Category: Wind


Vestas to deliver 27 V100's to China

January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Wind

Vestas has received its first ever order for the V100 units from China. The company is to supply Datang Hubei Renewable Energy with 27 V100-1.8 MW units, totalling in 48.6 MW of capacity. Additionally, this order also represents the company's entry into another local wind energy markt in China – the Hubei province.

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Siemens wins first wind turbine order in Africa

January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Wind

Siemens has won its first ever order for wind turbines in Africa. The company is to supply a total of 100 MW of wind capacity to Nareva Holding (44 wind turbines), which is developing the Haouma and Foum El Oued wind farms in Morocco.

Aside from the delivery and installation of the wind turbines, Siemens is also to provide service and maintenance for five years. Both projects are to enter commercial operation in mid-2013.

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Gamesa to supply Santa Maria JV with 50 MW of turbines

January 31st, 2012 | Posted in Wind

Gamesa and Santa Maria (joint venture between two Grupo Ortiz companies) have signed an agreement under which Gamesa is to deliver, install and commission 25 G97-2.0 MW units at the Santa Maria de Nieva wind farm in Almeria, Spain.

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Vestas reaffirms presence in Finland with 30 MW order

January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Wind

Vestas received an order for 30 MW of wind turbines from TuuliWatti Oy, a Finnish wind energy developer. This is the third order from this customer within the past 12 months. This time, Vestas is to deliver 10 units, which are to be installed at the Tervola wind farm.

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EDF EN orders 50 MW of wind turbines from REpower

January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Wind

EDF Energies Nouvelles has ordered 25 MM92 2 MW units from REpower. The wind turbines will be delivered to enXco, EDF EN's subsidiary in the US. The units are to be installed at the Shiloh IV wind farm in California, which is soon to reach 102.5 MW of installed capacity.

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Iberdrola begins building a 22 MW wind farm in Spain

January 27th, 2012 | Posted in Wind

Iberdrola Renovables has begun construction of the Sierra de las Cabras wind farm, near Jumilla, Spain. The wind farm is to have 22 MW of installed capacity, featuring 11 Gamesa G97 2 MW units.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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China building 300 MW offshore wind farm in Hebei province

January 18th, 2012 | Posted in Wind

As reported by Xinhua, the Chinese news agency, China is planning to build a 300 MW offshore wind farm in near the norther coast of its Hebei province. This will be the largest offshore wind project to be built in China so far, with a total investment of about USD 913 million.

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