onshore wind turbine News
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Millions of Euros for innovative wind energy demonstration projects
A call for renewable energy project funding, which potentially totals tens of millions of Euros under NER300, was launched by the European Commission today. NER300 is the EU's funding programme for innovative demonstration projects for renewable energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS). However while no CCS projects qualified for funding as part of the first call in 2011, renewables projects ...
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Zuidwester wind farm demonstrates rapid progress achieved in wind industry
Construction work on the Zuidwester wind farm is in full swing on the dyke along the shore of the IJsselmeer. Yesterday, the first of twelve wind turbines has been successfully put into operation. Fifty turbines installed during the late 1980s and early 1990s are being replaced by large new turbines. Each of the new Zuidwester turbines can generate as much electricity as all 50 turbines of the ...
By RWE AG
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Vestas secures 158 MW repowering order in USA
Vestas has received a 158 MW order to repower three undisclosed projects in the USA. The order consists of 72 V120-2.2 MW turbines for the three projects. The orders include supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines, as well as a 10-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement, designed to ensure optimised performance of the asset. In the USA, Vestas has ...
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GE launches 5.3 MW onshore wind turbine; Floating wind study calls for `urgent` port spending
GE launches 5.3 MW onshore wind turbine with efficiency, logistics gains GE Renewable Energy is to release a new 5.3 MW onshore wind turbine which includes improvements in energy output, installation, and maintenance efficiency compared with earlier models, the company announced September 24. Larger, higher efficiency turbines and growing installation experience have dramatically reduced wind ...
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Denmark to Invest Millions in Wind, Wave, Hydro, Solar Power
A Danish aid plan to support electricity production from renewable sources has won the approval of the European Commission. Denmark will invest €400 million (nearly US$481 million) to support renewables such as onshore and offshore wind turbines, wave power plants, hydroelectric power plants and solar photovoltaics. The Commission found that the aid is necessary to further develop the ...
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GE targets untapped wind sites with two-piece blade design
GE's new 5.3 MW turbine system combines larger dimensions with on-site blade assembly in a design leap that could unlock new wind siting opportunities. Last month, GE unveiled a new 5.3 MW onshore wind turbine which is more than double the average capacity of turbines installed in the U.S. in 2017. Larger, higher efficiency turbines and growing installation experience have dramatically ...
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We can meet our low carbon energy goals
Meeting our low carbon energy targets is a big job but the technologies exist to get the job done. Viewpoint from James Smith, Chair of the Carbon Trust. From the ongoing squabbling over energy you might think that meeting our energy targets was impossible. It's certainly a big job. And we have been slow to get things going as Ofgem's recent analysis of UK energy supply has made clear. But the ...
By Carbon Trust
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Taller wind turbines drive growth but raise reliability risks, experts warn
Advances in wind power technology will open up new project opportunities but operators must tackle growing size and site climate challenges to minimize costs, North American wind experts said at the Wind O&M Canada 2018 conference. In North America and Europe, wind power developers face increasing cost pressure following the removal of subsidies. Wind suppliers have responded by ...
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UK reopens onshore wind subsidies; Nordex turbine orders rise 31%
UK removes block on onshore wind subsidies UK onshore wind developers will once again be allowed to compete against other renewable energy types for government subsidies, according to new rules announced by Boris Johnson's Conservative government March 2. The move removes a four-year moratorium on government support for onshore wind projects, imposed by the previous Conservative government to ...
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Wind energy reaches greater heights
Original story at MIT News Wind turbines across the globe are being made taller to capture more energy from the stronger winds that blow at greater heights. But it’s not easy, or sometimes even economically feasible, to build taller towers, with shipping constraints on tower diameters and the expense involved in construction. Now Keystone Tower Systems — co-founded by Eric Smith ...
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50Hertz Increases Investments in Grid Infrastructure to Accelerate Energy Transition
The German electricity transmission system operator 50Hertz wants to boost the connection capacity for offshore wind farms from around 1 GW today to more than 7 GW in 2030. In this way, the company and its employees can make a significant contribution to achieving climate protection targets, maintaining security of supply and strengthening energy sovereignty. "The legislation now initiated by the ...
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Orsted raises offshore wind target in $30bn spending plan; Vestas wins first contract to replace Senvion turbines
Our pick of the latest wind power news you need to know. Orsted raises 2025 offshore wind target to 15 GW Denmark's Orsted has raised its 2025 offshore wind capacity target by 3 GW to 15 GW, the company announced November 28. By 2030, Orsted aims to install more than 30 GW of capacity, including onshore wind, solar and energy storage projects. "We expect the global market for renewable ...
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Frost & Sullivan Applauds Hempel for Dominating the Wind Turbine Protective Coatings Market by Developing Versatile Products With Unmatched Functionality
Based on its recent analysis of the protective coatings for wind turbines market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Hempel with the 2011 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy. Hempel has penetrated new markets and regions and differentiated itself from the competition in terms of product performance and business strategy. Hempel has had a long innings in the coatings market ...
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Frost & Sullivan applauds hempel for dominating the wind turbine protective coatings market by developing versatile products with unmatched functionality
Based on its recent analysis of the protective coatings for wind turbines market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Hempel with the 2011 Europe Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Line Strategy. Hempel has penetrated new markets and regions and differentiated itself from the competition in terms of product performance and business strategy. Hempel has had a long innings in the coatings market ...
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Wind Energy: TÜV Rheinland Receives New Accreditation
TÜV Rheinland has been accredited by the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) as a certification body for type and component certification of wind turbines in accordance with international standard IEC 61400-22. This authorizes the company to conduct conformity assessments of onshore and offshore turbines and their components and to issue certificates accordingly. “With this successful ...
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Siemens Gamesa delivers wind turbines for four onshore projects in Germany with a total capacity of 50 megawatts
Proven direct-drive technology is being deployed in new Onshore projects in Schleswig-Holstein, Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt, for which Siemens Gamesa will deliver 16 wind turbines with a total capacity of 50.6 megawatts (MW)1. Individualized planning and flexible technology helped some of these projects to qualify for the necessary approvals: in Geestpark Almdorf, Siemens Gamesa fully met site ...
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Asia Poised to Become Dominant Market for Wind Energy
Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from 230 Gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to over 2600 GW by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds. By that time, the region would become a global leader in wind, accounting for more than 50 per cent of all onshore and over 60 per cent of all offshore wind capacity installed globally. According to the ...
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Floating wind sector urged to copy onshore manufacturing model to cut costs
To compete on costs with fixed-bottom offshore wind and other renewables, the floating wind industry should industrialize the foundation in the same way it has manufactured and commoditized the turbines for onshore wind, according to Henrik Stiesdal, wind energy pioneer and former CTO of Siemens Windpower. Stiesdal told Wind Energy Update that a “quantum leap” on floater designs ...
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U.S. Department Of Energy Finds Record Production And Job Growth In U.S. Wind Power Sector
The U.S. Department of Energy this week (Aug 16) released three reports showing that wind power remains one of America's fastest growing energy sources and a generator of high-quality jobs. Wind power accounted for 32% of U.S. energy capacity growth in 2021, employs 120,000 Americans, and now provides enough energy to power 40 million American homes. The 2021 wind market reports show that the ...
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