operating wind farm News
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Gamesa and Iberdrola launch a new, next-generation system for operating wind farms from a distance
Gamesa and the Iberdrola Group, through its engineering and construction subsidiary, have launched a wind sector-pioneering system which enables the remote management, using a single interface, of any make of wind turbine, anywhere in the world. Leveraging both firms' know-how and experience in the wind sector, this new system, called WindCORE® + WindOne®, enables operators to control ...
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Mainstream to test large scale battery storage at Irish wind farm
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power, with assistance from Enterprise Ireland, will conduct a study to assess the commercial viability of attaching a large-scale storage device (such as a battery) to an operating wind farm in Ireland. If successful, the system could provide the solution to the single biggest challenge faced by wind power generation in the world today; what ...
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Tom Hayes visits Mainstream’s Cape Town office
Tom Hayes visited Mainstream’s Cape Town office to meet with staff and receive a briefing on the company’s operations in South Africa. The Minister was accompanied by Tony McCullagh, Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Ireland, South Africa. Mainstream, which was founded by Eddie O’Connor in 2008, has been operating in South Africa since 2009 and was last week named “Lead ...
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Mainstream gets planning consent for the 182 megawatt Aurora wind farm in Chile
Global wind and solar company, Mainstream Renewable Power, has received environmental consent from the Chilean Environmental Evaluation Service to build and operate the 182 megawatt Aurora wind farm in the commune of Llanquihue in the Los Lagos region of Chile. Upon reaching financial close, Aurora will transfer to Aela Energía, the Chilean wind and solar platform established by Actis, a ...
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Iberdrola Renovables bolsters its presence in the US with the installation of new wind farms
IBERDROLA RENOVABLES, the world’s leading wind energy company(1), continues to bolster its presence in the US with the construction of new wind farms. Work has just began on the Star Point facility in Oregon which will have installed capacity of 98.7 MW. This farm is in addition to others the company has begun building in recent months: Rugby (North Dakota), with 149 MW; and Cayuga Ridge ...
By Iberdrola
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E.ON Climate & Renewables Dedicates Texas Wind Farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America dedicated the Anacacho Wind Farm today with an onsite ceremony. The project, located in Kinney County, Texas, is approximately 14 miles southeast of Brackettville and consists of 55 Vestas 1.8 megawatt (MW) turbines providing 100 MW of power. Anacacho Wind Farm began commercial operation in December. "We are honored to be a part of the ...
By E.ON AG
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E.ON Climate & Renewables surpasses 2.5 GW milestone
CHICAGO, Jan. 9, 2013/PRNewswire/ -- E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North Americaannounced today it has more than 2,700 megawatts (MW) of nameplate capacity in operation across its 18 wind farms located in 5 states. The company completed construction on three projects in Texasand Indianain 2012, totaling approximately 500 MW: --Magic Valley Wind Farm, located approximately 5 miles ...
By E.ON AG
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Mainstream Renewable Power raises EUR €60 million in new corporate debt facility
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power has successfully closed a new €60 million corporate debt facility. The four year facility was arranged through BlueBay Ireland Corporate Credit, a vehicle established by one of Europe’s leading asset managers BlueBay Asset Management, with substantial investment from the National Pensions Reserve Fund of Ireland, and through ...
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Finavera Wind Energy Signs Agreement for $40 million sale of British Columbia Wind Project Portfolio
Finavera Wind Energy Inc. ('Finavera Wind Energy', 'Finavera' or the 'Company') (TSX-V: FVR) is pleased to announce that after a thorough review of a number of corporate transaction options and numerous proposals from interested parties, Finavera's Special Committee of the Board has recommended and approved the signing of an agreement with Pattern Renewable Holdings Canada ULC, a subsidiary of ...
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E.ON: Construction begins on Amrumbank West wind farm in the North Sea
E.ON is further expanding its renewables business and has started construction of Amrumbank West wind farm in the North Sea. The first foundation was installed today 37 kilometer northwest of the island of Helgoland. To help build Amrumbank West and other offshore projects, E.ON has chartered the MPI Discovery, a self-elevating turbine installation vessel or jackup rig, for several years. The ...
