Wind Energy

Vestas surpasses 1 GW in order intake from Italian auctions with new order

Vestas has received a 31 MW order for the supply and installation of nine V117-3.45 MW turbines for an undisclosed project in Italy. The project, which was won in Italy’s latest auction held in November 2016,...

Indian monsoon wind speeds continue 20-year decline, but impact on wind energy industry is mixed across regions

Wind speeds during India's annual monsoon season have fallen by as much as 9% over the past two decades, with three of the past four years also below average. This is according to research by Vaisala,...

Siemens awarded long-term service agreement for Canadian cogeneration project

Siemens has received an order from Inter Pipeline Ltd ("Inter Pipeline") to provide long-term service for two SGT-800 gas turbine generator sets in Canada. The units are scheduled for operation at the Central Utilities Block (CUB),...

Siemens Gamesa secures its largest ever wind turbine order of 300 MW in India

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy's positioning in India has received an important boost with this order, its largest ever in this market. Under the terms of the EPC contract1 entered into with Sembcorp Green Infra Ltd., a...

GE Renewable Energy and ORE Catapult sign five-year R&D agreement to advance offshore wind technologies in the UK

GE Renewable Energy and the UK's Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have signed a five-year research and development agreement to test and develop next generation offshore wind technologies. GE's recently announced Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind...

Offshore Wind Surge Threatens Merchant Generator Profits

Two recent project announcements indicate that the U.S. offshore wind sector is burgeoning, bolstered by falling prices and ramped-up political support. A credit ratings agency warns, however, that the sector’s growth could increasingly pressure profit margins of merchant generators...

Pattern Development Completes 147-MW Wind Project in Québec, Becoming Canada’s Largest Wind Power Producer

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern Development) announced the completion of its 147-MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind power facility. Mont Sainte-Marguerite Wind is located approximately 50 kilometers south of Québec City, in the Chaudière-Appalaches region. As announced in...

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