450 jobs a week for EU wind in next 10 years
The year 2010 will end with 10 GW of new wind capacity installed in Europe, equaling the figure for 2009, the year Europe saw record 10.16 GW. That’s one of the conclusions of the annual forecast that makes European Wind Energy Association....Read More
Siemens receives 500 mln euro to connect offshore farms to grid
The consortium BorWin2 (Siemens and Prysmian Powerlink) will connect two wind farms in the North Sea to the German grid. Veja Mate Marine parks and Global Tech 1 (800 MW) will be “plugged in” to the network via an undersea cable...Read More
Uruguay projects wind farms of over 48MW
The company Pastorale Winds SA plans a wind farm that will have an estimated 27 turbines of 1.8 MW each, which will have an installed capacity of 48.6 MW. The project, which covers some 8400 hectares, is located in the department of Flores,...Read More
Three German companies join forces to install 576 MW offshore wind in the UK
The wind farm at Gwynt y Mor of 576 MW will be located on the north coast of Wales. A consortium of three German companies will execute the work: the RWE power (60% of capital), the wind turbine manufacturer Siemens, which acts as a technology...Read More