Chinese manufacturer XEMC New Energy, French turbine maker Areva and Canadian developer TransCanada are all taking sides in the utility commission proceedings into the proposed Block Island offshore wind farm.

Alstom has signed a contract worth €100 million with the Brazilian renewable power generating  company, Desenvix, subsidiary of the Engevix engineering group, to build a 90 MW wind farm complex in Bahia, Brazil.

In June, REpower Systems AG passed the one gigawatt milestone with wind energy systems installed in France. The manufacturer has installed around 500 turbines across the country since 2002. This corresponds to 20% of France’s existing wind energy capacity. Alongside its activities in the sale, installation and maintenance of onshore turbines, REpower also intends to [...]

Alstom, a global leader in power generation, today announces the market introduction of its 3MW ECO 110 wind turbine, one of the most powerful onshore wind turbines in the world, specifically designed to ensure the highest energy production on low to medium wind speed sites throughout Europe and worldwide.

Alstom, a global leader in power generation, today held a ceremony with officials of the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation and others at the state, county, and local level to commemorate the construction of their 115,000 square foot wind turbines nacelle assembly facility in Amarillo, Texas.

France could see its nascent wind power sector blown off its feet if amendments to a recent French green law are voted, the renewable energy sector body said.

Alstom today announces the signing of a contract with Nareva Holding, subsidiary of ONA, the leading Moroccan industrial and financial group, for a new wind farm in Akhfenir, in the Kingdom of Morocco.

At the end of March, the construction of the so far biggest European wind farm of REpower Systems AG has been successfully achieved. The project Les Hauts Pays is located between Troyes and Nancy, in the French region of Haute Marne. Starting the erection end of November, a total of 39 REpower MM92 turbines have [...]

Vestas has received a combined order for a total of 21 units of the V90-2.0 MW turbine. The order includes supply, installation, a VestasOnline® Business SCADA solution as well as a ten-year service agreement. Delivery of the turbines is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2010.

REpower Systems AG and the French company Akuo Energy SAS have signed three agreements for the supply of 25 wind turbines. The REpower MM92 turbines, each with a hub height of 100 meters and 2.05 megawatts (MW) of rated power are destined for the three wind farms Fontaine Macon, Sevigny Waleppe and Saint-Germainmont in the [...]

REpower Systems AG and EOLE-RES S.A, one of the leading French wind and solar power developers, based in Avignon, have signed an agreement for the supply of 26 wind turbines. The REpower MM92 turbines with a hub height of 88.5 meters and 2 megawatts (MW) of rated power are destined for Langres Sud wind farm [...]

Following an international call for tender, VERGNET is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a €24 million contract to build the first wind farm in Algeria.

The new facility, based in Bahia, will be dedicated to the assembly of wind turbines with an annual capacity of up to 300 MW per year. The estimated investment is R$ 50 million (approximately €20 million). Under the terms and conditions of the memorandum, the new wind turbine assembly facility could enter operation in early [...]

rench developer and energy producer Valorem SAS, as well as BL Finance have officially opened a new wind farm in the Picardy Region, north of Paris, on November 27, 2009, marking the first project in France to feature GE’s most advanced wind turbine technology. The installation will help the co-operators, Valorem and Sofivent Développement, a [...]

Nordex AG is further improving its position as one of the leading project developers on the French market: Allianz Specialised Investments, part of the alternative asset investment activities of the Allianz Group, has purchased the wind farms “Barbes d´Or” (12.5 MW) and “Joyeuses” (10 MW), planned and erected by Nordex. The total projects are equipped [...]

The 26 MW Maesgwyn wind farm, to be built on the site of the former Maesgwyn and Derlwyn coal mines north of Glyn-neath, South Wales, will comprise 13 of Alstom’s ecotècnia 80* wind turbines and is expected to become operational in October 2010. Under the terms of the contract, Alstom will supply, install and commission [...]

