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- Category: Projects and Contracts
GE Energy’s 2.5MW wind turbine technology is being introduced into Japan through an agreement that will add 85MW of wind energy capacity to the country’s electricity grid. Currently being developed by Clean Energy Factory, Inc, a wind energy producer based in Nemuro, Hokkaido, the three projects covered by the agreement will be located on Awaji Island, Hyogo; in Dangamine, near the border between Asago and Shiso, Hyogo; and in Hohoku, Yamaguchi. The projects are expected to enter commercial operation during 2006 and 2007.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
The state of Texas (USA) has signed an agreement to allow the first offshore wind energy project in the USA to be built off Galveston Island. The multi-million dollar lease, signed with Galveston-Offshore Wind, LLC, allows work to begin immediately on the construction of two meteorological towers. Galveston-Offshore Wind is a division of Louisiana-based Wind Energy Systems Technologies (WEST, LLC). WEST has agreed to put up its own money to test the Gulf waters in this three-phase lease agreement. During the first phase of the lease, WEST will spend US$ 3 to 5 million to build and operate two 80-metre meteorological towers designed to collect wind data in the Gulf of Mexico. WEST will also pay the state a lease rent of US$ 10,000 a year, every year, until actual wind energy production begins.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Gamesa Energía has opened the Pietrafitta wind farm, one of the largest in Italy and located in Cocullo (L’Aquila). This wind farm, Gamesa Energía’s second in Italy, will contain 37 wind turbines with 850kW of unit capacity, supplied by Gamesa Eólica, implying a total power capacity of 31.45MW. Gamesa Eólica has supplied 10 model Gamesa G52-850kW wind turbines, 15 model Gamesa G58-850kW wind turbines and 12 model Gamesa G52-850kW reinforced wind turbines.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Gamesa Eólica has been awarded a contract with the Office National de l’Electricité (ONE) of Morocco for the construction of the Essaouira wind park with a power capacity of 60MW and located on the west coast of this North African country, between Casablanca and Agadir. This turnkey contract, signed as a result of the collaboration between Gamesa Eólica and Gamesa Energía Servicios, involves the supply of 71 Gamesa G52-850kW wind turbines, as well as their operation and maintenance. Work on assembly of the wind farm is to start in the last quarter of 2005.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
A2SEA has been selected as the turbine installation contractor for the offshore wind Egmond aan Zee project, developed by Shell WindEnergy BV and utility Nuon. The company was selected for this prestigious contract by the marine installation contractor Ballast Nedam Offshore Energy BV, a partner of the BCE ‘Bouwcombinatie Egmond’ for turnkey delivery, joined by Ballast Nedam and Vestas. The wind farm will consist of 36 Vestas V90/3.0MW turbines, with a capacity of 108MW, and will be the first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The work will comprise the sea transport and installation of all wind turbines and is due to begin in June 2006.
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Gamesa Eólica has subscribed four contracts with the Portuguese firm Tecneira S.A. for the supply of 30 Gamesa model G83-2.0MW wind turbines, which will mean the installation of a total power output of 60MW in Portugal. These contracts, which in financial terms amount to a figure approaching € 46 million, include the supply of the wind turbines, overseeing their installation and their commissioning, and also their subsequent maintenance. Of the 30 wind turbines ordered, 20 are to be delivered to the Penamacor 1 and Penamacor 3(A)-Oeste wind farms, in the district of Castelo Blanco, in eastern Portugal. The Sobral II and Arruda 1 wind farms, located close to Lisbon, will receive seven and three wind turbines respectively. The beginning of assembly work on the four wind farms is scheduled for early 2006.
- Siemens secures first order for offshore project in UK
- New GE project in Germany
- Two new wind projects in China
- Nordex’s new routes in wind farm financing
- Siemens receives order from FPL Energy
- Four REpower 5M for Borkum West offshore wind park
- Windpark Joguinho II expected to go on line in 2006
- Nordex supplies new generation of turbines to China
- Irish company to build wind farm in Texas
- First wind-generated power plant launched in Bangladesh
- Emu Ltd chooses SeaBat for offshore wind farm surveys
- Acciona Energía will install 793MW
- Large wind project in Alberta
- Trials to reduce aviation objections to wind farms
- Vestas’ expectations for the Italian market have been confirmed
- Gamesa has been awarded five contracts in Italy
- REpower to deliver 19 wind turbines to Japan
- Germany?s largest wind farm portfolios sold
- Final contracts for first Dutch offshore wind farm signed
- Large-scale wind project in China’s Hebei province
- Vestas receives orders for V90 turbines for Spain
- SP and Ashland Sign Distribution Agreement
- Australian government approves new wind farm
- Gamesa receives a new order from Pioneer Asia
- Gamesa continues its wind power expansion in China
- Beatrice wind farm demonstrator project
- London Array offshore wind farm
- Measuring campaign for E.ON Energy Projects
- AREVA to carry out grid connection study
- Turbines for EDF Energies Nouvelles in East Anglia, UK
