Wind

GE Renewable Energy Lands First Wind Deal in Chile

Wednesday, 09 May 2018 REM GE Renewable Energy has scored its first wind energy project in Chile with Arroyo Energy Compañía de Energías Renovables Limitada. GE will be supplying six 3.6 MW turbines with 137-meter rotors and ...

Belgium

Belgian companies cooperate on installation of topside for offshore substation

Wednesday, 09 May 2018 Robin Whitlock The installation of a topside for the offshore substation supporting Merkur offshore wind farm is the result of close cooperation between Belgian companies and is a further milestone in the development ...

Taiwan

Seajacks wins Taiwan installation contract

Tuesday, 08 May 2018 Robin Whitlock

Seajacks has won a contract from Siemens Gamesa to install its 6 MW turbines at phase 2 of the 120 MW Formosa 1 offshore wind farm in Taiwan.

Global Wind Service Acquires Part of Total Wind

Monday, 07 May 2018 REM Danish company, Global Wind Service, has acquired all offshore and blade activities from Total Wind A/S following Total Wind’s bankruptcy. With this acquisition GWS takes over several ongoing projects ...

MidAmerica Energy to Add 550MW of Wind Power in Iowa

Friday, 04 May 2018 Dan McCue

MidAmerican Energy, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, will construct two new Iowa wind farm projects beginning this summer. The wind farms will be located in Adair County.

Dulas Completes 100M Met Mast Installation in Scotland

Wednesday, 02 May 2018 Dan McCue Dulas renewable energy consultancy has completed the installation of its tallest ever meteorological mast in Western Scotland. The 100m guyed lattice mast, installed on behalf of UK wind farm developer ...

Vattenfall offers wind generated energy for sale to British businesses

Monday, 30 April 2018 Robin Whitlock Swedish energy group Vattenfall is offering British business consumers the opportunity to purchase green renewable electricity from its onshore South Kyle Wind Farm in South West Scotland via corporate ...

Force 9 Energy to hold second round of public exhibitions for Moray wind farm

Friday, 27 April 2018 Robin Whitlock

Force 9 Energy, in partnership with EDF Renewables, is to hold a second round of public exhibitions in early May for its proposed Clash Gour Wind Farm in Moray, Scotland.

Spain

EIB Provides $61 million to Build Nine Wind Farms in Aragón

Thursday, 26 April 2018 REM The European Investment Bank has signed a €50 million ($61 million) loan to finance nine wind farms to bedeveloped by the Spanish firm Forestalia Renovables. The shareholders in the “Goya” project ...

GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult Sign Five-Year R&D Deal

Wednesday, 25 April 2018 REM

GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next generation offshore wind technologies.