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The incident happened at Pattern Energy's recently completed Ocotillo wind project in California, the second incident of its kind in the past six weeks. "These turbines will remain curtailed until it can be determined they are not at risk of a similar malfunction," Siemens said in a s...
The islands have excellent wind resources, but transmission links to the mainland have made projects too expensive . Currently, the viability of up to 1GW wind is in doubt. The proposed solutions are part of a wider review of the potential for renewable generation in the Scottish isla...
At an interim meeting of the board on Tuesday, presided over by vice-chairman Tao Gang and attended by seven directors, Sinovel director Wang Yuan was elected as the new chairman, and vice-president Liu Zhengqi was appointed as the new president. Sinovel said Wei had handed in his res...
The wind farm will have the capacity of 45MW and is expected to be located in the Yereimentau area of the northern Akmola region. Most of the funds for the project are expected to be provided by the Eurasian Development Bank. Other details of the project have not been disclosed. It is...
The £230 million (€270 million) project planned at Aberdeen Bay, Aberdeenshire would feature 11 turbine positions and be a test-site for next generation offshore wind technologies. EOWDC is backed by a joint-venture between Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and Vattenfall. Engine...
Tanti, brother of Suzlon chairman Tulsi Tanti, leaves after only 12 months in the role. At the time of his appointment, Suzlon said Tanti would focus on aligning Suzlon and Repower's supply chains. Rytter will join Repower on 1 October, his second stint at the company. Before joining ...
The 60MW project will be built by the Moscow Agis Engineering company and local agriculture producer Runo. The total volume of investments in the project is estimated at RUB 3-4 billion ($120 million). The new plant is expected comprise of 20 3MW wind turbines. No other details of the...
The decision follows a warning in March by interim energy minister Asen Vasilev that around 40% of wind and solar plants could potentially be curtailed. Vasilev claimed their failure to provide real-time data on production was threatening the stability of the system and made them non-...
