Windenergietage 2023
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Content Iss. 2023-10-26

Welcome to the new issue of the Windfair Newsletter.

The list of problems in the wind industry is long. Now the EU is taking action and presenting a plan to save its climate targets. In doing so, it is acting in the spirit of the International Energy Agency, which coupled the publication of its new report with a call to politicians to take joint action against the climate crisis. But do protectionist measures by individuals pre-empt this idea? More on this in the editorial.

Ingka Group, invests in a portfolio managed by Source Galileo which is developing 10GW of offshore wind off the northwestern coasts of Europe, while Iberdrola wins the rights to build wind farms in southern Germany's forests. Continue reading these stories in this weeks newsletter.

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 EDITORIAL
Energy system facing fundamental changes
 HIGHLIGHTS
How electricity grids may become the weak link in clean energy transition
List_strom_10Grids have formed the backbone of electricity systems for more than a century, delivering power to homes, factories, offices and hospitals – and their importance is only set to rise as electricity’s role in energy systems...
ACP California launches Council of Offshore Wind Leaseholders
List_offshore_wind_13“Offshore wind’s untapped potential on the West Coast could be the key to achieving California’s ambitious climate and reliability goals while supporting regional jobs and community opportunities,” said Molly Croll, Pacific Offshore...
Energy transition pressures metals markets
List_copper-72062_1280The current metals super-cycle that is a major component of the global energy transition could stall due to a gloomy global macroeconomic environment, geopolitics and a lack of investment in new production facilities according to analysts from Wood...
Scottish Renewables calls for Government action
List_scotland_1In a letter to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Scottish Renewables highlights the need for an urgent strategy to address investor confidence and attractiveness, as well as action on a number of specific renewable energy technologies including offshore wind...
U.S. offshore wind industry hit by continued financial challenges
List_offshore_wind_5"The U.S. offshore wind market felt its growing pains over the past quarter," said the Business Network for Offshore Wind.

The U.S. offshore wind industry continued its forward ...

How to help golden eagle populations weather wind energy growth
List_emory_uni_20231009The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) monitors golden eagle populations, which are protected through the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. Threats to golden eagles include loss of habitat and...
 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Ingka Investments secures stake in Irish & UK offshore wind portfolio
Detail_offshore_wind_11Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, invests in a portfolio managed by Source Galileo which is developing 10GW of offshore wind to electricity and hydrogen production off the northwestern coasts of Europe.

The latest investment of Ingka Investments, the investment arm of Ingka Group, is part of a EUR 6.5 billion initiative to support 100 percent renewable energy consumption across the IKEA value chain and beyond. Ingka Investments has invested and committed more than EUR 4 billion into renewable energy projects to date and ...

Iberdrola wins bid for 790 hectares of wind farm land in Germany
Detail_wind_wald_4ForstBW has awarded Iberdrola Germany the contract for three wind farm areas with a total potential capacity of 200 megawatts.

Forst Baden-Württemberg (ForstBW), the public law institution which is responsible for the management of over 300,000 ha of state forest in south Germany, has put out to tender an area of 790 hectares on which wind farms with an expected 25 wind turbines will be built. With a potential total capacity of between 170 and 200 MW, the wind farms could supply approximately 112,000 households with renewable ...

Huisman launches new safety system for the offshore wind industry
Detail_windgustbuster_w730Huisman has launched a new system that empowers crane operators with the ability to anticipate and react to approaching wind speeds, gusts, and direction during the installation process of turbine blades.

The name of the system is Wind Gust Buster and it assists crane operators and lifting supervisors when working with the installation of large objects at considerable height, by providing information on the incoming wind 360° around the boom tip. 

Measurement of the ...

 NEWS of the WEEK
Statkraft supplies green power to Daimler Truck in Germany
List_statkraft_20230831The PPAs with different supply start dates support Daimler Truck AG in switching its power supply for all German production sites to 100% green power in the long term.

The PPAs with different ...

Research and Innovation Summit for the first time at HANNOVER MESSE
List_deutsche_messe_20231024_2The next Research and Innovation Summit will take place on 22 April 2024 within the framework of HANNOVER MESSE 2024. Representatives from business and science as well as from politics and civil society will discuss the topic of...
GE announces spin-off timing
List_ge_20220203GE today announced that it plans to spin off GE Vernova and launch GE Aerospace in the beginning of the second quarter of 2024, subject to final approval from the GE Board of Directors and other customary conditions.

GE ...

Prysmian successfully finishes work on Vineyard Wind 1
List_prysmian_20211220_2__1_Prysmian Group successfully completed the installation and HV testing activities at Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the US.

