wind turbine industry News
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Interaction of wind turbines and industrial plumes – new research
Initial findings by researchers at Glasgow University suggest that deposition of particle pollution could be higher around wind turbines when they are sited near industrial sites, as they concentrate the plume. The shortage of acceptable locations for wind turbines has led developers to consider siting them near industrial plant. However this new work - in response to concerns raised by ...
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Top 10 Wind Turbine Manufacturing Companies - Vestas Continues to Dominate as Emerging Chinese Players Provide Stiff Competition to Global Leaders
European wind turbine manufacturer Vestas, from Denmark, dominated the global market in 2011, with a market share of 12.7% on the basis of installed capacity, which was 5,054 Megawatts (MW). Looking forward, Vestas will continue to dominate the global wind turbine industry despite stiff competition from emerging Chinese wind turbine manufacturers. Global Information Inc (GII) is pleased to ...
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Global wind turbine inspection services market growth
In the US, Transparency Market Research (TMR), a market intelligence company, earlier this week released their report on the "Wind Turbine Inspection Services Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth and Forecast 2015 - 2023". According to the report, the global wind turbine inspection services market has been gaining momentum due to the growing wind energy ...
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Free power from freeways? China is testing roads paved with solar panels
On a smoggy afternoon, huge log carriers and oil tankers thundered down a highway and hurtled around a curve at the bottom of a hill. Only a single, unreinforced guardrail stood between the traffic and a ravine. The route could make for tough driving under any conditions. But experts are watching it for one feature in particular: The highway curve is paved with solar panels. "If it can pass ...
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Inox Wind signs landmark agreement with AMSC for the launch of 3MW Wind turbines in India
Inox Wind Limited, one of India’s leading wind energy solutions provider, has signed an exclusive agreement with AMSC (NASDAQ:AMSC), a global solutions provider serving the wind and power grid industry, to launch the 3MW wind turbine which is especially suitable for low wind regimes in India. The 3MW wind turbine platform is a globally operating and proven platform. This agreement comes on ...
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Gamesa and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding Join Forces in Offshore Wind Technology
The companies will work to launch Gamesa's first offshore prototype in the US, the totally new G11X-5.0 MW offshore wind turbine MADRID and NEW YORK - Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind energy business (through its U.S. based subsidiary), and the Newport News Shipbuilding operations of Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leading American defence company and America's largest shipbuilder, ...
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Intertek Recognized by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority for Strategic Renewable Energy Investment
Intertek(LSE: ITRK), a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, today announced that plans for its recent award from the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will be used for the creation of a photovoltaic (PV) and wind equipment test facility. Intertek was awarded $4.2 million ...
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Intertek to Host International Small Wind Association of Testers (SWAT) 2012 Conference
Intertek(LSE: ITRK), a global leader in testing, inspection and certification services, today announced that it is playing host to the International Small Wind Association of Testers (SWAT) 2012 Conference. The conference will be held April 24 – 26 at the Statler Hotel on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. This Conference is designed to help ...
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Global Wind Turbine Gearbox Market to Exceed $8 Billion by 2020, Wind Rotor Blades Drop to 49K Units Installed
The global wind power market witnessed tremendous growth in 2011, as annual wind power capacity installations recovered after a slight dip in 2010. In fact, Global wind energy installed capacity increased at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 26.5% from 74,122 Megawatts (MW) in 2006 to 240,000 MW in 2011. The wind turbine industry provides employment to over 450,000 people worldwide. ...
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Top 10 Wind Turbine Manufacturing Companies - Vestas Continues to Dominate as Emerging Chinese Players Provide Stiff Competition to Global Leaders
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Top 10 Wind Turbine Manufacturing Companies - Vestas Continues to Dominate as Emerging Chinese Players Provide Stiff Competition to Global Leaders ...
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Aggreko and ComRent Combine for Wind Energy Agreement
Focusing on wind energy, Aggreko the global leader in temporary power generation, temperature control and oil-free compressed air solutions, and ComRent International, the leading global provider of load bank rentals and services, have signed an agreement to provide a specialized temporary power and load bank solution to the wind turbine industry. The agreement which covers the continental ...
By Aggreko
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GE and Fina Enerji Fuel Wind Energy Growth in Western Turkey
GE (NYSE: GE) will provide 43 wind turbines to Turkish energy developer Fina Enerji for four new projects in western Turkey, the two companies announced today at the first annual Turkish Wind Energy Congress. All four wind farms will contribute to Turkey’s energy independence while supporting the country’s investment in domestic renewable energy. The four Fina Enerji projects will ...
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Global Offshore Wind Turbine Market 2011-2015
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Offshore Wind Turbine Market 2011-2015 http://www.reportlinker.com/p0445023/Global-Offshore-Wind-Turbine-Market-2011-2015.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Wind_turbine TechNavio's analysts forecast the Global Offshore Wind Turbine market to grow at a CAGR of 11.63 ...
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ETI unveils plans to design world’s largest open access indoor test facility for offshore wind turbines
Plans to design the world’s largest open access offshore wind turbine drive train test rig have been announced by the UK’s Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). Two companies - Converteam and HORIBA Instruments - are delivering competing designs for an indoor test-rig capable of dynamically testing a complete wind turbine drive train and nacelle with input power up to 15MW. The rig, to be built ...
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GE Secures Orders for 110 Megawatts of GE’s Brilliant 2.5-120 Wind Turbines in Germany
Orders Support Germany’s ‘Energiewende’ Initiative to Increase Highly Effective, Cost-Efficient Decentralized Power Generation Capabilities in Low-Wind Regions 44 Highly Efficient 2.5-120 Turbines to be Installed at Multiple German Wind Farms GE’s Brilliant Turbines Harness the Power of the Industrial Internet Today, GE (NYSE: GE) announced 110 megawatts of orders ...
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GE Wins More than $800 Million in New Commitments for Brazilian Wind, Gas Turbine Projects
GE (NYSE: GE) has secured more than $800 million in commitments to supply wind and gas turbines for projects in Brazil that will produce 1.4 gigawatts of electricity—40 percent of the total amount awarded in energy auctions conducted recently by Brazil’s National Electric Power Agency. The A-3 and Reserve energy auctions, which took place August 17-18, ...
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Improved rotor blades increase turbine yield
In Wettendorf in Lower Saxony, seebaWIND Service GmbH is upgrading four Fuhrländer FL2500 wind turbines with aerodynamically improved rotor blades. The innovative product was developed by BayWa r.e. and adapted for Fuhrländer FL2500 and Nordex N100 wind turbines with the help of seebaWIND Service. In a further development, the partners have been able to increase the turbine yield by ...
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Renewable Distributed Energy Generation
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Renewable Distributed Energy Generation http://www.reportlinker.com/p0165354/Renewable-Distributed-Energy-Generation.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Solar_Photovoltaic Distributed Solar Photovoltaics, Small Wind Power, and Stationary Fuel Cells: Demand Drivers and Barriers, ...
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Wind Turbine Rotor Blades - Global Market Size, Market Segmentation, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Wind Turbine Rotor Blades - Global Market Size, Market Segmentation, Competitive Landscape and Key Country Analysis to 2020 ...
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Gamesa reinforces its presence in the US: framework agreement for the supply of up to 450 MW to EDPR
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has signed a framework agreement with EDP Renovaveis (EDPR) for the supply of up to 450 MW through 2016 in the US. Under terms of the agreement, Gamesa will supply up to 225 of Gamesa G114-2.0 MW wind turbine generators in wind projects that the EDP Renovaveis (EDPR) plans to build in the country. This agreement represents the largest contract ...
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