Wind

  • Governors’ Coalition, FERC focus on wind energy

    Mar 3, 2014

    The Governors’ Wind Energy Coalition in the United States and the Federal Regulatory Energy Commission held discussions over how to work in conjunction to promote more rapid deployment of wind energy.
  • Vestas, Mitsubishi go ahead with offshore JV

    Mar 3, 2014

    Vestas has shared that its offshore joint venture between with Mitsubishi has gained final approval from the Chinese competition authorities.
  • EKF to back Cape Wind project

    Mar 3, 2014

    Danish state-owned export credit agency EKF has given its consent for a $600m loan for Massachusetts-based energy company Energy Management’s Cape Wind offshore project.
  • Ofgem launches £400m offshore transmission tender

    Mar 3, 2014

    Ofgem last week launched its new tender round for offshore transmission assets, first time since December 2012.
  • O&M offshore plays larger role as climate change takes a toll

    Mar 3, 2014

    Offshore wind farms can withstand some of the worst weather conditions on the planet. In addition to O&M taking a larger role during harsh offshore weather conditions, a new study states that large offshore arrays could be the answer to curbing...
  • 6 Alpha’s Simon Cooke on the UXO threat

    Feb 28, 2014

    An unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the wrong place could literally dynamite your project. To find out how to deal with this danger, Wind Energy Update spoke to Simon Cooke, a former army officer who heads up the UXO consultancy 6 Alpha Associates.
  • South African government explore ways to streamline wind energy bidding process

    Feb 27, 2014

    Government body, the Department of Environmental Affairs, development group SANEDI, the Council for Scientific Research and world renowned University of Stellenbosch are set to share the latest developments surrounding South African wind energy in April.
  • Dong elects Vestas as Burbo preferred supplier

    Feb 24, 2014

    Danish utility Dong Energy has shared that Vestas Wind Systems has been selected as the preferred supplier with a proposal to deliver the V164-8.0 MW turbine for the Burbo Bank Extension Offshore Wind Farm.
  • Hyundai intalls 5.5MW offshore prototype

    Feb 24, 2014

    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has completed installation of a 5.5MW offshore wind turbine prototype on Kimnyeong Wind Farm on Jeju Island, South Korea.
  • Alpha ventus hits 1TW mark

    Feb 24, 2014

    German offshore wind farm alpha ventus has surpassed the mark of one terawatt hour of generated power.
  • Report says offshore wind ‘unmissable’ opportunity

    Feb 24, 2014

    A new report released in the U. K. has underlined that offshore wind is the most scalable renewable technology which offers an “unmissable” opportunity to develop a competitive UK based supply chain.
  • Dogger Bank Zone capacity revised

    Feb 24, 2014

    Forewind, in agreement with The Crown Estate has modified the current development potential for the total capacity of the wind energy projects in the Dogger Bank Zone from 9GW to 7.2GW.
  • Phase 2 London Array no-go for now

    Feb 24, 2014

    The consortium behind London Array has chosen not to proceed with the development of Phase 2 of the offshore wind farm.
  • Trianel Wind park Borkum hits halfway completion mark

    Feb 24, 2014

    Areva has shared that it has installed half of the 40 wind turbines at the Trianel Wind park Borkum, located in the German North Sea.
  • Milestone for alpha ventus

    Feb 24, 2014

    German offshore wind farm alpha ventus has surpassed the mark of one terawatt hour of generated power.

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