Senvion issues buy-back, 1.6GW project approved

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Windpower Weekly 17th August 2016

Windpower Monthly's weekly roundup of the top news from the wind industry, companies, policy, wind farm projects, operations & maintenance and technology. For full access to articles, including our extensive web archive, subscribe to Windpower Monthly. Top Stories Senvion begins share buy-back GERMANY: Turbine manufacturer Senvion has announced plans to buy back some of the shares it floated on the stock exchange in March. UK gives 1.8GW Hornsea Project Two green light UK: The UK government has given its approval to Dong Energy's 1.8GW Hornsea Project Two site -- set to become the world's largest offshore project. Ramboll acquires onshore consultancies DENMARK: Danish engineering consultancy and design firm Ramboll has acquired two German wind consultancies as it expands its onshore offering. PNE Wind considers challenge to offshore law GERMANY: PNE Wind is gearing up for a legal battle over potentially unconstitutional aspects of Germany's new Offshore Wind Energy Act. Business & Companies Senvion acquires Kenersys assets INDIA: German manufacturer Senvion is continuing its expansion into new markets with the acquisition of the Indian factory and product portfolio of German firm Kenersys. Profits up at LM Wind Power DENMARK: Rotor blade manufacturer LM Wind Power has made a strong start to 2016, posting a profit of €26.2 million for the first half of the year. Wind groups included in Clean200 list WORLDWIDE: A new list of companies ranked by their clean-energy revenues includes a number or major wind players. Senvion shows profit rise GERMANY: Senvion reported revenues of €505 million in the second quarter of 2016, a 7% increase on the same period last year. ORE carries out onsite erosion research UK: ORE Catapult, RES and Centrica have completed a leading-edge erosion research programme, which found predictive maintenance could increase annual production by up to 2%. E V E N T   P R O M O T I O N The Head of Central Maintenance at EDP Renewables said: "Very frequently when a maintenance budget needs to be reduced, the blade is one of the first elements to be sacrificed. But that is a great error. To inspect and to repair small deteriorations of blades regularly is one of the most effective strategies to avoid major increments in future OPEX."  Give your blades the attention they deserve at Windpower Monthly's award-winning Blade Inspection, Damage & Repair Forum. More info   Latest Jobs Senior EIA Project Manager , Allen & York Ltd £30k - £40k per annum, Edinburgh Journalist/Writer for the ENDS report , ENDSreport Dependent on experience, London (Greater) Graduate Surveyor - Noise and Vibration , SLR Consulting Ltd Competitive basic salary, comprehensive benefits package, training provided in noise monitoring, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Senior/Principal Ecologist - East Anglia , Peritus Green £33,000 - £40,000, East Anglia Markets and Policy US to auction North Carolina offshore site UNITED STATES: The US government has announced an auction for more than 122,000 acres of offshore commercial wind-energy leases off North Carolina. Record day for Scottish wind UK: Wind power alone provided Scotland with a surplus of electricity on Sunday, 7 August. BOEM seeks interest for California site UNITED STATES: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) in the US has issued a call for interest for the proposed Morro Bay project off California. Project Development Vestas wins 278MW deal UNITED STATES: Vestas has won another big American order for its V110-2.0MW turbine. Financial close and go-ahead for Merkur GERMANY: The 396MW Merkur offshore project in Germany's North Sea has reached financial close. The project has secured a grid connection, and construction will start immediately. Vestas wins cold-climate contract NORWAY: Vestas has won a 112MW order for V136-3.45MW turbines with a power optimised mode to 3.6MW to be installed at a wind farm in eastern Norway. Goldwind wins 99MW deal in Pakistan PAKISTAN: China Three Gorges has ordered 66 Goldwind turbines for the second phase of a project in Pakistan. My profile Only registered Windpower Monthly subscribers and current trialists can access full articles. View subscription options.

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