Acciona has opened the company's first wind equipment manufacturing facility in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The plant has the capacity to produce 135 hubs annually (405 MW), for the AW-3000 wind turbine, the company's biggest unit.
Category: Wind
Gamesa wins S&M deal from Iberdrola for 80 units in Spain and Portugal
March 19th, 2013 | Posted in Wind
Iberdrola has awarded a service and maintenance deal to Gamesa for a total of eighty wind turbines currently installed on the Iberian Peninsula. Additionally, Gamesa will also provide operation and maintenance services for wind turbines installed in Hungary, also operated by Iberdrola.
Alstom enters Canadian wind market with 414 MW deal
March 11th, 2013 | Posted in Wind
Alstom has signed an agreement with NaturEner Energy Canada (NaturEner) for the supply of 138 ECO 110 3.0 MW wind turbines (totalling in 414 MW of capacity), along with ten-year service and maintenance for the supplied units. The deal, worth about EUR 420 million, represents an entry by Alstom into the Canadian wind energy market.
Alstom wins DolWin3 grid connection contract segment
February 28th, 2013 | Posted in Wind
Alstom has been awarded part of the EUR 1 billion contract to connect the DolWin3 offshore wind farm to the mainland grid. The wind farm, owned by TenneT (Dutch/German power grid operator), is located in the North Sea. Alstom will provide its HVDC technology for its part of the project.
Iberdrola building 288 MW wind farm in Scotland
February 18th, 2013 | Posted in Wind
ScottishPower Renewables (part of Iberdrola) has been given consent to build the 288 MW Kilgallioch wind farm in Scotland. This will be the company's second largest onshore wind project (539 MW Whitelee is the largest).
Alstom and Renova Energia sign pre-agreement for 440 wind turbines
February 7th, 2013 | Posted in Wind
Alstom and Renova Energia (Brazil) have signed a preliminary agreement for the supply of a total of 440 onshore wind turbines for deployment at wind farms in Brazil. The total amount involved exceeds EUR 1 billion, while the amount of new wind capacity that could be supplied will be no less than 1.2 GW.
Siemens launches new 4 MW offshore unit
February 6th, 2013 | Posted in Wind
Siemens officially launched its new 4 MW offshore wind turbine at the EWEA conference in Vienna. The new SWT 4.0-130 wind turbine features a 130 meter rotor, and 4 MW of capacity. It was developed and built as an improvement of the 3.6 MW offshore unit, the company's most widely used offshore turbine on the global market.
GE unveils 2.5-120 – the brilliant wind turbine
February 5th, 2013 | Posted in Wind
GE announced the new 2.5-120 wind turbine, which combines wind energy conversion with energy storage and advanced controls and forecasting algorithms. The "first brilliant wind turbine" brings an increase of 25% in efficiency and 15% increase in electrical energy production compared to other models in this family of wind turbines.
Acciona commissions 30 MW wind farm in Croatia
February 4th, 2013 | Posted in Wind
Jelinak wind farm, Croatia.
Acciona has put the 30 MW Jelinak onshore wind farm into service. The wind farm is located in the Split-Dalmatia region of Croatia, on the coast line, and features 20 1.5 MW turbines.
Leitwind commissions Deliceto wind farm in Italy
February 1st, 2013 | Posted in Wind
Deliceto wind farm in Apulia, Italy.
Leitwind has commissioned the 24 MW Deliceto wind farm, located in Apulia, Italy. The project features the company's 1.5 MW gearless wind turbines, a total of 16 LTW 1.5 MW units.
