Posts Tagged ‘wind energy’
8 February 2012
Danish wind energy company Vestas recorded revenue of €5.8bn in 2011, significantly below the original forecast of €7bn and less than preliminary figures released in January, causing CFO and deputy CEO Henrik Nørremark to resign.
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7 February 2012
Chinese wind energy company Ming Yang has won an engineering, procurement and construction contract with W. Power and A1 Development to build a 125MW wind farm in Bulgaria.
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7 February 2012
US energy company Minnesota Power has completed installation of a 48MW wind farm near New Salem, North Dakota.
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6 February 2012
The US division of E.ON Climate & Renewables has secured $122.2m institutional equity financing from JP Morgan and Wells Fargo in exchange for a partial interest in the recently completed Settlers Trail wind farm.
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2 February 2012
French energy company GDF Suez has announced plans to build two wind farms in Eastern Europe with a combined capacity of 100MW.
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2 February 2012
US energy company Atlantic Power has purchased a 51 per cent stake in the 298.45MW Canadian Hills wind farm for around $23m.
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31 January 2012
The renewable energy sector is providing avenues for engineering companies to expand and diversify their business activities.
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30 January 2012
German electronics giant Siemens has been contracted to supply wind turbines with a combined capacity of 100MW for two projects in North Africa being developed by Nareva Holding.
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30 January 2012
Independent power company Indian Energy has formed a framework agreement with Trishe Developers Private for the acquisition and construction of 1,000MW of wind farms in India.
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27 January 2012
UK cleantech consultancy Natural Power has signed a framework agreement with Welsh company Ecology Matters to mutually develop an environmental advisory service.
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27 January 2012
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has unanimously approved a 15-year, 250MW power purchase agreement that will see US utility Minnesota Power procure hydro-electricity from Canada’s Manitoba Hydro.
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26 January 2012
US utility Southwestern Electric Power has signed long-term power purchase agreements for 358.65MW of renewable electricity from wind projects in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
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26 January 2012
US community wind farm developer Juhl Wind has completed a 4.35MW installation for healthcare specialist the Gundersen Health System in Winona County, Minnesota.
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25 January 2012
Danish wind energy company Vestas has received an order in Finland from TuuliWatti for ten turbines.
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25 January 2012
German wind energy company REpower has been contracted to supply 25 turbines for a project in the US being developed by EDF subsidiary enXco.
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24 January 2012
US cleantech company Gemma Renewable Power has won an $18m engineering, procurement and construction contract to design and build a 30MW wind farm.
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23 January 2012
Danish wind energy company Vestas has appointed Hans Jorn Reiks to the newly-created position of head of offshore wind.
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23 January 2012
The UK division of wind tower manufacturer Mabey Bridge has secured an order from Nordex for 35 structures to be used in projects in Wales and Scotland.
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23 January 2012
The US-based Wind Capital Group has secured debt facilities worth $350m to support the construction of the 201MW Post Rock Wind Energy Project in Kansas.
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20 January 2012
US power company MidAmerican has agreed to purchase an 81MW wind project in Illinois from Invenergy for an undisclosed sum in the latest of a series of investments by the Warren Buffett-backed business.
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