Category: Wind


Enel and Elcomex building 272 MW wind energy project in Romania

July 21st, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Enel Green Power and Romanian company Elcomex are in an agreement to build a 272 MW wind farm in Dobrogea, Romania. The wind farm is about 30 km from the Baltic Sea, and will be connected to the power grid via Transelectrica's network once completed. Enel will finance the project costs, but retains the option to get its money back if the company decides not to purchase the project company later on.

The project company is called Elcomex Eol, and is part of the Elcomex group of companies. Enel Green Power is currently involved in the development of another wind energy project in Dobrogea with the capacity of 174 MW.

[source: Romania Insider]


Siemens supplying wind turbines for Griffin wind farm in Scotland

July 19th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Siemens has been awarded the supply contract for 68 wind turbines to be installed at the onshore Griffin wind farm in Scotland, to have a total of 156 MW of capacity. Siemens will be supplying 2.3 MW units for the project, with a deadline for construction completion set for 2012. Once operational, Griffin wind farm will be able to supply about 80,000 average local homes with clean electricty. An interesting detail about the supply deal, is that of the 68 units, 61 will have 101 meter rotors, while the remaining 7 will have smaller 93 meter rotors. This will also be the first time the SWT-2.3-101 unit will be deployed in the UK.

The supply deal was signed with Scottish and Southern Energy Renewables, the operator of the Griffin wind farm.

[source: Siemens]

Suzlon in three contracts for 76.8 MW of wind turbines

July 19th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Suzlon announced three wind turbine supply deals in the past week, totalling in 76.8 MW of capacity.

The first contract is with the Malpani Group, for 19.8 MW for two new wind energy projects in the states of Karnataka and Maharashtra in India. This is the fifth order for wind turbines coming from the Malpani Group. Suzlon is to deliver 8 S88-2.1 MW units and two S82-1.5 MW units. Once installed and operational, the new capacity will increase the total installed wind capacity operated by the Malpani Group to 65 Mw.

The second deal is for the supply of 37.8 MW of wind turbines to the Serum Institute of India, also in the state of Maharashtra, for a wind energy project to be operated and maintained by Suzlon, at Jaibhim in Dhule-Nandurbar wind farm. The capacity order is comprised of 18 S88-2.1 MW units, which should be able to generate enough clean electricity to power about 8000 average households in the area.

The supply deal is for 19.2 MW of capacity or 7 S88-2.1 MW units and 3 S82-1.5 MW units, again for a wind energy project in the state of Maharashtra in the Dhule and Satara districts, where Suzlon is to set up and operate a wind farm on behalf of Siddhayu Ayurvedic Research Foundation (a Baidyanath group company).

All the supply deals are to be completed by March 2011.

[source: Suzlon]

Vestas bags 49 MW order from Ningxia Hanas New Energy

July 19th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Vestas announced an agreement with Ningxia Hanas New Energy Company from China, under which Vestas is to deliver, install and commission 49 MW of wind turbines. Vestas had already signed a supply contract with Ningxia Hanas New Energy, earlier this year.

The ordered capacity will be delivered through 25 V90-1.8/2.0 MW units, made for medium to low wind speed sites. Under the contract, Vestas is to supply the turbines including towers, install and commisson them, including VestasOnline Business SCADA system and a two-year service and maintenance agreement. The wind farm receiving these units is located in Huianbao, Ninghxia Hui Autonomous Region. The wind turbines are to be delivered in Q3 2010.

[source: Vestas]

Siemens in another power transmission contract – for the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm

July 19th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Siemens received another power transmission contract from German power transmission utility Transpower, for connecting the Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm in the North Sea, to the onshore power grid. The contract is worth EUR 500 million, and will be fulfilled in collaboration with Prysmian, a leader in high-technology cables.

