ENERCON is completing its two turbine platforms in the 2-MW and 4-MW power classes by adding the wind class III segment. The E-141 EP4 and E-103 EP2 offer a significant increase in the annual energy yield while maintaining an extremely low-sound power level. With the E-141 EP4, ENERCON is also bringing to market what’s currently the world’s…
Gamesa doubles net profit, driven by strong growth in turbine revenues
So far this year, Gamesa has experienced significant improvements in revenues, returns, and net profit in line with their business plan for 2015 through to 2017. Gamesa’s revenues increased by 30.4% to €2,533 million in the first nine months of 2015, driven by strong growth in wind turbine revenues (+35%). Activity surged 26% to 2,301…
Off the chart low-wind anomalies hamper projects across U.S.
Extremely low-wind conditions in the first quarter of this year across much of the United States have caused low generation at numerous wind farms and a great deal of concern about future performance. Vaisala’s analysis and Q1 U.S. Wind Performance maps capture and confirm these observations. The company’s climate scientists have been tracking and analyzing the event through their continually updated historical database and have flagged several extreme…