Siemens has received an order for 90 SWT-3.0 MW wind turbines from TurstPower, New Zealand energy retailer. The order, totalling in 270 MW of wind capacity, calls for Siemens to deliver and install 90 units at the Snowtown II wind farm.
Category: Australia & Oceania
Lockheed Martin – OPT developing wave project in Australia
July 18th, 2012 | Posted in Hydro
Lockheed Marting and Ocean Power Technologies will be jointly developing a wave energy project in Australia. The 19 MW project in Portland, in the state Victoria, is one of the largest such projects announced so far.
Yingli Green Energy opens HQ in Australia
July 18th, 2012 | Posted in Solar
Yingli Green Energy has opened its regional HQ office in Australia. The new Sydney based office, will support the company's growing presence in this solar market through solar module sales and customer service.
JinkoSolar expands presence in Australia
February 15th, 2012 | Posted in Solar
JinkoSolar, based in China, has added a new subsidiary in Australia. JinkoSolar Australia is based in Queensland, and will serve as a sales and delivery hub for the Australian market, housing about 5 MW of modules for the region.
Vestas shipping 168 MW of turbines to Australia
December 8th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Vestas has received an order for 56 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines (168 MW in total), from Hydro Tasmania, the largest power generator in Australia. The units are to be installed at the Musselroe wind farm, being developed in Tasmania.
Siemens supplying wind turbines for First Wind's Oahu wind farm
October 19th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Siemens will be delivering and installing 30 SWT-2.3-101 wind turbines at the Kawailoa Wind Project, being developed by First Wind on the northern shores of Oahu Island, Hawaii (USA). The wind farm is to have 69 MW of installed capacity.
REpower and Suzlon begin joint operation in Australian market
October 5th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
REpower and Suzlon have begun the process of combining their operation in the Australian wind energy market. The two companies are going to continue operating under a single name – REpower Australia. The new company will be offering both REpower and Suzlon wind turbines and equipment, giving its customers a broader choice range for their wind energy projects.
Trina Solar signs 22 MW supply deal with Origin Energy
August 17th, 2011 | Posted in Solar
Trina Solar announced a strategic partnership with Origin Energy (Australia). The solar module manufacturer is to supply Origin Energy with about 22 MW of PV modules over the next 12 months, with delivery of the modules beginning in Q3 2011. This agreement will strengthen Trina Solar's position in the Australian residential solar energy segment. Origin Energy and Trina Solar may pursue a deeper strategic partnership in the future.
[source: Trina Solar]
Acciona inaugurates third wind farm in Australia
July 20th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
The Spanish renewable energy company has inaugurated its third wind energy project in Australia. At a ceremony attended by the Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Acciona Chairman José Manuel Entrecanales, the 46.5 MW Gunning wind farm was officially opened. It features 31 Acciona Windpower AW-1500 units, representing an investment of about EUR 107 million.
Partnsership formed to produce aviation biofuel in Australia
July 8th, 2011 | Posted in Biomass
Virgin Australia and Renewable Oil Corporation have formed a partnership to produce a sustainable aviation biofuel. The companies plan to produce biofuel from mallees, a eucalypt tree which can be grown in a sustainable manner in various parts of Australia. The innovative process called fast pyrolysis, developed by Dynamotive, will be used to process mallees and transform them into biofuel. The goal of this partnership, which brings together various companies with special expertise, will aim to commercialize the new biofuel in Western Australia.