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable ...

Ursula von der Leyen speaks at the opening ceremony of HANNOVER MESSE
List_deutsche_messe_20231024_1At the world's leading trade fair for industry the EU presents itself as a strong economic alliance, just two months before the European Parliament elections. Last year, industry contributed around 23.5 percent to the EU's gross...
Roxtec seals in AVEVA E3D Design
List_roxtec_20231024Simplify your cable and pipe transit design.

To make the cable and pipe transit design process easier for you, we now offer a 3D CAD library for AVEVA E3D Design.

With ...

Schaeffler builds ceramic ball grinding production facility in Schweinfurt
List_schaeffler_20231024The ceramic components produced in Schweinfurt and Livange will be used in many promising growth areas like wind power, railway, aerospace, and medical and electric machinery. ...
New 'Electrification Manifesto' unveiled
List_windeurope_20231024The Manifesto calls for a dedicated Electrification Action Plan in the first 100 days of the incoming European Commission’s mandate.

The Manifesto calls for a dedicated Electrification Action Plan in the first ...

Statkraft acquires Södra's shares in Silva Green Fuel
List_partner_1Statkraft is now looking for a new partner who will be involved in the further development of Silva Green Fuel and the construction of the first full-scale production plant for biofuel.

For Statkraft, Silva Green Fuel ...

Braun Windturbinen sells another small wind turbine to northern Germany
List__dsc2627The small wind turbine Antaris 5.5 kW was installed on the 12m high wooden mast 'Dali Tower' in Lower Saxony.

The wind turbine could be erected without any procedures, as no ...

EU Commission: A new vision for the accelerated deployment of offshore wind
List_eu_flagge_2The European Commission has presented a European Wind Power Action Plan yesterday to ensure that the clean energy transition goes hand-in-hand with industrial competitiveness and that wind power continues to be a European...
Combining new drone technology with the use of artificial intelligence
List_energy_cluster_denmark_20231024A new research project aims to inspect wind turbine blades at sea – while the blades are still spinning.

Most people experience the effects of time, and this also applies to ...

PivotBuoy Project shows encouring results in first tests
List_x1_20231024The X1 Wind-developed project was tested in full operational conditions.

The Spanish firm’s X30 platform was tested in full operational conditions at PLOCAN from October 2022 to May 2023. During the 7-month ...

WindEurope: Wind Power Action Plan to strengthen Europe’s wind energy industry
List_wind_20The Package proposes a Wind Power Action Plan which sets out 15 actions to strengthen Europe’s wind energy industry.

Today the European Commission launched its Wind Power ...

BOEM asks for public review and comments of offshore wind area off Maine
List_offshore_8The Draft WEA announced last week has a capacity of over 40 GW, which exceeds the current combined offshore wind energy planning goals for the Gulf of Maine states.

As part of the ...

Vestas secures Swedish 115 MW order
List_vestas_20220405The order consists of 18 V162-6.2 MW wind turbines in 6.4 MW power optimised mode and includes supply, delivery, and commissioning of the turbines for the Anglarna onshore wind farm.

The order consists of 18 V162-6.2 ...

Trelleborg launches innovative ultra-low friction bearing
List_press_image_orkot_c620Trelleborg launches Orkot® C620, an innovative ultra-low friction bearing material with five times the compressive strength of other Orkot materials for offshore and marine applications.

A ...

L&G NTR Clean Power Fund acquires Finnish wind farm from ABO Wind
List_wind_35Having been acquired from ABO Wind AG, a German project developer for renewable energy, the 86.8 MW project will provide clean energy for the equivalent of 36,800 homes across Finland once ...
Leeward Renewable Energy starts repowering US onshore wind farm
List_wind_33Located in Lee and Lasalle Counties, Illinois, GSG Wind commenced onsite construction to repower LRE’s legacy 80-MW wind facility, decommissioning 40 turbines and constructing 26 new ...
SMC and Ørsted continue working together
List_smc_20231011Specialist Marine Consultants (SMC) has been awarded two contracts by Ørsted to continue delivering Structural Inspections Above Water (SIAW) until 2026.

The first contract awarded pertains to ...

 EVENTS
2023-11-07 Hobart: 21st World Wind Energy Conference (WWEC2023)
2023-11-08 Potsdam: 31. Windenergietage 2023
2023-11-14 Austin, TX: ACP Resource & Technology Conference
2023-11-15 Warsaw: 4th Annual Conference on Baltic Offshore Wind Transmission
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