Wind power business, technology & policy

Ørsted revenue up 20% in Q1

By David Weston, 26 April 2018

DENMARK: Offshore wind developer Ørsted recorded a "strong" start to the 2018, posting a 20% increase in revenue for the first quarter.

Vattenfall's wind unit boosted by capacity growth

SWEDEN: The state-owned utility recorded underlying profit of SEK 9.4 billion (€902.4 million) in the first quarter of 2018, with its wind business unit experiencing a 21% increase.

Apex Clean Energy review could lead to sale

UNITED STATES: Apex Clean Energy, one of the US's largest wind developers, is currently undergoing a strategic review that could lead to a sale of the company.

Walmart signs more wind purchase deals

UNITED STATES: Retail company Walmart has signed two power purchase agreements totalling 300MW from wind projects in South Dakota.

SGRE wins 300MW order in India

INDIA: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has taken the first order for its new low-wind SG 2.1-122 turbine at a 300MW project in the state of Gujurat in western India.

Nordex launches 4.8MW turbine

GERMANY: Manufacturer Nordex has launched a new 4.8MW model with a 133-metre rotor diameter targeting "strong wind sites".

SGRE wins over 500MW of repowering deals

UNITED STATES: Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has signed two agreements to repower three NextEra Energy wind farms in Texas, with a combined capacity of more than 500MW.

MHI Vestas to supply Northwester 2

BELGIUM: MHI Vestas will provide 23 of its 9.5MW turbines for Parkwind's 224MW Northwester 2 project in the Belgian North Sea.

India's first hybrid project online

INDIA: Hero Future Energies, one of the largest renewable power producers in the country, commissioned India's first large-scale solar and wind energy hybrid project in at Kavithal, in Karnataka.

GWEC expects 'growth spurt' from 2019

WORLDWIDE: Global wind installations are set to break the 60GW barrier once more from 2019, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) predicts.

Iberdrola net profit up 1.2%

SPAIN: Leading wind power developer Iberdrola has recorded a net profit of €838 million in the first quarter of 2018, a 1.2% increase on the previous year.

GE to trial 12MW turbine at UK centre

UK: GE Renewable Energy will test its 12MW Haliade-X turbine at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult's test centre in Blyth, northeast England, as part of a five-year deal.