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USA - Wind-powered clock towers over downtown
Giant spiral-shaped clock tower stands 30 feet tall and eight feet in diameter
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02.01.2008 |
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Vestas receives order in Kansas, USA
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USA - Final approval given to a 57-megawatt wind project in northern Washington County
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Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI
The new statistics of wind energy use in germany is available.
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04.01.2008 |
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Vestas receives large order for China
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04.01.2008 |
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AWEA Wind Power Asset Management Workshop
January 17 - 18, 2008 / San Diego, CA
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Germany - CEP CLEAN ENERGY POWER® International trade Fair and Conference for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficient Building and Renovation
New Stuttgart Trade Fair Center from the 07th to the 09th of March 2008
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India - Suzlon Energy receives order for 100 MW capacity
First order calls for a delivery of 33 units of S82 -1.5 MW turbines, and the second for 40 units of S64 - 1.25 MW turbines
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USA - Texas becomes leader in wind energy
The year 2007 was a banner one for the wind energy industry.
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Japan - Zephyr enters into advisory service agreement with the Quantum Leaps Corporation
Dedicated manufacturer of small wind turbines
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ISET offers first estimation of wind energy production in 2007: 38.5 TWh energy is produced by wind turbines (see statistics)
Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI
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08.01.2008 |
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Nordex supplying first multi-megawatt turbines to the United States in 2008
Contract for 62.5 MW project signed with Everpower Renewables
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3S Lift - Designing and manufacturing service lifts for the international wind industry
Company and product introduction
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09.01.2008 |
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UK - Wind industry calls for action on energy gap
Renewable energy body calls for mixed energy economy in response to Government’s nuclear energy announcement
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USA - Wind power reaches 1,000-megawatt mark in Oregon
"a major milestone in the effort to include more clean, emission-free energy"
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Ireland - Eco Wind Power back on the market
In the wake of the €1.8 billion sale of industry peer Airtricity
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China -Top wind turbine manufacturer in 2009?
Domestic Chinese manufacturers will have an annual production capacity of approx. 10 gigawatts per year...by the end of 2009
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10.01.2008 |
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New Member On Windfair.net: TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbH
* type test / certification
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11.01.2008 |
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Germany - Nordex signs two wind turbine contracts in China with total volume of 150 MW
Beijing Energy to supply a total of 99 turbines
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UK - 'Ireland can be world leader in renewable energy'
Ireland could generate 42% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2020
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Spain - Suzlon wins wind turbine order
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13.01.2008 |
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USA - GE Energy announces two new wind turbine blade facilities
GE currently has over 6,500 1.5-MW wind turbines in operation worldwide
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France - Theolia's wind energy capacity reaches 77 MW
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Germany - MIP develops 24 MW wind farm in the German region of Hohenlohe
Total investment volume: around EUR 40.8 million Scheduled commissioning date: January 2008 Rights to develop a wind farm in the Slovak Republic secured
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15.01.2008 |
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Harsh Environment Transducer passes toughest salt spray test
Permanent-HighTemperature-Transducerr for Off-Shore-Application
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Bengal - 500 MW from renewable energy sources in planning
40% will be generated from wind energy, 30% bio-mass, 20% hydro while the balance 10% will be solar power
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Japan - EU lead followed, offshore wind for power tapped
Japan to provide around 0.2% of the country's primary energy supply with wind energy by March 2011
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China - Clean coal technologies, BP plans to boost wind power
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16.01.2008 |
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Status on patent disputes with Enercon GmbH, Mr Aloys Wobben
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Maui - Kaheawa wind turbines top expectations
It is estimated that 125,000 MW-hours of wind energy displaced more than 236,000 barrels of petroleum
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China - Wind energy capacity hits 5.6 GW
a further 4 GW expected to be added by the booming industry
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18.01.2008 |
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Sales and staff up for juwi in 2007, the “year of the climate”, while 2008 promises many new highlights.
Sales to double and more than 100 new jobs this year.