The HelWin1 project, as it's called, will provide turnkey integration of the Nordsee Ost wind farm capacity to the power grid onshore, bringing in another 585 MW of clean electricity to the consumers. Norsee Ost is located about 85 km off the coast of the coast of German, near the island of Helgoland. The connection will be set up to begin at an offshore platform, where AC voltage of 150 kV will be transformed to 250 kV, and then converted to same-level voltage DC to be transported to the shore, via an under-sea cable. The cable will end at Büttel, near Hamburg, where power will be rerouted for further transmission and distribution.

[source: Siemens]

ABB to connect North Sea offshore wind farms to onshore power grid

July 19th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

ABB received an order from Transpower to build an 800 MW power link to connect more offshore wind farms in the DolWin1cluster, located in the North Sea near Germany. The first wind farm to be connected to the onshore power grid at the Dörpen HVDC station, is the 400 MW Borkum West II wind farm, located about 165 km off the German shores in the North Sea. Other wind farms to be developed on locations nearby are also to be connected through this link.

This is the largest power transmission power order in ABB's history. ABB will be responsible for engineering, design, supply and installation of the offshore platform, offshore and onshore converter stations, and the sub-sea cable systems. The transmission system is scheduled to begin operation in 2013.

[source: ABB, image: Transpower]

Vestas opens office in Chile

July 19th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Vestas announced the opening of a company office in Chile last week. The new office is based in Santiago de Chile, the capital of Chile. The company is making a move into the Chilean wind energy market, and wants to have an office to support its sales and services in the country. The South American continent is very active regarding renewable energy development in the recent years. More and more projects are being developed, a lot of which are wind energy projects. Chile has significant wind energy resources, being a coastal country bordering the Pacific Ocean on the west.

In 2009 alone, Chile increased its installed wind capacity by 140 MW, but there is another 2000 MW of wind capacity under development, as the country progresses on its path to achieve the set goal of 20% renewables by 2020.

[source: Vestas]

RenewableUK publishes final draft document for safety while working on offshore wind turbine installations

July 19th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

RenewableUK has published the final draft of the document dealing with standards for training and safety regulations for working at large heights involved in the offshore wind energy industry. The document has been developed in collaboration with key industry representatives such as training providers, original equipment manufacturers, construction and supply partners, developers, and other stakeholders in the business. The document gives an outline of the basic safety training and knowledge required by RenewableUK for everyone involved in activities around offshore wind turbine installations.

Working at Height & Rescue Training Wind Turbines, as the document is called, is now available at the RenewableUK site. It doesn't contain hundreds of standards, but rather focuses on key areas and gives guidelines that were agreed upon to be reasonable. RenewableUK recommends training for all workers to be involved in offshore wind construction, through a RenewableUK approved training provider. Individuals that complete the training courses will be issued certificates, and recorded as RenewableUK approved. The certificate will be valid for two years, from the date of training completion.

Of course, none of this is official yet, since the document has to be ratified by RenewableUK's Health and Safety Strategy Group.

[source: RenewableUK, via: New Energy Focus]

Portland General Electric starts power generation at Phase 3 of Biglow Canyon Wind Farm

July 16th, 2010 | Posted in Wind

Portland General Electric Company (PGEC) announced the first 24, of the 76 wind turbines to be installed at Phase 3 at Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, have started to generate electricity. Completion of Phase 3 of the extension of the wind farm is expected to be completed in Q3 2010. Upon completion, the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm will have a total of 450 MW of installed capacity, having a total of 213 installed units each with 2.3 MW of capacity. The project represents a USD 1 billion investment, and is wholly owned by PGEC.

Biglow Canyon Wind Farm is one of the largest wind energy facilities in the Pacific Northwest. The wind farm was developed by Orion Energy.

[source: Portland General Electric, image: OregonLive]

Siemens breaks ice – signs strategic deal for wind energy in Russia

July 16th, 2010 | Posted in General Wind

Siemens announced the company has entered into a partnership with two Russian energy companies – Rosstechnologii and RusHydro. The three partner companies will set up a joint venture for developing wind energy capacity in Russia, with Siemens being the majority stake holder in the company.

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