EDP Renovaveis S.A. (”EDPR”), a global leader in the renewable energy sector. EDPR has undergone exceptional development in recent years. Its installed capacity increased four-fold between 2005 and 2007, becoming the third largest wind energy company in the world. EDPR is listed on the Euronext Lisbon Stock Exchange.
Energias de Portugal, S.A. (”EDP”), the parent company of EDPR, is a vertically-integrated utility company, headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal.
BY PRACHI PATEL // JUNE 2009
22 June 2009—On the weekend of 6 June, boats hauled a 120-meter-tall steel tower into the Amoy Fjord off Stavanger, Norway. Pulled upright and filled with ballast water, the tower became the buoy for the world’s first full-scale floating wind turbine. The turbine, now placed 10 kilometers from the coast, is expected to start feeding power into the mainland grid by mid-July. Over the next two years, Norwegian energy company StatoilHydro will test how the 2.3-megawatt turbine holds up in 220-meter-deep water.
http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/wind/floating-wind-turbines-to-be-tested
According to the Global Wind Energy Council, China has doubled its wind power capacity every year for the past five — this year adding more wind power than any other country — and it’s on track to become the world’s largest producer of wind turbines this year.
“The intent of the government is also not only that these farms are built and operated, but also that the equipment itself is Chinese-made and the technology is developed in China, and that ultimately it becomes a global industry, and that China will become the exporters of wind technology to the world,” says Jonathan Woetzel of McKinsey, the consulting firm.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=121244275
Suzlon Energy is a wind power company in India. In terms of market share, the company is the largest wind turbine manufacturer in Asia (and the 5th largest worldwide). In terms of net worth, it is the world’s most valuable wind power company, but measured by market value, the company is smaller than Vestas and possibly GE, Gamesa Corporación Tecnológica, Enercon and Siemens, of which the market value is harder to know because they are not traded as independent entities. With headquarters in Pune, it has several manufacturing sites in India including Pondicherry, Daman, Bhuj and Gandhidham as well as in mainland China, Germany and Belgium.
REpower is a German wind turbine company founded in 2001, purchased December 2009 by Suzlon Energy Ltd. Its product range comprises several types of turbines with rated outputs of between 1.5 and 5 megawatts. It created the world’s largest wind turbine, the 5M, in 2005.[1] This has since been superseded by the Enercon E-126. REpower’s 1.5-megawatt MD 70/77 range of turbines is one of the most successful turbines in its class. In 2002 REpower launched its 2-megawatt MM 70/82/92 range, currently in series production.
The REpower 5M 5-megawatt turbine is currently one of the largest wind turbine in the world. It has a rated output of 5 megawatts and a rotor diameter of 126.5 meters. The target market is offshore wind farm. The prototype was assembled in the autumn of 2004 in Brunsbüttel, located in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. In August 2006 the first 5M model was erected within the project Beatrice Wind Farm. Meanwhile a 6 MW version with the same rotor diameter is operational in Elhöft, Germany.
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The Chinese turbine industry is playing much-needed catch-up. Due to insufficient knowledge and investment and inconsistent government support, domestic turbine manufacturers have been pervasively weak in research and development. A common method for acquiring technology in recent years has been to purchase production licenses from foreign counterparts, even though most of the more accessible technologies are outdated. “This is a dead end. Most of the technology is already 10 to 15 years old,” says Wang Wenqi, a senior expert in the wind industry and the former general manager of Xinjiang Tianfeng, China’s biggest wind energy company. “Turbine technology is being developed so fast. We would never catch up in this way.”
Another way for China to acquire technology is to set up joint ventures with international wind turbine giants. This is unlikely to happen, however, due to foreign concerns about nurturing the potential competition. In the 1990s, in a push to enter Spain’s market, Vestas of Denmark formed its first joint venture with the local electric company, Gamesa. After several years, the companies split, and Gamesa and Vestas have since become major global competitors.
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DONG Energy and Siemens Project Ventures (SPV), a Division company of Siemens Financial Services, have signed a Joint Venture contract to acquire a 50 percent stake of the offshore wind farm project Lincs, currently owned by UK energy company Centrica, against payment of 50 % of the incurred development costs, currently estimated to GBP 50 million (DKK 415 million). The parties will acquire the 50% stake through an equally owned company. Thus, the indirect share of each of DONG Energy and Siemens Project Ventures in the Lincs project will constitute 25%. Completion of the transaction is expected in January 2010.
Led by European utilities, offshore wind has emerged from a niche market to one of the largest opportunities for growth in the global wind industry. The global offshore wind market, expected to install nearly 43 GW by 2020, has recently accumulated turbine orders exceeding 6 GW, covering demand through 2013. Europe is set to lead global offshore expansion with around 76% of global offshore wind installed between 2009 and 2020.
EER Market Study Analyzing Global Offshore Wind Energy Markets
General Electric is getting a new $1.3 billion wind power contract in what will be one of the largest wind farm projects in the world. Steve Bolze, president and CEO of GE Power & Water, discusses the deal with CNBC.
