On 14th September, GE concluded the takeover of the Norwegian Scanwind Group AS. The company headquartered in Trondheim currently employs a staff of 41 and specializes in developing and producing offshore wind turbines without a gearbox. In March 2003, Scanwind erected a 3 MW prototype with a permanent-field generator, a second one followed in the autumn of 2004.
The first five turbines will be delivered in the fourth quarter of this year for the project Brunsmo at the Karlskrona site. All the turbines will be produced at the GE factory in the German town of Salzbergen. According to GE, the 2.5xl is designed for use in areas where weak winds prevail and is thus well-suited to the forested region in South Sweden.
The construction of the 28,000 m2 production plant in Hutchinson is set to start in August. According to Siemens, the first nacelle made in Kansas will leave the factory in December 2010. All the nacelles manufactured in Kansas will be used for the 2.3 MW turbines from Siemens. A production capacity of 650 units per year in planned.
Enbridge began construction in July of 2007 and the wind farm began supplying energy to the province's electricity grid in August 2008. The final turbine came online in mid-February 2009. When operating at peak capacity, the 115 turbines can provide enough electricity to power between 50,000 and 60,000 homes.
A mid-term review of the European Energy Programme for Recovery has found that offshore wind energy is the strongest performer of the three areas selected for funding in terms of investment, creating jobs and putting investment in place quickly.
Paris - AREVA welcomes the announcement that the Global Tech I (GTI) offshore wind project, powered with the group's turbines, has received the "Wind Deal of the Year" distinction.
The award was given by internationally-renowned magazine, Project Finance International (PFI), during an official ceremony held on January 25, in London.
RenewableUK, the trade association for the wind, wave & tidal industry, has criticised a report published by the thinktank Civitas for failing to understand how wind power works as part of the UK's electricity generation system.
Newport Industrial Fabrication Inc. of Newport Maine recently completed and delivered an order for Hyundai Heavy Industries. The order included embedment plates and template rings for towers being installed as part of the 2MW Hyundai wind turbine "The Independence" being installed by Kingston Wind Independence in Kingston Massachusetts.
New Delhi - ExxonMobil's Mobil SHC-branded synthetic gear oil is now being used to protect more than 30,000 wind turbine gearboxes worldwide demonstrating how its lubricants are helping the wind energy industry become more cost competitive worldwide.
RenewableUK, the country's largest renewable energy trade association, has welcomed the Government's commitment to boost financial support for wave and tidal projects. However, RenewableUK is urging caution over the Government's plans to downgrade the level of financial support it provides for onshore wind from 2013 onwards, and offshore wind from 2015.
The interactive infographic map is showing the cumulative installed wind power capacity per country and continent from 1981 to 2013.
Photovoltaic Feed