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The End for Mechanical Gearboxes?

Turbines are big sturdy beasts. They should be robust and able to stand a lot of what the elements can throw at them. But even the best of them needs maintenance from time to time. And then there’s the unexpected freak gust of wind. An unexpected gust can stress the mechanical gearbox of the turbine… Read the rest

USED WIND TURBINES FOR SALE – Used Wind Generators

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Pakistan Wind Power Latest

Pakistan may have a seat at all the world’s great conferences and appear at first glance to be a fully developed front tier nation. But first appearances can be deceptive. It is still a developing nation and has recently attracted a lot of attention from the renewable energy industry due to its lack of energy infrastructure… Read the rest

The World’s Most Powerful Turbine

Veterans of the wind power industry, Vestas, have been showing off their new super-turbine which is reckoned to be the most powerful yet seen. It’s the Vestas V 164-8.0. How come? It’s the combination of an 8MW power-rating and a 164-metre rotor diameter. That will make the V164-8.0 the world’s most powerful turbine to date. Everything… Read the rest

Africa Moves towards a Green and Vibrant Future.

Africa is the poorest continent on our planet. In a recent analysis and assessment, it was concluded that the most efficient way of moving Africa from being a collection of developing countries to a coherent and vibrant set of strong economies was by the use of renewable energy and not fossil fuels. The latter would actually… Read the rest

News Press Release – GREEN WIND ENERGY LIMITED – Northern Ireland 2015

In the world of wind energy, big isn’t necessarily beautiful. While the EON’s, EDF’s or RWE’s of the electricity wind energy market may seem to be the giants in terms of turnover, there’s a small family run company on the up-and-coming in Northern Ireland that is making waves and earning an enviable reputation. That company… Read the rest

Drivetrain Technology

The end of this month sees an important conference, to be held in Bremen, Germany from 27 to 29 October, 2014: It is the 5th International Conference on Wind Turbine Drivetrains. What do we mean by the drivetrain for wind turbines? For modern horizontal turbines, the components are as follows: blade or rotor, which converts the… Read the rest

Nordex and Vestas News

Poland will see 15 of Nordex’s N100/2500 turbines at the Orla development. The first nine of these machines will be installed within weeks, with commissioning due as early as December this year. Orla is being developed by Nordex’s development arm, making it the first project realised by Nordex in Poland. The wind farm is owned by… Read the rest

Vestas to Supply Turbines for Minnesota Wind Project

Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order from Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. to supply 166 megawatts worth of wind turbines for a wind project in Minnesota, United States. The 166 MW will be formed from 83 Vestas V100-2.o MW turbines (see picture below). The 166 MW-worth of turbines will be used for the 200… Read the rest

Vestas: New Deal in France, and launch of World’s most Powerful Turbine

Vestas dominate the wind news this week. They have negotiated a deal with EDF Energies Nouvelles to supply turbines for an 88MW unnamed wind farm in France, and they have released for manufacture their, and the world’s, most powerful commercial turbine. In the deal with EDF Energies Nouvelles Vestas Wind Systems will supply 24 V90 2MW… Read the rest