In Spain's latest renewable energy auction nearly all of the 3 GW available was awarded to wind energy. The auction resulted in contracts for €43/MWh, the maximum discount rate allowed under the Spanish tendering system. This is the lowest level ever awarded in an onshore wind tender in Europe.
DONG Energy and its partners LEGO Group and PKA were joined by MHI Vestas in the inauguration of Burbo Bank Extension, the world’s first offshore wind park to utilise MHI Vestas’ 8 MW wind turbine.
Construction of a 5,600 square meter facility at the Port of Esbjerg is underway to house manufacturing of power converter modules (PCM) exclusively for MHI Vestas Offshore Wind.
DNV GL invites industry partners to start a Joint Industry Project (JIP) for improving the collection and assessment of site conditions data for offshore wind farms. Aiming to increase the efficiency of collecting site conditions, the new JIP will work with stakeholders from across the wind industry. The knowledge generated from the JIP is planned to be ultimately incorporated in a DNV GL recommended practice.
At its last meeting the Board of Directors of Siemens Gamesa Renewables Energy has appointed Markus Tacke as the company’s new CEO. In addition to this there have been several other decisions concerning the senior management team.
The onshore wind farm „Pen y Cymoedd“ in Wales is fully operational. This has been announced by its owner Vattenfall. After the installation of the last of the 76 turbines the park has been started up to the point where it supplies the full amount of electricity it is capable of to the grid.
New research from Oregon State University will aim to make eagles less likely to collide with wind-turbine blades.
During operation, foundations of wind turbines are subject to high loads. These loads must be diverted from the tower’s steel construction to the foundations. If this does not work, the base of the wind turbine will be damaged. A foundation measuring system can help to detect damages.
A precarious boom and bust saga in the United States drives the 10-year outlook as demand dwindles in Canada predicts consultancy MAKE in its latest Outlook.
The transmission system operators TenneT and Energinet.dk have initiated a futuristic project to create an artificial island in the North Sea to inexpensively distribute electricity from offshore wind farms.
The interactive infographic map is showing the cumulative installed wind power capacity per country and continent from 1981 to 2013.
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