Wind power News for December 2015

Wind power News Archive

Siemens to supply 126 megawatts to onshore wind power plants in Scotland Siemens to supply 126 megawatts to onshore wind power plants in Scotland

Siemens has been awarded orders for three onshore wind projects in Scotland, supplying up to 50,000 households in South and North Ayrshire and Lockerbie.

Big leap in clean electricity generated by wind Big leap in clean electricity generated by wind

RenewableUK has highlighted official Government statistics which show the increasingly central role that wind is playing in the UK’s energy mix.

U.S. wind industry leaders praise five-year extension of tax credits U.S. wind industry leaders praise five-year extension of tax credits

Congress has approved a five year extension of the wind energy Production Tax Credit and the Investment Tax Credit.

Vestas acquires US independent service provider Vestas acquires US independent service provider

Vestas has acquired independent service provider UpWind Solutions, Inc.

RGU researchers look to cut cost of maintaining offshore wind turbines

Researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) are developing a software tool which aims to dramatically cut maintenance costs for offshore wind turbines.

Gamesa and the CFE sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the co-development of wind energy projects in Mexico Gamesa and the CFE sign a Memorandum of Understanding for the co-development of wind energy projects in Mexico

Gamesa and the Mexican Electricity Board (the "CFE" for its acronym in Spanish) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the fostering of wind power generation in Mexico by means of the co-development of wind energy projects.

Deepwater Wind proposes combined offshore wind and energy storage solution for Long Island

In response to PSEG-Long Island’s request for new local energy resources serving the South Fork, Deepwater Wind is proposing to supply capacity and renewable energy from the 90 megawatt, 15-turbine Deepwater ONE – South Fork project.

Climate initiatives must not include large hydropower projects, according to 300 organisations Climate initiatives must not include large hydropower projects, according to 300 organisations

A coalition of more than 300 civil society organizations from 53 countries have called on governments and financiers at the Paris climate talks to keep large hydropower projects out of climate initiatives such as the Clean Development Mechanism, the World Bank’s Climate Investment Funds, and green bonds.

Welspun Renewables commissions 126 MW Pratapgarh wind project

Welspun Renewables, one of India’s leading clean energy companies, has announced commissioning of its 126 MW wind project located in Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan.

Global small wind turbines installed capacity to increase fivefold by 2025 Global small wind turbines installed capacity to increase fivefold by 2025

Global cumulative installed capacity of small wind turbines is set to increase from 912.6 Megawatts in 2014 to 4.8 Gigawatts (GW) by 2025, at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 16.4%, according to research and consulting firm GlobalData.

Ambitious UN climate deal could be investment opportunity for European wind industry Ambitious UN climate deal could be investment opportunity for European wind industry

EWEA has stated that we could see an export boom for the European wind industry over the next few years.

Renewables set to overcome nuclear in Europe’s power generation projects Renewables set to overcome nuclear in Europe’s power generation projects

A new report by Timetric’s Construction Intelligence Center (CIC) suggests that nuclear power is set to lose its leading position in Europe’s power generation projects due to a growing demand to shift into renewable energy.

Isle of Man to explore potential for offshore wind farm development Isle of Man to explore potential for offshore wind farm development

The Isle of Man Government has signed an agreement with DONG Energy to explore the possibility of developing a wind farm and work with the UK to meet its renewable energy targets.

Building Energy to build its first wind project in USA Building Energy to build its first wind project in USA

Building Energy are currently developing their first wind farm which will contribute to the reduction of 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions.