Vestas Wind Systems A/S received a 139-MW turbine order from MHI Vestas Offshore Wind A/S for the Akita Noshiro Offshore Wind Project in Japan. MHI Vestas, a joint venture between Vestas and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., is responsible for the overall construction of the project. The wind farm is owned by Akita Offshore Wind Corp., […]
Wind turbine firms close Spanish factories as coronavirus restrictions tighten
Denmark’s Vestas, the world No.1, has suspended production at its two Spanish plants, a spokesman told Reuters, adding that its service and maintenance business was still working. Vestas has also paused manufacturing and construction in India FRANKFURT: Europe’s largest wind turbine makers on Wednesday said they had shut down more factories in Spain, a major […]
Vestas secures 233 MW orders in China, Vietnam, USA & Poland
Vestas has received an order for a project in China that includes the supply of V120-2.2 MW wind turbines as well as a 5-year Active Output Management 4000(AOM 4000) service agreement. The order brings Vestas’ total order intake in China up to more than 600 MW within a period of three months. Deliveries are expected to […]
Vestas wins 53 MW order from Pacifico and Green Bear Poland
Vestas has bagged a 53 MW order from Pacifico Group and Green Bear Cooperation Poland, a company of Optima Wind Group, for the wind projects Debowa Laka, Swiecie and 12 W located in Kujawsko voivodship, north-central Poland. Vestas will start the delivery of turbine in the second quarter of 2020, while commissioning is planned for […]
Wind Developer Targets ‘Countercyclical’ Opportunity With Post-PTC Projects
Scout Clean Energy is making hay under the PTC while investing in a longer-term wind project pipeline. The U.S. wind market’s overwhelming focus is on the next few years, when the federal Production Tax Credit remains at or near its full value. Quietly, however, some developers have begun investing beyond the PTC horizon. “We see […]
Vestas Profit Falls as Trade Tariffs Bite Wind Supply Chain
Intense competition across the global wind industry is weighing on equipment suppliers and spurring consolidation. Denmark’s Vestas, the world’s largest wind turbine supplier, reported a sharp decline in profit during the second quarter, as the cascading trade war weighs on the global renewable energy supply chain. But Vestas noted several bright spots for its business, […]
US Wind Boom Faces New Threat From Proposed Tower Tariffs
A push for new import tariffs on wind turbine towers could put some projects underwater as the PTC phases down, according to a Wood Mackenzie analysis. There’s never a good time for import tariffs when it comes to keeping costs down for renewables projects. But for the U.S. wind market, the timing of newly proposed […]
Bankrupt wind turbine maker Senvion in talks to buy time for rescue deal
The company is in discussions with creditors to extend a 100 million euro ($111 million) insolvency loan so it can avoid having to agree to sell at any price FRANKFURT: Bankrupt German wind turbine manufacturer Senvion is in talks to buy time to strike a rescue deal as negotiations with potential buyers of the company […]
Drones and Crawling Robots Will Soon Be Inspecting Wind Turbines
Sending humans up cranes or down ropes to inspect wind rotor blades is expensive and potentially dangerous. Robots are coming to help. Lashed by rain and hail, subjected to freezes and thaws, and tested by the sheer girth of towers and blades stretching ever skyward. Much is asked of the wind turbines expected to generate […]
Vestas Reclaims Position as Top Global Wind Turbine Manufacturer in 2018, According to Navigant Research
Shifts in OEM rankings reflect an industry plateau created by increased cost pressures and competition from solar BOULDER, Colo.: A new report from Navigant Research tracks wind turbine OEM market distributions and market shares by region and country. In 2018, global installed wind power capacity decreased year-to-year from 52 GW to 50.6 GW, due to […]
