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Alpha Ventus » 15.05.2012
Monitoring offshore wind
Since 2009, researchers have installed more than 1,200 sensors and measuring devices in the Alpha Ventus offshore test wind farm to gather data for future projects. The RAVE (Research at Alpha Ventus) initiative recently presented the first findings at a conference in Bremerhaven, Germany. The recent death of a technician seems to have been the result of a heart attack. read more »
Foto: Andresen Towers
Onshore wind power » 11.05.2012
New tower prototype for high hub heights
Siemens Wind Power is testing a new concept for steel towers. The prototype for onshore 2.3 megawatt turbines with high hubs greater than 100 meters was set up last year at a test field in Hovsore, Denmark. The design is intended as an alternative to concrete and concrete/steel towers. read more »
Main(e) Consulting
Wind power » 08.05.2012
Japan does offshore
As restricted as land availability is in the densely populated country of Japan, the archipelago's offshore potential is that much greater. An overview of the first projects. read more »
DTEK
Onshore wind » 01.05.2012
Vestas goes to Ukraine
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas is selling the weak-wind version of its V-112 in a growing number of countries. Now, the Danish global market leader is supplying a wind farm in Ukraine for the first time. read more »
Offshore wind » 01.05.2012
Areva goes UK
Areva Wind plans to get involved in the offshore sector in the UK. The firm is already a supplier to wind farms in the German part of the North Sea and was recently awarded contracts for French offshore projects. Now, Areva Wind’s Jean Huby says his firm is homing in on the next round of offshore wind in the UK starting in 2014. read more »
Siemens press picture
Offshore wind » 25.04.2012
Siemens lowers guidance
This morning, the German industrial giant reduced its profit target from 6.0 billion euros to 5.2-5.4 billion euros. One of the main problems is connections to wind farms in the North Sea, but the firm is also having trouble in its telecommunications division. read more »
Repower
Wind power » 24.04.2012
Repower's CFO steps down
On Sunday, Repower announced that its Chief Financial Officer Derrick Noe left the company effective April 19. read more »
Foto: Denny Gille
EWEA Conference » 19.04.2012
Fear of Asia?
The focus of discussions on the future of the wind power sector is increasingly on China. In 2006, it was a market worth only two gigawatts, but the country now has greatest installed capacity in the world at more than 62 gigawatts. Gradually, manufacturers from Asia are now conquering the world. Wind turbine manufacturers from Europe therefore face a crucial question: is China an opportunity or a threat? read more »
Alstom
Wind power » 18.04.2012
EDF to set up wind turbines in Morocco
On Monday, EDF Energies Nouvelles and Mitsui of Japan announced a 150 megawatt project in northern Morocco. The country has a target of two gigawatts of wind power and two gigawatts of solar power by 2020. read more »
Abbildung: DEWI
Privatization » 13.04.2012
UL to take over DEWI
US certification body Underwriters Laboratories is to take over German Wind Power Institute DEWI at a price tag of 19.33 million euros. The German Institute is currently owned by the state of Lower Saxony, which plans to privatize the organization. read more »
