Latests news from Windpower Monthly

Video interview with GE's Ramon Paramio

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:05:00 GMT

DENMARK: As part of its liveblog of EWEA 2012, Windpower Monthly visited the GE stand to speak to GE European director for wind services Ramon Paramio about the sector's challenges and how, as warranties expire, the market is set to become more important.

Video interview with GE's Ramon Paramio

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:05:00 GMT

Dong to run first offshore trial of Siemens 6MW turbine

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 13:00:00 GMT

DENMARK: Dong Energy is to run the first offshore trials of Siemens' 6MW turbine.

Wind set to close in on 500GW by 2016

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 12:40:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE: Total installed wind capacity it set to grow by 46GW in 2012, a 13% increase on last year, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).

Repower wins 16MW UK order

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:30:00 GMT

UK: German manufacturer Repower is to supply turbines for the 16.4MW Cotton Farm wind farm in Cambridgeshire, England.

Greentech mounts Fersa takover bid

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:17:00 GMT

SPAIN: Greentech, a Danish renewables developer, says it has secured financing to back a takeover bid on 100% of Spanish developer Fersa's capital base.

GE publishes 4.1 offshore turbine results

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 06:38:00 GMT

SWEDEN: GE has announced its prototype GE 4.1-113 offshore turbine has passed its initial testing with over 99% reliability.

Latest coverage from EWEA 2012 liveblog day 2

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:09:00 GMT

The second day of Windpower Monthly's blog from the EWEA 2012 conference in Copenhagen. Covering launches and events as it happens. Or if you're at the event, visit Windpower Monthly at stand BL-13.

Siemens moots larger offshore turbine

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:48:00 GMT

GERMANY: German manufacturer Siemens Wind Power is likely to build a new offshore turbine to dwarf its 6MW direct drive machine, currently the largest model it has on the market, according to its chief executive.

Interview - Siemens Wind Power CEO Felix Ferlemann

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:52:00 GMT

COPENHAGEN: Siemens Wind Power announced the appointment of Felix Ferlemann as head of chassis division at Benteler Automotive in September last year. In an interview at EWEA 2012, Ferlemann gives his views on lessons to be learned from his old sector, Siemens offshore strategy and plans for a new turbine.

Wind investment suffers global decline

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:16:00 GMT

WORLD: Private investment and finance for wind power declined last year, offset by a surge of interest in solar energy, according to research.

Wind's contribution to Europe economy 'set to triple'

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:18:00 GMT

EUROPE: The European Union's "recession-busting" wind industry is forecast to triple the economic contribution it makes by 2020, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).

Consortium chosen for 150MW Moroccan project

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:24:00 GMT

MOROCCO: Morocco's state utility company has selected a consortium led by France's EDF Energies Nouvelles (EDF EN) as the preferred bidder to take forward the 150MW Taza wind farm.

Polish offshore plans suffer shale gas setback

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:38:00 GMT

POLAND: Poland's offshore wind sector has been dealt a major blow by the country's Ministry of Environment, which is opposing most of 40 proposed farm locations because they interfere with future shale gas exploitation.

Latest coverage from EWEA 2012 liveblog day 1

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:00:00 GMT

Windpower Monthly blogs from the EWEA 2012 conference in Copenhagen. Covering launches and events as it happens. Or if you're at the event, visit Windpower Monthly at stand BL-13.

UK government awards offshore foundation grant

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:51:00 GMT

UK: Oil and gas offshore construction company OGN North Sea has been awarded a UK government grant to develop a new foundations system for deep-sea wind turbines.

First Reserve exits deal to buy Eolia Renovables

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:42:00 GMT

SPAIN: US investment fund First Reserve has pulled out of negotiations to buy Spanish wind and solar investment group Eolia Renovables.

Nordex awarded 72.5 N100 deal

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:33:00 GMT

UNITED STATES: Nordex has been awarded contracts totalling 72.5MW for the repowering of the Kreekraksluis wind farm in the Netherlands.

BPA trials acquifer recharge system

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:48:00 GMT

UNITED STATES: The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), grid operator for the majority of the Pacific Northwest region of the US, is one of a group of trialling a new system to help avoid the need to curtail wind power generation in the event of electricity over-supply.

US installed 6,816MW in 2011

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:02:00 GMT

UNITED STATES: The US installed 6,816MW in 2011, an increase of 31% on 2010's figure, according to AWEA.

Vestas V112 fire investigation continues

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:29:00 GMT

GERMANY: Vestas has said it is conducting an ongoing investigation into the failure of its latest V112 turbine and has shut down a number of similar machines.