiana Gets the Green Lights

Scout Clean Energy secures all local permitting approvals for the 130 megawatt (MW) Bitter Ridge Wind Farm in Jay County, Indiana.

South African Wind Industry Adopts a Charter to Address Impact and SA Development

The industry signs on to a vision about the future development of wind energy in the country

International Markets Help Nordex' Sales

Nordex published updated sales for Q3

Now that the European market is slowly reaching its limits, the offshore wind industry is currently seeking its salvation in Taiwan. A complete branch of industry is to be established there within a few years. World market leader Ørsted is now awarding a new record deal.

The retired Brayton Point Power Station site in Somerset, Massachusetts (USA) will become a logistics port, manufacturing hub, and support center for the emerging offshore wind energy sector.

Next step: sector Coupling: "To decarbonise the whole energy system, we’re going have to start getting large amounts of wind and other renewables into heating, transport and industrial processes."

Senvion Announces Q3 Results of 2018

The German turbine manufacturer says, it's a "challenging 2018 so far"

“Crafting the right policies and proper incentives will be critical to meeting our common goals of securing energy supplies, reducing carbon emissions, improving air quality in urban centers, and expanding basic access to energy in Africa and elsewhere.”

Europe Adopts New Clean Energy Targets

The European Parliament has adopted two new targets for the EU in 2030: a binding renewable energy target of at least 32% and an energy efficiency target of at least 32.5%

Project 'GODESS' Gets EU Funding

The project aims to slash material costs for offshore wind turbines

GE Global Research Receives 2018 HPCwire Editors’ Choice Award

Global Research recognized for its use of HPC to design more efficient wind turbine blades

Giles Dickson: European Parliament Vote "Major Boost to Clean Energy in Europe"

Countries should see these plans as an opportunity rather than a bureaucratic exercise.

The SETPOINT® VC-8000 System, Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s flagship offering for API-670 compliant machinery protection and integrated condition monitoring, is now certified to meet rigorous IEC 62443-4-1 cybersecurity requirements.

LAP Introduces DTEC-PRO Camera System

The camera system can be easily retrofitted to LAP CAD-PRO laser projection systems

Report: Wind Energy Helps Texas Save Billions of Dollars

Because Texas wind energy has become so affordable, major energy users are seeking to power their operations using Texas wind power.

Dundonnell Wind Farm in Australia Gets Green Light

The 336 MW Dundonnell Wind Farm in south west Victoria driven by the local community will be built next year.

Enel Green Power Constructs Wind Farm in Morocco

Enel Green Power and local Nareva sign all financing agreements for the construction of Midelt wind farm in Morocco

Wind Shatters all Records in Scotland

Majority of Scotland's Power Demand Met by Renewables in October

Warm Winter for Happisburgh Coast Watch Thanks to New Turbine Funded by E.ON

A wind turbine will help heating the cabin in winter

Subsidies-Free Wind Farm Order for Vestas in Finland

CPC Germania has ordered turbines for the 50 MW Lakiakangas II wind park

Spain's government has presented ambitious plans for the future: By 2050, the country wants to convert 100 percent of its electricity supply to renewable energy. In addition, a complete decarbonisation of the economy is to follow.

A new study shows that the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement puts the G20 countries into big struggle. This is particularly bitter, as these countries emit 80 percent of the world's emissions.

Doggerland Offshore Wind Farm: Archaeologists Analyse Pre-Historic Seabed Evidence

How did our ancestors live in the area before it was flooded some thousand years ago?

GE Renewable Energy to Construct Wind Farm in Argentina

YPF Luz has signed an agreement with GE Renewable Energy for the construction of Los Teros Wind Farm, located in Azul, Province of Buenos Aires.

JDR Cables Expands to U.S. Offshore Wind Market

Together with McAllister Towing, the British company wants to establish an East Cost Offshore Wind subsea power cable service base with an integrated cable training center.

Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm to Be Constructed in Sweden

E.ON will build the 475 MW wind farm in central Sweden with Nordex turbines

Slow Progress in Japan's Switch to Renewables

The country will depend on nuclear energy for a long time, says GlobalData

Offshore Wind "Business Opportunity for UK Businesses"

The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has identified four new areas for innovation for UK businesses

ANTARIS Turbine Installed in Belgium

The Antaris 5.5 kW has been installed on the 150m high roof of the Tour du Midi.