By E.ON AG
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EnergieTEAM and BaxEnergy hit the 100th wind park milestone
BaxEnergy and EnergieTEAM reinforce their long-lasting collaboration with the integration of the 100th wind park monitored by the former. The French group develops, builds and operates wind farms throughout France since 2002, nowadays standing among the top three leading operators in France with its 100 wind parks, 1.095 MW and 440 wind turbines. The partnering history dates back to 2014, when ...
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Mainstream signs deal to build and operate Ghana’s first utility-scale wind farm
Global wind and solar company Mainstream Renewable Power today announces the signing of an agreement with Swiss wind farm developer NEK Umwelttechnik to purchase the 225 megawatt (MW) AyitepaWind Farm, located 40 kilometres from Accra on the east coast of Ghana. The project, which represents a total investment of USD525 million, is expected to reach financial close next year and start generating ...
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Innovation Doesn`t (Always) Mean a Brand New Product
As a product manager, I know that improving existing products is like walking a tightrope. On one side, we need to continually add value to the products we create to make them more attractive to some customers. On the other side, we must ensure that the changes we make will not create issues for existing customers who are more interested in operating a wind farm than evaluating every new ...
By NRG Systems
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E.ON reaches milestone in the largest Baltic Sea wind farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables has reached a further milestone in the expansion of offshore wind power in the Baltic Sea. Rödsand lies between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland. Half of the foundations and the first cables to carry the electricity from the ninety wind turbines to the transformer station have already been successfully laid and the cable work continues. All ...
By E.ON AG
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Duke Energy Announces Turbine Suppliers for Texas Wind Farms
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) today announced agreements with Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to provide wind turbines for the two phases of Duke Energy's Los Vientos Windpower Project in Willacy County, Texas. Siemens will provide 87 2.3-megawatt (MW) turbines for Duke Energy Renewables' 200-MW Los Vientos I Windpower Project. MHI was chosen to supply 84 2.4-MW turbines for the 202-MW ...
By Duke Energy
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VALECO embraces WINDFIT for wind farm optimization strategy
“Test it keep it”, could be the motto to sum up Windfit’s journey inside the fleet of European wind turbine operator Valeco’s. Windfit boxes generalized on Valeco’s fleet of wind turbines to pursue 100% optimization goal Valeco’s wind farms equipped with Windfit have shown results convincing enough to have Valentin Odoul and his team promote Sereema’s ...
By Sereema
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RWE Innogy and Scottish and Southern Energy join forces on offshore wind farm project
npower renewables, the UK fully owned subsidiary of RWE Innogy, has acquired 50% of the equity in Greater Gabbard Offshore Winds Limited (GGOWL) from Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE). The development of Greater Gabbard, excluding the connection to the electricity grid, is expected to require investment of around £1.3 billion. Prof. Dr. Fritz Vahrenholt, Chief Executive Officer of RWE ...
By RWE AG
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E.ON Climate & Renewables finalizes equity financing for Illinois Wind Farm
E.ON Climate & Renewables (EC&R) North America announced today it has secured $150 million of institutional equity financing from Bank of America Merrill Lynch in exchange for a partial interest in its Pioneer Trail Wind Farm. "We welcome Bank of America Merrill Lynch as an investor in our Pioneer Trail Wind Farm," said Steve Trenholm, CEO, EC&R North America. "This transaction ...
By E.ON AG
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Gamesa consolidates its presence in Mexico with the sale of a 74 MW wind farm to Grupo México
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has delivered to Grupo México, a leading Mexican company, a 74 MW wind farm located in the state of Oaxaca, one of the country's windiest regions. The wind farm is made up of 37 of Gamesa's G80-2.0 MW turbines, which will generate enough energy to supply around 7,500 households a year, representing close to 4% of the country's installed ...
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E.ON takes 50% stake in world’s largest offshore wind farm
E.ON have joined with Danish utility DONG Energy to buy out Shell’s stake in the London Array offshore wind farm. E.ON and DONG Energy will become 50:50 partners in the project. London Array is the world’s largest offshore wind farm project with an estimated total power up to 1,000 megawatt (MW). It is located around 15km from the Kent and Essex coasts in the outer Thames Estuary, and may ...
By E.ON AG
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