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Content Iss. 2022-04-21

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 EDITORIAL
France before runoff election
Detail_flag-3210468_1280Next Sunday, the runoff election for presidency between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will take place in France. Not only do the two differ significantly in their attitudes towards Europe, it will also be a directional election for the French energy transition.

The political positions of the two candidates in the battle for the French presidency could not be more different. While incumbent Emmanuel Macron wants to continue his line on many issues, Marine Le Pen of the far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party intends to radically transform France if she will win the election. Not only would the position of France - Europe's second strongest economic power - vis-à-vis the European Union change, but the impact on the French energy transition would be ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Recycling carbon fibers
List_fraunhofer_igcv_20220420_1To reduce the CO2 footprint, the Fraunhofer Institute for Casting, Composite and Processing Technology IGCV Augsburg research with a state-of-the-art wetlaid nonwoven machine for recycling carbon fibers.

To reduce the CO2 ...

OWA to launch 16 new renewable energy research projects
List_offshore_wind_8The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) is launching 16 new research and development (R&D) projects this year.

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), a collaboration between nine ...

UK needs onshore wind energy
List_wind_9Putting the brakes on onshore wind could cost consumers £125 on bills, the ECIU says.

News reports in the run-up to the publication of the Government’s Energy Security Strategy suggested that Ministers were poised to ...

Scotland: all applicants have option agreements in place
List_offshore_wind_2Colin Maciver, Head of Offshore Wind Development for Crown Estate Scotland, said, “Seventeen agreements are now in place to help deliver these offshore wind projects that are central to Scotland’s efforts to tackle the climate emergency,...
 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Vitol acquires three U.S. wind farms from BlackRock
Detail_wind_22Dutch energy and commodity trading company Vitol has agreed to acquire three operating wind farms in Pennsylvania totalling 244.4 MW from a fund managed by BlackRock, for an undisclosed sum.

The Highland North, Twin Ridges and Patton wind farms will be integrated into the existing renewable energy capacity in the U.S. approaching 1 GW. The transaction is expected to close later this quarter and is subject to standard closing conditions and customary regulatory approvals. When combined with Vitol’s Big Sky Wind farm, Vitol will have almost 500 MW of wind ...

Boralex and partners to develop three wind farms in Québec region
Detail_wind_wald_1Boralex, Énergir and Hydro-Québec have announce to develop three wind projects of 400 MW each on the Seigneurie de Beaupré territory in Canada.

Under the agreement, Boralex, Énergir and Hydro-Québec will participate equally in the projects through affiliated companies. The energy generated would be purchased by Hydro-Québec under three PPAs and included in the volume of energy available to supply its various markets. The decision regarding whether each project is ...

Greek wind farm takes shape
Detail_iberdrola_20220419Spanish energy company Iberdrola has begun construction of the 50.4-MW Askio III wind farm near Mount Askio in the Western Macedonia region of Greece.

Iberdrola said that an average of 75 jobs will be created during the construction phase, and up to 150 jobs during peak periods. The wind farm will have 12 wind turbines with a capacity of 4.2 MW, with 70-meter rotor blades and a rotor ...

 NEWS of the WEEK
GE Renewable Energy signs PPA to reduce carbon footprint in Europe
List_dji_0126GE Renewable Energy has signed its first European Power Purchase Agreement from a new wind farm in Spain with its partner, Forestalia.

GE Renewable Energy announced today the signature ...

More clean electricity for cement manufacturer OPTERRA
List_statkraft_20220420Statkraft supplies a further 300 GWh of green power

OPTERRA, a CRH Company, is driving forward its commitment to sustainability with an additional 300 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable power supplied by Statkraft to ...

TÜV Nord: no data stolen in cyber attack
List_tuev_nord_20220420According to current information, no customer or company data has been stolen or damaged during the attack.

According to current information, no customer or company data has been stolen or damaged during the ...

PNE puts another wind farm for own portfolio into operation
List_wind_20In the German regional state of Brandenburg, the company has commissioned the Wahlsdorf wind farm with six wind turbines with a nominal output of 19.2 MW.

PNE AG, which is internationally ...

Deutsche Windtechnik hit by cyber attack
List_deutsche_windtechnik_20220404This is already the third attack on German companies of critical infrastructure in recent weeks.

As a consequence, it is currently not possible to reach us via e-mail. Based on our current knowledge, we do not ...

Interview with Gracher: Wind energy industry "clearly picking up speed"
List_energiewende_3Windfair met Gracher's managing director Carl E. Hoestermann and their Senior Specialist Surety, Kai Grove, for an interview. Read the in-depth interview to find out why the wind industry will start to realize its true...
Partnership for protecting marine wildlife
List_offshore_3Vineyard Wind has today announced a new multi-year collaboration with the University of New Hampshire to deploy a Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) device to record ambient sound and marine mammal species vocalizations in its lease ...
Siemens Gamesa sells renewables portfolio to SSE Renewables
List_siemens_20220420This sale includes a pipeline of onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 3.9GW in various stages of development in Spain, France, Italy and Greece, with the possibility to develop up to 1GW of co-located photovoltaic projects....
Eolus and Hydro REIN sell 75% of Swedish wind farm to MEAG
List_wind_11The 260 MW wind power project Stor-Skälsjön is due to be commissioned for autumn 2023.

The transaction covers 75% of the shares in the project company at an enterprise value of EUR 361.4 ...

Port of Thorsminde to become offshore hub for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
List_rwe_20220420RWE has selected Port of Thorsminde from which to carry out the operation and maintenance of its Thor Offshore Wind Farm.

RWE has selected Port of Thorsminde from which ...

Equinor publishes its first energy transition plan
List_energiewende_2“To decarbonise society, we need to be effective agents of change in the energy transition. We have set a clear direction to apply our experience, competence and the financial muscle from oil and gas to new value creating sectors of the energy...
RPS to complete environmental assessment and consenting support for Morven OWF
List_offshore_1RPS has been selected by bp and EnBW to complete the Environmental Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) and Habitats Regulation Assessment (HRA) for the development of the Morven Offshore Wind Farm off the Scottish coast....
Construction start for first French offshore wind farm
List_jan_de_nul_20220414Jan De Nul’s Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Vole au vent has kicked off her mission on the Saint-Nazaire Wind Farm project in France.

Jan De Nul’s Offshore Jack-Up Installation Vessel Vole au vent has ...

 EVENTS
2022-04-26 Atlantic City: 2022 International Planning Forum (IPF)
2022-04-26 online: Energy Tech Summit 2022
2022-04-26 Funchal: 6th Hybrid Power Systems Workshop
2022-04-27 New Delhi: Wind Energy India 2022
2022-04-27 Bridlington: OWC2022 (Offshore Wind Connections 2022)
2022-04-28 Chennai: Renewable Energy India Expo 2022
2022-05-02 Berlin: Berliner ENERGIETAGE 2022
2022-05-04 Hamburg: smart energy symposium 2022
2022-05-04 Sydney: Smart Energy Expo 2022
2022-05-05 Hamburg: 19. Windmesse Symposium 2022
2022-05-05 Hamburg: Symposium Vibration of Wind Turbines 2022
2022-05-10 Berlin: Grundlagenseminar Condition Monitoring an Getrieben und Wälzlagern
2022-05-10 Hamburg: Wind Turbine Bearings
2022-05-10 Munich: The smarter E Europe
2022-05-11 Glasgow: All-Energy & Dcarbonise
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