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NIB allocates EUR 25 million to Danish Vestas for wind turbine innovation
NIB and Danish Vestas Wind Systems A/S have signed a new 4.5-year loan agreement totalling EUR 25 million for financing Vestas' R&D programme. The loan, which is an extension of the EUR 30 million loan NIB signed with Vestas in December 2009, is earmarked for developing a new type of a 3 MW wind turbine for low and medium wind regimes. The R&D programme is focused on improving the design ...
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Winning $2.7 Billion and More than 2 Gigawatts Since May Launch, GE Demonstrates Industry Leadership with Its Advanced 1.6-100 Wind Turbine
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that it has recently secured more than 1,200 megawatts (MW) of commitments for its 1.6-100 wind turbine, the world’s leader in efficiency. The 750 additional turbines bring the total number of orders and commitments to $2.7 billion and more than 2 gigawatts to date. In the past month alone developers have selected the turbine ...
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Modular Wind Energy Receives ISO 9001:2008 Certification
Modular Wind Energy (www.modwind.com), a manufacturer of innovative rotor blades for large-size wind turbines, has achieved certification from Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) as an ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems compliant organization for the design, manufacture, installation, and service of wind turbine blades. LRQA is accredited by American National Accreditation Board ...
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Gamesa Launches New G97-2.0 MW Platform for North American Market
Turbine Designed for Low-Wind Locations LANGHORNE, Pa. - Gamesa Technology Corp., a world leader in wind turbine manufacturing, will launch its new G97-2.0 megawatt (MW) turbine platform for the North American market at the Canadian Wind Energy Association’s annual conference and exhibition, one of the wind energy industry’s premier events. The new G97-2.0 MW Class IIIA model is ...
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NREL`s Capabilities Boost a Wide Range of Innovative ARPA-E Research
The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will play key roles in a variety of projects recently funded by the Department's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E). NREL's innovative approaches have received five awards across three different ARPA-E programs for advancing transformational technologies to generate, store, and use energy more efficiently, at lower ...
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Department of Energy Announces $95 Million in Small Business Research and Development Grants
Recently (7/16), the U.S. Department of Energy announced that it will award 95 grants totaling $95 million to 80 small businesses in 26 states. Funded through DOE's Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs, today's selections are for Phase II research and development. Small businesses that demonstrated technical feasibility for innovations ...
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Wind and air’s hope for new energy
Two sets of scientists in the US have devised new ways to snatch more power from thin air. One group of Californian chemists reports that it has found a way to filter carbon dioxide directly from the air and turn it into clean-burning methanol. While scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have announced a design for an offshore wind turbine rotor blade 200 metres long − so huge that ...
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Evance R9000 Small Wind Turbine Receives Full Certification from US Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC)
Evance Wind Turbines, a world leading manufacturer of small wind turbines, is delighted to announce that its 5kW R9000 turbine has achieved full certification from the Small Wind Certification Council (SWCC) - the US independent body that certifies small turbines that meet or exceed its performance and safety requirements. The Evance R9000 successfully passed rigorous safety, function, ...
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The Torque - small wind turbine with maximum return at lower height
The Torque is a small, modular build, vertical wind turbine of the newest generation, with countless advantages. Due to the sophisticated and patented design the Torque is the best working small wind turbine under all wind circumstances. The dynamic blade system optimizes the conversion of wind energy while moving with the wind direction and minimizes at the same time the loss of energy while ...
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Gamesa to deliver its first G114-2.5 MW turbines in Sweden
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed an agreement for the supply of its first G114-2.5 MW turbines. Under the terms of the agreement reached with leading international infrastructure investor and asset manager John Laing, the company will install six of this new turbine model (aggregate capacity of 15 MW) at a wind farm in Sweden. "This contract represents a milestone in ...
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Largest wind R&D study underway at NREL
Strong winds are a common research partner for scientists working at NREL's National Wind Technology Center (NWTC). Recently, those gusting Colorado winds helped usher in a new milestone for wind technology research and development. NREL and Siemens Power Generation 'flipped the switch' starting the blades on a Siemens 2.3 megawatt wind turbine installed as part of a cooperative research and ...
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Suzlon Receives 31.5 MW Order From Canada-Based Sprott Power Corp.
Suzlon Wind Energy Corp., the North American subsidiary of Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL) – the world's fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer* – announced today a new order for 15 S97-2.1 MW wind turbines at an Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada wind power project in development by Sprott Power Corp. The project is slated for completion in March 2012, and Suzlon is delivering the project ...
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Gamesa awards prizes for two patents related to turbine load management and onsite validation of turbine electrical systems
Third edition of Gamesa’s Patents and Innovators competition, designed to reward employee patenting efforts Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has celebrated the third edition of its Patents and Innovators Competition, which acknowledges its employees' innovation and patenting efforts, viewed as crucial to development and protection of the company's technological ...
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GE Successfully Proves Technology to Extend Wind Turbine Blades
Innovative Technology Increases Rotor Diameter by 40 Percent; Demonstrated Power Output Increases by More than 20 Percent Unique Aerodynamic Insert Extends a 37-Meter Blade to 44 Meters Continued Expansion of GE’s Technology Advancements to Improve Existing Fleet Production Today, GE’s (NYSE: GE) renewable energy business announced a technology demonstration of a 7-meter blade ...
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Global Wind Energy Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Wind Energy Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p092580/Global-Wind-Energy-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Wind Energy in Megawatts. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for 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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GE to Supply 41 Multi-Megawatt Wind Turbines for Four Projects in Germany
GE (NYSE: GE) announced today a contract with the leading German project developer Energiekontor AG for four wind power generating projects comprised of 41 2.75-103 wind turbines. Using a proprietary 50.2-meter blade with a proven aerodynamic shape, GE’s 2.75-103 wind turbine provides a larger blade swept area giving wind developers greater energy capture ...
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GE Developing Wind Blades That Could Be the “Fabric” of Our Clean Energy Future
In a move that could put wind energy on equal economic footing with traditional fossil fuels, GE (NYSE: GE), Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), will begin work on a project that could fundamentally change the way wind blades are designed, manufactured and installed. With most of the cost of electricity for ...
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