JinkoSolar has successfully connected an 18 MW solar project in Dunhuang, Gansu Province, developed and built for China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development. JinkoSolar supplied all the solar modules installed at this solar power plant.
Category: Announcements
GE supplying solar technology for Grand Ridge Solar Project
January 20th, 2012 | Posted in Solar
GE has entered into an agreement with Invenergy for a total of 23 MW of solar equipment for the company's Grand Ridge Solar Project. This solar installation is adjacent to Invenergy's wind energy project, also called Grand Ridge. Both installations are located in Illinois (US).
Petra Solar and Enviromena in partnership for solar and smart grid development in MENA
January 20th, 2012 | Posted in Solar
Petra Solar and Enviromena Power Systems have entered into a partnership to pursue solar energy and smart grid development in the Middle East and North Africa region. This partnership will draw its strength from Petra Solar's Smart Solar technology and Enviromena's renewable energy development expertise.
Vestas in conditional contract with Northwind NV for 216 MW offshore project
January 19th, 2012 | Posted in Wind
Vestas has confirmed the company has signed a conditional contract with Northwind NV for 216 MW of offshore wind turbines, to be installed at an offshore wind farm being developed off the coast of Belgium.
Gamesa to deliver another 50 MW to Longyuan for project in China
January 19th, 2012 | Posted in Wind
Gamesa has signed an agreement with Longyuan for another 50 MW of wind turbines for a project in Ningxia. The newly ordered 50 MW are to be delivered and installed in June 2012. Previously, Longyuan ordered 50 MW of the same units, the G97-2.0 MW.
DONG Energy starts construction of Anholt offshore wind farm
January 18th, 2012 | Posted in Wind
DONG Energy announced in the summer of 2010 the company is going to build the Anholt offshore wind farm off the coast of Denmark. Siemens was chosen as the supplier of the wind turbines for the project, and will deliver 111 of its 3.6 MW offshore units. The project has now officially entered construction, on January 13.
REpower delivering 73 wind turbines to US East Coast developer
January 17th, 2012 | Posted in Wind
REpower has concluded a contract for the supply of a total of 73 wind turbines, MM92 units. The combined capacity of all the units is 150 MW, to be installed at a project in Oklahoma. The company was assisted by Suzlon Wind Energy as a sales agent.
Acciona supplying 189 MW of units to NaturEner for US wind project
January 17th, 2012 | Posted in Wind
Acciona has entered into a supply contract with NaturEner for the supply of 126 AW77-1500 wind turbines, totalling in 189 MW of capacity. The ordered turbines will be installed at the Rim Rock wind farm in Montana, USA. Apart from the delivery and installation of the turbines, Acciona will also commission the units, and provide service and maintenance for seven years.
Vestas reorganizes to reduce fixed costs – braces for industry slow down
January 16th, 2012 | Posted in General Wind
Vestas announced a reorganization of the company's activities in order to reduce fixed costs by more than EUR 150 million, which is to reach full effect near the end of 2012. Most of the cost cutting measures include streamlining of support functions in the company, but also through closing of factories in accordance with the state of demand in the wind energy market in the coming months.
French offshore wind development bidding starts
January 16th, 2012 | Posted in Wind
The bidding process for offshore wind development concessions in France has started as all the major consortiums announced the submission of their bids. A total of 3000 MW of development concession are to be awarded in this round. Several major offshore wind and energy companies have formed consortiums for this purpose, including companies such as GDF Suez, EDF Energies Nouvelles, Alstom, Areva, Iberdrola Renovables and DONG Energy.
