Wind

State Minister for Energy and Mining opens new Engie wind farm to help power South Australia

Tuesday, 30 July 2019 Robin Whitlock Engie officially opened its Willogoleche Wind Farm in Hallett, South Australia yesterday (29th July) - one of the largest renewable energy projects completed in the state, with a generating capacity of ...

DNV GL Launches Joint Industry Project to Cut Wind Energy Costs Using LIDAR Measurements

Monday, 29 July 2019 REM DNV GL is calling on wind energy stakeholders to join a new Joint Industry Project (JIP) to explore the potential of using light detection and ranging to measure wind speed Turbulence Intensity (TI) for ...

Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm opened by HRH The Prince of Wales

Monday, 29 July 2019 Robin Whitlock

Prince Charles officially opened Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm, Beatrice, on 29th July, after having been completed last month following 10 years of development and construction.

NSF International Approved as Certification Body for Global Wind Organisation

Thursday, 25 July 2019 REM NSF International subsidiary, NSF Certification, has been accredited as a certification body for the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). The accreditation enables NSF to audit and certify wind turbine training ...

Siemens Gamesa signs first contract with Brennand Investimentos in Brazil for the supply of 94 MW

Thursday, 25 July 2019 Robin Whitlock Siemens Gamesa has signed its first contract with Brennand Investimentos to supply 27 SG 3.4-132 wind turbines for the Arizona and Honorato wind farms in Sento Sé, Bahia, with an installed capacity of ...

Ørsted and Tradepoint Atlantic Partner on Maryland’s First Offshore Wind Energy Center

Wednesday, 24 July 2019 Dan McCue Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind has signed an agreement to develop Maryland’s first offshore wind energy staging center at Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,250-acre multimodal industrial site in Baltimore County ...

AWEA expresses concern as Ohio House Bill 6 passed

Wednesday, 24 July 2019 Robin Whitlock The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has expressed concern at the passing of House Bill 6 by the Ohio legislature, considered a major backwards step in the state’s commitment to clean energy. ...

EDF Renewables-Masdar Consortium Reaches Financial Close on Dumat Al Jandal Wind Project

Tuesday, 23 July 2019 REM The consortium consisting of EDF Renewables and Masdar has completed the financing of the Dumat Al Jandal utility-scale wind project in Saudi Arabia, with the backing of Saudi and international banks. ...

GE Renewable Energy unveils the first Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine

Tuesday, 23 July 2019 Robin Whitlock

GE Renewable Energy has this week revealed the first manufactured components of the Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine at its production site in Saint-Nazaire, France.

DNV GL Launches First LiDAR Verification Site in Asia Pacific

Monday, 22 July 2019 REM DNV GL, the world’s largest resource of independent energy experts and certification body, has announced that it has launched its first LiDAR verification site in Asia, based in South Korea. Located ...