German offshore wind market off to a strong 2015
11 March, 2015Germany Trade & Invest has announced an impressive list of accomplishments in the country's offshore wind market this year, with installations in the North and Baltic Seas making a significant contribution.
LEGO goes wind powered
19 February, 2015Holding and investment company KIRKBI A/S, which owns 75% of The LEGO Group, has invested approximately DKK 3bn (over $587m) in the construction of the offshore wind farm 'Borkum Riffgrund 1' in the German North Sea. Located 54 km off the coast, the wind farm will help The LEGO Group reach its goal of being 100% renewable energy powered by 2020.
No link between wind turbines and health, says NHMRC
12 February, 2015 by Lauren DavisThe NHMRC has released a statement concluding that "there is currently no consistent evidence that wind farms cause adverse health effects in humans", following a rigorous independent assessment of the existing scientific evidence on wind farms and human health.
Reverse auction results in three new wind farms
10 February, 2015The ACT's first wind energy reverse auction has resulted in a $50 million direct investment into the local economy, predicted to result in broader economic benefits in excess of $240 million.
Wind turbine certification launched by Lloyd's Register Energy
02 December, 2014Lloyd's Register Energy, an authority on safety, asset reliability and business performance, has launched the Wind Turbine Type Certification IEC 61400 service to help overcome many of the technical, financial and environmental risks associated with turbine design and manufacturing.
ARC customises solution for wind farm project
14 July, 2014ARC engineers created a customised version of the Rollmax prefabricated reinforcement for use at Meridian Energy Australia's Mt Mercer Wind Farm. The company now expects the remodelled version to be used on wind farm developments in the future.
Aurecon New Zealand developing global wind energy projects
14 July, 2014Engineers from Aurecon New Zealand have been helping to develop wind energy projects around the world. The team has been led by Blair Walter, Aurecon's global head of renewable energy.
Studying wind power in Wellington
17 March, 2014Postgraduate students Daniel Akinyele and Hatem Alzaanin from New Zealand's Victoria University are researching the potential of wind power in the windy city of Wellington.
NHMRC finds no reliable link between wind farms and health effects
25 February, 2014The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) has released the draft information paper 'Evidence on Wind Farms and Human Health'.
Remote measurement of wind turbine oscillations
19 February, 2014The Fraunhofer Institute of Optronics, System Technologies and Image Exploitation (IOSB) has created a way to remotely measure the oscillatory pattern of the rotors and masts of wind turbines.
Schneider Electric Flair 23DM fault passage indicator and voltage relay
08 November, 2013Schneider Electric's Flair 23DM is a fault passage indicator (FPI) and voltage relay which allows remote recording of current, voltage and fault detection in underground networks in real time. It is suitable for use at utilities, airports, universities and wind farms.
Phoenix Contact RBTM solution for wind turbine rotor blades
01 October, 2013The RBTM (Rotor Blade Tension Monitoring) solution from Phoenix Contact continuously monitors the oscillations of wind power installation (WPI) rotor blades. The monitoring solution utilises strain gauges glued into the rotor blades. These sensors provide measuring data for calculating the mechanical stress imposed on the rotor blades.
$200 million WA wind farm up and running
27 September, 2013The $200 million, 22-turbine Mumbida Wind Farm, located near Geraldton in Mid-West WA, was officially opened today by the state’s energy minister, Dr Mike Nahan.
Winter winds blow away clean energy records
26 August, 2013Strong winter winds over the week beginning 11 August resulted in records being broken for wind power generation in South Australia and Victoria.
GlobalData forecasts the wind power market of 2020
15 August, 2013Research and consulting firm GlobalData has released a report forecasting the global wind power market up to the year 2020. The report finds that despite demonstrating a slowed growth rate, China will continue to be the largest wind power market.
