Category: Wind


Siemens supplying 227 MW of wind turbines for Crossroads wind farm in Oklahoma

August 10th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Siemens announced a supply agreement with Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) for 95 SWT-101-2.3 MW wind turbines, or a total of 227.5 MW of wind capacity. The turbines are to be installed at the Crossroads wind farm in Oklahoma, USA, about 160 km (100 mi) from Oklahoma City. First units should start arriving in April 2011. Additionally, Siemens will be supplying three latest generation direct drive wind turbines, SWT-3.0-101 units, featuring gearless transmission, which are also to be installed at the wind farm. This is the first time the new unit has been sold in the US wind energy market, since its launch in America a few months ago.

Once completed, the Crossroads wind farm will be able to generate enough clean electricity to supply about 68,000 average US households. The project is expected to provide clean power for consumers for at least 25 years.

This is the third wind energy project by OG&E featuring Siemens wind turbines.

[source: Siemens]


United Steelworkers in landmark agreements with power companies from China

August 9th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

United Steelworkers (USW) announced the signing of landmark agreements with power companies from China – A-Power Energy Generation Systems and Shenyang Power Group (SPG). The newly formed agreements represent a great opportunity for USW, which will be guiding and working in collaboration with the Chinese companies on all of their US market strategies including manufacturing, assembly, component sourcing, distribution and wind energy development.

A-Power and SPG are planning to purchase about 50,000 tons of steel over time, to be manufactured in unionized US steel mills. This steel will be used to supply the companies' 615 MW wind farm project in Texas with wind turbine towers.

[source: United Steelworkers]

Vestas presents Mission 2025 – looks into the future of energy

August 9th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Vestas presented its project – Mission 2025, which was started to try to assess what the future business environment will look like for the company. The project has gathered top scientists and researchers who are drawing up scenarios of the future, guided by leading futurologists, scientists and thinkers from around the world.

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US government approves more funding to Iberdrola Renovables for wind enegy projects

August 7th, 2010 | Posted in General Wind | No Comments

Iberdrola Renovables announced the company has been awarded more funding from the US government, bringing the total amount of funding awarded to the company so far to USD 976 million. The awarded funding is part of the US government's strategy to provide incentives for companies to invest and build projects in the United States. This financial boost will significantly help Iberdrola's strategic plans to install about 1000 MW of wind capacity in the US in 2011 and 2012. The company has expressed reassurances it will invest the awarded funding into new renewable energy projects in the country.

The grants have been awarded in tranches, the latest being a USD 109 million injection for the company's 202 MW Peñascal II wind farm, part of the Peñascal wind complex, located in Kenedy County in Texas, USA. The complex has a total of 404 MW of capacity, and is the largest wind energy facility operated by Iberdrola in the world, featuring 168 Mitsubishi MHI 92 2.4 MW wind turbines. Power generated at the wind farm complex is enough to supply about 150,000 average US homes with clean electricity.

[source: Iberdrola]

RWE awards subsea cable contract for Nordsee Ost to ABB

August 5th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

RWE Innogy and ABB have signed an agreement under which ABB is to supply and install a subsea power cable connecting the offshore wind farm Nordsee Ost in the North Sea to the mainland.

The 63 km cable, having 16 centimeters in diameter, is to provide a high performance power connection between the wind farm and the mainland substation. The contract represents a value of about EUR 10 million.

Nordsee Ost is to feature 48 6 MW wind turbines, with a total of 295 MW of installed capacity. It is located about 33 km northeast of the island of Helgoland. Completion is scheduled for 2013. Once fully operational, the wind farm will supply about 295,000 average German households with clean electricity.

[source: RWE, image: ABB]

Bondcom Green Energy developing a 100 MW wind farm in Serbia

August 5th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Italian renewable energy developer Bondcom Renewable Energy (BGE) is developing a wind farm near the town of Boljevac, Serbia. The project represents a EUR 100 million investment, and will feature 40 2.5 MW wind turbines.

Under the development contract, BGE is to pay 1.5% of the price of generated power to the local municipality, over the duration of the land lease period of thirty years. This represents about EUR 1 million in profit for the municipality annually.

[source: Investicioni Fondovi]

Vestas to supply 66 MW to Devon Wind Power

August 4th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Vestas announced a supply contract for 66 MW (22 V90-3.0 MW units) to UK based Devon Wind Power, a subsidiary of ESB Wind Development UK. The turbines are to be installed at the Fullabrook wind farm in North Devon, England. Vestas is to supply the units, install and commission them, as well provide its monitoring system, and provide service and maintenance under a 10-year agreement.

The Fullabrook wind farm will be the largest onshore wind farm in England once completed. The wind farm is scheduled for completion in April 2011.

[source: Vestas]

GE supplying wind turbines for wind farm in Thailand

August 4th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

GE will be supplying 90 MW of wind turbines for a wind energy project being developed in Thailand by German developer Pro Ventum. The wind farm will be located about 250 km northeast of Bangkok.

The Thep Sathit wind farm will feature 36 2.5 MW GE wind turbines, marking this project as the first ever in Thailand to use GE's 2.5 MW units. GE is additionally looking into a possible equity investment in the project.

Thep Sathit wind farm is the first project in Thailand for both companies.

[source: GE]

Acciona Energy investing in 45 MW wind farm in Canada

August 4th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Acciona announced an investment of EUR 85 million in a 45 MW wind farm in Lamèque, province of New Brunswick, Canada. The project will feature thirty 1.5 MW wind turbines using Acciona's Windpower technology. Completion is expected in early 2011, and will be 100% owned by Acciona.

All power produced at the new wind farm will be sold to New Brunswick Power, a local power utility, under a 25-year power purchase agreement.

[source: Acciona]

Iberdrola Renovables building 4 wind farms in Hungary

August 4th, 2010 | Posted in Wind | No Comments

Iberdrola Renovables will build four wind farms in Hungary, the company announced, with a total capacity of 158 MW. The power generated at these wind farms will be enough to supply about 220,000 average households in the country with clean electricity.

One of the four wind farms has already been completed and commissioned just days ago. It is the Csoma I wind farm, located in the northern Hungarian province of Komárom-Esztergom. The wind farm has 38 MW of installed capacity, with each turbine having 2 MW of capacity.

The company is involved in the construction of the remaining three wind farms – the Scott (36 MW), Csoma II (8 MW) and Amundsen (26 MW) wind farms.

Iberdrola Renovables already operates the largest wind farm in Hungary at this time, the Kisigmand wind farm with 50 MW of installed capacity.

[source: Iberdrola Renovables]

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