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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

Wind Power for Tybee Island, Georgia, United States

Earlier this year there was a proposal to erect a 120 foot wind turbine at Tybee Island’s water treatment facility. The turbine would help power the facility. In addition to reducing carbon emissions, after 5 years, the city’s savings on electricity would add an extra $28,000 to its annual operating budget. However, it’s not been plain… Read the rest

Green Light for World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms is now set to be built off the coast of East Anglia, England, after the government gave the go-ahead earlier this week. It’s called East Anglia One and it is anticipated that the 1.2GW project will support £520m of investment and create nearly 3000 jobs. It is a… Read the rest

Plans “Floated” for Aberdeen Offshore Wind Farm

Plans have been unveiled for a floating offshore wind farm project in Scotland. The Kincardine offshore wind farm is a proposed demonstrator floating project located near Aberdeen, approximately eight miles from the coast. The proposers are called Pilot Offshore Renewables. This is an Aberdeen-based joint venture between an offshore wind developer and consultancy firm MacAskill Associates… Read the rest

Siemens win Big Dutch Offshore Contract

Siemens has just clinched a deal with the Dutch Offshore Wind consortium called the Gemini Project. The contracts are for the construction, financing, and operations in Dutch offshore waters- a first for Siemens. Siemens will deliver 150 turbines, each with a capacity of 4MW, and a blade diameter of 130 metres. Included in the deal is… Read the rest

A Visit to Two Wind Farms

Last bank holiday weekend in the UK was also my 59th birthday and while holidaying in the superb unspoilt Edwardian seaside town of Southwold, famous for its beach huts and lighthouse, I decided to visit a couple of wind farms. One was Scroby sands, near Great Yarmouth reached by boat from Southwold Harbour, the other an… Read the rest

5 Major UK Offshore Wind projects Approved

Eight major renewable energy projects, expected to support 8,500 jobs, have been given government approval. They include 5 offshore wind projects and 3 Biomass projects. The contracts are the first awarded under the UK government’s energy market reforms. The Coalition Energy Secretary Ed Davey said the projects would help power up to three million homes and… Read the rest

Vive Wind La France!

While Germany and the UK seem to get a lot of publicity about their ambitious goals for wind energy, France is determined not to be left behind. The country plans to install 19,000 MW of wind farms onshore and 6,000 MW in offshore farms within the next six years. But there has been a decline in… Read the rest

Siemens say UK “Recognise the Potential of Offshore Wind Energy”

It has just been announced that manufacturing giant Siemens and the UK’s Associated British Ports are to invest a total of £310m in UK wind turbine factories, creating 1,000 jobs at the Green Port facility at Hull, North East England, and Paull, East Yorkshire. Siemens will put up £160m which is double the original investment of… Read the rest

UK MP Proposes Restrictions on Wind Farms

While many see the UK as one of the leading European countries embracing wind power, there are dissenters in Parliament. Christopher hope is the member of Parliament for Christchurch and he has shared his vision for curtailing wind power in the UK. He considers that wind farms off the England and Wales coast should face legal… Read the rest