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Gamesa lands contract to supply 18 MW to a wind farm in France and maintain it for 15 years
Gamesa has signed its first contract 1 with the Belgian renewable energy producer Elicio for the supply of 18 MW at Quint wind farm, located in Flers-Sur-Noye, in the Picardy region, in Northern France. Under the terms of the agreement, Gamesa will handle the transportation, installation and commissioning of 9 of its G97-2.0 MW turbines. Delivery of the turbines is set to begin in September ...
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Gamesa and the government of Bahía (Brazil) have signed a collaboration agreement designed to drive regional innovation in renewable energy
The parties will work together to develop projects which foster skill transfer and scientific and technological development in wind power. Among these projects, the creation of a unit of Gamesa University, which will train over 200 wind farm operators a year, stands out. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, and the government of Bahía (Brazil) signed a memorandum of ...
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Gamesa sells a 24 MW wind farm in Poland
Gamesa will provide the facility's operation and maintenance services for a period of fifteen years. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has sold a 24 MW wind farm in Poland, built under turnkey project modality, to Windflower, from the Israeli Sunflower group. The Suchań wind farm - developed and promoted by Gamesa- is located in West Pomerania Province, in northwestern ...
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GE Prototype of World’s Most Efficient High-Output Wind Turbine Operational at European Test Site
GE (NYSE: GE) announced today that a prototype of the world’s most efficient high-output wind turbine, the new 2.5-120, is operational at a test site in Wieringermeer, Netherlands. The 2.5-120 is the company’s first brilliant wind turbine, driving higher power output, improving service productivity and creating new revenue streams for customers. The 2.5-120, announced in January, ...
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Expanding Support for Its Customers, GE Opens Regional Wind Turbine Service Centers
Centers to Support Midwest Region—the Strongest Potential for Wind Development in the US SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Expanding its support for customers in the wind-rich Midwestern United States, GE (NYSE: GE) has opened two new wind turbine service centers in Albert Lea and Pipestone, Minn., with plans to expand into additional states in the region. The centers will serve as headquarters for ...
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3T Power supplies the Giants of Belting Smiley Monroe with green electricity generated exclusively in Northern Ireland
The team behind Northern Ireland’s only 100% green energy supplier for business, 3T Power, has announced a partnership with Smiley Monroe, the Lisburn-based global manufacturer of endless conveyor belts and cut rubber parts for the materials processing equipment manufacturing sector, resulting in the ‘greening’ of the organisation’s Northern Ireland electricity supply. ...
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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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New NIB loan to wind farm project in northern Sweden
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Swedish Gabrielsberget Nord Vind AB have signed a loan totalling EUR 33 million for the financing of a new wind farm project in Västerbotten in northern Sweden.The 16.5-year loan will be used for financing the wind farm project, which has a total capacity of 46 MW. The wind farm will be made up of 20 wind turbines and the commercial operation of the farm is ...
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BP to Build Five U.S. Wind Farms This Year
HOUSTON, Texas (ENS) - BP Alternative Energy North America Inc. today announced that it expects to begin construction on five wind power generation projects in the United States in 2007. Located in four states - California, Colorado, North Dakota and Texas - the projects are expected to deliver a combined generation capacity of some 550 megawatts, MW. When complete, the projects will exceed the ...
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Emerson Strengthens Presence in Renewable Energy Sector with Acquisition of Mita-Teknik
Emerson this week announced it has acquired Mita-Teknik in an all-cash transaction. Founded in 1969, Mita-Teknik is a leader in the control automation business for wind power generation, equipping wind turbines and wind farms with technologies for optimal performance and unsurpassed reliability. This acquisition is highly complementary to Emerson’s existing control system portfolio and supports ...
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NIB lends to wind farm project in northern Sweden
The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) and Swedish Gabrielsberget Syd Vind AB have signed a loan totalling EUR 35 million for financing the construction of a new wind farm in Västerbotten in northern Sweden.The 16.5-year-maturity loan will be used for financing the wind farm project which has a total capacity of 46 MW. The wind farm will be made up of 20 wind turbines and the commercial operation of ...
