VENSYS Energy AG recently installed two new direct drive prototypes at the Wieringermeer test site in the Netherlands. First, the 4.1 MW Vensys115 with 115-metre rotor diameter and second a 3.8 MW Vensys126. Both are off springs of the 3.5 MW Vensys136 and main product of the Vensys 3.X volume platform. By Eize de Vries…
A consortium of Rijne Energie, Eneco and BHM Solar has been officially selected by the Municipal Executive of Utrecht for the development of an energy park with wind turbines and solar fields in the Utrecht polders Rijnenburg and Reijerscop. A plan development phase is now being started with the consortium. The final decision on the…
On Wednesday, 16 September, 2020, the Dutch Council of State announced that Windplan Groen, which provides for the installation of 90 wind turbines in Eastern Flevoland, can be realised. The Council ruled the appeals against the issued National Integration Plan and the environmental permits unfounded, except for one. Windplan Groen is an initiative of a…
The executive council of the city of Utrecht has finalise its vision on a future energy park to be realised in the Rijnenburg and Reijerscop polders, south of the highway A12. The drafted Council’s Proposal has now been sent to the city council for reviewing. The proposal outlines the plans for a maximum of 8…
The Belgian Sarens team completed the installation of 4 Enercon E-66 wind turbines in the Mogilev region, the Republic of Belarus. One of the most important conditions of the client was the execution of work in the shortest possible time due to failure to provide the crane from another local company. The team configuration successfully…
Under the name Seamade, the planned Belgian offshore wind farm projects Mermaid and Seastar merge. Project partners of Seamade are the Belgian energy company Electrabel, the Otary group and the Dutch energy company Eneco. The Otary group is a combination of 8 Belgian companies that are all active in offshore wind energy. By the end…
The Council of State declared all objections filed against the permits for Windpark Fryslân unfounded. This paved the way for the construction of Windpark Fryslân in the Frisian part of the IJsselmeer. Windpark Fryslân will consist of a cluster of 89 wind turbines and will have a capacity of at least 316 MW. This is…
Northland Power’s Hai Long offshore wind project wins additional 744 Megawatts in Taiwan auction Northland Power and its partner Yushan Energy received the awards for Hai Long 2 and Hai Long 3 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The Taiwan Bureau of Energy has awarded 232 megawatts to the Hai Long 2 offshore wind farm and 512…
De provincie Zuid-Holland heeft een windkaart gelanceerd die informatie verschaft over zowel bestaande als nog te ontwikkelen windparken in de provincie. Als onderdeel van de afspraken met de rijksoverheid om gezamenlijk 6.000 MW aan windenergie op land te realiseren in 2020, wil Zuid-Holland voor deze deadline 735,5 MW aan windmolens plaatsen. De provincie zegt nu…
Ruim tweederde van de Nederlanders wil dat er meer windturbines worden geplaatst. Dit blijkt uit onderzoek van EenVandaag. Uit de enquête komt naar voren dat 77 procent van de Nederlanders vindt dat klimaat een belangrijk element in het nieuwe regeerakkoord moet vormen. Wel is duidelijk dat ‘klimaat & milieu’ bij stemmers op linkse partijen beduidend…
