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Wind Power Project

​Wind Power Vital to Columbia's Long Term Energy Security

In order to take a closer look at the development of wind energy in Columbia, national and international experts from government and industry met recently in Bo…

Spain's Iberdrola to Enter Australia with Wind, Solar Power Project

Spanish power firm Iberdrola SA said on Friday it plans to make its first foray into the Asia-Pacific, building a A$500 million ($343 million) wind and solar fa…

Wind Power Project

World's First Mono-Buckets Head for Wind Plant off Germany

The pair of next-generation mono-bucket foundations being deployed at Northland Power’s Deutsche Bucht wind farm off Germany are en route from steel fabricator…

Wind Turbine

Crazy Wind Turbine That Transmits Energy Using A Superconductor

A team of scientists from around Europe has tested a wind turbine that transmits energy using a superconductor. The team, named the EcoSwing Consortium, publish…

Virtual power plant

Virtual Power Plants Could Solve One of Renewable Energy's Most Vexing Challenges: The Weather

By supplying electricity from renewable sources even when the sun isn't shining and the wind isn't blowing, virtual power plant technology could help tackle the…

Wind Turbine

World's Largest Planned Wind Turbines Took Big Steps Towards Deployment

Two of the world’s largest planned wind turbines have taken big steps towards deployment this month, with GE’s mammoth 12 MW Haliade-X producing its first ele…

Wind Turbine

ABS Largest Floating Wind Turbine in the World - 8.4MW

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 MW…

Wind Power Company

Johnny Thomsen Appointed Co-CEO of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind

The Board of Directors of MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has appointed Johnny Thomsen as the new Co-CEO of the company after the current Co-CEO, Lars Bondo Krogsgaard…

Offshore Wind Power

Shell Agrees to Acquire EOLFI：Expanding its Renewable Power Business

Shell has signed an agreement to buy 100% of EOLFI, a French renewable energies developer specialised in floating wind projects. The acquisition is subject to r…

Market Analysis

Africa Set for Nine-Fold Wind Capacity Increase

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects Africa's wind power fleet to increase nine-fold between the end of 2018 and 2040, but the continent's small power …

New Technology

Synthetic Gas Produced by Wind Power May Fuel Container Ship Soon

MAN Energy Solutions and Wessels Marine GmbH are partnering to use liquefied SNG (synthetic natural gas) produced from renewable electrical energy as a drop-in …

Wind Turbine

Siemens Gamesa Unveils 1st Nacelle for 10-MW Turbine Giant

The new model, as the manufacturer said previously, will offer up to 30% more annual energy production (AEP) than its predecessor -- the SG 8.0-167 DD -- thanks…

Wind Turbine

Vestas’Wind Turbine Order Backlog Soars Above 32B Euros

The Denmark-based company’s interim quarterly ported reported 3.55 billion Euros ($37B U.S.) in revenue for the three months ending September 30, a 30 percent …

Market Analysis

​Enercon Sends up Distress Flare as Germany's Wind Market Collapses

Enercon has stopped placing orders with key production partners and launched a "transformation programme" to return the company to profitability as the German o…

Carbon Neutral

​700 Megawatt Green Hydrogen Plant to Provide Carbon Neutral Aviation Fuel

If all goes according to plan, by 2030, a 700 megawatt (MW) green hydrogen plant powered by offshore wind energy, could generate carbon-neutral aviation fuel in…