WHITEPAPER – WIND GENERATOR TECHNOLOGY

SAAEA 28 November 2012.

Leonardo ENERGY is pleased to launch its latest Application Note on wind generator technologies.

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The purpose of this paper is to:
Give an overview of the expected evolutions of wind market, in terms of growth rates, geography and wind turbine sizes.
Present the increasing requirements by Transmission System Operators to accommodate larger amounts of renewable energy.
Depict the technology trends of wind turbine generators, explaining their pros and cons, as well as their suitability according to wind regimes and locations.

We hope this paper meets your expectations and welcome your comments and feedback.

AU learns from local wind turbine venture

Cape Times 15 May 2012.

MORE than 100 delegates at the first forum of the Africa-eu energy partnership, including Elham Ibrahim, the AU’S commissioner of infrastructure and energy, visited the Cape Town workshop of Isivunguvungu Wind Energy Converter last week to see the company’s first prototype 50m wind turbine blade.

Wind farm gets green light, but some farmers see red

Cape Times 19 April 2012.

THE hills of Darling are set to get a wind farm with 43 turbines between 80m to 100m high.

Called the Rheboksfontein Wind Energy Facility, the wind farm has been given the green light by the Department of Environment.

Most of the turbines will be erected on the farm Rheboksfontein, home to the vines that produce Ormonde wines…

http://www.iolproperty.co.za/roller/news/entry/darling_wind_farm_gets_green (free link , thanks Frank!)

http://capetimes.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/viewer.aspx (unfortunately The Cape Times requires a paid subscription to access their content on-line)

Small wind market has big potential, report shows

Engineering News 16 March 2012.

The small wind power market holds “enormous potential”, especially for nonelectrified areas in developing countries, yet only a handful of governments are offering specific support policies for small wind generating capacity, the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) said in a report this week.

“Wherever the wind blows, small wind turbines can provide electricity at affordable prices to local citizens, be it for rural electrification, like in China or in other developing countries or, connected to the grid, like often in the industrialised countries,” WWEA president He Dexin said…

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/small-wind-market-has-big-potential-report-shows-2012-03-16

SA sets wind power first for Africa

Business Report 13 March 2012.

A company set up by German investors – Isivunguvungu Wind Energy Converter (I-WEC) – has produced the first gigantic 52-metre long wind turbine rotor blade in Africa, for use by Arcelor-Mittal in a wind farm at Saldanha on the West Coast…

http://www.iol.co.za/business/business-news/sa-sets-wind-power-first-for-africa-1.1254639

Saldanha steel mill supports wind-energy project

Engineering News 6 December 2011.

Steel producer ArcelorMittal South Africa (Mittal) has confirmed that it is supporting an initiative to erect up to six wind turbines to supply renewable energy to its Saldanha Steel plant, in the Western Cape…

http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/saldanha-steel-mill-supports-wind-energy-project-2011-12-06

I-WEC to start manufacturing first wind rotor blade in early Dec

Engineering News 24 November 2011.

South African wind turbine manufacturer Isivunguvungu Wind Energy Converter (I-WEC) on Thursday launched its new blade mould facility in the Cape Town harbour, where it will begin manufacturing its first 50 m rotor blade on December 5…