Scottish renewable energy company SeaEnergy Renewables, has entered into a strategic agreement with Nantong COSCO Ship Steel Structure (China), for developing products for the offshore wind energy market. The products would include wind turbine jacket substructures, towers and access systems. This is the first time a Scottish company has entered into an official collaboration agreement with a Chinese company. Nantong COSCO is a China's largest, and world's leading global shipping, modern logistics and ship building and repairing company.
The two companies will be working on forming a business plan and commercial framework over the next few months. Nantong COSCO sees this deal as a great and important opportunity for the company to enter the Europen market.
[source: SeaEnergy Renewables]
Vestas has received an order for 13 V90-1.8 MW units, with an additional single optional unit, for the Volturino wind farm in the Apulia region of Italy. Under the contract, Vestas is to delivery, install and commission the turbines, as well as honor a five-year service agreement. The units are to be delivered in the first half of 2011, while completion of the wind farm is expected by the end of 2011.
Saint-Laurent Énergies announced the company has been granted permits to develop the 300 MW Lac-Alfred wind farm in Quebec. The company has chosen REpower as the supplier of the wind turbines. The wind farm will have 150 2 MW REpower units installed, with the wind turbine blades being supplied by LM Wind Power, from the company's manufacturing facility in Gaspé. The wind turbine towers will come from Matane, while the electrical converers will be delivered from New Richmond.
Gamesa has selected Tower Tech, subsidiary of Broadwind Energy, as the supplier of wind turbine towers for installations in the United States. The towers will be supplied for installations happening in the US in the second half of 2010. Tower Tech is specialized in manufacturing heavier and more complex wind turbine towers.
PNE Wind, wind farm developer from Germany, announced the successful completion of the ground survey for offshore wind farm Gode Wind II. The wind farm is to be located in the North Sea, and will most likely have 84 wind turbines installed, as well as a transformer station. The survey included tests such as cone penetration tests reaching depths of 48 meters. The tests were performed by Fugro Consult, a company specialized in drilling activities. For this purpose, the company used its 111 meter offshore drilling ship, the Fugro Saltire, designed especially for offshore operations.
