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Goldwind Turbines Provide Electricity to the Thailand National Grid

The Theppana Wind Farm, the first wind farm owned by Electricity Generating Public Company Limited (EGCO Group) of Thailand, uses three Goldwind GW109/2500 turbines. The 2.5MW permanent magnetic direct drive turbines are designed for medium to low wind speed areas. Goldwind International Holdings (HK) Ltd signed the wind turbine supply contract with Theppana Wind Farm Company Limited, a subsidiary of Electr ...

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Japanese Consortium Plan 80MW Offshore Wind Farm

Offshore engineering firm Kita-Nihon Kaiji Kogyo is leading a group of three companies planning to build the first offshore wind farm in Japan’s Aomori prefecture. The 80MW project will cost ¥30bn ($306.4m), according to local media reports. The plant will be situated about 1km off the port of Mutsu-Ogawara, near the town of Rokkasho, and will feature 32 turbines. A Kita-Nihon Kaiji Kogyo spokesperson decli ...

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NEEPCO to Generate 1.5GW of Renewables by 2017

The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) is planning to generate 1.5GW of energy from renewable sources such as wind and solar power over the coming five years. According to the Times of India, NEEPCO head P Pankaj said that the upcoming 101MW gas-based combine cycle power project, Monarchak, will add 5MW of power to the grid from January 2014. He said, ‘As part of clean development mechanism a ...

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Reliance Commissions 45 MW Wind Farm at Vashpet

Reliance Power on Monday said its 45-MW wind power project at Vashpet in Maharashtra has commenced operations. The Anil Ambani-led company is already operating a 40 MW solar PV project in Rajasthan and with the commissioning of the 45 MW wind power capacity, its operating renewable capacity has doubled to 85 MW, a company statement said. “We are committed to increasing our clean and green footprint by addin ...

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Vestas Sues Indian Companies Over Unauthorised Deals Made By Former CFO

Vestas is suing two companies in India to recover funds that the turbine manufacturer says they owe through unauthorized deals made by its former chief financial officer (CFO). In October 2012, Vestas said it discovered that Henrik Norremark, who stepped down as CFO earlier that year, had entered into two agreements in India without permission from Vestas' board of directors. Vestas has filed lawsuits again ...

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Wind Projects to Start Generating Power Next Year in Sindh

The government of Sindh has taken strong measures to capitalise on its wind power potential and has so far approved 26 projects, which will come online in the next one year and generate more than 1,000 megawatts of electricity. Presiding over a meeting at the Investment Department here, Sindh Board of Investment Chairman Muhammad Zubair Motiwala said Sindh was blessed with enormous potential for wind energy ...

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World Wind Power to Pass 300 Gigawatt Mark

The amount of wind power produced across the world will pass a 300 gigawatt landmark by the end of the year according to industry figures. Key installations in Brazil, China, South Africa and Mexico will push the global wind power capability to beyond 300 gigawatts; the equivalent of 114 nuclear power plants. As global financial trouble continues to rumble on and investment stalls, the growth over the last ...

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Ming Yang to Turn Romania into Regional Base for Renewables

China’s Ming Yang Wind Power Group aims to develop wind and biomass projects in Romania, aiming to turn the country into a regional base for renewable energy production, said the presidency in a statement. Chuanwei Zhang, president of the Chinese company, expressed “interest” in developing renewable energy projects in Romania, during talks with President Basescu. Ming Yang is the largest private wind turbin ...

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Siemens to Deliver 81MW in Philippines

Siemens is to supply hardware for the 81MW Caparispisan wind farm after securing its first order in the Philippines. The German giant will deliver 27 of its 3MW 101 turbines with rotor diameters of 101 metres for the scheme in Pagudpud, Illocos Norte. Installation and commissioning of the machines is scheduled for next year. The deal with Northern Luzon UPC Asia Corporation, AC Energy Holdings, Inc. and Phi ...

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Output Prediction Jeopardises Indian Wind Market – Tata Power

India’s move to stabilize its power grid by asking wind farms to accurately predict their output a day in advance or face fines will deepen the slowdown in Asia’s second-biggest wind market, Tata Power Co. said. A directive took effect this week ordering wind farms with a capacity of 10 megawatts or more to forecast their generation in 15-minute blocks for the following day. Missing estimates by more than 3 ...

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