wind turbine project News
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ECC Celebrates Completion of Wind Turbines with Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
ECC celebrated the completion of its second wind turbine project at the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR) with a ribbon cutting ceremony on October 28, 2011. The event coincided with National Energy Awareness Month, and recognized the completion of two 1.5 megawatt GE wind turbines for which ECC provided design and construction. The Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment ...
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Ballast Nedam: HLV Svanen Deployed at London Array
Ballast Nedam has signed an agreement with London Array Limited for the deployment of the heavy lift vessel (HLV) Svanen at The London Array Offshore Wind Farm from the second half of August this year. Svanen will perform its services in addition to the installation vessels currently installing foundations for Phase One of the project. Some components will be shipped by Ballast Nedam from ...
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Camden Hills Regional High School Wins Two National Environmental Education Awards
Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport, Maine has been awarded a 2012 Presidential Environmental Youth Award (PEYA) for installing a wind turbine on the school’s campus. Camden Hills’ teacher, Margo Murphy also won the 2013 Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators for her leadership and work on this project. The PEYA program promotes awareness of our nation's ...
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Wind energy projects in Bulgaria
Wind energy projects in Bulgaria In this issue we present exhibitors in the SEE Exhibition on Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: Global Wind Power Vestas *** Global Wind Power is a leading supplier in the field of wind energy on the European market. Our efforts are focused exclusively on wind power and we have installed over 250 wind turbines in Germany, Denmark, France, Romania ...
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NTR acquires 14 Wind Projects in Northern Ireland
NTR plc, the renewables investment group, today (Oct 6, 2014) announced the acquisition of fourteen 250KW single turbine projects in Northern Ireland through the acquisition of KN Energy Ltd. The portfolio of projects comprises four operational sites and a further ten development projects, most of which are at advanced stages of development. With the addition of this portfolio to its existing ...
By NTR plc
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Siemens Gamesa to supply 1,386 MW to Ørsted at the world’s largest offshore wind farm, in the UK
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been awarded exclusivity by Danish energy group Ørsted for the supply and service of wind turbines for the Hornsea Project Two offshore wind project, being developed in British waters, where it will install its SG 8.0-167 DD turbines with total capacity of 1,386 MW. This offshore wind farm, which will be the world's biggest offshore wind farm when ...
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Proven in Europe and Asia, GE Energy’s 2.5-MW wind turbine to be launched in North America next year
Following its successful debut in Europe and Asia, GE Energy has announced that its 2.5-megawatt (MW) wind turbine is coming to America. The 2.5xl, which is the latest evolution of the company’s wind turbine technology, will be launched in North America in 2010. More than 100 of the 2.5-MW machines already have been installed in seven countries and have compiled more than one million operating ...
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Siemens Energy, Mortenson Construction and MidAmerican Energy Complete New Wind Turbine Project Near Pomeroy, Iowa
Siemens Energy, Inc., Mortenson Construction, and MidAmerican Energy Company recently completed the expansion of MidAmerican Energy's wind project near Pomeroy, Iowa. Thirteen Siemens wind turbines were erected at the site, creating an additional 29.9 megawatts of generation capacity. The 13 units are the first of 258 wind turbines Siemens is providing and Mortenson Construction is erecting at ...
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New way of predicting ice on wind turbines
As wind turbines become an increasingly important source of energy, there is a growing need to better predict when ice forms on them and prevents electricity from being produced. A research project at SMHI has developed new methods for projecting ice formation on wind turbines. There is growing interest in wind turbines as an energy source in Sweden, but wintertime the turbines are affected by ...
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Innovation in world´s largest floating wind farm by Siemens Gamesa can open new offshore areas
Five Siemens Gamesa turbines of Six-Megawatt-class have now been installed on floating foundations in Stord, Norway, at the 30 MW “Hywind Scotland” project – the world’s largest floating wind farm Strong collaboration between Siemens Gamesa and Norwegian company Statoil can make a new step towards unlocking offshore areas in the future and develop a niche into a large ...
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Osbit to deliver monopile upending tool for Seajacks
Offshore equipment supplier Osbit has secured a contract with Seajacks to design and build a monopile upending bucket, to be used by the vessel operator in its offshore wind turbine installation projects. The system will initially support the development of the large-scale, bottom-fixed Akita and Noshiro Offshore Wind Farms in Akita Prefecture, part of Japan’s renewable energy expansion ...
By Osbit Ltd.
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`Anti-noise` silences wind turbines
If wind energy converters are located anywhere near a residential area, they must never become too noisy even in high winds. Most such power units try to go easy on their neighbors' ears, but even the most careful design cannot prevent noise from arising at times: One source is the motion of the rotor blades, another is the cogwheels that produce vibrations in the gearbox. These are relayed to ...
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Gamesa to expand a wind farm in Jordan for Elecnor adding seven new turbines
Once it has installed these seven G97-2.0 MW turbines, the Maan wind farm will have total capacity of 80 MW Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured a new order from Elecnor for the expansion of the Maan wind farm with the addition of seven new G97-2.0 MW wind turbines (14 MW). This project, which Elecnor is building on a turnkey basis for the Jordan Ministry of Energy ...
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Gamesa wins EPC contracts for two wind farms in Egypt with combined capacity of 160 MW
Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy, has secured two new EPC orders1 for the construction of two wind farms in Egypt. The facilities will have combined capacity of 160 MW and are located in the Gabbal El Zayt region along the Red Sea coastline. The first contract, for the supply of a total of 120 MW, was awarded by Egypt's New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) by means of ...
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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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MidAmerican Energy, Siemens Energy and Mortenson Construction Celebrate Renewable Energy at Rolling Hills Wind Project
Construction of the 443.9-megawatt Rolling Hills wind project in southwest Iowa is progressing on schedule toward a planned year-end completion. Today, officials from MidAmerican Energy Company, Mortenson Construction and Siemens Energy gathered with community leaders and local residents at the site to showcase the project. Attendees celebrated the region's continued focus on bringing ...
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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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Wind Energy: TÜV Rheinland Receives New Accreditation
TÜV Rheinland has been accredited by the German Accreditation Body (DAkkS) as a certification body for type and component certification of wind turbines in accordance with international standard IEC 61400-22. This authorizes the company to conduct conformity assessments of onshore and offshore turbines and their components and to issue certificates accordingly. “With this successful ...
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Ballast Nedam Signs Large Contract for Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm
Ballast Nedam has signed a contract around 250 million Euro with wpd for the engineering, supply and installation of 80 foundations at the Butendiek offshore wind farm in Germany. The Butendiek offshore wind farm is located in the German Bight, 32 kilometers west of the German island Sylt. It is expected that financial close of the project is achieved ultimately by the end of this year. The ...
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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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