Nordex has successfully installed the first N117 wind turbine, since the announcement of the new onshore unit at EWEA in Brussels, earlier in 2011. The new unit has 2.4 MW of capacity, and is aimed at the onshore wind energy market.
Category: Europe
The Crown Estate launches leasing rounds for offshore and tidal in Northern Ireland
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Hydro Wind
The Crown Estate has opened Northern Ireland for tidal and offshore wind energy rounds. Developers are invited to bid for development leases for up to 800 MW of capacity in waters of the coast of Northern Ireland, pushing this region's offshore renewable energy industry forward.
DONG Energy acquires stake in SMart Wind Hornsea Zone projects
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
DONG Energy has acquired a 33.3% stake in the first two offshore wind projects to be built as part of the Hornsea wind development zone (UK offshore Round 3), from SMart Wind (equal JV between Mainstream Renewable Power and Siemens Project Ventures). The two projects have the potential for the development of 1 GW of new offshore wind capacity.
E.ON unveils plans for Humber Gateway offshore wind farm
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
E.ON has announced details about the Humber Gateway offshore wind farm which the company is developing off the coast of East Yorkshire. The future offshore wind farm will feature an array of 73 wind turbines, totalling in 219 MW of installed capacity. This is enough to provide electrical energy for about 170,000 average homes annually, according to the company.
Siemens supplying wind turbines for 288 MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm
December 19th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Siemens has been awarded the contract to deliver, install and commission the wind turbines for the 288 MW Amrumbank West offshore wind farm, being developed by E.ON in the North Sea. Siemens will be installing its 3.6 MW offshore units, 80 of them in total.
Nordex awarded wind turbine contracts in Norway and Italy
December 14th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Nordex has been awarded wind turbine supply contracts in Norway and Italy in totalling 77.5 MW of capacity. The orders require the delivery of the N90/2500 and the N100/2500 units.
Kyocera delivers 10 MW of modules to Italy
December 14th, 2011 | Posted in Solar
Kyocera has supplied an additional 10 MW of solar modules to a solar park complex near Turin, Italy, where is already 6 MW of modules installed. The company supplied the 6 MW of initial modules earlier in 2011. The developer of the solar park complex is Enermill Energie Rinnovabili.
Vestas receives order for 96 MW from Sweden
December 12th, 2011 | Posted in Wind
Vestas has received an order for 32 V112-3.0 MW wind turbines (96 MW in total), from Swedish wind energy developer Stena Renewable AB. The units will be installed in the Vetlanda Municipality, starting in August 2012.
Vattenfall working on wind energy to hydrogen gas conversion
December 8th, 2011 | Posted in General
Vattenfall will be taking part in an innovative project to store wind energy as hydrogen gas, which can later be used to generate electricity and heat. The new hybrid power plant, the core of the project, is located north of Berlin, Germany, and will be the first such facility in Europe.
EGP starts up 5 MW solar park in Sicily
December 8th, 2011 | Posted in Solar
Enel Green Power has added a new solar park to its solar portfolio in Sicily. The power plant is near Barrafranca, in the Enna Province, Sicily. It has 5 MW of installed capacity, featuring 20,000 solar panels.
