Vestas has received an order for 24 V90-2.0 MW units (48 MW) which are to be installed at the Gaopai wind farm in the Hainan Province, China. The company has already installed about 48 MW of wind capacity in this province before. Hainan is an island province, in the southern part of China. Wind conditions in this part of the country are low, with occasional extremes, which requires wind turbines capable of capturing wind energy at low wind speeds, but also capable of surviving high wind periods.
Category: Wind
Vestas receives 48 MW order from China for wind farm in Hainan
December 2nd, 2011 | Posted in WindGE and Göteborg Energi installing first 4.1 MW unit in Gothenburg
December 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Wind
GE and Göteborg Energi have begun installation of the first 4.1 MW wind turbine in the Gothenburg harbor, marking the first commercial installation of GE's new offshore wind turbine, introduced earlier this year.
Alstom's new wind facility in Brazil opened
December 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Alstom has opened its new wind turbine manufacturing facility in Brazil, in the industrial complex of Camaçari, Bahia. The output capacity of the new facility will be 300 MW annually. This facility is also Alstom's first of this kind in Latin America, representing an investment of about EUR 20 million.
EDP and Principle Power successfully deploy WindFloat unit of Portuguese coast
December 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Wind
The first full scale 2 MW WindFloat offshore wind turbine has successfully been deployed off the coast of Agucadoura, Portugal, by EDP and Principle Power. This achievement is the result of a joint effort by WindPlus, a JV comprised of EDP, Principle Power, A. Silva Matos, Vestas, InovCapital and Fundo de Apoio a Inovacao.
REpower and RWE Innogy sign agreement to extend Eemshaven wind farm
December 2nd, 2011 | Posted in Wind
REpower and RWE Innogy have inked an agreement under which REpower is to install and commission two 6M 6.15 MW onshore wind turbines at the existing 156 MW Eemshaven wind farm in the Netherlands. The agreement was signed at the EWEA Offshore 2011 conference in Amsterdam.
Areva introduces M5000 offshore turbine evolution with larger rotor
November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Areva enveiled the company's latest offshore wind turbine, the M5000-135 unit, which is an extension of the existing M5000 family. The new turbine features an 135 meter rotor and improved performance, as well as a hybrid drive system.
MHI and MPSE tease us with preview of new 7 MW offshore wind turbine
November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe (MPSE) are showing a preview of the new 7 MW class offshore wind turbine, at the EWEA Offshore 2011 conference in Amsterdam. The new offshore units will feature a hydraulic drive train, which has been developed for use exclusively in large offshore wind turbines.
Siemens introduces new 6 MW DD offshore wind turbine
November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
SWT-6.0 prototype onshore testing installation.
Siemens has officially introduced the company's new 6 MW direct drive offshore wind turbine, at the ongoing EWEA Offshore 2011 conference, in Amsterdam. The new unit, called SWT-6.0, will feature rotors with diameters ranging from 120 to 154 meters, aimed at deployment at the most challenging offshore locations. The fact that it's a direct drive mechanism clearly shows the company has put accent on lowering operation and maintenance costs. This is a trend being pursued across the wind turbine manufacturing industry, as part of the overall effort to reduce the cost of offshore wind power generation, to make it cost-competitive to onshore wind.
Pattern Energy signs PPA for wind farm project in Chile
November 30th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Pattern Energy has signed a 20-year PPA for the El Arrayan wind project, to be built on the coast of Chile. The PPA was signed with Minera Los Pelambres, a local mining company. This agreement puts the project an important step closer to its completion, and commercial operation.
Vattenfall planning new 576 MW offshore wind farm in North Sea
November 25th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Vattenfall is planning to build another offshore wind farm in the North Sea, near the island of Sylt. The new wind farm would have 576 MW of installed capacity, and would be located near the company's ongoing offshore wind project DanTysk.
