Vestas - RSS Feed http://www.vestas.com noreply@dynamicweb.dk(noreply) Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:05:32 GMT Sat, 20 Mar 2010 17:05:32 GMT Dynamicweb http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 0 http://www.vestas.com/Files/System/css/Images/vestas.png Vestas - RSS Feed http://www.vestas.com Wind industry benefits US economy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1976&action=3 Analysis of economic impacts in the US proves wind jobs help support local economies. - Wind industry benefits US economy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1976 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:35:00 GMT Energy drought in Eastern Europe http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1621&action=3 Energy challenges in Eastern Europe are bottlenecking economic development in the region. Sustainable energy sources like wind power might help to fuel Eastern Europe’s engine for development. - Energy drought in Eastern Europe http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1621 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:40:00 GMT Bounty Crop of Green Policy Changes http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1483&action=3 Call it “Continental Alignment.” Europe and the US have moved much closer together recently in terms of renewable energy, thanks to landmark policy changes. Organizations that have a major stake in wind energy see it as welcome news. - Bounty Crop of Green Policy Changes http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1483 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:15:00 GMT Hoarding Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1305&action=3 Large-scale use of renewable energy may depend on the ability to store electricity. - Hoarding Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1305 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:10:00 GMT China’s sprint to become a wind power leader http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1594&action=3 China is building wind turbines faster than any country in history - its rapidly growing economy is desperate for more green power. However, China’ sprint to become the world's wind power leader could have unforseen consequences - China’s sprint to become a wind power leader http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1594 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:10:00 GMT Guide to build a wind power plant http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1609&action=3 Practically every corner of the world has one – a natural wind corridor or a wind plain that would be a perfect spot for a wind power project. But, getting from conception to production involves a number of stages. Below, is a Q&A session outlining the key stages. - Guide to build a wind power plant http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1609 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 10:50:00 GMT Countdown to Copenhagen http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1615&action=3 Five energy experts speak about their expectations for the COP15 in December. - Countdown to Copenhagen http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1615 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:25:00 GMT Wind forecasting’s vital role http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1597&action=3 Danish wind-grid integration pioneers look constantly to push the envelope on more accurate wind prediction. - Wind forecasting’s vital role http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1597 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:35:00 GMT Opening doors to the future http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1602&action=3 Will the next generation of wind turbines float in the sea or soar in the sky? Is there a limit to turbine size? Could every tall building soon have its own turbines? Three wind power experts imagine the future. - Opening doors to the future http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1602 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:35:00 GMT Wind jobs arrive just in time http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1599&action=3 Colorado’s drive to become a new energy economy is taking off. - Wind jobs arrive just in time http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1599 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:50:00 GMT Renewables – the French approach http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1610&action=3 France has historically relished being seen as the odd man out. But with its ambitious Grenelle de l’Environnement programme, its new energy policy focused on further reducing carbon emissions by giving pride of place to renewable energy sources, it is now more in harmony with its European neighbours. - Renewables – the French approach http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1610 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:35:00 GMT Countdown to faultless Components http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1511&action=3 A new understanding of critical to quality processes is bringing Vestas closer to component suppliers and paving the way to minimal defects. Just what the customer ordered. - Countdown to faultless Components http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1511 Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:05:00 GMT Fixing the Spares http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1516&action=3 The new Vestas Spare Parts & Repair business unit supports optimised service work and shortens turbine downtime. - Fixing the Spares http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1516 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:15:00 GMT Staying ahead of China’s Wind Market Growth http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1515&action=3 Vestas makes independent Chinese sales unit in what is becoming the world’s most competitive market. - Staying ahead of China’s Wind Market Growth http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1515 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:50:00 GMT Offshore Comeback http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1514&action=3 Vestas gets one of the biggest orders ever placed for offshore wind after a sales stop and rework of its V90 turbine. The time off brought other benefits, too. - Offshore Comeback http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1514 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT Man on a Mission: Oil Billionaire backs modern Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1509&action=3 