Alstom Power and Energias de Portugal Renovaveis (EDPR) have started up the world’s first wind farm to use the ecotècnia 100 wind turbine, designed and installed by Alstom Power on behalf of EDPR. The site, at Vieux Moulin near Pithiviers in France, is the 12th wind farm to be fitted out by Alstom Power in [...]

France is in danger of missing ambitious wind power capacity targets set by the European Commission due to public opposition and a lack of government support, the renewable energy sector body said on Thursday. France aims for terrestrial wind energy to reach 20,000 megawatts (MW) by 2020, equivalent to Germany’s, up from 4,000 MW now. [...]

REpower Systems AG and the French wind farm developer Valorem have signed agreements on the supply and construction of a total of 21 wind turbines. The REpower MM92 wind power plants, each with a rated power of 2.05 megawatts (MW) and a hub height of 80 meters, are intended for five wind farms projects in [...]

Renewable Energy Systems (RES) Group has commissioned the 50 MW Pays de St. Seine wind farm in the Bourgogne region of Cote d’Or, France, bringing its worldwide wind energy capacity to over four GW. The wind farm has 25 130-m Vestas V90 2 MW turbines spread over the municipalities of Bligny le Sec, Saint Martin [...]

Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica has entered into several agreements with Generaciones Especiales I, S.L., a company belonging to NEO Energía, for the supply of a total of 35 wind turbines having a total output of 35 MW for various wind farms. The first of these agreements includes the supply of 19 Gamesa G52-850 kW wind turbines for [...]

Wind power is now France’s fastest growing energy source. From a relatively slow start at the beginning of the new millennium, France achieved a record level of new wind power installations in 2008 by adding 950 MW to its wind energy fleet. This represented about 60% of all new power generation capacity added in France [...]

EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the largest wind farm in France. The Salles-Curan wind farm in the Ayeron department has entered service with a capacity of 87 MW. The farm will supply electricity equivalent to the annual consumption of 10,000 people. The project is located on the Levezou plateau at Salles-Curan, west of the town [...]

Empreendimento Eolico do Vale do Minho S.A. (EEVM) has begun the commercial operation of Europe’s largest onshore windfarm, the 240-MW Ventominho Windfarm in northwestern Portugal. EEVM was created as a joint venture to build and operate windfarms in the Portuguese region of Vale do Minho. Paris-based EDF Energies Nouvelles Group controls 85 percent of EEVM, and [...]

REpower Systems AG has signed contracts in France and the USA for the supply of 44 wind turbines. The REpower MM92 turbines, each with 2 megawatts (MW) rated power, are intended for wind farms in the North East of France and in the US State of Oregon. Read more

Paris-based EDF Energies Nouvelles has continued its international expansion program by acquiring a 50 percent interest in Turkish wind developer Polat Enerji. Polat Enerji owns two wind farms in service with 50 MW of total capacity, has an 80 MW facility under construction and four other projects in advanced stages of development, representing a wind [...]

EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) has commissioned the Chemin d’Ablis wind farm in the Eure-et Loir department of France. The 26-turbine facility has a capacity of 52 MW. The 2 MW turbines were provided by German manufacturer REpower. Read more

French alternative energy firm Theolia announced a strategy turnaround on Monday as it scales down its ambitions and reduces costs to focus on cash generation amid the financial crisis. The firm, which on Friday reported flat nine-month sales of 85.1 million euros ($107.6 million) versus 83.48 million a year ago, said it was selling German [...]

French renewable energy developer EDF Energies Nouvelles has commissioned the Bicker wind farm in the Fenland in northeast England. The 26 MW wind farm is the sixth project completed by EDF in this region. Read more

Nordex France has received a new major order: The wind turbine manufacturer has entered into a contract with energy group GDF Suez for the delivery and installation of 30 Nordex N100/2500 turbines. The project is to be handled via the GDF Suez subsidiary Nass & Wind Technologie and will be supplemented by a premium service [...]