Kipeto wind farm reaches commercial operation in Kenya
Kenya, Kiserian: All of the 60 turbines at the Kipeto wind farm reached commercial operation in the first week of July and are now producing power to the grid.
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Seamade substation leaves for Rotterdam
Belgium: The first offshore substation transition piece and J-tube cage for the 487 MW Seamade offshore wind farm off Belgium are being transported to the Sif terminal in Rotterdam in the Netherlands ahead of installation.
New York board approves 242 MW wind farm
New York: A wind farm with up to 68 turbines in Steuben County has been approved by New York’s Electric Generation Siting Board.
$43 M wind farm to be built in Scotland
Work on a $43 M wind farm on Inverclyde’s hillside will start next week and the BayWa R.E. will start building eight 110 m tall turbines in the hills above Greenock and the Port.
100 ABB transformers for 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has contracted ABB to supply transformers for the turbines at the 950 MW Moray East offshore wind farm off the coast of Scotland.
Dong Energy to build $7.8B offshore wind farm in UK
United Kingdom: Danish utility Dong Energy has secured approval from the UK government for the development of the $7.8 billion Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm in the North Sea.
MIDEL transformer oil used in France’s first subsea tidal power plant
France, Brittany: France’s first subsea tidal power plant built by GE Power Conversion for Electricité de France (EDF) near Paimpol-Brehat, Brittany, will be completed at the end of 2015.