Wind Energy

Ballast Nedam, Mammoet secure wind farm contract from Siemens

Dutch construction and infrastructure firm Ballast Nedam manufacturer of heavy lifting and transport machinery Mammoet have jointly secured a near shore wind farm contract from Siemens. As per the terms of the contract, the...

Work underway on $98 million wind turbine test facility in South Carolina

Clemson University is continuing construction work on $98 million wind turbine drivetrain testing facility in North Charleston, South Carolina. The project involves completely redeveloping an 82,000 square feet warehouse on the former Navy base into...

Nestlé installs two wind turbines at its California bottling plant

US-based Nestlé Waters North America (NWNA) has installed two wind turbines at its bottling plant in Cabazon, California. The two 1.6MW GE wind turbines will generate 12,900,000KWh of electricity per annum and meet up...

Alstom to build converter stations for $1.3 billion wind project in Germany

Alstom SA, a French engineering services provider, has won a contract from TenneT, the Netherland-based electricity transmission operator, to build the onshore and offshore converter stations, as well as, the connecting cable systems for €1 billion ($1.3 billion)...

Japan explores offshore wind power technology to diversify energy mix

Japan is expected to commence operations at two new offshore wind farms in the country with the objective of diversifying its energy mix. The New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) collaborated with...

LEEDCo set to build freshwater offshore wind farm in US

Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo), a regional non-profit corporation involving public-private partnership in Ohio, US, is set to develop the first freshwater offshore wind project in the state. The 'Icebreaker' project received $4m...

Scottish Power Renewables secures consent to develop 288MW wind farm

ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) will construct the £400m Kilgallioch Windfarm, having received a consent from the UK government. Proposed to be developed in south west Scotland, the onshore wind farm is estimated to have an...

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