Wind

CISWind2013 applauded as significant success

Monday, 08 April 2013 Dan McCue CISWind2013, a conference focusing on the wind energy industries of the CIS and Eastern Europe countries, is receiving high marks from attendees who believe the 28-29 March event helped significantly focus ...

Gamesa's 5 MW offshore turbine obtains design certification

Thursday, 31 January 2013 REM Gamesa has begun installation of its first G128-5.0 MW offshore prototype on the Arinaga Quay on the island of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands, spain), and expects to start commissioning in the second quarter ...

Kliux, the turbine flying silently

Wednesday, 21 November 2012 Luis Merino The Kliux vertical axis small wind turbine is just three years old but is already turning heads. The founding fathers of this Rioja-based company, the Equizábal brothers, combine the skills of a Chicago ...

Variability and intermittency – a response to wind power critics

Wednesday, 14 November 2012 Robin Whitlock Critics of wind power often like to claim that wind power suffers from intermittency problems and therefore is an unreliable and costly method of power generation. This claim does not stand up to detailed ...

Marguerite Fund expands its wind farm portfolio with acquisition in Romania

Monday, 12 November 2012 Dan McCue

The Marguerite Fund has acquired a 50 percent stake in the Chirnogeni wind farm in Romania, from Cyprus-based developer EP Global Energy.

Turbulent conditions ahead for onshore wind market

Wednesday, 05 September 2012 REM Nearly 80 percent of revenues in the global market for wind converters in 2011 were attributed to utility-scale onshore projects, but the onshore segment is forecast to account for less than 70 percent ...

Element Power sells Almatret wind farm in spain

Wednesday, 15 August 2012 REM

Element Power announced that Aviva Investors and SachsenFonds have acquired its 49.4 MW Almatret wind farm in Lerida, spain.

A look at the drivers behind growth of wind power in Nordic region

Tuesday, 10 July 2012 REM Renewable energy recruitment specialist, Allen & York, is expanding its renewable energy team in response to a growth in demand for wind professionals within the Nordic region. In this piece, the company ...

Moventas rolls out up-tower repairs to significantly lower wind farm costs

Wednesday, 27 June 2012 REM Wind gear manufacturer Moventas is expanding its up-tower service globally after a successful track record in North America. Up-tower repair significantly lowers wind farm O&M costs, hence making wind ...

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Vestas experiences second turbine fire in weeks

Tuesday, 12 June 2012 Mike McGovern Just weeks after a fire in the nacelle of a Vestas wind turbine in Germany caused by an electric arc, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer has had to put out another fire in a nacelle, this time on the ...