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    URUGUAY: Wobben, the South American subsidiary of Enercon, will start building both a 100MW wind project and a concrete tower manufacturing unit in Uruguay, according an adviser closely associated with the company.

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    KAZAKHSTAN: Southern-Germany-based developer Sowitec today announced it was entering the Kazakhstan market to benefit from the country's target of 5% electricity production from renewables by 2024, the bulk of which is likely to come from wind.

  • Paper giant signs up Vestas for 51MW plant

    SWEDEN: Paper manufacturer Holmen has signed a deal with Vestas to supply 17 V112-3.0 MW turbines for a project north of Stockholm.

  • 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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Testing, testing… Siemens, which services 16GW of turbines globally, is conducting research into extending turbine life

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?

Preventative action… Full-service contract periods have increased to almost seven years on average (pic:Gemini Energy Services)

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.

Arctic straits… Cold climates have huge potential, but realising it is challenging (pic:VTT)

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.

One careful owner… Second-hand nacelles from Denmark ready for export

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
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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