GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has secured commitments for 2.9 GW in North America for its variably rated 2.2 MW to 2.5 MW onshore wind turbine with a 127 m rotor.
The electric utility industry is undergoing a major transformation driven by new sources of energy generation (solar and wind power), consumer demand for faster and more affordable services and cyber security. The emerging modern grid demands accurate data and electric network information. As a result, managing data to harvest insights and forecast more accurately has huge potential to optimise operations. Utilities must therefore overcome current constraints and limitations to ensure high quality operational data is available.
By Dan Beasley, Director, Utilities, Cyient
GE Renewable Energy has announced that it has signed an agreement with ENGIE to supply 144 of its 2.5-116 wind turbines for the Umburanas Wind Farm Complex in Bahia, Brazil.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has signed two orders in the USA for the supply of 95 of its G132-3.465 MW wind turbines, totalling 330 MW.
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) projects that all major renewable energy technologies will compete with fossil fuels on price by 2020.
The African Development Bank (AfDB) said it has achieved a 100 per cent investment in renewable energy in 2017, and recorded a total of 1400 MW of power generation projects from exclusively renewable sources in 2017.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has received orders for two new onshore wind projects in southern Italy.
Data from BM Reports and Sheffield University shows that British wind farms generated more electricity than coal on over 75 per cent of days in 2017, while solar outperformed coal more than half of the time.
Taiwan is currently “99 per cent dependent upon energy imports”, according to energy ministry officials. However, a new energy policy promulgated by President Tsai Ing Wen’s government aims to sharply reduce this dependence on imported energy - in particular coal, oil, and natural gas - by 2025.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), the leading wind turbine OEM in Spain, where it has installed over 13 GW, has secured an order from Gas Natural Fenosa Renovables for the supply of 22 turbines to two wind turbines being developed in Spain, with a combined capacity of 64 MW.