The North East of England Process Industry Cluster (NEPIC) is a stand-alone company, limited by guarantee, which was created and is owned by its member companies to represent the companies and supply chain of the Process Industry in the region.
http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/3308/north-east-uk-ready-and-waiting-for-renewable-energy/
The New and Renewable Energy Centre (NaREC), based in Northumberland, is a leading research and development platform for new, sustainable and renewable energy technologies and aims to play an important role in helping the UK Government meet its targets.
NaREC’s facilities offer testing and development of large wind turbine blades; marine renewables; offshore and subsea equipment; micro-renewables and high voltage electrical equipment. And its facilities are set to grow significantly as it has recently announced plans to build the world’s largest wind research and development campus.
As part of the plans, the new campus will provide a range of independent facilities and a platform for developing turbines above and beyond the current 5MW benchmark.
Stephen Wilson, director of wind energy at NaREC said, “Installed wind capacity worldwide is growing by 20 GW year on year. By 2050 the world could need over 1000 GW. The industry now needs to make rapid step changes in turbine technology; increasing capacity and improving reliability, to ensure that supply meets with such a demand”.
And he added, “our proposals are designed to prepare the industry for major growth in very large capacity turbines – giving manufacturers the expertise and resource to develop and test new systems, and the supply chain the opportunity to adapt to bigger, more challenging technology.”
US energy giant Clipper Windpower has already chosen to base its European R&D work at NaREC, as it works towards producing what is set to be the largest off shore wind turbine in the world with an output of 7.5 MW.
And looking further forward, NaREC is also part of a regional consortium, established to bid for licenses to develop off shore wind farms in the North Sea as part of a collective – Northumbria Off shore Wind Ltd (NOW).
NOW will bid for the UK’s Round Three off shore licences, and plans to form a new electricity supply company (ESCo) to offer the ‘green electricity’ created in the North Sea to both business and domestic consumers.
Another new development for NaREC is a partnership with Safety Technology to create a unique range of safety training and certification courses for the wind industry. The courses will be available at the facilities in Blyth and will help to ensure that wind farms across Europe are operating according to strict safety standards
We are a rapidly growing company engaged in wind energy technology, wind turbine manufacturing and wind project development.
There is an increasing global demand for energy produced from renewable sources such as wind, tidal, wave, sun and water. Fred. Olsen Renewables aims to be a significant generator of renewable power. It currently owns and operates several wind farms providing clean electricity to the consumers.
The Crown Estate today announced the dates of a series of twelve UK supply chain events for the offshore wind industry. This developing industry is creating some of the largest infrastructure projects in the world with a potential market investment of over £100 billion. With this comes the prospect of tens of thousands of jobs and a significant boost to the UK economy.
These events will be delivered regionally through a working partnership of The Crown Estate, the UK Government and the devolved governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
http://www.thecrownestate.co.uk/newscontent/92-uk-supply-chain-events.htm
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wpd was founded in 1996, above all for the purpose of establishing wind farms in Germany. In the meantime, its facilities have come to generate some 1.692 megawatts of wind power and solar energy and also include biogas projects. In recent years it has expanded its focus more and more to include projects outside of Germany, so that the wpd Group today is the guiding hand in projects from South America to Taiwan. A staff of 400 employees stands at the ready today to implement new projects for wpd.
As a market leader of many years’ standing in the area of capital investments in renewable energies, the wpd team has at its disposal a profound background of experience and know-how. For many years, wpd has annually received the “A-Rating” of the Euler Hermes Agency, a subsidiary of the Allianz Group. This independent evaluation of our Group’s financial soundness is only one indication of our favourable status-quo and our excellent perspectives for the future.
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GDF SUEZ Energy North America, Inc. manages a range of energy businesses in the United States, Mexico, and Canada, including electricity generation and cogeneration, natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) distribution and sales, asset-based trading and origination, and retail energy sales and related services to commercial and industrial customers.
GDF SUEZ Energy North America owns and/or operates a total of 60 power, cogeneration, steam, and chilled-water facilities, including those in construction, representing a capacity of 7,486 MW of electricity generation, 6.0 million pounds per hour of steam, and 41,973 tons per hour of chilled water. Renewable fuels – wind, hydro, and biomass – power 23 of the facilities in the portfolio, two of which are among the largest wind farms in eastern Canada. The company’s natural gas assets include an LNG receiving terminal in Everett, Massachusetts, which currently meets approximately 20 percent of New England’s annual gas demand; an offshore LNG import facility under construction off the coast of Massachusetts; and natural gas distribution networks and pipelines in Mexico that serve more than 375,000 customers.
GDF SUEZ Energy North America is part of the international energy group, GDF SUEZ.
Denmark is proud of its heritage when it comes to pushing forward the use of alternative energy solutions, and is all set to host the make or break un climate change conference (COP 15) in 2009. renewable energy focus assistant editor Kari Larsen saw some of the Danish projects for herself.
http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/843/denmark-continues-its-renewable-tradition-/
