Giant Dutch manufacturer Vestas has clinched an order for 33 megawatts of wind turbines for a wind project in Izmir, Turkey.
The order for the Fuat RES wind farm will consist of 10 wind turbines that have a power production capacity of 3.3 MW each. The plant is part of a project developed by Borusan EnBW… Read the rest
What was the total world-wide capacity for wind power installations last year? Preliminary estimates, yet to be verified, indicate that 34-35 GW of capacity was installed in 2013. This is according to Steve Sawyer the Secretary General of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). In fact for the first time in nearly ten years it seems… Read the rest
Three new wind farms are being built in Turkey at Mugla, Edirne-Tekirdag and Kirklareli by the Turkish Group Güriş. 53 Siemens D3 wind turbines representing a total capacity of 165 MWwill be produced and shipped to the locations. These D3 turbines have the cutting edge gearless direct drive technology from Siemens. Commissioning is expected to take… Read the rest
Erciyas Çelik Boru A.Ş, is one of Turkey’s leading manufacturers and top exporters of spiral-welded steel pipes. It has signed an agreement to construct a wind power plant using 16 V112-3.3 MW wind turbines, yielding 52MW. The site, at Kavalki will be ready for turbine installation in the first quarter of 2014. They will be commissioned… Read the rest