California Studies Offshore Wind Possibilities

Humboldt State University to conduct research for offshore wind feasibility study

Nexans Wins Export Cable Contract for Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm

Located in the North Sea, approximately 89 km from the Yorkshire coast, the 1.4 GW offshore wind farm will be the world’s largest once it starts operating

FaunaGuard for Everybody

Van Oord and Ace Aquatec make FaunaGuard available for the rest of the world to use

Energiequelle Starts Construction of First Finnish Wind Farm

Energiequelle has partnered with Smart Windpower Oy to construct wind farm Paltusmäki

NKT Wins Contract for Export Cable System at Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm

The Inch Cape offshore wind farm is to be situated in the North Sea, off the east coast of Scotland.

New Blade Mould Reaches Isle of Wight

MHI Vestas' new blade mould has arrived at their brand new factory on the Isle of Wight / Production is set to kick off in January

RES Gets Asset Management Services Contract for Wind Farm in Northern Ireland

Castlecraig Wind Farm will be operated by RES in the future

Under the pilot project, Hokkaido Wind Energy Transmission Corporation will introduce transmission facilities and high-capacity energy-storage systems to enable groups of large-scale wind turbines of over 500MW to be connected to the grid in northern Hokkaido.

IRENA: Renewables Key to Uncoupling Economic Growth

Renewables offer G20 countries the best opportunity to achieve climate goals

IEEFA Report: Carbon Capture too Expensive

A study published concludes that costly efforts undertaken in North America to develop workable, economic technology to capture carbon from coal-fired generation have come up short.

1st Place for RTS

RTS wins the Wind-Website-Award 2018

AEE Makes Proposals for Spanish Energy Sector

The Spanish Wind Energy Association AEE made some proposals for the next steps in the energy transition of the country

Energy Vault Comes up with New Energy Storage Technology

The Tata Power Company announces commercial availability of their transformative utility-scale energy storage technology system

Corporate Call for Less Regulations for PPAs

The appetite for renewable energy grows, but companies need more insurance for long-term policies.

Juhl Energy announced today that it has selected GE Renewable Energy to supply equipment for the first commercial integrated solar-wind hybrid power generation project in the U.S.

BayWa r.e. to Build Wind Farm in Scotland

The Tralorg Wind Farm will be installed and operational by the end of 2019.

GE and ORE Catapult to Increase Innovation for UK Supply Chain

The partnership aims at minimizing the time people have to spend offshore, which will enhance both safety and operating costs for offshore wind farms.

Statkraft Orders Nordex Turbines for Irish Wind Farm

The 23.1 megawatt "Kilathmoy" wind farm is being built in county Kerry, near the border with Limerick

DolWin3 and BorWin3 Get Support by Jack Up Barge

Jack Up Barge’s self-elevating unit JB-117 has completed a crane- and accommodation support contract for General Electric at the DolWin3 offshore power grid connection.

Outdated Electricity Market Rules Prevent Full Renewable Energy Participation in the U.S.

Sweeping changes in the electricity generation mix over the last 10 years are driving fundamental changes in the nation’s electricity grid

Google Is Looking for Renewable PPAs in Denmark

Google is currently building a new data center in Denmark which will be powered by renewable energy.

For Small and Big Children: Vestas Wind Turbine Made of LEGO

The two Danish companies LEGO and Vestas have joined forces to bring a Danish export hit to the living room worldwide: A Vestas wind turbine to assemble.

Double Success for innogy

At the first Polish onshore wind auction, the German energy utility was successful with two projects.

A new study is looking at the effects to public health caused by the European coal industry. The result is that Germany, which likes to stage itself as an eco-pioneer, not only has the largest coal consumption in the EU, but is also home to four of ten of the world's dirtiest coal companies. Those German companies are also responsible for a large proportion of the general health damage caused by coal-fired power plants.

India Power Market Outlook to 2030

GlobalData publishes new report on the growing energy sector in India where renewables make up the biggest share of newly installed capacity.

After the Election: How do U.S. States Proceed?

What do the US mid-term election results mean for renewable energy?

Stillwater Wind Facility Up and Running in Montana

Pattern Development has started commercial operation of their first wind farm in the U.S. state

EDPR a Winner in Polish Renewable Energy Auction

In the first Polish renewable energy auction, EDP Renováveis has been awarded with a 38 MW onshore wind farm project.

