Energy news, June 2011

Iberdrola and AREVA bid for French offshore wind zones

Iberdrola Renewables and AREVA will bid for two of the five offshore wind farm zones that will be launched by the French Government in July.

DONG, ScottishPower to build West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm

DONG Energy and ScottishPower Renewables have agreed to construct the West of Duddon Sands offshore wind farm in the UK under a 50/50 partnership.

27th Annual Kyoto Prize

EuCIA issues position paper on recycling of glass reinforced thermoset composites

The cement kiln route is the most sustainable solution for waste management of glass fibre reinforced thermoset parts and is compliant with EU legislation,

Wind turbine nacelle testing lab in Germany from 2014

A wind turbine nacelle testing facility is planned for 2014 in Bremerhaven, Germany, with backing from Federal and state governments.

The Materials Today Spring Virtual Conference is now available on demand

Floating accommodation for offshore wind workers

Svitzer UK and Sanderson Maritime have launched an offshore ‘hotel’ concept for accommodation for the offshore renewable sector.

Gamesa secures offshore wind centre site in Scotland

Gamesa has secured a site for its Offshore Wind Technology Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, which could see the creation of 40 jobs.

First foundation installed at Thornton Bank 2 offshore wind farm

The first foundation at 295 MW Thornton Bank 2 offshore wind farm in Belgium has been installed.

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WinWinD develops arctic wind turbines

WinWinD is investing €8 million to develop a 3 MW arctic wind turbine as part of a European consortium.

WinWinD builds 250 MW wind farm in India

WinWinD will supply, commission and operate a 250 MW wind farm in India under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Suryachakra Green Power.

REpower to supply 44 MW wind farm in Italy

REpower Systems SE will deliver 13 of its 3.4M104 wind turbines to Alerion CleanPower SpA for the 44 MW San Marco in Lamis wind farm in Italy.

Researchers create tool to put the lid on solar power fluctuations

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GE’s 2.5 MW wind turbines to four wind farms in Sweden

GE will supply 40 of its 2.5 MW wind turbines for four wind farms in Laholm, Boxholm and Mjölby in Southern Sweden for Stena Renewable Wind Energy Company

Siemens expands wind power business – investing €150m

Siemens plans to invest over €150 million over the next two years to expand its wind power business.

LM Wind Power announces 73.5 m turbine blade

The new LM Wind Power blade will be the longest composite blade structure in the world at 73.5 m (equivalent to a 24 storey building), creating an impressi

June Webinars

Wind could save €23.7bn in fuel costs in 2015

Wind power could avoid €23.7 billion in fuel costs from coal, gas and oil for electricity production in 2015, according to the European Wind Energy Associa

Alstom supplies three wind farms to Brazil

Alstom will build and service three wind farms in Brazil for Brasventos SA under a €200 million contract.

SWAY offshore wind turbine prototype installed

SWAY, which is planning to develop a 10 MW floating offshore wind turbine, has installed its first prototype off the coast of Bergen, Norway.

Vestas confirms Canadian wind turbine order negotiations

Vestas is confirming negotiations on a 300 MW wind turbine order for Canada.

Gamesa sells 30 MW Catalonian wind farm to Greentech

Gamesa is selling a 30 MW wind farm development in Tarragona, Spain, to wind farm developer Greentech Energy Systems.

Energetx Composites and Aeroblade establish wind blade manufacturing partnership

Energetx Composites of the USA and wind turbine blade designer Aeroblade of Spain have entered into a Manufacturing Master Supply Agreement through which E

Siemens installs 6 MW offshore wind turbine prototype

Siemens has installed the first prototype of its 6 MW offshore wind turbine, the SWT-6.0-120, with direct drive technology.

Hexcel lab GL approved for wind energy product testing

Hexcel has announced that its test laboratory at Duxford, Cambridge, UK, has been certified by Germanischer Lloyd (GL) for the mechanical and analytical te

Finding answers century-old questions about platinum's catalytic properties

REpower’s net income down on difficult year

REpower saw a 4% drop in net income for the fiscal year 2010/2011 to €55.6 million, which has been a tough year for the wind power industry.

Further drop in wind turbine prices expected

Wind turbine prices will continue to drop as a result of persisent problems in the supply chain, according to a new report.

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Ashland exhibits at China offshore wind show

Ashland Performance Materials will showcase its portfolio of wind energy products at the Offshore Wind China 2011 in Shanghai this month.

Evance small wind turbine gets conditional certification

Evance Wind Turbines’ R9000 5 kW small wind turbine has been granted Conditional Temporary Certification (Conditional Certification) by the Small Wind Cert

Biodegradable products may be bad for the environment

GWEC: Global Wind Day celebrations on 15 June

On 15 June 2011, 'Global Wind Day', citizens from around the world can discover the benefits of wind energy while having fun, says the Global Wind Energy C

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Gamesa opens fifth wind turbine facility in China

Gamesa has inaugurated its fifth factory, which will assemble 2 MW nacelles for the G9X wind turbine range with an annual capacity of 500 MW, in China in t