Even though T. Boone Pickens is now 80 years old and already has a long, hard working life behind him, he has taken on yet another challenge: to eliminate the dependence of the United States on oil from unstable regions of the world. Because no-one else is doing it. - Man on a Mission: Oil Billionaire backs modern Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1509 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:30:00 GMT Obama Ushers in New Era http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1506&action=3 With a new administration and Congress, the U.S. political environment has never appeared more favorable for wind and other renewables. In addition to long-term planning for clean energy, look for quick action on a green technology jobs program, a build-out of the U.S. transmission grid, a multi-year Production Tax Credit and a regimen to reduce carbon emissions. - Obama Ushers in New Era http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1506 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 12:40:00 GMT New Crane Increases Turbine Availability http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1311&action=3 How do you avoid having to use expensive cranes that are hard to get when you need them, and time-consuming and difficult to handle once you have them? Vestas introduces its new mobile crane. - New Crane Increases Turbine Availability http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1311 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 12:00:00 GMT A New Powerful Performer http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1504&action=3 Following 18 months of development, Vestas presents the innovative V112-3.0 MW turbine, dimensioned to harvest maximum power from medium and low wind speed sites. - A New Powerful Performer http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1504 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:30:00 GMT There IS light ahead of us – though some places look much brighter than others http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1525&action=3 Editorial - There IS light ahead of us – though some places look much brighter than others http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1525 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 13:00:00 GMT Win-Win Collaborations http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1312&action=3 Whether it is with outside industries, universities or research bodies, R&D collaboration proves that two heads are better than one. By Jack Jackson - Win-Win Collaborations http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1312 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:05:00 GMT Tuned in to Customer Value http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1510&action=3 More than 100 Vestas customers were asked what they expect from their wind turbine supplier. Their responses have led to the identification of three “must do” value drivers – and got Vestas refocused on customer needs. - Tuned in to Customer Value http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1510 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:30:00 GMT Putting Numbers on Green Performance http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1519&action=3 Detailed studies confirm the low environmental impact of Vestas wind turbines compared to fossil-fuel power generation - Putting Numbers on Green Performance http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1519 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 21:30:00 GMT Crisis Fires Up under Consolidation http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1320&action=3 Financially stable utility companies place firm demands on wind turbine suppliers as they take a leading role in the consolidation of the wind industry. - Crisis Fires Up under Consolidation http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1320 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 06:00:00 GMT Training for the Generation of Green-Collar Workers http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1313&action=3 At first, Elizabeth Kokos was looking for a new place to work. After working an office job in a high school in Oregon and raising kids, she looked around her community for new opportunities. By Katharine Gammon - Training for the Generation of Green-Collar Workers http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1313 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 12:10:00 GMT Turbulence in the Credit Market http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1303&action=3 The global credit crunch has reined in growth in regions around the world and sharply curtailed lending to industries. Yet renewable energies like wind haven’t totally left the radar screen of investors. - Turbulence in the Credit Market http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1303 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:20:00 GMT Towering microstructures http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1586&action=3 Wind turbines are only as reliable and durable as the materials they are made from. Vestas has opened a new lab dedicated to ensuring materials have the right micro-properties to deliver a macro-performance - Towering microstructures http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1586 Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:15:00 GMT Facing the challenge http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1636&action=3 Editorial - Facing the challenge http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1636 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 17:25:00 GMT Taking the pulse of offshore http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1585&action=3 Anders Søe-Jensen, President of Vestas Offshore A/S, shares with Win[d] his views on the offshore wind power. - Taking the pulse of offshore http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1585 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:00 GMT Revving Up the Electric Car http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1319&action=3 Wind will fuel your future wheels. Around the world, regions and countries are laying the groundwork to support electric cars, and wind turbines will play a key role - particularly at night, when they’ll charge your car with clean and competitively priced energy. - Revving Up the Electric Car http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1319 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:10:00 GMT Don’t Build an Ark, Yet http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1317&action=3 