Category:Wind Energy

Ben & Jerry’s Joins the Campaign to Support Onshore Windfarms

Tubs of Strawberry Breeze-cake, Cherry Gale-cia and other wind-themed ice-creams will feature in a campaign by Ben & Jerry’s to persuade the government to rethink its opposition to onshore windfarms.The renamed flavours...

World’s Largest Offshore Wind Turbine Can Power 16,000 Homes

The world's largest and most powerful offshore wind turbine will test its wings at an innovative facility in northeast England. The 12-megawatt Haliade-X, developed by GE Renewable Energy, stands 853 feet tall, or...

European Investment Bank Commits €50 Million To Build 9 Spanish Wind Farms With 300 Megawatts Of Capacity

The European Investment Bank announced on Thursday that it would commit €50 million in loans to finance 9 wind power projects developed by the Spanish firm Forestalia Renovables which will be built...

Siemens Gamesa Secures Largest Ever Indian Wind Farm Deal With 300 Megawatt Contract

Siemens Gamesa announced on Thursday that it had received its largest ever wind turbine order in India with the sealing of a 300 megawatt (MW) supply contract to Sembcorp Energy India Limited...

Ørsted Confirms Final Investment In Taiwan’s 120 Megawatt Formosa 1 Offshore Wind Farm

Danish wind energy giant Ørsted has confirmed its final investment decision for the second phase of Taiwan’s Formosa 1 offshore wind farm which will add 120 megawatts (MW) to the existing 8...

GE Renewable Energy 12 Megawatt Haliade Wind Turbine Heading To UK Offshore Catapult

GE Renewable Energy and the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult announced have signed a five-year research and development agreement which will see GE’s mammoth 12 megawatt (MW) Haliade-X wind turbine head to...

Siemens Gamesa Awarded 225 Megawatt US Wind Supply Contract

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced on Tuesday that it had been selected to supply 225 megawatts (MW) worth of wind turbines for a new but undisclosed project being built in Kansas, United...

Nearly $4 Billion In Regional Economic Benefits Created By Australian Wind Power

A report released recently by the Australian Wind Alliance has provided some fascinating insights about the economic benefits produced by Australian wind farms. Their construction has resulted in an almost $4 billion...

Siemens Gamesa Overtakes Vestas As Leading Wind Manufacturer

Less than a year after its successful merger, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has been named the leading wind manufacturer by two analyst firms, thereby dethroning Danish manufacturer Vestas. It is the time of...

Siemens Gamesa Awarded 100 Megawatt Mexico Wind Project In Latest Auction

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced on Friday that it has secured a new wind turbine order in Mexico for the supply of 100 megawatts (MW) as part of the most recent renewable...

US Wind Energy Now Supplies More Than 30% In Four States

Wind energy is one of the fastest growing forms of electricity generation in the United States, with the largest share renewable electricity generating capacity in the country, and according to new information...

Siemens Gamesa Awarded Turbine Supply For Four Spanish Wind Farms

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy announced on Monday that it had been awarded the contract to supply wind turbines for four separate wind farms in Spain by developer Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables, for...

India A Step Closer To First Offshore Wind Energy Auction

Nearly eight years after we first covered news about India taking initial steps to set up offshore wind energy projects, the first government document seen as a precursor to a final auction...

MHI Vestas Unveils New SMART Tools For Turbine Optimisation & Cost Reductions

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind unveiled a new suite of next-generation SMART tools this week that are designed to enhance offshore wind turbine optimization and provide better turbine monitoring, thereby allowing for “significant”...

Siemens Gamesa Passes 5,000 Megawatts Commissioned In India

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy this week announced that it had passed 5,000 megawatts (MW) worth of wind energy connected to the Indian grid, becoming the second largest manufacturer in India. Announced on Thursday...

British Wind Farms Breeze Past Generation Records in First Quarter of 2018

The first three months of 2018 saw record-breaking wind generation, according to new data released this week that underscores the increasing influence of renewable power in the UK electricity system. Data from energy...
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