Wind

Heatwave hits European wind energy but boosts solar energy generation

Tuesday, 14 August 2018 Robin Whitlock Wind and solar performance maps by Vaisala show that the meteorological conditions causing the current heatwave in Western Europe have also negatively impacted wind energy project performance in markets ...

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 ...

Brazil

Nordex Group wins contract for Fortim wind farm in Brazil

Monday, 25 June 2018 Robin Whitlock

The Nordex Group has been awarded a contract for the delivery and installation of the 123 MW Fortim wind farm, consisting of forty-one AW125/3000 turbines, for Brazilian utility Furnas.

Windar Renovables Expands Into Russia

Monday, 25 June 2018 Dan McCue Spanish company, Windar Renovables, is opening its fourth manufacturing center outside of spain. The center will be located in Russia to supply wind towers for developers from that country, a market with ...

Spain

EIB Provides $61 million to Build Nine Wind Farms in Aragón

Thursday, 26 April 2018 REM The European Investment Bank has signed a €50 million ($61 million) loan to finance nine wind farms to bedeveloped by the Spanish firm Forestalia Renovables. The shareholders in the “Goya” project ...

ACCIONA to Build Ninth US Wind Farm

Wednesday, 11 April 2018 Dan McCue spain’s ACCIONA Energy will build its second wind farm in Texas —the company’s ninth in the U.S. An investment of around $200 million (over €160 million), Palmas Altas will have a capacity of 144.9 ...

Enel Acquires 132 MW of Wind Power in spain

Tuesday, 06 February 2018 Dan McCue Enel, acting through its Spanish subsidiary Endesa’s local renewable energies company Enel Green Power España, has agreed to acquire Parques Eolicos Gestinver from Madirid-based Elawan Energy and Genera ...

Nabrawind Technologies Begins Installation of One of World's Tallest Wind Turbine Towers

Wednesday, 31 January 2018 REM Preparations have started for the installation of one of the tallest wind turbine towers in the world, designed by the Spanish company Nabrawind Technologies in Eslava, northern spain. The objective of ...

Spain

Siemens Gamesa to supply wind turbines to Cepsa’s first ever wind farm

Tuesday, 16 January 2018 Robin Whitlock

Siemens Gamesa has secured a new order to supply turbines for Compañía Española de Petróleos, S.A.U. (Cepsa), a Spanish multinational oil and gas company that is developing its first wind farm.

Report Predicts Offshore Wind Energy Market Share Will Hit $57.2 Billion by 2022

Wednesday, 06 December 2017 Dan McCue A new report from Zion Market Research states the size of the global offshore wind energy market was $20.3 billion in 2016 and is expected to reach $57.2 billion in 2022, growing at a compound annual ...