The German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon has concluded non-exclusive cooperation agreements with three independent Indian service providers: Renom Energy Services, Kintech Synergy, and Powercon Ventures India. The partners will support repair, maintenance and service of wind energy converters which have been set up with Enercon technologies in India.
Dominion Energy Virgina is planning the mid-Atlantic’s first offshore wind project. DONG Energy will help the electic utility company as part of an agreement and strategic partnership. Engineering and development will start immediately.
Wood Group’s clean energy business, previously known as SgurrEnergy, has announced that the company provides a control solution for EDF EN Mexico's La Mata y La Ventosa wind farm. It is designed to improve the performance of the wind turbines located in Oaxaca, Mexico.
DONG Energy has celebrated the inauguration of the Gode Wind 1 and 2 offshore wind farms at the Danish Embassy in Berlin. With 97 wind turbines and a total capacity of 582 MW, the two offshore wind farms generate enough power to supply approx 600,000 households in Germany annually.
The island of Aruba plans to cover half its annual energy need using renewable energy sources and the other half using alternative fuels by 2020. To achieve this goal, they trust on an advanced microgrid solution, provided by ABB. The system will will help WEB Aruba, the islands main power utility, integrate solar and wind energy, forecast and plan better and optimize operations in real-time.
With three new product variants Vestas has upgraded the 3 MW platform to a 4 MW platform, offering double-digit growth in annual energy production (AEP) across all wind classes.
MHI Vestas launched the V164-9.5 MW wind turbine, signaling the company’s drive to lower the cost of energy for offshore wind.
8.2 Consulting AG has announced that the inspection portfolio regarding wind turbine generators and conformity checks along grid connection certification activities have been accredited as inspection body by DAkkS (German Accreditation Body) according to DIN ISO/IEC 17020.
Ingeteam has announced the opening of a new subsidiary in Honduras and of another one in Bulgaria. The global presence of the company thereby increases to a total of 22 countries, according to Ingeteam.
The governments of leading offshore wind markets, Germany, Belgium and Denmark, together with industry captains signed a Joint Statement to further the deployment of offshore wind energy in Europe.
The interactive infographic map is showing the cumulative installed wind power capacity per country and continent from 1981 to 2013.
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