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Content Iss. 2023-04-27 |
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EDITORIAL
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If you read your 'North Sea Summit' news carefully at the beginning of the week, you may have noticed Luxembourg in the list of participating countries alongside eight North Sea countries. The dwarf state has no coastline, but is still involved in the offshore wind business. |
HIGHLIGHTS
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The new edition of the IEA’s annual 'Global Electric Vehicle Outlook' shows that more than 10 million electric cars were sold worldwide in 2022 and that sales are expected to grow by another 35% this year to reach 14 million. ...
The development of offshore grid infrastructure has been relatively uncoordinated until recently. This needs to change. 
Australia is taking positive steps to increase its climate and clean energy ambitions. But nor the country needs to strengthen its policies and long-term plans to ensure it meets its ...
The new framework for this energy transition proposed by the World Bank is titled 'Scaling Up to Phase Down'. 
Maryland Governor Wes Moore stopped at the Tradepoint Atlantic facility in Sparrows Point with Ørsted, signing several major environment bills geared toward further solidifying Maryland’s clean energy future....
Scottish Renewables has launched the fourth edition of its 'Supply Chain Impact Statement' this week, an annual showcase of the businesses and organisations working across Scotland’s ...|
WINDFAIR EDITORS
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CWP’s Vetrozelena wind farm, consisting of 48 turbines, has a planned installed capacity of 300 MW. The projects electricity output will reduce CO2 emissions by around 820,000 tons every year and supply more than 185,000 households with green electricity. 
RWE has announced that all major components for the 1,000 MW Thor offshore wind farm in Denmark have been secured. The company is signing agreements with suppliers for turbines, foundations, cables and the on- and offshore substation. 
National Grid and TenneT want to build an electricity link that will connect offshore wind between the Netherlands and the UK to support decarbonisation, energy independence and strengthen British, Dutch and European security of supply. |
NEWS of the WEEK
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Double-digit orders and revenue growth with positive free cash flow; raising low end of 2023 guidance 
Akzo Nobel N.V. (AKZA; AKZOY) publishes results for Q1 2023
In his report, Klaus Rosenfeld outlined the company’s performance in the past financial year, illustrating both challenging and successful aspects. 
Demag is presenting new additions to its chain hoist range at LogiMAT 2023. 
Another wind farm has now gone into operation in Mansbach in Hesse, Germany. 
Prysmian Group will exhibit its extended portfolio of products and services at the WindEurope Annual Event 2023 that will take place in Copenhagen from April 25 to 27. 
Statkraft has completed a deal to purchase two wind farms under development in Shetland, solidifying the company’s commitment to the islands and pushing forward the UK’s energy transition. 
All proposals of the Board of Directors were approved. 
2022 financial statements approved 
Construction of the Azuma Kofuji solar park began in August 2020, and the first kilowatt-hour of clean electricity was fed into the grid at the end of September 2022. Annually, the solar park, which is spread over several sub-areas, will...
Permitting remains the biggest bottleneck for wind energy. Amazon Web Services, Accenture and WindEurope have come together to work towards a solution. 
Van Oord’s heavy-lift installation vessel Svanen has installed the first of 50 monopiles for the Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm. 
Both sides reiterate their commitment to their respective 2030 targets of at least 55% greenhouse gas emission reductions compared to 1990, and to achieving climate neutrality at the latest by 2050. 
Vestas will supply the Kitakyushu-Hibikinada Offshore Wind Farm with 25 V174-9.5 MW wind turbines. 
Moray West is the first UK offshore wind farm to rely in majority on corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs) for the commercialisation of its output. 
The tower steel plates are made of greener steel that produces at least 63 percent less CO2 emissions compared to conventional steel. 
Huisman and Siemens Gamesa have been working on a solution to stabilise wind turbine components during installation, especially blades, but also nacelles and tower segments. 
TenneT and four cooperation partners have signed the contracts for the construction of grid connections for North Sea wind farms on the scale of 28 large power plants. ...|
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