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16.05.2013

Substation for Global Tech 1 is complete

The consortium composed of Alstom Grid and Keppel Verolme delivered the substation for the offshore wind farm Global Tech 1 in the North Sea on 8 May. The installation of the 9,000-tonne colossus was performed using suction bells, so no heavy installation vessels were required. more...

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Large pellet-fired heating plant was launched in Finland

A large pellet-fired heating plant was supplied by Metso to Tampereen Energiantuotanto Oy, in Finland. The plant is based on a technological solution that is the first of its kind in the country. It will bring new opportunities to gear the structure of Finnish district heat production towards the goals more...

Austria's large plant subsidisation goes into the fourth round

In Austria, the fourth tender for large-scale solar installations has begun. Between the end of April and the end of September, applications for the subsidisation of demonstration plants of large solar thermal plants can be submitted to the Austrian Climate Fund. more...

Windpower 2013 ramped up in Chicago

AWEA Windpower 2013 Conference & Exhibition took place in Chicago from May 5 to 8, 2013. New leadership for the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) was inducted, followed by a packed schedule of educational sessions and a dynamic exhibition covering the area of 11 football fields. more...

SolarWorld: Dramatic numbers and a debt haircut

In 2012, SolarWorld made an operating loss of € 492.4 million. The company stated this in an ad-hoc announcement at the end of April. This means that the past year was even worse for the Bonn solar group than 2011. more...

Offshore Wind Energy

16.05.2013

Feasibility study: Test Stand for new wind turbines

The Jülich Research Centre in Germany is evaluating the construction and operation of a large test stand for drive trains of wind turbines with gearboxes. The Centre for Wind Power Drives (CWD) of the RWTH Aachen is participating in a corresponding feasibility study and is interested in using the test rig later. more...

Offshore Wind Energy

15.05.2013

Alstom's offshore turbine receives its first certification

Alstom has completed the performance measurement of its 6 MW offshore wind turbine Haliade 150 at Le Carnet in France. The facility was certified after three months of measurements in accordance with IEC (power curve). more...

Bioenergy

15.05.2013

Biomethane for Finish natural gas stations

A total of more than 30 biogas plants are in concrete planning in Finland, says the Association for Foreign Trade. Biogas plants are to be expanded, especially in the area of the waste industry. more...

Wind Energy

08.05.2013

Suzlon upgrades S97 turbine to higher wind speeds

Suzlon Group is announcing that its S97–2.1 MW wind turbine has been upgraded to handle higher wind speeds in a 60 Hz version for application in the North American market. Announced at AWEA Windpower 2013 in Chicago, the new S97 will be for sale after the event. more...

CSP

08.05.2013

BHEL launches indigenous solar steam turbine

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL), a regular supplier of steam turbines for varied industrial applications from Hyderabad, has announced the launch of its solar power driven steam turbine for use in Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) generation. The turbine will have a capacity of 50 MW, driven by steam generated through solar power. BHEL has developed the steam turbine to suite the varying conditions of solar power plant requirements like daily more...

Solar Thermal

08.05.2013

Thermosiphonic system with aluminium tubing

The solar specialist Chromagen from Israel has developed an innovative cooper-free, aluminium tubing thermosiphonic, closed-loop system for flat or inclined roof installations. The aluminium tubing was realised to lower the cost of the system. more...