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UK - Study backs undersea cable to export Scotland's wind and wave power
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Canada - Ontario lays foundation for offshore wind power
Moratorium on applicants of record to be lifted
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22.01.2008 |
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Vestas at World Economic Forum to promote Modern Energy
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Tasmania - Expertise used for wind farms in Asia Pacific, including China and India
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Europe - EU targets could force Britain to build thousands of wind turbines
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China - Clean coal technologies, BP plans to boost wind power
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23.01.2008 |
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Albers: "EU guideline provides good basis for the further development of wind energy in Germany and Europe"
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23.01.2008 |
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USA - GE Energy, Invenergy in 800 MW wind turbine pact
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23.01.2008 |
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European Commission Proposal for a Directive on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources
Vestas highly welcomes the European Commission Proposal for a Directive on the promotion of energy from renewable sources.
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23.01.2008 |
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Wind industry welcomes - EU's green energy revolution
Renewables body calls on Govt to act now to deliver 2020 targets on time
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23.01.2008 |
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windfair.net: Worldwide Leading Wind Energy Portal Extends Top Position - Boosting User and Customer Figures
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24.01.2008 |
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AWEA Wind Power Project Siting Workshop
February 14 - 15, 2008 / Austin, TX
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24.01.2008 |
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REpower emphasises its commitment to Québec
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25.01.2008 |
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Spain - Vestas gets Spanish orders for 27 wind turbines
Orders confirmed by Elecnor and Isolux Ingenieria
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Europe - Brussels demands thousands more wind turbines across the UK
The UK will have to generate 40 per cent of its electricity from green sources within 12 years
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UK - Wales harnesses wind and water power
1.2 million pounds plant to control hydro-electric and wind power plants across the whole of the UK.
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USA - Acciona opens wind turbine plant in Iowa
Peak capacity to produce around 400 wind turbines per annum
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UK - Wind farms turn huge profit with help of subsidies
Britain’s onshore wind farms turn into extraordinary moneyspinners
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USA - Too long overlooked: Big business for small wind turbines;
Go green Energy White Paper details emerge
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28.01.2008 |
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GE Energy secures $1bn wind turbine order
GE Energy predicts sustained growth as wind turbine manufacturers take steps to ease supply problems
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28.01.2008 |
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High level decision makers to discuss key energy issues at EWEC 2008
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Moroco - Two WES18 – 80 kW wind turbines installed for a shrimp processing farm
With an average wind speed of 6,5 m/s the wind turbines can produce 386.000 kWh per year
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31.01.2008 |
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‘WIND ENERGY 101’ at Project Siting Workshop, Feb 13, Austin, TX
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31.01.2008 |
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New Member On Windfair.net: PRÜFTECHNIK Condition Monitoring GmbH
* service: monitoring systems
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Czech Republic - Composite Technology's DeWind announces sale of 40 turbines
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Renewable Energy Information System on Internet - REISI
The new statistics of wind energy use in germany is available.
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China - Xinjiang Goldwind to acquire 70% of German wind-turbine maker
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03.02.2008 |
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AWEA: Installed U.S. Wind Power Capacity Surged 45% In 2007
Industry calls prompt extension of federal renewable energy incentive ‘vital’ to sustain momentum, strengthen economy
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04.02.2008 |
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European statistics on installed capacity
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Canada - Nova Scotia loosens grip on wind-power rules
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04.02.2008 |
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Vestas revises the result for 2007
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05.02.2008 |
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Europe - Wind energy leads EU power installations in 2007, but national growth is inconsistent
Installed capacity of wind power increased by 18% last year to reach a level of 56,535 MW
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USA - New MidAmerican wind turbines go online
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Canada - Aulac soon to be home to new 43-turbine wind farm
Wind farm to supply enough power to meet the electricity needs of approx. 10,300 homes
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06.02.2008 |
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UK - Wind farms not a threat to national security
Wind farms are just one of a number of large surface level xobjects that are picked up by RADAR
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China - GaoKe and Fuhrlander partner for turbine production
GaoKe gains right to make and sell Fuhrlander's 2.5 MW wind turbines
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07.02.2008 |
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REpower and SUZLON found joint RETC - Renewable Energy Technology Centre
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07.02.2008 |
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Italy - Nordex Italia obtains orders for 330 megawatts
Greentech Energy Systems orders further 135 large scale turbines, worth more than EUR 350 million
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World's largest turbine powers 5000 homes
The larger E-126 contains a slew of innovations that increase the efficiency of the conversion from motion to electrical energy
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South Africa - Eskom looks to wind for power
Looking for solutions to South Africa's energy crisis
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08.02.2008 |
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REpower Systems AG: Statement on today’s news coverage in Financial Times Deutschland
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08.02.2008 |
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AWEA and CanWEA - Wind & Transmission Workshop
What Every Utility, Wind Developer and Manufacturer Needs to Know / March 18 - 19, 2008, Detroit, Michigan
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USA - General Electric sees 2008 wind revenue approaching $6 billion
"The market has determined that the economics work."
