Category: Wind

Effective risk management practices become increasingly important in the offshore wind energy sector as the cost of new projects reaches a staggering range of 2.0 to 2.2 million €/MW. Risk management in the offshore wind sector is a complex process which begins with assessing the given company’s unique risk management maturity level. This requires performing… Read more »

Masdar Power and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have each chosen industry leading ZephIR technology to provide wind measurements in challenging desert conditions in Abu Dhabi. The two ZephIR 300 systems will be used to produce high resolution wind resource maps for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) while assisting a number of partner developing… Read more »

Hempel’s accomplishments in the wind turbine protective coatings market have won the company the 2011 Frost & Sullivan Product Line Strategy Award. Business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan’s Best Practices Awards recognise outstanding achievement and superior performance in areas such as leadership, technological innovation, customer service and strategic product development. Hempel caught the… Read more »

Bruce Neumiller, founding partner and CEO of Gearbox Express, will be a participating panelist during a tracked session at Wind Energy Update’s O&M Summit at the Marriott City Center in Dallas, April 25 – 27, 2012. Neumiller will provide his unique and experienced perspective on gearbox repair and longevity issues facing owners, operators and ISPs… Read more »

OSLO: Following the transfer of the majority shareholding in KEMA, DNV is now establishing a group structure to manage the strong industry positions it now holds. By merging some of its activities with KEMA, DNV is committed to driving the global transition toward a safe, reliable and clean energy future. As of 1 March, DNV’s… Read more »

BTU International will highlight its next-generation thermal processing equipment in Booth A780-782 and its representative, DCT’s booth A-482, at the International Green Energy Expo, scheduled to take place March 28-30, 2012 at the EXCO Exhibition Center in Daegu, Korea. BTU experts will be on hand to discuss advanced thermal processing solutions for photovoltaics including metallization,… Read more »

• JV Sany Palfinger produces and sells PALFINGER products in China • JV Palfinger Sany distributes Sany mobile cranes outside China • Sany Heavy Industry is the market and technology leader in the field of construction machinery in China • PALFINGER is the market and technology leader in the field of truck-mounted cranesToday PALFINGER AG,… Read more »

Pune: Suzlon Group, the world’s fifth largest wind turbine maker*, announced completion of testing and certification of its S95 STV (Standard Temperature Version) turbine in its 50 Hz and 60 Hz variants. The testing was carried out by independent third party testing agencies, and the certification by Germanischer Lloyd, a global leader in certification. The… Read more »

Offshore Energy, Exhibition & Conference, introduces the Offshore Wind Zone at the fifth edition of the event, taking place on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 October 2012, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands. Offshore Energy is the only annual event in The Netherlands dedicated to offshore energy, and the fastest growing offshore event in Europe. It combines… Read more »

Siemens Energy has received two major orders for a total of 90 wind turbines with a combined capacity of roughly 200 Megawatt (MW) for two wind power plants, Korat 1 and Korat 2, in Nakorn Rachasrima Province in Northeastern Thailand. For Korat 1 project the customer is K.R. Two Company Ltd. while the purchaser for… Read more »

• Market leadership in offshore wind cranes • Systems supplier for complete outfitting of offshore wind farms • Several major contracts signed in 2011 Based on the high level of orders received in 2011, PALFINGER WIND has further strengthened its position as market leader in offshore wind cranes. Thomas Nitsch, Head of PALFINGER WIND Cranes,… Read more »

Huisman, the specialist in lifting, drilling and subsea solutions, successfully delivered the 600mt Wind Turbine Installation Crane onboard GeoSea’s DP2 jack-up vessel “Neptune”. The crane was handed over to the builder of the vessel IHC Offshore and Marine BV, part of IHC Merwede, who subcontracted the crane to Huisman in 2010. The 600mt Pedestal Crane… Read more »

Siemens has acquired the majority stake in Marine Current Turbines Ltd., the UK company based in Bristol, which develops and builds tidal power systems. “The acquisition of Marine Current Turbines is an important step forward for the Solar & Hydro Division,” said Ted Scheidegger, CEO of the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. “We… Read more »

Matt Hendrickson Brings Over 3,900MW of Wind Energy Development Leadership Experience SEATTLE (February 16, 2012) – 3TIER®, a global leader in renewable energy risk analysis, today announced that Matthew Hendrickson has joined the company as its senior director of energy assessment. Mr. Hendrickson has managed world-class renewable energy assessment programs since 2003 and is widely… Read more »

David Brown, a leader in the global gear industry, will present a paper in the event’s ‘solutions for asset-life cost containment’ session, as well as participate in the interactive panel discussion focused on gearbox reliability improvement. The event takes place from 25-27th April 2012 at the Dallas Marriott City Center Hotel in Texas and is… Read more »

Ricardo’s progress in the thriving offshore wind industry continues with the signing of an engineering services contract with David Brown, a leading global provider of industrial gearing solutions and support services. Following David Brown’s announcement of its collaboration with Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to design and manufacture an innovative 7MW gearbox for a new range… Read more »

