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The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) has announced an approval of 837.8 million reais (US$ 477.5 million) to finance the building of ten wind power plants in Brazil's southern state of Santa Catarina.
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AREVA, via its German subsidiary Multibrid, has successfully installed and com-missioned the first six M5000 turbines for the Alpha Ventus project, the first German offshore wind park located in the North Sea, 45 kilometers off the island of Borkum.
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Nordex USA, Inc. has announced an order for eight N100 wind turbines to be installed at a 20MW wind farm in Glenmore, Wisconsin outside of Green Bay.
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LM Glasfiber and Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. have signed a strategic cooperation agreement for the supply of blades for Samsung’s new 2.5MW wind turbine. The agreement comprises a firm blade supply contract of minimum 1,500MW over the next five years. The blades will be delivered from LM Glasfiber’s facilities in the USA.
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SGL Rotec GmbH & Co. KG, a joint venture between SGL Group (51%) and Abeking & Rasmussen Schiffsbau- und Yachtwerft (49%) have announced a long-term agreement with BARD Emden Energy GmbH & Co. KG for the delivery of rotor blades for offshore wind turbines.
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Catch the Wind Ltd. has released the final results of its trial program with Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD). The results demonstrated that Catch the Wind’s Vindicator Laser Wind Sensor (LWS) increased the energy output of a turbine by an average of 12.3 pe rcent as a result of better alignment with oncoming wind and increased gust detection.
- America’s first renewable energy transmission hub
- EIB to provide €300 million to interconnector project
- GE receives US$ 1.4 billion contract
- REpower wins 30MW contract with E.ON
- Romax to design 2MW gearbox for TECO
- Nordic Windpower’s first wind turbines headed for Uruguay
- Clipper announces sale to Constellation Energy
- PowerWind GmbH enters Bulgarian market
- REpower and enXco sign delivery agreement
- Report about residential property values surrounding wind farms
- NREL to partner with Second Wind on sodar research
- First GE turbines installed in France
- LM Glasfiber and REpower sign long-term agreement
- Enel Green Power to develop wind energy projects in Mexico
- ETI announces two research projects
- FirstEnergy acquires rights to Norton energy storage project
- Ex-Im Bank approves debt financing for Clipper’s wind turbines
- REpower and signs 954MW framework contract
- Siemens wins new order for wind power plant in New Zealand
- RES Canada and Enbridge team up on 99MW wind farm
- Nordex and Allianz extend their collaboration in France
- DOE selects the Northwest and 3TIER for smart grid demo
- Duke Energy receives federal grant for wind power storage
- US$ 98 million fund to develop next-generation wind turbines
- AMSC receives second order from Hyundai Heavy Industries
- REpower and Heritage LLC sign supply contract
- NRG Systems announces partnership with MIT Wind Energy Group
- AMSC receives US$10 million order from CSR-ZELRI
- Knight & Carver aligns with GCube Insurance for blade inspections
- Skykon Tower Solutions wins Clyde wind farm deal