EON enters into Japanese offshore wind market
E.ON has signed a deal with renewables company Kyuden Mirai Energy to jointly develop offshore windfarms in Japan. The companies will begin by selecting a project for the Kyushu area in the southernmost island of Japan and they may then expand the partnership to other regions of Japan. The co-operation follows E.ON’s decision to enter the Japanese wind […]
EBRD Grants €48 Mn Loan For 220 MW Wind Farm in Poland
In its first project in renewable energy in Poland in over three years, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that it is supporting the 220 MW Potegowo wind farm with a local currency loan of up to PLN 209.1 million (€48 million). The plant in north-eastern Poland will be constructed and […]
China to promote using wind energy to power heating
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday said it would promote using energy generated by the wind to help power heating systems during the bitterly cold winters seen in many parts of the country. That comes as the world’s No.2 economy pushes to reduce carbon emissions from coal-burning as part of its battle against pollution. The […]
Baltic Sea’s largest wind farm officially opened
Germany has inaugurated its biggest wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The official start of Arkona project operations comes as offshore wind utilization in the country has seen roughly 10 years of ups and downs. The Arkona wind farm in the Baltic between Germany’s Isle of Rügen and the Danish island of Bornholm has been […]
Amazon set to deliver three new wind energy projects
Tech giant confirms it is to source clean power from new wind farms in Ireland, Sweden, and California Amazon has today announced it is to support three major new wind energy projects capable of delivering more than 670,000 megawatt-hours per year – an output equivalent to the energy demand of Nashville, Tennessee. The tech giant […]
$120 million wind energy project
WATERLOO, Ia. — A man who sued a Black Hawk County board has lost his bid to block a planned wind energy project. The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier reports that a judge affirmed Monday the county Board of Adjustment’s power and decision to issue a permit to Washburn Wind Energy. The company plans to erect 35 wind turbines east […]
Global Offshore Wind Industry Technology & Cost Reduction
Join CMT’s OWP Japan (Offshore Wind Power) in Tokyo on 15-17 May 2019 and learn more from these sessions: Global overall offshore wind market development trend for market size, supply chain & tech-solutions Technical trend for key equipment of OFW including turbine, foundation, cabling & installation fleets Global offshore LOCE development & cost reduction trend […]
Windier wind farms Mechanical engineer develops ways to improve windfarm productivity
Depending on how wind turbines are situated relative to each other and to the prevailing wind, those not directly in the path of the wind could be left to extract energy from significantly depleted airflow. However, according to researchers, there are ways to get around this issue of diminishing wind returns. You’ve probably seen them, […]
Regulator rejects wind farms report By Seán McCárthaigh
The energy regulator has dismissed a report by a group campaigning against the expansion of wind farms, which had questioned the benefits of the country’s growing reliance on wind energy. The Commission for Regulation of Utilities (CRU) said a report by Wind Aware Ireland (WAI) contained misunderstandings. The CRU had been asked by the Dáil […]
PNE repowers German wind farm to 21.6MW
PNE has completed repowering a wind farm in north-west Germany, halving the number of turbines, but more than doubling its output, the developer claimed. PNE commenced repowering the Gerdau-Schwienau wind farm in June 2018 (pic: PNE AG) The Gerdau-Schwienau repowering project in Lower Saxony began in June 2018 and was completed by the end of […]