New research findings reinforced that sea level rise from three separate sources is another unfortunate and potentially disastrous consequence of the burning of fossil fuels. - Don’t Build an Ark, Yet http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1317 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 08:00:00 GMT Wind will never stop http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1308&action=3 Despite the devastating effects for many industries of the credit crunch, wind power grew record numbers during 2008 and has a promising short to long term future prospectives. - Wind will never stop http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1308 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:20:00 GMT Paying for Pollution http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1474&action=3 Carbon markets are big and booming. Depending on system rules, they can either grow or slow investments in wind power. - Paying for Pollution http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1474 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:20:00 GMT A New Agenda http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1522&action=3 Editorial - A New Agenda http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1522 Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:50:00 GMT Reaching to the Converters http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1310&action=3 Meet GridStreamer: a new power system, from a new group within Vestas, that promises serious cost savings. - Reaching to the Converters http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1310 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:55:00 GMT New Turbine Design Reduces Cost of Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1309&action=3 The V112 has been designed to use as much standardised equipment as possible in the areas of transport, installation and service. - New Turbine Design Reduces Cost of Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1309 Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:55:00 GMT When the Storm Clears http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1358&action=3 Editorial - When the Storm Clears http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1358 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:00:00 GMT Green Lending Turns a Corner http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1337&action=3 The liquidity squeeze has hit most economic sectors hard, including the renewables industry. But the credit cycle appears to be turning a corner, and those green energy project sponsors who understand the new realities have the best chance to secure funding. - Green Lending Turns a Corner http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1337 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 09:00:00 GMT Drilling Wind in the Middle East http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1325&action=3 The Middle East is where primitive windmills arose and yet, today this is one of the regions with less wind power megawatts installed. The commitment of some governments in the subcontinent will put an end to this situation and boost wind power development. - Drilling Wind in the Middle East http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1325 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:30:00 GMT Wind Beats Ethanol in Car Energy Study http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1324&action=3 Wind tops ethanol and clean coal as best option to power America’s cars in comprehensive study comparing effects of energy sources on environment, energy security, climate, human health and other external factors. - Wind Beats Ethanol in Car Energy Study http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1324 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:00:00 GMT Finding the real cost of energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1355&action=3 Economists criticise the current method for determining the lifetime cost of energy of a power plant. Fossil fuel generation comes out ahead unfairly while external benefits of wind and renewable power are ignored. - Finding the real cost of energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1355 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT Green Synergy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1334&action=3 The renewable energy industry has been targeted as a key area for investment for three primary reasons: greater energy independence; improved environmental benefits from reduced greenhouse gas emissions; and significant, positive economic impacts. - Green Synergy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1334 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT Ocean Breezes Strengthen http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1329&action=3 Offshore Wind Power Begins to Show Its Muscle. - Ocean Breezes Strengthen http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1329 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT Leading the Race for Renewable Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1323&action=3 Spurred by concerns of climate change and energy security, the world is shifting to non-fossil, non-nuclear fuels. - Leading the Race for Renewable Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1323 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT Constructively Green http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1338&action=3 The world green building council seeks more legislation to cement the success of green building rating systems. - Constructively Green http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1338 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:00:00 GMT Virtual Reality Comes to Alternative Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1341&action=3 Imagine a world in which impossibly heavy objects move at your slightest touch, or in which you can navigate through the most intricate systems. Such a world has now become a “virtual reality” for green energy. - Virtual Reality Comes to Alternative Energy http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1341 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:00:00 GMT Foiling Murphy’s law http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1342&action=3 What can go wrong probably will go wrong – predicting and preventing errors in operation is one of the biggest challenges facing wind turbine manufacturers. - Foiling Murphy’s law http://www.vestas.com/Default.aspx?ID=7950&NewsID=1342 Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT