Wind power News for December 2013

Wind power News Archive

Pattern Energy acquires pair of wind power projects

When completed, the installations will add 214MW in net capacity to Pattern Energy's portfolio.

Vestas extends contract with ScottishPower Renewables

Deal includes installion of five Vestas wind power plants in Scotland with a total capacity of 120 MW.

New whitepaper download: How can cities become smarter?

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New whitepaper download: How can cities become smarter?

Part 1: In less than 40 years, 70% of the world’s population will reside in our cities. But can this rapid population shift into an urban environment happen in a sustainable way?

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For the past few years, investors, owners, and consultants in the US wind industry have been challenged by well-documented cases of wind project under-performance...

TPI re-opens Mexican wind blade factory

TPI Composites, Inc. is re-opening its plant in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico to provide blades to the North American wind market.

Vaisala Corporation acquires 3TIER

Purchase of renewable energy assessment and forecasting services company valued at EUR 10.7 million.

Blade Dynamics progresses long blade project with Siemens Wind Power Blade Dynamics progresses long blade project with Siemens Wind Power

Blade Dynamics has concluded the design phase of its ‘Very Long Blade Project’ for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and confirmed that the prototyping phase will now begin.

Siemens to supply 448 wind turbines to MidAmerican Energy Siemens to supply 448 wind turbines to MidAmerican Energy

Deal represents the largest order ever for onshore wind turbines for Siemens.

Kinangop wind farm in Kenya to be powered by 38 GE wind turbines

When complete, the Kinangop facility will be one of the largest wind power generation projects to be built to date in sub-Saharan Africa, according to GE.

First Wind inks deal with Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Co.

Agreement will bring renewable energy from First Wind’s planned Hancock Wind project near Ellsworth, Maine, to 17 Massachusetts municipal utilities.

Environmental Ohio group publishes positive report on wind power trends

Findings show wind energy yields major environmental benefits for the state.

All forms of energy necessary, says ExxonMobil

The world will require all forms of energy over the next quarter century to meet a greater than one-third increase in demand, says ExxonMobil’s Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040 forecast report.

REpower wins 266MW orders for community wind farms in Germany

REpower Systems SE will deliver 103 wind turbines with a total capacity of over 266MW for 24 community wind farm projects in the Schleswig-Holstein region of Germany.

3TIER makes wind and solar data open access 3TIER makes wind and solar data open access

Renewable energy forecaster 3TIER has made its wind and solar annual averages available via the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)’s Global Renewable Energy Atlas, an open-access online platform.

Fraunhofer and Wind Energy to develop new turbine Fraunhofer and Wind Energy to develop new turbine

Researchers from the Fraunhofer IWES and the FITT wind energy research team are collaborating on developing a new direct drive 3 MW wind turbine design concept.

UK cuts onshore wind and solar PV funding

The UK government has reduced financial support for onshore wind and solar PV, but has increased the incentives available for offshore wind.

Siemens’ wind turbine rotor blade wins renewable energy award Siemens’ wind turbine rotor blade wins renewable energy award

Clean Technology Business Review has declared Siemens’ wind turbine rotor blade the winner of the ‘Innovation in Renewable Energy’ Award.

RES submits plans for Scottish wind farm

RES has submitted an application for Keirs Hill Wind Farm near Patna in East Ayrshire, Scotland.

Gaelectric receives €90 million funding boost

Dublin-based renewable energy group, Gaelectric, has been funded €90 million to develop and expand its wind and energy storage business in Ireland, the United States and the UK.

European consortium bids for French wind projects

The European consortium comprising EDF Energies Nouvelles and wpd offshore have submitted two bids for the Tréport and Ile d’ Yeu/Ile de Noirmoutier projects in France.