Wind Energy
China To Install 403 Gigawatts Of Wind Energy Over Next Decade, According To MAKE Consulting
Over the next ten years, China is expected to install an annual average of more than 25 gigawatts of new wind capacity, resulting in a cumulative growth across the decade of about 403 gigawatts, according to new figures from MAKE…
Senvion Closes Contract for 42-MW Serbian Alibunar Wind Farm
Senvion, manufacturer of wind turbines, has closed the financial contract for the Alibunar wind farm in Serbia with Elicio NV, for the delivery, installation, and commissioning of 21 Senvion MM100 turbines. Alibunar is located close to the Malibunar wind farm,…
Siemens Gamesa Installs 6 Megawatt Wind Turbines On Floating Foundations For Hywind Scotland
Newly anointed Siemens Gamesa has completed the installation of five 6-megawatt turbines on floating foundations in Stord, Norway, to be then towed to Scottish waters to be installed at what will then be the world’s largest floating offshore wind project,…
Onshore Wind Delivers Almost a Quarter of Northern Ireland’s Power
Onshore wind capacity in Northern Ireland has passed the 1GW mark and is providing nearly a quarter of the country’s power, according to the latest generation figures from NI Electricity Networks. Following the opening of a number of new onshore…
Major New Irish Wind Farms Come Online
The power grid in Ireland and Northern Ireland has received a major green energy boost this week, after three wind power projects came online. Gaelectric will today officially open the Inishative and Cregganconroe wind farms in Northern Ireland, which together…
NB Power announces expansion of Kent Hills wind farm
NB Power has announced an expansion of the Kent Hills wind farm in Albert County. The expansion will see TransAlta build five new wind turbines, in addition to the 50 already on the site, which will add 17.25 megawatts of…
Middle East & Africa Wind Capacity Set To Increase By 40 Gigawatts By 2026, Predicts MAKE
New wind power capacity in the Middle East and Africa region in 2016 amounted to 676 megawatts, but MAKE Consulting expects the region’s capacity to skyrocket over the next decade, with an expected 40 gigawatts being installed between 2017 to…