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Content Iss. 2023-10-05

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The construction of Europe's first energy island is in the starting blocks after the responsible Belgian minister gave his "go". You can read why biodiversity plays a major role in the plans of TSO Elia in our Editorial this week.

Meanwhile, global offshore wind growth slowed down during the first half of 2023. „Not only do we see less new capacity installed compared to HY1 2022, but also a reduction in construction activities,“ says Gunnar Herzig, Managing Director of the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO). Read more about this topic in our Highlights section.

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 EDITORIAL
Europe takes a big step closer to first energy island
Detail_elia_20231004For a long time it looked as if Europe's first energy island would be built off the coast of Denmark, but now Belgium is getting ready to push ahead with the energy transition on the North Sea.

Belgian transmission system operator Elia has announced that construction of the planned Belgian energy island Princess Elisabeth Island can begin early next year. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and the North Sea Vincent Van Quickenborne has now issued the relevant environmental permit. "We plan to continue developing the North Sea as Belgium's leading energy centre and Princess Elisabeth Island will be a crucial ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
WFO: Offshore wind growth slows down
List_offshore_wind_10World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) published its Global Offshore Wind Report for HY1 2023 today.

World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) published its Global Offshore Wind Report for HY1 2023 today. Globally, 5,612 MW of ...

Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland join forces to share data
List_meeresboden_2The Crown Estate and Crown Estate Scotland have today announced a new partnership to collect and share data that will provide a more comprehensive and integrated understanding of the UK’s ...
How to capture winds blowing higher above the ground in the U.S.
List_nrel_20230926_1A recent NREL study has revealed that technology innovations could unlock an additional 80% economically viable wind energy capacity as soon as 2025.

While the United States has ...

International researchers unite to address challenges in clean energy production and storage
List_welt_2In a joint effort between Australia, the US, Canada, and the UK, two multi-lateral research projects have been announced today as part of the National Science Foundation Global Centers in Climate Change...
U.S. energy storage market sets new record in Q2
List_usa_1“The energy storage market is on pace for a record year, as utilities and larger power users increasingly turn to storage to enhance the grid and improve reliability,” said ACP VP of Research and Analytics, John Hensley. ...
Plans for hydrogen projects at risk due to lack of supporting policy
List_wasserstoff_3The report suggests several steps for governments to reduce risk and improve the economic feasibility of low-emissions hydrogen.

Momentum behind low-emissions hydrogen continues to ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Peninsula Clean Energy signs PPA with Pattern Energy’s SunZia Wind project in New Mexico
Detail_wind_22The SunZia Wind project in New Mexico will be the largest wind farm in the Western Hemisphere. Peninsula Clean Energy will receive 220MW of renewable energy that will supply 13 percent of the agency’s total annual electricity demand.

Peninsula Clean Energy is a Community Choice Aggregation agency and the official electricity provider for San Mateo County and for the City of Los Banos in California. Peninsula Clean Energy will begin receiving power for 15 years in 2026 from Pattern Energy’s SunZia Wind project in New ...

Ørsted starts operations on 200 MW wind farm in Kansas
Detail_orsted_20220725Sunflower Wind is located in Marion County, Kansas, and has the capacity to power more than 70,000 homes.

It's Ørsted’s 13th operational wind farm in the United States and will provide economic benefits to its host community and state economies. Sunflower Wind will utilise a new aircraft detection lighting system so that the night-time lights on the wind turbines blink only when aircraft are detected to reduce light pollution for...

 NEWS of the WEEK
Statkraft to build Energy Isles Wind Farm in Shetland
List_statkraft_20220114_1Energy Isles Wind Farm will see up to 18 turbines constructed, with an installed capacity of approximately 126MW

Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, has been granted planning permission by ...

Prysmian signs contracts worth around €1.1 bn with 50Hertz for German grid projects
List_prysmianPrysmian has been awarded new contracts worth in total around €1.1 billion by 50Hertz, a transmission grid operator in Germany.

Prysmian PowerLink s.r.l, part of ...

Statkraft and Zeiss sign several PPAs in Germany
List_windpark_6The PPAs with different delivery start dates and periods support ZEISS in achieving the goal of becoming climate-neutral in its own activities by 2025.

The PPAs with different delivery start dates and periods support ZEISS ...

Report: global floating pipeline grows in terms of capacity
List_offshore_wind_10The pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has grown significantly in the last 12 months in terms of capacity from 185 gigawatts a year ago to 244GW now - a 32% increase.

The number of ...

Van Oord starts cable installation at German offshore wind farm
List_nexus_loading_3__003_Van Oord will install transition pieces and start cable installation word at Iberdrola Deutschland’s Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm.

In total, Van Oord will install approximately 70 ...

Mammoet completed the assembly of one of the world’s largest cranes
List_mammoet_20231004One of the largest cranes in the world, the height and size of the PTC210-DS belie its greatest strengths – its versatility and ability to operate in areas where space is limited.

The ...

Sif Netherlands and Entrion Wind to work on superlarge monopiles
List_sif_20231004Entrion Wind is developing the Fully Restrained Platform. The FRP monopile combines fixed and floating platform technologies extending the water depths of the monopile up to 100 meters. ...
The Crown Estate shares info for Celtic Sea floating wind leasing
List_offshore_wind_1Alongside information on the location and size of the new windfarms, The Crown Estate has also updated developers on its multi-million-pound programme of marine surveys.

Round 5 is ...

Riggs Distler to do onshore work on foundation components for US OWF
List_riggs_20230926Riggs Distler will provide onshore heavy civil, mechanical, and electrical services focused on the construction, assembly, inspection, and onshore installation of advanced foundation ...
Axpo and Pilkington Automotive sign long-term PPA in Finland
List_wind_4Axpo will supply Pilkington Automotive Finland’s two manufacturing plants with an annual total of 35 GWh of wind-generated electricity from the Storbacken wind farm, located near the city of ...
Developing the most extensive ecological programme to date for an offshore wind farm
List_ecowende_20230927Waardenburg Ecology and Ecowende (a joint venture between Shell and Eneco) have announced to develop a comprehensive ecological programme for the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust (west) Wind Farm Site VI in the...
Community Windpower pauses development of Sanquhar II wind farm
List_community_windpower_20230928SQ II was projected to cost c £300m however infrastructure costs have been hit with a triple whammy of extreme inflation, 4-fold increase in interest costs and a weak pound.

SQ II was ...

All the reasons why we need our turbines to be made in Europe
List_eu_flagge_2By turning our backs on equipment designed and manufactured in Europe we increase our dependency on equipment from outside of Europe. That undermines our energy security. And goes against the lessons learnt from our previous dependency...
Vestas wins 1,140 MW offshore order for V236-15.0 MW wind turbines in Poland
List_offshore_wind_5Vestas has secured a 1,140 MW firm order from Baltic Power Sp. z o.o, a joint venture between ORLEN S.A. and Northland Power Inc, for the Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project in Poland. The firm order announcement is in...
 EVENTS
2023-10-17 Detroit: Motion + Power Technology Expo
2023-10-17 Tokyo: Japan Wind Energy 2023
2023-10-22 Paris-Nord Villepinte: Natexpo 2023
2023-10-25 London : Reuters Events: Offshore & Floating Wind Europe 2023
2023-10-25 Madrid: Utility Scale Solar and Wind Europe 2023
2023-10-25 Melbourne: All-Energy Australia 2023
2023-10-25 Istanbul: 6th Annual International Summit and Exhibition Türkiye's Power
2023-10-26 Gdynia: 11th International Conference OFFSHORE WIND - LOGISTICS & SUPPLIES
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