South Australia has reaffirmed its position as a renewable energy powerhouse, according to the country’s The Lead news report. The 270-MW Hornsdale Wind Farm under construction about 220 km north of Adelaide has won a contract to deliver an additional 100 MW of power to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Developed by leading French company Neoen,…
GCube unveils Weather Risk Transfer device for the wind industry
GCube, an underwriter for renewable energy initiatives, has launched a new Weather Risk Transfer device for the wind and hydroelectric energy sectors, providing project owners and stakeholders with a means to mitigate the financial impact of resource volatility. While intermittency is a given for the renewables sector, as the proportion of clean energy generation in…
Vestas wins new U.S. service agreement featuring broad asset-management responsibilities
Vestas has secured an agreement with Renewable Energy Trust Capital (RET Capital), which highlights Vestas’ increased flexibility and scope in service offerings. The agreement covering the 102-MW Coram Wind Project located in the Tehachapi region of California reflects Vestas’ service business flexibility. Vestas will serve as RET Capital’s onsite asset manager with responsibility for 24/7 surveillance,…
Senvion wins new order of 18 MW’s for Italian wind farm
Senvion SE, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Suzlon Group and one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of wind turbines, has signed a contract for the supply of six Senvion 3.0M122 turbines with PLC System’s Burgentia Energia. The turbines with a rated output of three megawatts (MW) and a rotor diameter of 122 meters will…
FoundOcean awarded the Gemini Offshore Wind Farm grouting project
FoundOcean has been awarded a contract to grout the 150 monopile foundations for the 600-MW Gemini Offshore Wind Farm, on behalf of main contractor Van Oord. The project will be the first to use MasterFlow 9800, a revolutionary new material jointly developed by FoundOcean and BASF. MasterFlow 9800 possesses a unique combination of features that…
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind wins 21-MW service contract extension in Denmark
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has been awarded an extension of the service contract at the 21-megawatt (MW) Sprogø offshore wind power plant in Denmark, which is owned by A/S Storebælt. The contract extends the cooperation between MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and A/S Storebælt by three years, with the option to extend the contract for a…