Wind power News for April 2013

Wind power News Archive

Power yield from Germany's first offshore wind farm continues positive trend Power yield from Germany's first offshore wind farm continues positive trend

The annual yield of the alpha ventus offshore wind farm again exceeded expectations in 2012.

Wind power components news: Winergy certification, SKF deal with Nordex

HybridDrive system certified while Nordex secures bearing supply

European cooperation in North Sea Power to Gas Platform for future energy storage system European cooperation in North Sea Power to Gas Platform for future energy storage system

A European consortium of 11 leading companies have established the North Sea Power to Gas Platform, to further develop the concept of Power-to-Gas (P2G) – the conversion of renewable electrical power into a gaseous energy carrier like hydrogen or methane.

Progress towards clean energy has stalled, IEA says

The rapid expansion of renewable technologies is one of the few bright spots in an otherwise bleak assessment of global progress towards low-carbon energy, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in an annual report to the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)...

BNEF: GE and Vestas "neck and neck in 2012"

Research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance shows that General Electric of the US and Vestas of Denmark were tied for pole position among turbine manufacturers in the world wind market in 2012 - a record year that saw 48.4GW of new capacity installed.

US wind grew 28% in 2012: AWEA

Wind energy grew 28 percent in America last year, setting a new installation record and confirming its status as a mainstream energy source, according to the American Wind Energy Association.

Suzlon Group crosses 1 GW milestone in UK

Suzlon Group’s UK subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, is only the third manufacturer in the UK to achieve the 1 GW watershed.

New markets for a new era of power - Editorial leader from the March/April 2013 issue of Renewable Energy Focus

AND WOW, there are certainly plenty of new markets for the renewable energy industry – and they are finally coming out into the light. Deployment of renewables is an “idea whose time has come”.

Prototype efficient high-output GE wind turbine operational at European test site Prototype efficient high-output GE wind turbine operational at European test site

The prototype of what GE claims is the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine is now operational at a test site in Wieringermeer in the Netherlands. The GE 2.5-120 wind turbine offers higher power output, improves service productivity, and creates new revenue streams for customers.