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USA - Interstate Power and Light Company to expand wind generation potential in Iowa
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11.02.2008 |
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New Member On Windfair.net: Gefran
* offshore: components
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12.02.2008 |
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Canada - REpower emphasises its commitment to Québec
Bid submitted with a total capacity of 1,048 megawatts
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Honululu - Maui wind turbine distributor sold
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Germany - Global wind energy market is set to keep growing in 2008
Germany probably to experience a further slowdown after shrinking by 25% in 2007
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14.02.2008 |
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Denmark - Vestas receives 66 MW Canadian wind turbine order
TransAlta Wind places order for its Blue Trail Wind Farm
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15.02.2008 |
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REpower signs agreements for up to 338 MW
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India - Lanco plans wind turbine facility in Mangalore
Wind turbine manufacturing facility with an installed capacity of 500 units of 2MW turbine each a year planned
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Canada - Western Wind Energy Corp. secures new 100 Megawatt wind energy and solar site
34.5 Megawatts of clean renewable electrical energy from more than 500 wind turbine generators California and Arizona
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16.02.2008 |
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EWEC 2008 panel set for a lively debate on proposed RES Directive
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USA - Students experiment with wind power
"This energy class is one of the neatest things we're trying this semester,"
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Europe - UK risks being left behind in wind surge
As part of European Union efforts to fight climate change, Britain must get 15 % of its total energy supply from renewables such as wind by 2020
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Canada - NaiKun Wind Energy hammers out deal with Haida Nation and Germanischer Lloyd Wind Energy
Agreement will lead to development of offshore wind farm in Hecate Strait
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Galapagos Islands - First wind turbines to halve diesel imports and reduce risk of future oil spills
Power utilities from US, Canada, France, Italy, Germany, Japan, Russia team on project to help protect 'Mona Lisa' of biodiversity
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18.02.2008 |
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V90-3.0 MW order for Vestas in Canada
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18.02.2008 |
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V90-3.0 MW offshore wind turbine back on the market again
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18.02.2008 |
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New Member On Windfair.net: Trade Fair BalticFuture 2008
* media: presenters
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South Africa - Beachfront turbine will harvest wind
Solution to South Africa's energy crisis?
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Canada - WEICan allocates $250,000 for Type Testing of small wind turbines
Results of assessment of proposals received from small wind turbine manufacturers requesting WEICan assistance in Type Testing
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19.02.2008 |
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USA - Siemens Power Generation Inc. plans to expand wind turbine plant
Creation of additional 287 jobs
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Wind turbines generate more than 1 % of the global electricity.
Worldwide Capacity at 93,8 GW – 19,7 GW added in 2007
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UK - Ade to independent wind farms?
As Novera mulls possible takeover offer, analyst predicts independent green energy firms will become prime targets for energy giants
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21.02.2008 |
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REpower and RWE Innogy agree on negotiations for framework agreements for up to 1,900 megawatts
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Armenia - Wind turbine projects to go ahead
Site appealed in Tioga County
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Canada - CanWEA WIND MATTERS | 2008
Finance and Investment Seminar / February 28, 2008 / Toronto, Ontario
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USA - H-E-B and the Wind Energy Corp. launch wind energy study
Commercial application of wind energy targeted
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25.02.2008 |
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Intellifast introduces 24 Channel Multiplexer for Test Rig Application
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27.02.2008 |
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Growth with top-notch qualifications
Nordex Academy moving to new buildings in Rerik
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South Africa - Wind and sun energy could aid energy crisis
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27.02.2008 |
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Vestas receives orders for a total of 82 MW in Poland
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27.02.2008 |
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Voith Turbo Wind: Because of the growing shortage of fossil fuels and the ongoing CO2 discussion, wind energy is growing in importance.
WinDrive: Highly Dynamic Mechatronic Drive System for Megawatt Wind Turbines
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