In an onshore wind power infrastructure auction, the German Federal Network Agency awarded RWE two onshore wind projects. The Grevenbroich wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia has a total installed capacity of 45 MW, whereas the Bartelsdorf 2 project is in Lower Saxony. The Grevenbroich wind farm will have a total installed capacity of 17.1 MW, and construction is planned to start in the second quarter of 2022.
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The Xinjiang based Goldwind Technology Co., Ltd. has won two wind power projects in Ukraine, namely the 337.5 MW Zophia wind power project and the 288 MW Ochakov wind power project. With a total installed capacity of 625.5 MW, the former is located in Zaporizhia and the latter in Ochakov, both in southern Ukraine. The two projects entail 75 units of GW 155-4.5 MW and 60 units of GW 155-4.8 MW smart wind turbines.
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This briefing by the European Environment Agency focuses on the waste aspect of three main renewable energy infrastructure types: solar PV cells for electricity production, wind turbines and batteries for energy storage. This briefing describes the nature and scale of the circular economy aspects, the opportunities and challenges that the deployment of these three technologies brings and how policy can help drive the changes to achieve the best environmental outcome.
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The 400MW Dumat Al Jandal project, Saudi Arabia’s first and largest wind farm, is now linked to the grid and producing electricity, according to developers EDF Renewables and Masdar. Vestas’ V150-4.0/4.2 wind turbines, each capable of generating 4.2MW to the grid, are used in the 400MW project.
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WPD and World Kinect Energy Services have signed a route-to-market PPA for the 188 MW Karhunnevankangas Wind Farm project in Finland. World Kinect will continue to provide value to renewable energy providers as well as customers looking to accelerate their transition to renewable energy through this initiative.
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The Ventus Wind Project, El Salvador’s first wind farm, was successfully commissioned by Tracia Network Corporation. The 54 MW wind farm in Metapán is composed of 15 Vestas V136 turbines of 3.6 MW each. This project will considerably increase El Salvador’s renewable energy generating capacity and offset roughly 200,000 tonnes of CO2 into the environment each year.
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Vitol has granted a $70 million balance of plant contract to a subsidiary of US contractor Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives (IEA) for the 240 MW Big Sky wind farm repowering in the US state of Illinois. The repowering of the Big Sky wind farm in Bureau and Lee Counties will begin in August 2021 and is scheduled to be finished in July 2022.
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The Nordex Group has received orders from a Finnish wind farm developer for four N163/5.X turbines with a total capacity of 199.5 MW. The turbines will also be serviced for a duration of 30 years under the Premium Service agreement. The wind farms will be built in the heart of Finland’s mid-west area, as well as in the west, along the shore in the Ostrobothnia region.
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Siemens Gamesa has secured its largest order to date in Vietnam for a 117 MW wind farm. The wind farm is expected to be commissioned in the third quarter of 2021 and will generate enough electricity to power the demands of 248,000 people.
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GE Renewable Energy has secured a 27.2 MW contract to supply 8 units of its 3 MW-137 wind turbines to support construction of the Phuoc Minh Wind Farm, located in Ninh Thuan, in the South Central Region of Vietnam. A consortium of PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation, Henste Engineering and IPC Group will provide full engineering, procurement and construction services for the project.
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Vestas has secured a 96 MW deal for the Hawkesdale Wind Farm in Victoria, Australia in partnership with Global Power Generation, a subsidiary of Naturgy Group. Vestas’ will supply and install 23 of its V136-4.2 MW wind turbines.
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Amazon has announced a new 115 MW wind farm project in Ardderroo, Galway in Ireland. The wind power project will support the Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers in the country. This new project will begin operating in 2022 and add to the company’s other upcoming projects in the country.
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Iberdrola has finalised the acquisition of the French renewable energy company Aalto Power for...
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