Tag: Wind turbine

Vestas secures 370 MW of wind turbine contract from Xcel Energy

Vestas secures 370 MW of wind turbine contract from Xcel Energy

April 3, 2023 |

Vestas has received a 370 MW wind turbine deal from Xcel Energy for two projects in the US. The turbines will repower two Xcel Energy initiatives, Pleasant Valley and Border Winds. The 213 MW Pleasant Valley project in Minnesota will have 97 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines installed. These turbines will be delivered by Vestas in 2.2 MW operating mode. The 71 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines for the 156 MW Border Winds project, which is being built in North Dakota, will also be shipped in 2.2 MW operating mode.

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ScottishPower awards $1.6 million wind turbine contract to Siemens Gamesa

ScottishPower awards $1.6 million wind turbine contract to Siemens Gamesa

March 30, 2023 |

ScottishPower, a division of Iberdrola, has given Siemens Gamesa a $1.6 billion deal for the supply of wind turbines for its 1.4 GW East Anglia Three (EA3) offshore wind farm. According to the agreement, Siemens Gamesa will provide 95 wind turbines with a 14.7 MW power each for the wind farm that will be built in the Southern North Sea of the UK. EA3, which belongs to the East Anglia zone, is owned by ScottishPower. The project started onshore building in July 2022.

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Increasing Innovation: Emerging trends in wind turbine drivetrains and towers

Increasing Innovation: Emerging trends in wind turbine drivetrains and towers

September 11, 2022 |

A range of wind turbine drivetrains with various costs, techno­logies, physical features, efficiencies, deg­rees of reliability and materials currently exist in the market. Another crucial component of a wind energy system is the turbine tower. The material, height and size of turbine towers are key determinants of the power outcomes and economic returns of wind energy projects.

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Getting Bigger: Innovations in wind turbine rotors and blades

Getting Bigger: Innovations in wind turbine rotors and blades

August 23, 2022 |

Wind energy technology has undergone a sea change over the years. The turbine capacities have shifted from kW to MW with improved efficiency parameters. The technology is constantly evolving towards improved reliability, increased capacity factors, and reduced associated fixed and variable costs. Modern wind turbines incorporate longer and lighter rotor blades, taller turbine towers, more reliable drivetrains and performance optimising control systems.

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Biden Administration Launches New Federal-State Offshore Wind Partnership to Grow American-Made Clean Energy

Biden Administration Launches New Federal-State Offshore Wind Partnership to Grow American-Made Clean Energy

June 30, 2022 | , ,

On June 23, the White House joined with eleven governors from up and down the East Coast to launch a new Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership that will accelerate the growing offshore wind industry. The partnership will support efforts to provide Americans with cleaner and cheaper energy, create good-paying jobs, and make historic investments in new American energy supply chains, manufacturing, shipbuilding, and servicing.

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Strong Winds: Deciphering China’s booming wind industry

Strong Winds: Deciphering China’s booming wind industry

June 18, 2022 | , ,

China’s wind market has witnessed a greater policy push in the recent times, encouraging greater innovation and investment in the sector. Certain advantages with regards to manufacturing of wind turbines have also contributed to China’s leading position in the segment. Given adequate policy and regulatory support, repowering activities can play a significant role in China’s wind market. Given the current trajectory, the country is likely to continue dominating the global wind energy market.

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Paper on Wind O&M Costs in European Asset Management

Paper on Wind O&M Costs in European Asset Management

May 26, 2022 | , , ,

Europe’s wind energy sector is entering uncharted territory as inflation rears its head for the first time in two decades. The new environment is prompting companies to look more closely at portfolio management. Meanwhile, a trend to lock in long-tenor original equipment manufacturer (OEM) operations and maintenance (O&M) service agreements, to mirror the project finance tenor, may be leaving value on the table for the sake of minimising the downside risk for banks.

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Increasing Wind Turbine Waste Will Challenge Nascent Recycling Of Wind Turbine Blades

Increasing Wind Turbine Waste Will Challenge Nascent Recycling Of Wind Turbine Blades

April 20, 2022 |

Wind turbine waste from decommissioning parts will increase in the coming decade as wind turbines installed in the early 2000s reach their end-of-life. By the end of 2010, global wind power capacity reached 180GW, more than 10 times that of end-2000. As much as an increase in wind power means well to reduce carbon emissions from the energy sector, markets globally will soon have to deal with wind turbines that have reached their end-of-life.

