Iberdrola Renewables has been given approval by the US Department of Interior for the development of the Tule wind farm in California. The approval is for the part of the project that will sit on federal lands, and is also the first of five approvals for "priority" wind projects in California that have been proposed for public lands.
Iberdrola and Gamesa Eólica have signed a new wind turbine supply and maintenance framework agreement, which effectively extends the companies' current collaboration until 2022. The new agreement takes into account the current market situation and creates a more stable framework environment for both companies.
Acciona has put the 38 MW Golice wind farm into service. This is the company's first wind energy project in Poland. The wind farm represents an investment of about EUR 57 million.
Alerion Clean Power has been awarded the permit the build the Jimbolia wind farm in Romania. The 58 MW wind farm is expected to be able to produce about 130 GWh of electrical energy annually.
Nordex has successfully installed the first N117 wind turbine, since the announcement of the new onshore unit at EWEA in Brussels, earlier in 2011. The new unit has 2.4 MW of capacity, and is aimed at the onshore wind energy market.
The Crown Estate has opened Northern Ireland for tidal and offshore wind energy rounds. Developers are invited to bid for development leases for up to 800 MW of capacity in waters of the coast of Northern Ireland, pushing this region's offshore renewable energy industry forward.
DONG Energy has acquired a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects to be built as part of the Hornsea wind development zone (UK offshore Round 3), from SMart Wind (equal JV between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures). The two projects have the potential for the development of 1 GW of new offshore wind capacity.
E.ON has announced details about the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm which the company is developing off the coast of East Yorkshire. The future offshore wind farm will feature an array of 73 wind turbines, totalling in 219 MW of installed capacity. This is enough to provide electrical energy for about 170,000 average homes annually, according to the company.
Siemens has been awarded the contract to deliver, install and commission the wind turbines for the 288 MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm, being developed by E.ON in the North Sea. Siemens will be installing its 3.6 MW offshore units, 80 of them in total.
Nordex has been awarded wind turbine supply contracts in Norway and Italy in totalling 77.5 MW of capacity. The orders require the delivery of the N90/2500 and the N100/2500 units.
