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Content Iss. 2022-04-28

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 EDITORIAL
Hackers attacking energy transition
 HIGHLIGHTS
Robot crawling wind turbines for inspection
List_ore_catapult_20220426A six-legged robot has shown how it can inspect wind turbine bolts autonomously in a first of its kind demonstration.

Funded by Innovate UK and executed in collaboration with GE Renewable Energy and the Offshore Renewable Energy ...

Offshore wind capacity to thrive in Europe in 2022
List_offshore_wind_7Development is mostly driven by UK ambitions.

New capacity additions are expected to grow further in the coming years, almost doubling again in 2023 to 7.3 GW and jumping to 8.6 GW in 2025. Annual capacity additions in ...

Can wind turbines and migrating birds coexist?
List_max_plank_20220425_1A pair of animal tracking studies by the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior and the University of East Anglia, UK, provide detailed GPS data on flight behavior of birds that are susceptible to collision with energy ...
Five key lessons from current energy crisis
List_abgas_3The crisis caused by Russia’s War in Ukraine has highlighted the challenges for the global energy supply as the world tackles the threat of climate change.

The crisis caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has highlighted ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Danish Energy Agency approves feasibility studies for Frederikshavn offshore wind farm
Detail_danish_energy_agency_20220427The Danish Energy Agency approved the preliminary study report for the Frederikshavn offshore wind farm, which consists of an environmental impact report.

With the approval, the Danish Energy Agency determined that the content of the preliminary study report (environmental impact report) complies with the requirements of the Act and that, based on the information available, it cannot be disputed that energy ...

News of the Day
Detail_wind_oel_1Money makes the world go round: Wind energy is booming in deep-red Republican states in the U.S.

Despite former President Donald Trump calling wind the "worst form of energy", wind energy is booming in many deep-red Republican states in the U.S.
Thus Texas has become a giant in producing wind energy in recent years: In 2020 alone, Texas generated more electricity from wind than Iowa, Kansas, and Oklahoma — the next three highest states — combined, according to the EIA.

CNN's Ella Nielsen ...

Irish port wants to become offshore wind energy hub
Detail_rosslare_20220425Rosslare Europort management has announced plans to establish the port, its hinterland and the south-east region as Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, with the potential to create up to 2,000 jobs.

Rosslare Europort has outlined its vision to become the Offshore Renewable Energy Hub of Ireland at a seminar in the Terminal Building today. At the event, Jim Meade, Chief Executive of Iarnród Éireann (Port Authority for Rosslare Europort) and Rosslare Europort General Manager Glenn Carr welcomed local, national and international industry and ...

 NEWS of the WEEK
Statkraft signs wind power PPA with Solvay
List_wind_23Solvay will purchase electricity produced by the Pajuperankangas wind farm.

The agreement will enable the Group’s Voikkaa site in Finland to operate on 100% wind-generated electricity, helping to decarbonize the production ...

GE: Q1 results are in
List_ge_20220317_2GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr.: "We're holding the outlook range we shared in January, but as we continue to work through inflation and other evolving pressures, we're currently trending toward the low end of the range."
  • Total orders $18.9B, +11%;...
M-PT: Expanding production of bolting technology at M-PT
List_01With a symbolic turn of the sod founder Michael Matjeschk and managing director Carmen Hebestreit have started together with the M-PT team the construction of a new facility. The expansion is necessary, because there is no longer enough...
Aker Horizons and Statkraft sign collaboration for green hydrogen and ammonia production
List_wasser_4The two companies plan to explore opportunities for green hydrogen and ammonia production in India and Brazil.

The collaboration brings together Aker Clean Hydrogen, a global ...

ERG orders Nexans' ULTRACKER services GE Renewable Energy: 3D printing tower sections for wind turbines
List_9GE Renewable Energy today held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to inaugurate a new research and development facility that will conduct research on how to 3D print the concrete base of towers used ...
Schaeffler: doubling of dividend approved
List_schaeffler_20220422The shareholders of Schaeffler AG approved the dividend proposed by the Board of Managing Directors at today’s annual general meeting of the global automotive and industrial supplier.

The shareholders of ...

Next step: 8.2 Consulting AG to carry out quality surveillance activities for commissioning and completion activities of Hollandse Kust Zuid
List_siemens_gamesa_hollandse_kust_zuid_turbineThe inspectors from 8.2 Consulting AG are currently undertaking quality surveillance of the serial production of the Siemens Gamesa nacelles in Cuxhaven,...
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 ...

NKT finishes power cable system for Hornsea 2 OWF
List_nkt_20220427NKT has commissioned the 220 kV HVAC power cable system for the Hornsea 2 offshore wind farm which will be the world's largest wind farm once fully commissioned.

NKT has commissioned the 220 kV HVAC power cable system for ...

Heerema Marine Contractors awarded contract for German offshore wind farm
List_heerema_20220426Heerema Marine Contractors has been awarded a contract for the transport and installation of the foundations of the He Dreiht offshore wind farm.

The work includes the transport ...

World Bank publishes offshore wind roadmap for Philippines
List_boracay-3066488_1280“The Philippines has a rapidly growing demand for power,” said DOE Secretary Alfonso G. Cusi . “It is clear from this roadmap that offshore wind can play a major role in meeting our country’s energy demand indigenously, while also...
Development of automated marine mammal detection system for vessels underway
List_jan_de_nul_20220422Jan De Nul Group and Seiche Ltd have started trials for the development to collect the necessary data for testing and fine-tuning the A.I. capacity of the automated detection function and the visual distances these...
Iberdrola acquires 1 GW Mount James wind farm in Australia
List_iberdrola_20220422Spanish energy company Iberdrola has acquired the rights to build one of the largest onshore wind farms in the world with 1,000 MW. The Mount James wind farm is located in North Queensland, ...
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 ...
 EVENTS
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
2022-05-15 Berlin: Produktschulung Peakanalyzer
2022-05-16 San Antonio: CLEANPOWER 2022
2022-05-16 Montpellier: Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWT) Conference 2022
2022-05-17 -: Green Hydrogen Summit 2022
2022-05-17 Lubbock: 14th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering
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