Wind power News for March 2013

Wind power News Archive

Zoltek introduces pultruded profiles for wind blades Zoltek introduces pultruded profiles for wind blades

Carbon fibre producer Zoltek Corporation is introducing a line of Carbon Fiber Pultruded Profiles to serve as structural reinforcements in wind turbine blades.

UK renewable energy trade mission to Mongolia UK renewable energy trade mission to Mongolia

British renewable energy companies are being urged to join a UK government-backed trade mission to Mongolia. The country has a rapidly expanding economy, and its government is actively encouraging a renewable energy agenda.

European and U.S. OEMs dominate global wind market as Chinese OEMs falter

Another day, another top ten turbine manufacturer list: this time it's MAKE Consulting, and it has Vestas at number 1.

FOSG say developments for Supergrid surpass European industry’s own expectations FOSG say developments for Supergrid surpass European industry’s own expectations

At its second annual Conference Supergrid 2013, the Friends of the Supergrid published two new Reports on the development of Supergrid technology.

Scotland to press on with wind plan despite Trump objection

The Scottish Government has given consent for the development of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay.

Siemens receives 270MW wind power order in Canada

It will install 124, 2.3MW wind turbines for the South Kent wind project in Canada.

UK Green Investment Bank up and running UK Green Investment Bank up and running

The new organisation has made its first direct equity investment in offshore wind through acquiring a 24.95% stake in Rhyl Flats Wind Farm.

Siemens receives 270-MW wind power order in Canada

The order, from Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. and Pattern Energy Group LP is for the supply and installation of 124 wind turbines for the South Kent wind project in Canada.

Fraunhofer claims "breakthrough" in electricity storage Fraunhofer claims "breakthrough" in electricity storage

Scientists working for the organisation say they have developed a redox flow battery that reaches stack power up to 25 kW, with a cell size of 0.5 square metres, 8 times larger than the previous A4-sized systems.

4Q frequency converter to be installed in LEITWIND turbines

Following testing, LeitWind's 4Q frequency converter technology, LeitDrive, will be installed across Leitwind's turbine range.

Could "lifetime production" become key metric for renewables?

Analysis from Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that the energy reserves contained in wind and bioenergy projects in the US and Brazil are significant compared to oil and gas.

Proposed EU sea planning law will "boost investor certainty" Proposed EU sea planning law will "boost investor certainty"

EU Member States will have to plan the use of their sea space and work together where they share a sea basin, according to a proposed European Commission Directive on maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management published today in Brussels.

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Wales, Carmarthenshire wind farm given go-ahead

Developer RWE Npower expects the project to power the equivalent of up to 39,700 homes and to support up to 150 jobs during its construction phase.

Siemens opens two R&D test facilities for wind turbine technology in Denmark

The two test centres feature indoor testing facilities of more than 27,000 square metres.

UK Met Office Wind Review 2012 shows Europe’s windiest locations

The Wind Review’s wind index concludes that the windiest locations, compared against long-term average, were Iceland, the Baltic and Denmark.

Nordex strong Q4 EMEA 2012 sales offsets US/Asian travails

Provisional Nordex Group sales rose by 17.3 percent to EUR 1,075.3 million (versus previous year EUR 916.8 mn). Earnings before interest, taxes and exceptionals rose to EUR 14 million, overturning a previous year's loss of EUR 7.6 million.

Andrew Garrad new President of the EWEA

Garrad joined the wind energy industry in 1979 and was President and later Chairman of GL Garrad Hassan...

Report: wind can still be long-term hedge against gas price increases

The study, conducted by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), investigates whether wind can still serve as a cost-effective hedge against rising natural gas prices, given the significant reduction in gas prices in recent years, coupled with expectations that gas prices will remain low.

Alstom enters Canadian wind market

Alstom and NaturEner Energy Canada will supply up to 414 MW of wind turbines for NaturEner’s Wild Rose Projects in Alberta.

UK's DECC awards £2.3 million in funding to High Voltage Partial Discharge, JDR Cable Systems and Principle Power

The award has been made as part of the Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme, which is aimed at technologies that have the potential to reduce the cost of offshore wind.

The Switch 5 MW drive train packages now operating in Chinese offshore wind project

The installation of the 5 MW high-speed drive trains - for CSIC (Chongqing) Haizhuang Windpower Equipment Co., Ltd - was the company's first in China.