New tech investments to boost growing global market
Wind turbines are set to become even bigger and better in an effort to maintain consistent downward trends of Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE),...
ArcVera Renewables hires industry expert Gordon Randall
ArcVera Renewables (ArcVera), an international consulting and technical services company specializing in wind and solar energy, recently announced the appointment of Gordon Randall as...
More than 680 GW of new wind power planned over next decade
More than 680 GW of new wind-power capacity will come online globally over the 10-year outlook, according to new research by Wood Mackenzie Power...
Vestas wins 294-MW order in South African auction
Vestas’ global partner Enel Green Power has awarded Vestas a 294-MW order of V136-4.2 MW turbines, delivered in 4.2 MW Power Optimized Mode, for...
Ingeteam opens high-tech facility for turbine components
Ingeteam, an independent global supplier of electrical conversion and turbine control equipment, recently announced it opened a new facility in the vicinity of Chennai,...
BladeFactory project: Quicker production, higher quality result
Together with 14 project partners, Fraunhofer IWES, in the role of coordinator, recently launched the BladeFactory project. The research project, which has been funded...
Siemens Gamesa awarded order for Kansas project
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will supply 48 SG 3.4-132 and 14 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines for Southern Power’s latest wind project — the 198.5-MW Reading...
Dropped objects remain a neglected hazard in offshore
Dropsafe, a global provider of dropped objects prevention technology for the energy and resources markets, has reported on the risk posed by dropped objects...
Altitec: South Africa needs to invest in blade repair capacity
Altitec, a leading turbine rotor blade inspection and repair specialist, recently highlighted the need for South Africa to expand its pool of blade repair...
Seacat sees demand for CTV services for offshore
The fourth quarter of 2018, has, atypically, seen surging demand for offshore wind crew transfer, according to offshore energy support vessel (OESV) operator, Seacat...
AMSOIL to be main supplier for ZF Wind Power
Following years of committed partnership, field testing, and data-backed results with worldwide customers, AMSOIL has been selected by ZF Wind Power for gearbox lubrication...
Vaisala acquires Lidar manufacturer Leosphere
Vaisala, a global leader in environmental and industrial measurement, recently announced the acquisition of Leosphere SAS, a world leader in ground-based and nacelle-mounted Lidar...
DNV GL certifies Ingeteam’s 2MW DFIG converter
Ingeteam, the world-leading supplier of electrical conversion equipment, recently announced it received DNV GL’s certification for its Ingecon®Wind stator-equipped 2MW DFIG converter.
With this latest...
WindGuard wind tunnel celebrates 10 years
This year, Deutsche WindGuard’s large scale aero-acoustic wind tunnel in Bremerhaven celebrates its 10th anniversary.
“When the wind industry became established in the early 2000s,...
iSpin technology to monitor Vattenfall wind center
Since commissioning the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) earlier this year, the Swedish energy group Vattenfall has been measuring important wind parameters with...
Years of growth ahead for Eastern European onshore wind
Onshore wind energy in Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Caspian will experience a compound annual growth rate of 9 percent from 2018 to 2027,...
China continues to dominate global wind sector
Chinese operators remain the leaders of the global wind asset market, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.
The report, Global Wind...
Walmart, EDP Renewables announce three PPAs
Walmart and EDP Renewables (EDPR) recently announced three power purchase agreements (PPA) that will enable the construction of three new utility-scale wind farms —...
Agreement reached on Horse Creek and Electra wind farm transaction
Skyline Renewables, an independent clean energy platform and Starwood Energy Group Global (“Starwood Energy”), a leading private investment firm focused on energy infrastructure, recently...
Moray East signs agreement with MHI Vestas Offshore Wind
Following the announcement in October 2017 of the selection of MHI Vestas as preferred turbine supplier for the Moray East offshore wind project, Moray...
