Honduran President Porfirio Lobo today inaugurated Cerro de Hula, Central America’s largest wind farm, which has installed capacity totalling 102 MW.
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A mid-term review of the European Energy Programme for Recovery has found that offshore wind energy is the strongest performer of the three areas selected for funding in terms of investment, creating jobs and putting investment in place quickly.
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Suzlon Energy Limited, the world’s fifth largest* wind turbine supplier, reported its earnings today for the quarter ended December 31st, 2011.
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In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW – enough to supply 6.3% of the EU’s electricity, according to figures published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
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RenewableUK, the trade association representing wind, wave and tidal energy industries, has welcomed comments by the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and the new Energy Secretary Ed Davey providing strong backing for wind energy.
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With a capacity of 16 megawatts, ‘El Chaparro’ will produce electricity equivalent to the consumption of around 12,000 homes. The new wind park, located in Guadalajara province (central Spain), takes the wind power capacity owned by the company in the region of Castilla-La Mancha to 560 MW.
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EWEA, electricity body EURELECTRIC, European power exchange body EUROPEX and industrial energy user body IFIEC are calling for clarity on how stakeholders will be involved in the planning and development of network codes – that is, the binding rules governing the operation of electricity systems.
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The Court of Auditors in France has this week published a report revealing that the cost of producing nuclear energy is set to surge in France as old plants need updating and new safety standards put in place. Nuclear will require significant investment in the short and medium term at a rate of at least double the current level of investment, the Court says.
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Statement of Denise Bode, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) on today’s announcement by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar regarding the development of offshore wind resources off of the mid-Atlantic states of Maryland, Virginia, New Jersey and Delaware: (Keep reading…)
Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awarded a contract for the assembly and installation of the “Barbers” 30 MW wind farm, comprising twelve N90/2500 wind turbine systems. The contract is based on a framework agreement entered into with power station operator Eolia Renovables, which originally provided for a capacity of 150 megawatts. The co-investor is the Elecnor Group, whose core business entails infrastructure projects including the construction and operation of wind farms.
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Vestas China has received its very first V100 turbine order from Datang Hubei Renewable Energy (Datang Renewable). The introduction of the newest addition to the 2 MW platform in China took place in early 2011. The order represents not only an important step further into the low wind regime in China, but also a step into the new geographical market of the Hubei province.
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Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth leading* and India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer has signed a contract for a 100 MW wind power project with CLP, India. The project comprises 48 units of Suzlon’s latest S97-2.1 MW wind turbines, featuring DFIG technology. The project will be set up in the state of Rajasthan and is scheduled to be commissioned by January 2013. Suzlon will execute the contract under its end-to-end business model. The deal is valued at over Rs. 600 crore (approx. US $122mn).
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For decades traditional fuels have enjoyed global dominance on the energy market virtually unchallenged, but that situation is changing. News out this week shows that global renewable energy deals surged last year by a massive 40%, triggered by the Japanese nuclear disaster and buoyed by an increase in billion dollar transactions.
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Vestas has received the third order for V112-3.0 MW wind turbines from TuuliWatti Oy within less than a year. This time for delivery of 10 units for the Tervola project.
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A comprehensive review of public health studies conducted near wind turbines in the United States and Europe was released recently in Massachusetts.
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Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has been awarded a contract by project developer ABO Wind for the construction of a further two wind farms with a total of 13 N117/2400 onshore turbines. Located in the German regions of Central Hesse and Franconia, the planned farms will be going on grid this year after the project finance has been finalised. With two wind farms already under construction and also located in Central Hesse and Franconia, the project volume being jointly executed by Nordex and ABO Wind will thus rise to 51.2 megawatts this year. (Keep reading…)
WinWinD has won a tender for buying project rights of the Myllykangas Wind Park near Kuivaniemi in the Northern Finland. The agreement was signed with the developer Metsahallitus, a Finnish state-owned company.
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Effective from December 31, 2011, REpower Systems SE has acquired by purchase the remaining 49% stake in PowerBlades GmbH from SGL Rotec GmbH & Co. KG, a majority company of SGL Group. PowerBlades, headquartered in Bremerhaven, was founded in 2007 as a joint venture for the production of rotor blades for wind turbines. Since the beginning of the cooperation, REpower has held 51% of PowerBlades GmbH while SGL Rotec had 49% of the shares. The transaction is subject to the usual antitrust approval.
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Wind turbine manufacturer Nordex recorded new orders of around EUR 400 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 (Q4/2010: EUR 306 million), translating into a 32 percent full-year increase in new business to EUR 1.1 billion in 2011 (2010: EUR 836 million). Originally, Nordex had projected growth of 20 percent to EUR 1 billion. In November 2011 following its favourable performance in the previous quarters, the Company raised its guidance for new business to the figure now reached. (Keep reading…)
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave & tidal industry, has criticised a report published by the thinktank Civitas for failing to understand how wind power works as part of the UK’s electricity generation system.
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RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave & tidal industry, has praised National Grid’s handling of the large volumes of electricity generated by wind farms over the festive season.
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Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., the North American subsidiary of Suzlon Group the world’s fifth largest wind turbine maker*, today announced the sale of 57 Suzlon S97-2.1 megawatt (MW) wind turbines for a large wind energy project located in the western United States.
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The largest Nordex wind farm in Ireland to date is to be installed as of August 2012. The project is called “Garracummer” located in county Tipperary and is to go on grid with 17 N90/2500 machines. The customer is the state-owned utility Bord Gais Energy. Bord Gais have engaged Nordex to build the foundations, supply the turbines and commission them, as well as to provide Premium Service for a period of 15 years. (Keep reading…)
Vestas has received an order from a joint venture consisting of Arise Windpower AB and Platina Partners Ltd. for delivery of another 23 units of the V112-3.0 MW wind turbine to the Jädraås wind power park in Sweden.
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Vestas has received an order for 17 units of the V112-3.0 MW turbine for Poland. The contract comprises supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines as well as a 12-year service and maintenance agreement with the solution AOM 5000 (Active Output Management), which is Vestas’ new service product optimising wind power plant output and minimising customer risk.
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Vestas, the world leader in wind energy, has received two orders from key account EDF Energies Nouvelles for delivery of 19 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for the Gargano wind farm in Apulia, Italy, and for 12 V90-2.0 MW turbines for the Eckolstädt wind farm, in Thüringen, Germany, for a total capacity of 62 MW.
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Vestas has received an order for 18 units of the V90-3.0 MW wind turbine for the UK. The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines as well as a service agreement with an availability warranty.
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Vestas has received an order for a total capacity of 50.4 MW, consisting of 28 units of the V90-1.8 MW wind turbines for a wind power project in Nooriabad in the Jimphir region of Pakistan. The contract comprises supply of the turbines, supervision of the installation on site, commissioning as well as a VestasOnline® Business SCADA system and a two-year service and availability agreement.
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