Delivery of turbines for Malibunar wind farm in Serbia started
Delivery of wind turbine parts for the Malibunar wind farm has begun, the Belgian company Elicio NV, which builds two wind farms in northern Serbia, announced. The delivery of turbine parts from the Port of Pančevo on the Danube river to the location of the wind park in northern Serbia started on August 8. It […]
Siemens-led consortium wins 1 GW wind project tender in Turkey
Consortium led by German Siemens has won the tender for 1 GW wind energy project in Turkey, the Turkish energy authorities announced. The consortium composed of Siemens and two Turkish companies, Turkerler and Kalyon, has been awarded the tender for the project worth USD 1.2 billion (EUR 1.12 billion). The consortium has offered the lowest […]
Turkey leader in newly installed wind capacity in Southeast Europe
Three countries in the Southeast Europe installed new wind capacity in the first half of 2017, with Turkey leading with 377.85 MW, according to data published by WindEurope. In the first half of 2017, Croatia installed 20.7 MW and Greece 46 MW of wind capacity. Other countries in the Southeast Europe either did not install […]
Eight bids for installation of 1 GW wind power capacity in Turkey
Eight consortia, composed of international and Turkish companies, have submitted their bids in the tender for 1 GW wind energy project, which was organized by Turkey under the Renewable Energy Resources Area (YEKA) scheme. Invitation for bids for the installation and operation of wind power capacity of 1 GW was placed in April, 2017. The […]
Slovenian wind energy association becomes member of WindEurope
Slovenian wind energy association, GIZ Vetrne energije, established in December 2016, has become a member of the WindEurope, the European wind industry association. On this occasion, representatives of the European Parliament, the European Commission, the Slovenian Permanent Representation and industry stakeholders gathered at breakfast organized in the European parliament on July 12. They discussed the […]
ISWA President: Wind turbine blades as future non-recyclable waste cause for concern
Rapid expansion of wind power, besides its various positive impacts on the environment, is a cause for concern since it will generate, as studies show, millions of tons of non-recyclable waste in the future, Antonis Mavropoulos, President of the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), warned. Mavropoulos in an opinion posted on his blog said that around […]
LM Wind Power inaugurates wind turbine blades plant in Bergama, Turkey
LM Wind Power, a wind turbine blades manufacturer recently acquired by GE Renewable Energy, has started production at its new factory in Bergama in Turkey. The factory is designed to produce and distribute an annual capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) with the capability to expand to 1.5 gigawatts (GW), LM Wind Power announced on its […]
Italian Enel starts to build largest wind power complex in Greece
Italian Enel, through its Greek renewables subsidiary Enel Green Power Hellas (EGPH), has started construction of the Kafireas wind power complex on the Island of Evia, the second largest island in Greece. Once completed, the new facility will be the largest wind farm in Greece with total installed capacity of 154 MW. Enel will invest […]
