Rising fossil fuel prices, devastating oil spills and the nuclear crisis in Fukushima have in 2011 substantially raised expectations of wind energy.
On the eve of Global Wind Day - June 15 - the wind industry can today reveal the globally avoided fuel costs from wind energy.
In order to enhance flexibility and speed with regards to type certification, DNV is introducing a new 'Special Level' Type Certificate for wind turbines. It differs with respect to the Type Certificate according to IEC 61400-22 in that blade fatigue testing will not be required.
Ponchatoula, Louisiana - PaxOcean Engineering Zhoushan Co., Ltd. of Singapore, Singapore and The Levingston Corporation, Boerne, Texas, USA announced today that they have signed a Letter of Intent to build a Levingston designed 415WC (World Class) with an option for one additional similar vessel for an undisclosed contract value.
Ludwigshafen - Fascinating close-up views and animated graphics, extraordinary perspectives, and interesting information - these features distinguish two new BASF films on wind energy. They highlight the opportunities, benefits and challenges of wind power as one of the major climate-friendly sources of energy for the future.
London - Gamesa has been honoured with the Annual Golden Award as the 2010 Spanish Company of the Year by the Spanish Official Chamber of Commerce in Great Britain. This Prize recognises Gamesa's successful track record in the United Kingdom, along with its decisive contribution to fostering trade relations between the UK and Spain.
Global leader in power generation equipment and services, Alstom, today announced the upgrade of its 3MW onshore ECO 100 platform.
Karlsruhe / Luxembourg - The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 80 million loan to finance the construction and operation of Germany's first commercial offshore windfarm. The EIB and the promoter of the project, Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW), signed the finance contract in Karlsruhe today.
LM Wind Power, the world's largest wind turbine blade, brakes and service supplier to the wind industry, announced today that it has signed the United Nations Global Compact.
NKT Cables has signed a contract with the Dutch-German transmission system operator TenneT for the manufacture and delivery of a high voltage submarine cable to the Riffgat Wind Farm located 20 km north-west of the island of Borkum in the Wadden Sea.
The interactive infographic map is showing the cumulative installed wind power capacity per country and continent from 1981 to 2013.
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