Onshore windPRESS RELEASE – Vestas has been awarded a substantial order by Casa dos Ventos, one of the pioneers and largest investors in the development of wind projects in Brazil. The company has placed a 534...Read more
Onshore windPRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has signed four contracts with fast-growing independent renewable energy company European Energy to install four wind farms in Sweden and Poland as both firms work to further develop a strong partnership.Read more
RenewablesPRESS RELEASE – Vestas has secured a 50 MW order in Vietnam with local developer Ia Bang Wind Power, owned by the Vietnam-based renewable power producer Gia Lai Electricity. This is Vestas’ second project with...Read more
Onshore windPRESS RELEASE – Collett has delivered an additional three Vestas V112 wind turbines and components for the Burnfoot Hill East wind farm extension in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire. The parts were delivered to the site form the...Read more
Road transportCollett has commenced turbine component deliveries for the Solwaybank Wind Farm in Dumfries & Galloway in the UK. Consisting of 15 Vestas V100 wind turbines, each featuring 49-metre blades and 75-metre towers, the transport company will...Read more
Ports & TerminalsPRESS RELEASE – The wind-turbine project in Zeebrugge is taking shape as the first of eleven wind turbines got assembled on Friday the 21st of August. The parts of the eleven new wind turbines arrived...Read more
Onshore windPRESS RELEASE – Vestas has secured its largest stand-alone wind park order in Europe to date: the delivery of 103 4.2 MW turbines for SSE Renewables’ 443 MW Viking wind project on the Shetland Islands...Read more
Wind energyPRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has received two new orders totalling 170 MW for the Cabo Leones I and III projects in Chile. Both wind farms will become operational in 2021. Read more
Wind logisticsAbnormal Load Services (ALS) and NorSea have joined forces by creating a new logistics company solely focused on the onshore and offshore wind industry. Elevon, as the joint venture is called, has been developed with...Read more
Onshore windPRESS RELEASE – Vestas has secured its largest order in Vietnam to date. The manufacturer will supply, transport, install and commission a total of 36 4.2 MW wind turbines for the three wind parks Lien...Read more
Road transportPRESS RELEASE – Dutch heavy transport specialist Van der Vlist has commenced the second phase of the Wieringermeer wind farm, the largest onshore wind farm in the Netherlands. The trucking company is in the process...Read more
Renewables2020 was forecasted to be a record year for the renewables industry but without government action, the corona crisis could considerably disrupt its momentum, warns the International Energy Agency (IEA). In Europe, wind turbine manufacturers...Read more
Wind energyPRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa has been awarded a new wind turbine order for the Hoa Thang 1.2 wind farm in Taiwan. The manufacturer will supply 25 4.5 MW turbines for the project, supplying 240,000...Read more
Wind energyWhile the coronavirus is reaping havoc and the oil price plunged below 30 dollars, Siemens Gamesa has provided a shred of good news in an otherwise disastrous week: the wind turbine manufacturer will be able...Read more
Wind logisticsDHL Freight has laid off employees in Denmark following Vestas’ exclusive deal with DSV Panalpina to execute and manage all of the manufacturer’s general freight and special project transportation.
Danish media report that about 10 of...Read more
Green financingPRESS RELEASE – Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy is moving forward in its strategy of making sustainability a key element of all aspects of its business, including its funding strategy.
Siemens Gamesa recently extended a guarantee line...Read more
Consolidation among wind turbine manufacturers is set to intensify. Wood Mackenzie expects the top five global turbine OEM’s will control three-quarters of the market by 2028. Western manufacturers will become even more dominant, although Chinese...Read more
Wind energy logisticsDHL Global Forwarding has signed three contracts with Chinese wind turbine manufacturers to ship components like blades, towers and nacelles to project sites across the world. The contracts have an accumulated weight of more than...Read more
Wind energyPRESS RELEASE – KenzFigee has received the first order for delivery of its new GenHook LT up-tower crane, which is designed to lift wind turbine parts at sea. The contract was awarded by Duke Energy...Read more
Siemens Gamesa will not be rushing bigger wind turbines to market following GE’s release of the 12MW Haliade-X. Instead, the company will focus on improving its position amidst a period of rapid consolidation that will...Read more
