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Areva to provide turbines for the Wikinger project in the German Baltic Sea
Iberdrola, a Spanish offshore wind technology developer has chosen the French provider Areva to supply the turbines for its 400MW Wikinger offshore wind project in the German Baltic Sea which will be built in 2016 and 2017. The two companies will now begin the consultation to decide the commercial and technical details of the supply contract.
read more... 20/12/2012
Turbine installation has been completed at London Array
The last turbine has been installed at the UK’s London Array offshore wind farm. After installing all 175 turbines at the 630MW project, 55 of which are supplying power to the grid, while the remaining 120 will be connected over the coming months, the wind farm is on the way to be ready in spring 2013 and will generate enough power for more than 470,000 homes.
read more... 17/12/2012
Vestas cuts production and worker hours at its Brighton facility
The Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced currently that it intends to cut production at its Brighton and Windsor facilities, and will also cut the employee hours, due to a slowdown of wind industry in the U.S. and a reduction in turbine orders for 2013.
read more... 12/12/2012
Areva to build a new wind turbine factory in Scotland
French nuclear and renewables group Areva has signed a contract with the investment agency Scottish Enterprise to site one of the three new factories it is opening in Europe, in Scotland, the plant would manufacture turbines for use off the coast of the UK, each generating 5 megawatts of electricity, which could supply 6,000 homes per year and could create up to 750 jobs.
read more... 20/11/2012
Vestas unveils a further 3,000 jobs cut
Vestas, the Danish wind turbine maker, announced it will cut a further 3,000 jobs, planning to reduce its total headcount to 16,000 by the end of 2013.
read more... 08/11/2012