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E.ON Russia JSC commissioned two combined cycle power plants on the site of Surgutskaya thermal power station.

The plants were designed around GE Energy MS9001FA gas turbine each nominally rated at 256 MW. The new efficient CCGT units have a total capacity of 800 MW. The efficiency of each 400 MW CCGT unit of Surgutskaya GRES-2 is 55.9 percent, which is more than one third higher than the average efficiency of power units.

05/10/2011
Turboatom JSC steam turbine is commissioned in Kazakhstan.

Second power unit of Aksu thermal power plant started commercial operation after modernization. New generation K-325-23.5 steam turbine was supplied by Turboatom JSC (Ukraine). It replaced obsolete K-300-240-2 steam turbine. After commissioning total electric output of steam turbine power unit was increased by 25 MW. Reconstruction of the plant gives the opportunity to increase reliability of power generation and environmental friendliness of the equipment. Second power unit of Aksu thermal power plant is the fourth power unit commissioned on the base of Turboatom JSC steam turbines.

04/10/2011
Two Capstone C1000 microturbine power stations were installed on the site of Vostochno-Sotchemyu-Talyukskoye oil field (Pechoraneftegas).

 

Capstone C1000 microturbine power station with electric output of 1 MW and efficiency of 33 % was designed around five C200 microturbines manufactured by Capstone Turbine Corporation. The station operates in simple cycle on casing-head gas as a part of local power grid. The operation mode is basic. Main power equipment was supplied by . The station is equipped with booster compressor station.

 

03/10/2011
PowerWind sells first wind turbine to Britain

In future the University of Sheffield covers part of its energy demand with PowerWind 56; Sub-MW products are best suited for the profitable British feed-in tariff.

PowerWind GmbH has closed a deal over the delivery of a wind turbine to the University of Sheffield. With this first installation on British ground the German manufacturer enters one of the most important markets for wind energy converters. By the end of 2011 the 900-kW turbine of the PowerWind 56 type will already be installed. The German PowerWind GmbH offers powerful plants oriented towards the demand of smaller municipalities or institutions.

29/08/2011
WinWind delivers eight wind turbines to France.

WinWinD and the French-based InnoVent have signed a contract for six 3 MW wind turbines. WinWinD will deliver the WWD-3 turbines to wind parks located in the Northern France in the municipalities of Fiefs and Sains-lès-Pernes by the end of 2011. The hub height of the turbines is 88 m and the rotor diameter is 103 m. financing for the project is provided by Triodos Bank Belgium and Crédit Coopératif (France) who are supported by Export Credit Guarantees from Finnvera.

In addition to this, WinWinD and InnoVent have agreed on the delivery of two 1 MW wind turbines. These turbines are of the WWD-1 type, and they will be installed in the Northern France in the town of Boutavent this autumn. The hub height of these turbines will be 66 meters and rotor diameter 64 meters.

05/09/2011
First EWT 500kW direct drive wind turbine operational in the UK.

EWT commissioned its first Directwind 52-500kW direct drive wind turbine at the site near Camelford, North Cornwall. The installed turbine has a hub height of 40 meters and a rotor diameter of 52 meters. Owner of the turbine is Otter Power Limited. EWT has built the project in a record time and ahead of the scheduled date for completion.

With the favorable local wind conditions and supported by the UK feed-in tariff system it is very attractive for farmers and landowners to opt for a Directwind 500kW wind turbine.

In the meanwhile EWT has secured new contracts for its 500kW turbine and is anticipating growing demand the coming period.

 

26/09/2011
Vestas receives order for 26 MW in Italy.

 

Vestas has received an order for delivery of 13 V90-2.0 MW wind turbines for the Lucera wind farm in Apulia, Italy.

The contract includes supply, installation and commissioning of the turbines and a ten-year operation and maintenance agreement. Delivery is scheduled to start in the first half of 2012 and the project will be completed in the third quarter of the year.

The order has been placed by Sea Spa, a company controlled by Repower which is a leading Swiss utility generating electricity at its own plants in Switzerland, Italy and Germany. With a total installed capacity of 47 MW and a broad portfolio of projects in the pipeline, the company is looking into substantially increasing its own generation during the next few years, with a balanced mix of different technologies.

 

06/09/2011