Asia Poised to Become Dominant Market for Wind Energy
Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from 230 Gigawatt (GW) in 2018 to over 2600 GW by 2050, a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) finds....
ABS Classes World’s Biggest Floating Wind Turbine
It is the first of three ABS-classed, SEMI Submersible Type units designed by Principle Power housing MHI Vestas turbines that will make up for a total of 25 MWs of floating offshore wind...
DOE Awards $28 Million for Wind Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Projects
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 13 projects to receive a total of $28 million to advance wind energy nationwide. While utility-scale, land-based wind energy in the United...
Ingeteam supplies 1 GW of wind power converters in India
The company, which supplies wind converters from its plant located in Chennai, in southern India, has reached 1 GW in its first year of operations.
Ingeteam, a global and independent supplier of electrical conversion equipment,...
Siemens Gamesa achieves record wind energy activity in FY 2019
Siemens Gamesa closes fiscal year 2019 with a record order book of €25.5bn (+12% YoY), as wind power is increasingly recognised as critical to the fight against climate change. The company also strengthen its...
Breaking down controls to better control wind energy systems
Researchers based in Brazil have developed a way to better control wind energy systems in electrical generation. Wind energy systems are typically expensive to maintain, and they can only convert a portion of their...
GE Renewable Energy Signs Agreement with China Huaneng Group to Build 715 MW Wind...
GE Renewable Energy and China Huaneng Group Co. Ltd. (known as “China Huaneng”) today signed an agreement at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) to build a 715 MW wind farm in Puyang, Henan...
Blade for World’s Most Powerful Offshore Wind Turbine Arrives in Boston for Testing
GE Renewable Energy and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) today announced the arrival of a blade that is part of the most powerful offshore wind turbine in the industry at MassCEC’s Wind Technology...
The Nordex Group manufactures its 1000th concrete tower for its own wind turbines
Around 15 – 20 per cent of the total cost of wind turbines are accounted for by the tower and the related logistics costs for transport to the wind farm. For the Nordex...
Deutsche Windtechnik S.L.U. Signs Another Large Service Contract For Gamesa Turbines In Spain
Further 146 Gamesa wind turbines have been added to Deutsche Windtechnik’s Spanish subdivision as part of full service agreements. The G58 turbines with a total of 124 MW rated capacity are clustered in three...