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Vestas wins 295 MW wind turbine supply contract in Taiwan

Vestas wins 295 MW wind turbine supply contract in Taiwan

April 1, 2022 |

Vestas, a Danish wind turbine manufacturer, has been awarded a 295 MW order for the Zhong Neng offshore wind project in Changhua County, Taiwan. China Steel Corporation (CSC) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners are working together on the project (CIP). It will have 31 Vestas V174-9.5 MW turbines with the capacity to power 300,000 Taiwanese households each year.

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Siemens Gamesa signs a 455 MW contract with OX2

Siemens Gamesa signs a 455 MW contract with OX2

December 1, 2021 |

Siemens Gamesa has signed a 455 MW deal with Swedish developer OX2 to supply its Siemens Gamesa 5.X platform to the Lestijärvi site for what will be Finland’s largest ever wind farm, assisting the country in making a giant leap in its energy transition. The wind project would be using 69 SG 6.6-170 turbines, which will be installed in Central Ostrobothnia in 2024. The wind turbines have a 170-meter rotor and a 6.6 MW generator.

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Siemens Gamesa plans to launch an offshore wind blade facility in Virginia

Siemens Gamesa plans to launch an offshore wind blade facility in Virginia

November 1, 2021 |

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has announced plans to develop its first US offshore wind turbine blade facility in Virginia. Siemens Gamesa will develop more than 80 acres/32 hectares at the Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Portsmouth, Virginia upon the execution of a firm order for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project with Dominion Energy.

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Vestas wins 396 MW EnVentus order for wind project in Australia

Vestas wins 396 MW EnVentus order for wind project in Australia

September 1, 2021 |

Denmark’s Vestas Wind System A/S has won a 396 MW contract for Rye Park Wind Farm in New South Wales, Australia. The deal was placed by project owner Tilt Renewables. Vestas will supply and install 66 of its V162-6.2 MW wind turbines for the project. Delivery of the wind turbines is expected to occur in the third quarter of 2022, with commissioning to commence in the second quarter of 2023.

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Vestas secures 126 MW order for a wind farm in Finland

Vestas secures 126 MW order for a wind farm in Finland

August 9, 2021 |

Taaleri Energia has placed a 126 MW order with Vestas for the Isoneva project in Finland, bringing the total number of solid orders for the EnVentus platform in Finland to over 1.8 GW. The wind farm is located in the municipality of Siikajoki in northwestern Finland. While announcing the investment in the Isoneva and Murtotuuli projects in Finlan, Taaleri confirmed that the construction works on the wind farm began in April 2021.

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Nordex receives 55 MW wind turbine orders from Italy

Nordex receives 55 MW wind turbine orders from Italy

July 15, 2021 |

Nordex has received orders to deliver Delta4000 turbines to two wind farms in Italy. Nordex will deliver five N149/5.X turbines for one 26.1 MW project, while six N133/4.8 turbines will be put in a second 28.8 MW wind farm. A contract for the turbines is also included in the orders, which is for an initial two-year period with multiple 10-year renewal possibilities.

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GE Renewable Energy to supply 34 turbines for Lithuanian wind farms

GE Renewable Energy to supply 34 turbines for Lithuanian wind farms

July 9, 2021 |

European Energy has chosen GE Renewable Energy as the provider for three more wind farms in Lithuania. Two of these wind farms will be in Telsiai and one in Rokiskis in the country’s north. The project will use 34 onshore wind turbine units from GE and have a capacity of 187 MW. Following the installation of the new wind turbines, GE will run a total of 56 Cypress units in the nation, following a previous contract for 22 turbines at three wind farms announced in November 2020.

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Turkcell to acquire 18 MW wind farm in Turkey

Turkcell to acquire 18 MW wind farm in Turkey

July 9, 2021 |

Turkcell Enerji has signed a share transfer agreement to purchase all the shares of Boyut Grup Enerji, the owner of the Karadag wind power facility near Izmir. The enterprise value of the deal is $29.6 million. After adjusting for Boyut Grup Enerji’s net debt, the buyer is to pay $11.5 million, with $500,000 of that amount due in two years. The Karadag wind power plant’s yearly gross income is expected to be around $5 million between 2021 and 2026.

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