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Siemens Canada awarded 270-MW wind power order for South Kent project
Siemens Canada has been awarded a milestone order by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) for the supply and commissioning of 124 wind turbines for the South Kent wind project. The 270-MW project, located in the Municipality of Chatham-Kent in Southwestern Ontario, will generate enough energy for up to 100,000 Ontario homes. The SWT-2.3-101 turbines to be ...
By Siemens AG
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PSO purchases power from Oklahoma wind farms
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma (PSO), an operating unit of American Electric Power (AEP), has signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for approximately 198 MW of renewable energy from two Oklahoma wind farms. Through the 20-year agreements, PSO will purchase 98.9 MW from a wind farm in Elk City, Okla., which is being developed by NextEra Energy Resource, and 99 MW from an expansion of ...
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Minister unveils first commercial-scale wind project with Welsh local authority
The first commercial-scale wind energy scheme to be delivered in conjunction with a Welsh local authority was officially launched today by the Welsh Minister for Natural Resources and Food, Alun Davies AM. Located on a brownfield site that was formerly a coal mine, the 4 MW development is a collaboration between developer Partnerships for Renewables and Caerphilly County Borough Council. The ...
By Carbon Trust
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Wind Energy Post-Warranty Maintenance Market To See Tremendous Growth Through 2020, Despite Slowdown
FARMINGTON, Conn., May 14, 2012/PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Global Information Inc. is pleased to announce two significant new reports in rapidly evolving Wind Energy Maintenance market: Wind Energy Maintenance Market to 2020 GBI Research's new Wind Energy Maintenance Market research report offers in-depth analysis of the wind energy maintenance market forecast by region, segment, company type and by ...
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Siemens Gamesa builds Arkona wind power facility in record time
The Arkona power plant has 385 MW of total capacity and will supply electricity to around 400,000 average German households annually. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has reportedly announced that it has successfully installed Arkona offshore wind power plant in record time of five months in Germany. The owners E.ON and Equinor officially opened the Arkona offshore wind power plant on ...
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Kinangop Wind Farm in Kenya to be Powered by 38 GE Wind Turbines
One of the Largest Wind Power Generation Projects to be Built in Sub-Saharan Africa Iberdrola Engineering to Build the 61-Megawatt Wind Farm; Aeolus Kenya Developing Project Planned Energy Mix Will Give Kenya’s Population the Reliability of Supply and Contribute to the Social and Economic Development of Kenya GE to Provide 38 1.6-MW Wind Turbines and Operations and Maintenance for 10 ...
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GE, Taiwan Power Sign Five-Year Wind Turbine Service Agreement
GE (NYSE: GE) and Taiwan Power Company have signed a five-year, full service agreement (FSA) covering 26 GE 1.5-megawatt class wind turbines operating throughout Taiwan. Under the agreement, valued at nearly $11.4 million, GE will provide a full scope of services including planned and unplanned maintenance, repairs and spare parts. The agreement guarantees fleet availability of greater than 95 ...
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GE PulsePOINT* Technology Helps Wind Operators Reduce Costs and Achieve Optimal Energy Production
GE (NYSE: GE) today announced a new technology that can help give wind farm operators a competitive edge by identifying problems with wind turbines before they can cause downtime or major failures. Using advanced software, GE’s innovative PulsePOINT* Advanced Monitoring and Diagnostic Services help operators reduce costs and achieve optimal energy ...
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Siemens and E.ON to build EUR 275m major Danish offshore wind farm
E.ON has placed an order with Siemens Energy for the supply of 90 wind turbines for the Rødsand II offshore wind farm south of the Danish island of Lolland in the Baltic Sea. With an installed capacity of 207 megawatts (MW) the new project will be one the largest offshore wind farms in the world. The 90 turbines with a rotor diameter of 93 meters and a capacity of 2.3 MW each will be installed in ...
By E.ON AG
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