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PensionDanmark agrees $200 million Cape Wind deal
UNITED STATES: The much-delayed 454MW Cape Wind offshore project has moved a step closer to financial closure following a $200 million investment commitment from a Danish pension company.
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Samsung to test 7MW drive train at Narec
UK: Samsung will test the drivetrain of its next generation 7MW offshore wind turbine at the National Renewable Energy Centre's (Narec) new test rig in Northumberland, England, later this summer.
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Analysis - ETI's quest for a next generation offshore blade
UK: The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI), a public-private partnership between BP, Caterpillar, EDF, E.on, Rolls Royce, Shell and the UK government, has brought in a wind turbine manufacturer to work on its plan to build a next generation offshore blade.
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Repower holds fire on offshore turbines beyond 6MW
GERMANY: Repower will stick with its 6M 6MW offshore turbine until the end of the decade, according to vice president for offshore development Norbert Giese.
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Start your care regime on day one for longer life
WORLDWIDE: As the oldest megawatt-class wind turbines enter mid-life, longevity is an increasingly hot topic. Is it worth running a turbine beyond its 20-year design life? And how can strategic operations and maintenance (O&M) help achieve a longer working life?
Turbine advances cut O&M costs
WORLDWIDE: The cost of electricity from wind has only two components -- capital cost repayments (with interest) and operation and maintenance (O&M) costs. The latter account for roughly 20% of the generation cost of onshore wind and 15% of the generation cost of offshore wind.
Harnessing wind energy in icy climes
WORLDWIDE: Wind projects located in areas with low temperatures and high chances of ice and snow would not seem to be the ideal choice. Expensive to construct and maintain, hard to access, with higher safety risks to employees and returns that are complex to predict, such projects are a highly specialist area.
Repowering trend enlivens second-hand turbine market
WORLDWIDE: The second-hand market for wind turbines has struggled to overcome financing and grid-connection hurdles in recent years. However, there has been a surge in activity in 2013, driven partly by interest from private investors in eastern Europe and Latin America keen to snap up a bargain.
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Last updated 23 May 2013
| Project Name | Country | MW | Developer(s) | Turbines | Online year | Date reported |
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| Sere | South Africa | 100 | Eskom | Siemens: 46 x SWT-2.3-108 | 2014 | 16 May 2013 |
| Chaodong | China | 48 | China WindPower | XEMC: 24 x 2MW | 2013 | 3 May 2013 |
| Luojiashan | China | 24 | China WindPower | XEMC: 12 x 2MW | 2013 | 3 May 2013 |
| Guyuan (Xiehe Huaxing) | China | 48 | China WindPower | XEMC: 24 x 2MW | 2013 | 3 May 2013 |
| Kangbao (Xiehe Huaxing) | China | 48 | China WindPower | XEMC: 24 x 2MW | 2013 | 3 May 2013 |
| Juliangtun | China | 48 | China WindPower | XEMC: 24 x 2MW | 2013 | 3 May 2013 |
| Jingmen Jinquan | China | 48 | China WindPower | XEMC: 24 x 2MW | 2013 | 3 May 2013 |
| Goldthwaite | USA | 150 | Invenergy | General Electric (GE): 3 x 2.5MW-120 Brilliant;General Electric (GE): 83 x TBC | 2013 | 2 May 2013 |
| Sidensjö | Sweden | 144 | Nordisk Vindkraft | Siemens: 48 x 3MW | 2015 | 2 May 2013 |
| Colonia (Rosendo Mendoza) | Uruguay | 65 | Eletrobrás;Uruguay Administración Nacional de Usinas y Transmisiones (UTE) | Suzlon Energy: 31 x S95-2.1MW | 2014 | 1 May 2013 |
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