Aquanis Takes Part in DOE Research Programme

The funding will be used to develop a segmented active load control system that will allow wind turbines to react more quickly to changes in the wind.

EIB Supports Wind Energy Expansion in India

The European Investment Bank has reveiled plans for the continued support of on- and offshore wind energy projects in India.

SAERTEX Wins Two Awards

The juries have honoured the company for its innovative composite materials

GE Renewable Energy Found New Eployees for Cherbourg Facility in France

GE Renewable Energy has completed its recruitments at LM Wind Power's new offshore wind blade manufacturing site in France.

It's the largest offshore export cable order ever for NKT worth approx. EUR 300m / The contract was won in a consortium with Boskalis Subsea Cables & Flexibles, who will install the offshore cable system

PNE Awarded Two Contracts in First Polish Onshore Wind Tender

The PNE Group has won the rights to build two wind farms with a capacity of 174 MW

First Turbine up at Zinkgruvan Wind Farm

The first of 14 turbines has been erected at European Energy's wind project in Sweden

Greenpeace Energy has submitted a plan to gradually take over and shut down RWE's Rheinisches Revier lignite mining area in West Germany by 2025. Subsequently, renewable energy plants with a total capacity of 8.2 gigawatts are to be built there.

Comprehensive EPC Contract for Vestas from Jordanian Auction

Vestas has received an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order for the 52 MW Tafila wind farm in Jordan.

Senvion Continues Success Story in India

Senvion has been awarded another contract for the construction of wind projects with a total capacity of 300 MW and raises its total order book in India to more than 1 GW

IRENA: Renewables Are Key to Climate-Safe World

Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Adnan Z. Amin has written an article about the importance of renewable energy for tackling climate change.

Karachi has been chosen as a venue of the upcoming international conference from 28 to 30 November 2018, because the city is a hub of the renewable power generation in Pakistan.

French Double Feature for Nordex

The Nordex Group has received the order for the installation of 15 N131/3600 turbines in France.

More Clean Energy for Galicia

EDP Renewables (EDPR) has inaugurated the Muxía Wind Farm in the homonymous municipality in the Autonomous Spanish Region of Galicia.

Bloomberg New Energy Finance has published a new report titled ‘Flexibility Solutions for High-Renewable Energy Systems’ which shows alternative scenarios for future power systems in the UK and Germany.

ONYX InSight and Pattern Energy Strengthen Long-Term Relationship

ONYX InSight has been awarded multiple new long-term contracts with Pattern Energy to provide predictive maintenance services across four windfarms in North America.

There is a real building boom in German waters: Numerous offshore wind farms are currently being built in the North and Baltic Sea - but what will actually happen to the turbines when they have completed their work? A new project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) is to deal with this question.

Vestas has recently received two orders which show the range of its services: The Danish turbine manufacturer was awarded the contract to repower the Goodnoe Hills wind project in Washington and also provide 100 V120-2.2 MW turbines for another project in the U.S.

Energy provider Constellation has signed a long-term agreement with Starbucks to power more than 340 company-operated Illinois stores with 100 percent renewable energy produced by Enel Green Power (EGP) North America, Inc.’s HillTopper wind project in Logan County, Ill.

MHI Vestas Tackles North American Offshore Market

As the company hires longtime offshore wind expert Jason Folsom, the first large-scale offshore wind project in the United States is on its way

European Commission Calls for Climate Neutral Europe by 2050

It's not a real plan, but merely a vision and sense of direction for the European members.

Lazard Releases Annual In-Depth Levelized Cost of Energy Analysis

Lazard releases two studies comparing the costs of energy from various generation technologies and of energy storage technologies for different applications.

While the industrial nations are still struggling with their energy transition, developing and emerging countries are now about to switch their energy supply to renewable sources as recent studies confirm.

New Antaris 7.5 kW Delivers Clean Wind Power in Franconia

An agricultural business which was already using solar power, has now instaled a small wind turbine

SGRE Installs Life Extension Program on 264 Turbines in Aragon

Siemens Gamesa will implement their life extension program on 264 turbines with a capacity of 237,5 MW in Spain, thus extending their useful life by 10 years.

Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Secures Financing

EDPR, DGE and ENGIE announce the signing of financing agreements for Moray East

French Government Annoys Wind Industry

The French government has reveiled its plans for the expansion of renewable energies in the coming years. However, the wind industry is not amused.