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Content Iss. 2022-05-05

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 EDITORIAL
Offshore wind farms and fishery
 HIGHLIGHTS
US Government advances transmission grid projects to unlock renewable boom in the West
List_strommast_6The Biden-Harris administration has announced significant milestones on three transmission projects that will carry renewable energy across the West.

The Biden-Harris administration ...

Organizations urge U.S. Congress to support funding transmission grid
List_geld_gruenMore than 30 clean energy parties have sent a joint letter to Congress urging robust funding for high-voltage transmission deployment and research in the Department of Energy’s FY 2023 ...
How high is the power security in the UK?
List_globaldata_20220502As a result of Brexit and its reliance on imports from the common EU market, the UK is now facing questions regarding higher energy prices, fuelled by the Russian War in Ukraine.

Attaurrahman Ojindaram ...

Corporate PPA prices on the rise across Europe
List_eu_flagge_1The region’s energy crises, a series of major market disruptions starting with Covid-19 and culminating in the Ukraine war, have pushed average forward prices up 103% since BNEF’s last survey.

The region’s energy ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
PEAK Wind takes over as Operations and Asset Manager of US wind farm
Estonian offshore wind farm takes shape
Detail_enefit_20220502Enefit Green announced that it signed an agreement to prepare a preliminary design for an offshore wind farm planned for the Baltic Sea north of Hiiumaa. According to the plans, the technical analysis of the farm is to be completed in August this year.

The preliminary design for the Hiiu offshore wind farm will be prepared by international consulting firm Ramboll. The company will analyze various options for the wind turbines and solutions for substations and interconnecting cables to the park. The design also includes specifying the possibilities and ...

Fraunhofer IWES and ABB jointly develop mobile grid simulator
 NEWS of the WEEK
GE and HSM Offshore Energy sign MoU for AC offshore wind substation projects
List_mou-ge-hsm-offshore-wind-some-800x800The MoU between GE’s Grid Solutions and HSM Offshore Energy focuses on supporting the development of offshore wind projects by providing an optimized and cost-effective turnkey ...
Wind power for ZF in Germany
List_zf_20220505Statkraft and ZF have signed a PPA for its plants and office locations in Germany.

As part of a full supply contract for the years 2022 and 2023, ZF and Statkraft have agreed on a green PPA supply concept. Based on a ...

Schaeffler opens Tool Technology Center
List_schaeffler_20220504_2The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a state-of-the-art Tool Technology Center at its facility in Höchstadt an der Aisch in Germany.

The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has ...

UL sets up new office in Scotland
List_ul_20220504UL has launched a major new office in Glasgow, which will serve as the global hub for its growing offshore wind operations.

UL, a global safety science leader, has launched a major new office in Glasgow, which will ...

Nexans greenhouse gas reduction targets receive validation
List_nexans_20220503Nexans will embed sustainability across all its divisions, from innovations and solutions development, product manufacturing, and managing daily operations, to the purchase of raw materials, the use of its sold products, as well as working...
WindEurope's position on electricity market design
List_wind_14Last month WindEurope published a new paper on electricity market design, stressing that investor certainty is essential to mobilise the massive investments needed to improve Europe’s energy security.

The very high ...

API Launches DYNAMIC 9D LADAR at Control 2022
List_fig_1_robot_with_9dladarBreakthrough LADAR technology sets new standard in non-contact optical dimensional metrology for manufacturing industries

At Control, API launches the DYNAMIC 9D LADAR, an innovative laser detection and ranging system that ...

What can the US learn from the European offshore wind industry?
List_windeurope_20220502There are some important lessons the US can learn from Europe if it wants to effectively expand its offshore wind capacity quickly.

The Forum was led by US Secretary of Energy, Jennifer ...

Europe needs much more wind energy
List_wind_13WindEurope has published its annual Finance and Investment Trends report.

Europe invested €41.4bn in new wind farms in 2021. This is 11% less than 2020. But the investments cover 24.6 GW of new capacity, which ...

GDG to conduct National Ports Study in Ireland
List_hafen_1Offshore engineering and design consultancy, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions Ltd (GDG), has announced that it has been commissioned by Wind Energy Ireland to undertake a study of Ireland’s national ports.

To understand the ...

Ørsted: turning offshore wind turbine foundations into safe havens for corals
List_orsted_20220504Increased surface temperatures in shallow waters can lead to coral bleaching. At offshore wind farm locations further offshore, temperatures are more stable due to vertical mixing in the water column, preventing extreme...
Germany's SuedLink: production of power cables started
List_nkt_20220503"With the start of production, SuedLink is taking a big step towards the start of construction."

NKT has started production of the 525 kV XLPE high-voltage DC (direct current) onshore cable system with a route length ...

First French-build CTV launched
List_lda_20220502On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the launch of the vessel was attended by representatives of the French shipyard OCEA, GE Renewable Energy, EDF Renouvelables and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the ...

Ørsted takes final investment decision on Sunflower Wind in Kansas
List_wind_23The 201 MW onshore wind project was acquired together with Lincoln Land Wind last year.

The project was acquired together with Lincoln Land Wind last year. Since the acquisition, ...

Axpo to invest in renewable energy in Switzerland
List_wind_solar_2Wind farms produce about two thirds of their electricity volume in the winter half-year – in other words, when power is especially needed. That's why Axpo buys several wind farms.

If Switzerland wants to achieve the energy ...

U.S. offshore leasing on Atlantic and Pacific sites advances
List_offshore_9The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish two separate Calls for Information and Nominations for possible leasing in areas that are determined to be suitable off the...
 EVENTS
2022-05-05 Dortmund: IVAM Hightech Summit 2022 - Solutions for Sustainability
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
2022-05-19 Nairobi: 9th Power & Energy Kenya 2022
2022-05-23 Dallas: POWER-GEN
2022-05-25 London: Wind & Aviation 2022
2022-05-25 Delft: Environmental vibrations and noise due to offshore installation of foundation piles in Offshore Wind
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