CGN finalises acquisition of 75% stake in 650 MW wind project in Sweden
China General Nuclear European Energy (CGN) has acquired a 75% stake in the 650 MW Markbygden ETT wind project in Sweden from GE Capital and Macquarie's Green Investment Group.
The wind farm will cover some 450 sqm and will use Enercon E-101 3 MW and Enercon E-126 7.5 MW turbines, as well as 179 General Electric's units of its 3.6 MW turbines with 137 meter rotors.
The complex will comprise a series of interconnected wind farms in the Markbygden area west of Piteå, in northern Sweden with a capacity of up to 4 GW.
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November 22, 2018
NORD/LB arranges financing for 475 MW wind project in Sweden
NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank has announced that it has successfully arranged project financing for the 475 MW Nysäter wind farm project in Sweden of around EUR375 million (~US$430 mi...
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November 22, 2018
European Energy starts construction of 53.2 MW Zinkgruvan wind project
European Energy has erected the first wind turbine for it 53.2 MW Zinkgruvan project. The facility is located approximately 70 km north of Linköping, near the northern end of...
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November 14, 2018
Enercon to build 1.1 GW wind power at Markbygden
Enercon plans to build an onshore wind facility phase 2 at Markbygden, Sweden. Back in 2016, Enercon acquired part of the said project from Svevind. The first turbine connection is expected in 2020 an...
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October 25, 2018
RES announces sale of Swedish wind project to Vattenfall
RES (Renewable Energy Systems) has announced that it has sold the Vargträsk wind project, located in the County of Västerbotten, Sweden, to Vattenfall. The project consists of 21 t...
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October 24, 2018
Eolus orders turbines for 130 MW wind park in Sweden from Vestas
Vestas has announced that it has received an order from Eolus Vind AB for the Bäckhammar project located in the municipalities of Kristinehamn and Degerfors in Sweden. Utilising Vestas&rsqu...
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