Wind

Vaisala launches energy budget outlook service

Friday, 03 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Environmental and industrial measurement company Vaisala has launched a new Vaisala Energy Budget Outlook service to provide independent assessment of the impact of weather on wind portfolio performance, ...

Two Finnish Wind Farms for wpd windmanager

Thursday, 02 August 2018 Dan McCue As of July 1st, wpd windmanager has taken over the commercial and technical operations management for the Huikku and Karhusaari wind farm projects in Finland for Prime Capital AG. Currently, wpd windmanager ...

Vietnam

Pöyry awarded owner's engineering services assignment for a large wind farm project in Vietnam

Thursday, 02 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Super Energy Corporation Public Company Limited (Super) have awarded Pöyry with an owner's engineering services assignment for a 340 MW wind farm project in Vietnam, consisting of six sub-projects in ...

Navantia and Windar to Build Semi-Submersible Unit for Marine Wind Farm in Portugal

Wednesday, 01 August 2018 REM The Joint Venture of Navantia and Windar has been awarded a contract for construction of a semi-submersible floating foundation for an offshore wind farm project by Windplus. The foundation is for installation ...

IFC Partners with Gaia Energy to Increase African Wind Development

Wednesday, 01 August 2018 REM

IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has forged a new partnership with Gaia Energy to create a joint platform for the development of wind power and other renewable energy projects in Africa.

Mercedes-Benz and VSB Sign Long-Term Supply Contract for Wind-Generated Electricity

Tuesday, 31 July 2018 Dan McCue For the first time, Mercedes-Benz will power an engine plant using electricity from renewable energy sources only. As of 2019, VSB’s Taczalin wind farm, which is located around 10 km from the Mercedes-Benz ...

Seajacks Selects MIGSOLV's Facility for IT and Data Storage

Monday, 30 July 2018 Dan McCue

Offshore installation company, Seajacks, has chosen MIGSOLV’s world class data center to increase protection of its IT and data.

Record wind farm construction now underway in the US

Friday, 27 July 2018 Robin Whitlock US wind farm construction now surpasses 90 GW with strong demand from Fortune 500 brands and utilities according to second quarter results released today by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). ...

Europe added 4.5 GW of wind in the first half of 2018

Thursday, 26 July 2018 Robin Whitlock Figures released today by wind sector trade association WindEurope reveals that Europe added 4.5 GW of wind energy capacity in the first half of 2018, down from last year (6.1 GW) although this is in line ...

DNV GL and TMT sign deal to ensure quality and reliability of TMT’s new rotor blades

Thursday, 26 July 2018 Robin Whitlock Certification body DNV GL has signed a comprehensive framework agreement with Chinese wind turbine blade manufacturer Zhuzhou Times New Material Technology (TMT) a range of certification and design assessment ...