Tag: wind energy

Wind turbine gearbox market to grow by $3.51 billion during 2021-2025: Technavio

Wind turbine gearbox market to grow by $3.51 billion during 2021-2025: Technavio

March 18, 2021 |

The global wind turbine gearbox market is expected to grow by $3.51 billion during 2021-2025, according to a report published by Technavio. This marks a significant market slow down compared to the 2020 growth estimates due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic in the first half of 2020. However, healthy growth is expected to continue throughout the forecast period, and the market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of over 5 per cent.

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Africa is only tapping into 0.01% of its wind power potential: GWEC

Africa is only tapping into 0.01% of its wind power potential: GWEC

March 8, 2021 |

In 2020, 821 MW of new wind power capacity was installed in Africa and the Middle East, bringing total capacity in the region to over 7 GW, which helps to avoid 10.7 million tonnes of CO2 emissions annually – equivalent to taking 2.3 million passenger cars off the road. South Africa installed 515 MW of new wind power capacity in 2020, making it the number one market for new annual installations last year as well as for cumulative installations.

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EDP plans Euro 24 billion investment to double its wind and solar portfolio by 2025

EDP plans Euro 24 billion investment to double its wind and solar portfolio by 2025

March 4, 2021 |

EDP renewables have announced that it will invest Euro 24 billion towards doubling its solar and wind capacity from 12 GW to 25 GW by 2025. With this goal, the company also aims to be coal-free by 2025 and completely source power from green energy in 2030 by expanding its renewable energy portfolio to 50 GW. The company also intends to increase its solar generation capacity ten-fold.

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Falck commissions 74 MW wind farm in Sweden

Falck commissions 74 MW wind farm in Sweden

February 25, 2021 |

Falck Renewables has that it has connected its 74.1 MW Brattmyrliden wind farm in Sweden to the grid. The project is located in the Ornskoldsvik municipality and is set to generate 263.5 GWh annually which will power about 52,700 homes in the country. The project is owned by Falck Renewables’ subsidiary Brattmyrliden Vind AB and consists of 19 N133 wind turbines supplied by Nordex SE. The turbines are currently in the final testing phase before it reaches full commercial operations by the end of June 2021.

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Global wind turbine operations and maintenance market is expected to reach $27.6 billion by 2027: Research and Markets

Global wind turbine operations and maintenance market is expected to reach $27.6 billion by 2027: Research and Markets

February 17, 2021 | ,

The global wind turbine operations and maintenance market is expected to reach $27.6 billion by 2027 from $17.9 billion in 2020 growing at a CAGR of 6.4 per cent over the period, according to Research and Markets. The onshore wind turbine O&M market, one of the segments analyzed in the report, is projected to record a CAGR of 4.7 per cent and reach $22.3 billion by the end of the analysis period.

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California Energy & Power to deliver its vertical axis wind turbines to Hansei Corporation

California Energy & Power to deliver its vertical axis wind turbines to Hansei Corporation

February 2, 2021 | , ,

California Energy & Power (CE&P), a US vertical axis wind turbines (VAWT) wind turbine company, has secured its first commercial purchase orders from the Hansei Corporation, an engineering, procurement, and construction company in the Philippines. Initial turbines will be deployed in strategic locations in the Philippines, with plans to deploy the company’s CALI series VAWTs along a newly built expressway project to provide electricity for lighting systems, signaling/protection, and electronic vehicle charging stations.

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Avangrid Renewables commissions 155 MW wind farm in South Dakota

Avangrid Renewables commissions 155 MW wind farm in South Dakota

January 21, 2021 | , ,

Avangrid Renewables announced the commissioning of its 154.8 MW Tatanka Ridge Wind Farm. The project consists of 56 wind turbines and is located in Deuel County, S.D., northeast of Brookings. Further, the wind farm is owned by Tatanka Ridge Wind, LLC, a joint venture between Avangrid Renewables and WEC Energy Group. The wind farm has penned a power purchase agreement with the Dairyland Power Cooperative for 51.6 MW of its capacity.

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GE Renewable Energy to supply its turbines for the Phuoc Minh Wind Farm in Vietnam

GE Renewable Energy to supply its turbines for the Phuoc Minh Wind Farm in Vietnam

January 4, 2021 |

GE Renewable Energy has secured a 27.2 MW contract to supply 8 units of its 3 MW-137 wind turbines to support construction of the Phuoc Minh Wind Farm, located in Ninh Thuan, in the South Central Region of Vietnam. A consortium of PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation, Henste Engineering and IPC Group will provide full engineering, procurement and construction services for the project.

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Senvion sells Indian operations to Dubai-based GREDHCL

Senvion sells Indian operations to Dubai-based GREDHCL

December 9, 2020 |

Senvion GmbH has agreed to sell 100 per cent of its Indian operations (Senvion India) to Global Renewable Energy Development Holding Company Limited (GREDHCL). Subject to regulatory approvals, the sale is proposed to close in the first quarter of 2021.

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