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Nordseecluster: RWE chooses Chantiers de l’Atlantique as key supplier for its 1.6-GW offshore wind cluster off the German coast
RWE is making further progress on developing the Nordseecluster, a 1.6-gigawatt (GW) cluster of four offshore wind farms in the German North Sea. The company has selected Atlantique Offshore Energy, the marine energy business unit of French company Chantiers de l’Atlantique, as the preferred supplier for two electrical offshore substations. Sven Schulemann, RWE’s Managing Director ...
By RWE AG
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TÜV Rheinland agrees cooperative venture with FGH
TÜV Rheinland has signed a cooperation agreement with FGH (Forschungsgemeinschaft für Elektrische Anlagen und Stromwirtschaft e.V.), a research association and certification body specializing in electrical grid connection based in Mannheim/Germany. The two companies will now cooperate closely on national and international wind energy projects. TÜV Rheinland pursues an expansion ...
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Gamesa cements its leadership in Mexico with two new orders from Iberdrola for the supply of 325 MW
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has entered into two new agreements with Iberdrola for the supply of 325.5 MW in total in Mexico. These orders1 consolidate the company's position in this market, in which it has entrenched itself as the leading OEM. The first contract encompasses the installation and commissioning of 84 of the company's G114-2.625 MW turbines (220.5 MW) at the ...
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Fortum to Start Building the Ånstadblåheia Wind Farm in Norway
Fortum is launching construction of the Ånstadblåheia wind farm in Norway. The construction will begin with ground works in March, and the wind farm is expected to start production in 2018. Fortum announced the acquisition of three wind projects on 8 November 2016 and 5 January 2017. Fortum has decided to purchase 14 wind turbines from Vestas for the Ånstadblåheia wind ...
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Gamesa secures début order for its new 3.3 MW platform, specifically the supply of 198 MW in Mexico
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has achieved an important milestone in its sales and product strategy, having secured the first order for its new G132-3.465 MW turbine, which guarantees the lowest cost of energy across a broad spectrum of sites. The company has secured an order from a power utility for the supply of 198 MW at one of its wind developments in Mexico. ...
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Northeast States Release Three Reports on Offshore Wind Development
On November 2nd, the States of Massachusetts, New York, and Rhode Island released three reports that set out the context for offshore wind development in the Northeast and reveal its potential economic development benefits. The Northeast has the potential for offshore wind deployment of between 4,000 to 8,000 megawatts by 2030 and the creation of up to 36,000 jobs according to the reports, which ...
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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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Consent secured for largest onshore wind farm in Europe
Scottish and Southern Energy plc (SSE) has been granted consent by Scottish Ministers to develop in southern Scotland a wind farm with a total capacity of up to 456MW. The wind farm will be built in two phases and, on completion, will be the largest onshore wind farm in Europe. The wind farm, known as Clyde, is located between Biggar and Moffat. It became part of SSE’s development portfolio when ...
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GE Bringing 45 Megawatts of Advanced Wind Turbine Technology to Estonia
GE (NYSE: GE) wind turbine technology is making its debut in Estonia, one of Europe’s most promising wind sectors, by supplying 18 wind turbines for the Paldiski Wind Farm. Located in northwestern Estonia near the city of Paldiski on the Parki peninsula, the wind farm will be operated by Eesti Energia AS and Nelja Energia OÜ. Each operator is buying nine turbines from GE. In addition, ...
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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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The UN registers two ACCIONA wind farms in India as a Clean Development Project
The Executive Board of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), an organization dependent on the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), has agreed to register as a CDM project two wind farms owned by ACCIONA in India. Already in operation, these wind farms are the first installed by the company in this country. They are located in the state of Karnataka, in the south of the ...
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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: 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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Duke Energy Chooses Siemens Turbines to Build Kansas Wind Farm
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) will use 73 Siemens wind turbines, each capable of generating 2.3 megawatts of emission-free electricity, to build its first wind farm in Kansas.Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, will build, own and operate the 168-megawatt (MW) Ironwood Windpower Project in Ford County – approximately 150 miles west of Wichita. Topeka-based Westar Energy ...
By Duke Energy
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Offshore wind analytics to cut opex to less than quarter of costs
Growing predictive maintenance capabilities, drones and multi-turbine control strategies will combine with logistics innovations to lower operations and maintenance (O&M) costs, industry experts said. Sweden's Vattenfall launched last month its pioneering 93 MW European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, north-east Scotland. The new 300 million-pound ($393.0 ...
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Suez earnings up 12% to €7.9bn
The SUEZ Board of Directors meeting February 25, 2008, chaired by Gérard Mestrallet, approved the Group’s results for financial year 2007. The accounts will be submitted for approval to the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting, May 6, 2008.Further improvement in operating performance and profitabilityEBITDA: EUR 7.9 billion (+12.4%)Current operating income: EUR 5.2 billion (+15.1%)Net income ...
By ENGIE
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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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Biral’s Visibility Sensors to Play Key Role In Offshore Wind Farm
Leading meteorological expert, Biral, is supplying 140 of its SWS-050 visibility sensors to Hollandse Kust Zuid, which will be one of the biggest and first fully merchant offshore wind farms in the world. The sensors for this huge project are being used to control the aviation obstruction lights on top of the turbines for its customer Orga BV. As part of the project, Siemens-Gamesa will install ...
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UK Government awards Mainstream CfD for £2bn offshore wind farm
Mainstream today secured a fifteen year Contract for Difference (CfD) from National Grid for its 450 megawatt Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm located in the Outer Forth Estuary in the North Sea. The CfD, which was awarded to Mainstream under a competitive tendering process, gives the wind farm an inflation-linked strike price for the electricity it produces for a period of fifteen years. The ...
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GE Milestone: 1,000th Wind Turbine Installed in Canada
The 1,000th GE (NYSE: GE) wind turbine to be installed in Canada will enter service next month at Cartier Wind Energy’s Gros Morne project in the Gaspésie Region of Quebec, GE announced today at CanWEA’s 27th Annual Conference and Exhibition. Continuing to expand its presence in Canada’s wind energy sector, GE expects to have more than ...
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