On Monday evening 8 September, a wind turbine at the ECN Wind Energy Facilities (EWEF) test site in Wieringerwerf, in the province of Noord-Holland, caught fire. A spokesperson for German wind turbine manufacturer ENERCON confirmed to Windpowernl that it concerned...
Construction of the two wind turbines for the Dutch water board Rijn en IJssel near Duiven has been completed recently. The turbines will contribute to the water board’s ambition to become energy-neutral by 2025. The two turbines are located on...
Energy company Vattenfall has sold its four wind turbines of the onshore wind farm Nij Hiddum-Houw near Cornwerd in the province of Friesland to the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân and the Water Authority Wetterskip Fryslân. Wind farm Nij Hiddum-Houw consists of...
A crack was discovered recently in 1 of the rotor blades of Egchelse Heide Wind Farm during a maintenance check. This needs to be replaced, the wind farm’s initiators report. Replacement was planned for this week. The Egchelse Heide Wind...
The final wind turbine in Koningspleij Wind Farm in Arnhem recently produced its first electricity. Once fully operational, the turbine, together with three other wind turbines, will contribute to an annual generation of an expected 34 million kWh. This fourth...
Construction of the wind turbine at the industrial estate Kleefse Waard (IPKW) was completed last Monday. The wind turbine is part of the Koningspleij onshore wind farm. Koningspleij Wind Farm, located along the Pleijroute (N325) near Arnhem, is an initiative...
Enercon is introducing the E-nacelle to the EP3 platform. The E-138 EP3 E3 is the first to receive the innovative machine house with built-in electrical systems. The German wind turbine supplier is currently constructing three wind energy converters of this...
Inikti has completed the dismantling of the seven old wind turbines at Windpark Ansjovisstroom near Biddinghuizen. Inikti, a full-service wind and solar energy company from Lithuania, started the dismantling work at the end of May this year. In total, the...
Wind turbine construction work is in full swing at the onshore wind farm Nij Hiddum-Houw, located in the province of Friesland. The very first tower section was completed yesterday. The wind farm, with an installed capacity of 42 MW, is...
At the end of November 2021, financial close was achieved with ASN Bank for the financing of the Bovenwind wind farm. The construction of the wind farm in the municipality of Staphorst, Overijssel province, is expected to start in the...