In an address to a Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI East Anglia) conference in Ipswich on Friday the 10th of February,[1] Dr John Constable, Director of Renewable Energy Foundation (REF, a UK charity publishing data on the energy sector [2]) told attendees that analysis of the government’s own data[3] showed that contrary to widespread belief,… Read more »

meteodynWT, the most advanced CFD software forwind resource assessmentand production optimization, is innovating once again.Users can benefit from the new features to: Buy on line mesoscale dataand download itdirectly frommeteodynWT Compute losses and production uncertainties Improvemultiple met masts analysis thanks to 2 new methods (nearest mast and by user-defined zone) Use Additional Weibull Fitting method… Read more »

CloudApps, the enterprise application leader in sustainability, today announced its first FTSE 100-listed customer, international engineering and project management company, AMEC (LSE:AMEC). CloudApps Sustainability Suite and its advanced employee engagement solution, SuMo, will combine to drive some of the most aggressive sustainability targets on the planet. The company is aiming for a 2013 reduction of… Read more »

With the on-going uncertainty over the production tax credit (PTC) extension, many factors are indicating that the American wind manufacturing industry is picking up speed to cope with a rush of orders in 2012. In 2011, an additional 31% of wind capacity was installed compared to 2010, totalling a massive 1.6GW. This dramatic increase in… Read more »

A newly developed hydraulic lifting yoke from Danish based Fyns Kran Udstyr has been tested in the world’s largest offshore wind turbine park, London Array. The new way of handling offshore wind turbine foundations is much faster, cheaper and more secure. It no longer needs to take an hour to get ready to lift the… Read more »

21% increase in global installed capacity The Global Wind Energy Council annual market statistics published today show that the wind industry installed just over 41,000 MW of new clean, reliable wind power in 2011, bringing the total installed capacity globally to more than 238,000 MW at the end of last year. This represents an increase… Read more »

Renewable energy is flowing to the power grid from Minnesota Power’s newest wind farm near New Salem, N.D., where the company has commissioned 15 state-of-the-art wind turbines, completing its Bison 1 Wind Energy Center. Commissioning of the last Bison 1B turbine was completed Jan. 31 by personnel from Minnesota Power, a division of ALLETE, Inc.,… Read more »

The introduction of super-sized offshore wind turbines, nearly 1,000ft tall and five times more powerful than any other wind turbine yet installed in UK coastal waters, will demand foundations that can take the strain. The new turbine design has been developed from work by the pan-European Upwind research project funded by the European Union. The… Read more »

In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW – enough to supply 6.3% of the EU’s electricity, according to figures published today by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Representing 21.4% of new power capacity, wind energy installations in 2011 were very similar to… Read more »

AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, today provided an update regarding its legal actions in China. As previously reported, AMSC has filed for arbitration and has filed three civil lawsuits in the Chinese courts against Sinovel Wind Group Co., Ltd. (Sinovel) and companies related to Sinovel. In total, AMSC is seeking… Read more »

Despite its rapid growth over the past few years the offshore wind industry still has numerous issues to resolve. Supply chain cost and availability for instance, are two of the most critical once which are now urging for immediate action. Keen always to address the most high-priority industry matters, Wind Energy Update is pleased to… Read more »

3TIER RELEASES 2011 WIND ENERGY PERFORMANCE MAP OF EUROPE Shows Wind Speeds Varied by up to 10% from Average LONDON (February 1, 2012) – 3TIER®, a global leader in renewable energy assessment and forecasting, today released a wind performance map of Europe for the entire year of 2011. The map illustrates that for the duration… Read more »

Effective February 1, 2012, Shmuel Fledel (58) will become CEO of the Solar Thermal Energy Business Unit in the Solar & Hydro Division of Siemens Energy. Fledel is an aeronautical engineer and has vast experience in production process improvement. He has profound knowledge of engineering, finance and marketing, which he gained in various high-level management… Read more »

WindFloat | Hempel, the world-leading coatings supplier, is taking part in a project to performance test an offshore corrosion protection system on WindFloat, a semi-submersible floating structure for offshore wind turbines that has been deployed with a 2MW Vestas turbine off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal. Hempel provides test products for the following WindFloat sections:… Read more »

Siemens HCPV module partner Semprius achieves world record for photovoltaic module efficiency The solar company Semprius, in which Siemens has invested as a strategic partner in June 2011, achieved a world record for photovoltaic module efficiency of 33.9 percent. This result was externally certified after measurement under standard test conditions at the Instituto de Energía… Read more »

Siemens Energy has secured its first wind turbine orders with a total capacity of 100 MW in Africa. Nareva Holding and Siemens signed a contract for the delivery of a total of 44 wind turbines for the Haouma and Foum El Oued Wind Power Plants in Morocco. The scope of supply includes the delivery, installation… Read more »

In response to an increasing number of press inquiries about the sums of money paid to wind farms to reduce output (the so-called ‘constraint payments’) Renewable Energy Foundation (REF[1]) is today publishing a new online database giving analysed details of all wind farms constrained off the system through the Balancing Mechanism, which is operated by… Read more »

Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has been appointed as Owner’s Engineer at Sixpenny Wood wind farm for AES Wind Generation, a subsidiary of the energy company AES Corporation. Construction on the farm, located in East Riding of Yorkshire, is expected to commence in February 2012 and will comprise of 10 REpower 2.05MW… Read more »