Wind

Dulas Completes 100M Met Mast Installation in Scotland

Wednesday, 02 May 2018 Dan McCue Dulas renewable energy consultancy has completed the installation of its tallest ever meteorological mast in Western Scotland. The 100m guyed lattice mast, installed on behalf of UK wind farm developer ...

Vattenfall offers wind generated energy for sale to British businesses

Monday, 30 April 2018 Robin Whitlock Swedish energy group Vattenfall is offering British business consumers the opportunity to purchase green renewable electricity from its onshore South Kyle wind farm in South West Scotland via corporate ...

Force 9 Energy to hold second round of public exhibitions for Moray wind farm

Friday, 27 April 2018 Robin Whitlock

Force 9 Energy, in partnership with EDF Renewables, is to hold a second round of public exhibitions in early May for its proposed Clash Gour wind farm in Moray, Scotland.

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 ...

Siemens Gamesa selected for 225 MW wind project in Kansas

Wednesday, 25 April 2018 Robin Whitlock

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced it has been selected to supply 98 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines for a project at an undisclosed location in Kansas, USA.

New Control Strategy Gets Maximum Power from Wind Turbines

Tuesday, 24 April 2018 Dan McCue A team of researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas has developed a new way to extract more power from the wind. This approach has the potential to increase wind power generation significantly ...

Deutsche Windtechnik enters US wind market

Tuesday, 24 April 2018 Robin Whitlock The German wind energy firm Deutsche Windtechnik Inc is now active in the North American wind energy market aiming to make the benefits of independent turbine maintenance available to American operators ...

Iberdrola Signs $400 Million Loan for wind farms

Monday, 23 April 2018 Dan McCue Ten banks, with Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA) acting as administrator, have signed a $400 million loan agreement with Iberdrola Mexico, the first green loan in that country by a company in Latin ...

Alliant to Add More Wind Energy in Iowa

Thursday, 19 April 2018 Dan McCue Alliant Energy Corporation's Iowa utility subsidiary received approval from the Iowa Utilities Board to increase its wind expansion program from 500 MW to 1,000 MW of new wind energy in the state by ...

Siemens Gamesa secures 77 MW wind project in the US

Tuesday, 17 April 2018 Robin Whitlock Siemens Gamesa will supply 25 SWT-2625-120 and 5 SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines to a 77 MW wind farm that is part of MidAmerican Energy's wind XI Project, with an option to add more turbines for a total capacity ...