Wind

Sydney Airport Turns to Wind Power

Thursday, 23 August 2018 Dan McCue Australia’s Origin Energy has agreed to supply 75 percent of Sydney Airport’s electricity using wind power in an innovative energy agreement that combines renewables with firming generation and supports ...

Greenbyte Energy Cloud’s New Feature Helps Identify Wind Component Failures Before They Occur

Tuesday, 21 August 2018 Dan McCue The aptly-named Predict, Greenbyte Energy Cloud’s new feature, is now on commercial release and available for new and potential users. Greenbyte is launching a campaign to showcase to the renewable energy ...

Moray East signs conditional agreement with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

Tuesday, 21 August 2018 Robin Whitlock

Moray East has signed a conditional agreement with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind for the supply and installation of 100 MHI Vestas V164-9.5 MW offshore wind turbines.

Käufer to Introduce New Rotor Blade Access System at WindEnergy Hamburg

Friday, 17 August 2018 REM Käufer Befahrtechnik will introduce its new K-BP-4 BAS at WindEnergy Hamburg. With the new TÜV approved system, rotor blade specialists will be able to perform scheduled maintenance as well as advanced ...

Legal Power List identifies political risks for wind

Tuesday, 14 August 2018 Robin Whitlock A wide range of political risks pose major threat to the viability and profitability of international wind farms, both on and offshore, and in regions ranging from the United States to Europe and Africa, ...

Heatwave hits European wind energy but boosts solar energy generation

Tuesday, 14 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Wind and solar performance maps by Vaisala show that the meteorological conditions causing the current heatwave in Western Europe have also negatively impacted wind energy project performance in markets ...

Senvion Wins Conditional Order for 250 MW in India

Monday, 13 August 2018 REM Germany’s Senvion has been awarded a 250 MW conditional order by an SPV of Continuum Wind Energy. The agreement includes the turnkey supply and commissioning of the entire wind farm comprising 108 Senvion ...

Ørsted to Acquire Lincoln Clean Energy

Friday, 10 August 2018 Dan McCue Danish company, Ørsted, has agreed to acquire 100 percent equity in Illinois-based Lincoln Clean Energy from I Squared Capital and management shareholders for an enterprise valuation of $580 million. ...

AWEA awards US Wind Champion Award to Democrat Representative for Oregon Earl Blumenauer

Thursday, 09 August 2018 Robin Whitlock

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has named Representative Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., as a US Wind Champion for his role in shaping US leadership in wind power.

Taiwan

Siemens Gamesa signs 10 MoUs with suppliers on one day

Wednesday, 08 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has signed ten Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with a range of suppliers today in Taipei, Taiwan, complementing previous agreements signed with Yeong Guan Energy ...