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Nordex Group records incoming orders of 1.7 gigawatts in third quarter of 2019

15 October 2019

The Nordex Group today announced that in the third quarter of 2019 its customers ordered 436 wind turbines with a total output of 1,700 megawatts (Q3 2018: 974 MW) for projects in 14 countries. MORE ❯

Enel inaugurates Kafireas, the largest wind facility in Greece

15 October 2019

Composed of seven wind farms on the island of Evia, the facility has a total installed capacity of over 154 MW and will be able to generate approx. 480 GWh per year
Enel’s investment in the project amounted to around 300 million euros
With Kafireas, Enel’s installed capacity in Greece will reach more than 460 MW, of which approx. 354 MW from wind, around 90 MW from solar and about 20 MW from hydro

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New Green Investment Group tool demonstrates the climate benefits of over 40,000 wind and solar assets

2 October 2019

GIG’s Carbon Score tool will use BloombergNEF’s (BNEF) renewable energy project data to assess the positive carbon impact of over 40,000 wind and solar assets
Over 60% of wind and solar projects globally will receive a GIG Carbon Score
The Carbon Score will provide robust and comparable data to allow measurement of renewables assets’ contribution to carbon reduction.

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Vestas secures 337 MW order in US with 20-year service agreement

1 October 2019

Vestas has received an order for 337 MW of V150-4.2 MW turbines and V136-3.45 turbines delivered in 3.7 MW Power Optimised Mode for a wind project in the U.S. The order takes Vestas’ announced order intake in US this year past 4.4 GW.
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Vestas wins 31 MW turnkey order in Germany

1 October 2019

Vestas has secured a 31 MW order from Windpark Albertshof GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the public utility Berliner Stadtwerke GmbH, for a wind park near Albertshof, Brandenburg.
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Vestas wins 256 MW order of V120-2.2 MW turbines in US with 10-year service agreement

30 September 2019

Vestas has received an order for 256 MW of V120-2.2 MW turbines for a wind project in the U.S.
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18 Oct | Governor Northam Announces Power Purchase Agreement with Virginia’s First Onshore Wind Farm

Governor Ralph Northam and Apex Clean Energy today announced that the Commonwealth of Virginia has entered into an agreement to purchase the output of the approximately 75 megawatt Rocky Forge Wind, located in Botetourt County.

17 Oct | Seagreen Announces MHI Vestas as Preferred Supplier for Turbines

MHI Vestas has entered into a preferred supplier agreement with Seagreen Wind Energy Limited to supply and service up to 114 wind turbines for Scotland’s newest and largest offshore wind farm.

17 Oct | Contracts up for grabs in Scotland’s offshore wind industry

Major renewables developer SSE Renewables is urging Scottish businesses to bid for a host of contracts ahead of construction of Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm.

16 Oct | Global market for offshore wind cables offers multi-million pound opportunity for UK companies

Subsea power cables stretching over 16,300km in length – nearly the distance between London and Sydney – will be needed over the next five years to build new offshore wind farms worldwide, according to a new report by RenewableUK.

16 Oct | ‘Game-changing’ tidal energy project approved for Channel regions

Interreg France (Channel) England Programme has approved the biggest ever Interreg project that will prove to be game-changing for the European tidal stream energy sector.

15 Oct | Enel inaugurates Kafireas, the largest wind facility in Greece

Composed of seven wind farms on the island of Evia, the facility has a total installed capacity of over 154 MW and will be able to generate approx. 480 GWh per year
Enel’s investment in the project amounted to around 300 million euros
With Kafireas, Enel’s installed capacity in Greece will reach more than 460 MW, of which approx. 354 MW from wind, around 90 MW from solar and about 20 MW from hydro

15 Oct | Nordex Group records incoming orders of 1.7 gigawatts in third quarter of 2019

The Nordex Group today announced that in the third quarter of 2019 its customers ordered 436 wind turbines with a total output of 1,700 megawatts (Q3 2018: 974 MW) for projects in 14 countries.

15 Oct | Deutsche Windtechnik is taking over turbine service for the new Senvion turbines at the Trianel Windpark Borkum II offshore wind farm

Deutsche Windtechnik has received another order to provide maintenance for offshore wind turbines. Following offshore wind farm alpha ventus and offshore wind farm Riffgat, the independent full-service provider is now also responsible for maintenance of the 32 Senvion 6.3M 152 turbines at Trianel Windpark Borkum II.

14 Oct | Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 officially opens

Today the Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 – the UK’s first major new leasing round in a decade – has been formally issued by The Crown Estate.

11 Oct | Investing in Hywind Tampen development

The oil and gas platforms will be the first ever powered by a floating offshore wind farm. The wind farm will be located some 140 kilometres from shore in 260-300 metres of water between the Snorre and Gullfaks platforms.

11 Oct | Wind Energy Development Fund and the Government of Orenburg Region sign a cooperation agreement

11 Oct | Fortum-Rusnano wind investment fund and the Government of Orenburg Region sign a cooperation agreement

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