News Archive June 2019

France and Germany Talk Carbon Neutrality

Franco-German Climate Working Group discusses pathways to climate neutrality by 2050

Next Step for Revolution Wind Project

Rhode Island Regulators approve a 20-year power-purchase agreement for Revolution Wind Offshore Wind Farm in the U.S.

Financial Close for Taiwanese Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm

wpd achieves Financial Close for the 640 MW Yunlin offshore wind farm project, the largest offshore wind transaction financed in Asia Pacific

'Equal by 30': Gender Equality in Wind Energy

It’s an initiative about working towards equal pay, equal leadership and equal opportunities for women in the clean energy sector by 2030.

IRENA Report: Costs for Renewable Power Still Sinking

Renewable power is the cheapest source of electricity in many parts of the world already today

wpd Orders Siemens Gamesa Turbines for Yunlin Project

Contract includes delivery of 80 SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines and 15-year long-term service agreement

We, the participants of the 4th International Community Wind Symposium & Community Power Forum, have gathered in Bonn on 28 & 29 May under the theme “Shaping the Energy Transition – Strength through Alliances”.

ABO Wind Celebrates Successful 2018 Despite Dent in German Market

Despite serious difficulties in the wind energy industry in Germany, ABO Wind once again achieved a good result in the financial year 2018.

Labkotec Oy: We are exhibiting at HUSUM Wind 2019

Labkotec Oy is exhibiting at HUSUM Wind 2019 during September 10-13.

PNE AG Sells Another Large Wind Farm in Sweden

The wind farm Målarberget has a planned nominal capacity of 113 MW

wpd Secures 160 MW Onshore Pipeline in South Korea

wpd is working closely together with a local developer to push the wind industry in the APAC region

South Africa: Vestas Delivers Full Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Solution

The order for the 35 MW Wesley wind project was placed by EDF Renewables

UK: Two Weeks Without Coal

Britain hits new clean energy record by generating electricity without coal for two weeks in a row

WindEurope: European Parliament Needs to Tackle Climate Protection

The EU election results have shown strong support for climate action

Ideol and AOE Unveil Their Universal Floating Offshore Substation

This universal floating offshore substation has been engineered to operate in the world most extreme environments and to offer maximum modularity.

Senvion Completes Installation of Three Key Projects in Chile and Australia

"The completion of installations of these three key projects in growth markets is a significant example of our efforts," says Yves Rannou, CEO of Senvion

Ramboll Joins GWEC

The comapny wants to help apply experiences from mature wind markets to new emerging offshore markets

The web-based Roxtec Transit Registry™ is developed to help owners in the marine and offshore industries monitor the transit installation quality and ensure the safety level throughout the lifecycle of their assets.

Norway’s Largest Wind Farm Inaugurated

The Roan Wind Farm is fully operational.

Deutsche Bucht OWF: First Turbine Stands Tall

MHI Vestas has installed the first of 33 turbines at Deutsche Bucht in Germany

BayWa r.e. Acquires Forsa Energy's UK Renewable Energy Business

BayWa r.e. increases onshore wind pipeline and continues growth strategy in the UK

GPG and Vision Close Construction Financing Arrangement for Australia Wind Project

Once finished, the 180 MW Berrybank wind farm will be one of the largest in Victoria

Atmospheric carbon dioxide continued its rapid rise in 2019, with the average for May peaking at 414.7 parts per million (ppm) as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the U.S. state of Hawaii reports.

Nordex Group and FAdeA Open Production Plant for Wind Turbines

It's the first wind turbine production plant in Córdoba, Argentina and will create lots of jobs in the region

Equinor Publishes 9th Edition of Energy Perspectives

Equinor provides its own global review of possible macroeconomic and energy market developments towards 2050.

innogy Kicks Off Construction of 250 MW U.S. Wind Farm

The construction start of Scioto Ridge Wind Farm in Ohio marks the successful market entry of innogy in the U.S.

Prysmian Group Will Be Present at the U.S. Offshore Wind Conference & Exhibition 2019 in Boston

More than 1,300 executives, including CEOs & VPs from across the industry, will gather in Boston for this high-profile event next week.

Report: “Just Transition or Just Talk?”

Member States of the European Union with no plans to move away from coal are benefiting from various EU schemes intended to support the energy transition away from coal.

Connecticut Senate Approves Additional 2 GW of Offshore Wind

State Senate passed a bill to require utilities to buy as much as 2 gigawatts of offshore wind. The bill now heads to Governor Ned Lamont for signature.

Van Oord on Deutsche Bucht Duty

Van Oord’s cable laying vessel installed 40 kilometres of inter array cables for the 269 MW Deutsche Bucht offshore wind farm.

Vestas and RUSNANO Want to Strenghten Russian Ties

Vestas and RUSNANO today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) regarding localisation of equipment for the Russian sustainable energy market

Report 'Africa Wind Power Market Outlook 2019' Published

2018 was a record-breaking year for wind turbine manufacturers in Africa, as Wood Mackenzie states in its latest report.

British-French Interconnector Brings Crashed WW2 Plane Back to Light

The lost WW2 aircraft has been lifted partly from the sea after more than 75 Years

RTS Wind AG: New Head of Offshore Department Announced

Udo Walkemeyer takes over the management of the offshore department and starts working on a large project in Taiwan

Grenergy Renovables Closes Project Finance for Wind Farm in Argentina

The Kosten wind farm will be financed by Grenergy and German bank KfW IPEX-Bank

SeaTwirl Receives Funding from European Commission

SeaTwirl Turbine receives €2.48 million from the European Innovation Council’s SME instrument

UK’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm a 'National Success Story'

An independent report concludes, Whitelee Windfarm is an essential part of the country’s generation mix

South Korea Gets First Floating LiDAR System

The Green Investment Group (GIG) has installed the first floating LiDAR system of the country to prepare for the installation of offshore wind farms

Nordex Supplies Wind Farm in Poland

Nordex has received an order for the installation of the 94 MW Pomerania Wind Farm in Poland.

Finland Wants to Become Carbon-Neutral by 2035

The new government strives for high climate protection goals

Nordex: Success in Spain

Nordex has secured another order from Spain where busines is picking up speed

UK's Largest Wind Farm Gets Super Battery

It will be one of the biggest battery projects in the UK.

The turbine manufacturer has officially opened its new office in Boston as the company prepares to install the turbines at Vineyard Wind, the U.S. market’s first commercial-scale offshore wind project.

World's Biggest Wind Turbine Nears Installation

Tower sections of GE Renewables' Haliade-X 12 MW offshore wind turbine have been loaded and shipped to its prototype site in the Netherlands.

ANTARIS Wind Turbine in Allgäu

Braun Windturbinen has recently installed another ANTARIS small wind turbine in the Allgäu in Germany.

Carbon Trust Works on Reducing Vessel Emissions

The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) has today launched a competition for the development of lowering emissions and fuel consumption of offshore vessels.

ABO Wind Criticises German Approval Procedures

The developer has to lower its anual profit expectations, because of several delays in the German approval procedures

Analysis: "Subsidy-free PPAs are expected to play a pivotal role in GB’s zero emissions goal"

Cornwall Insight sheds a light if market driven subsidy-free PPAs in the UK can really deliver deeper, wider decarbonisation.

Coal Continues Decline in U.S.

According to a SUN DAY analysis, renewable energy electrical generating capacity has now surpassed that of coal for the first time.

'Hot Rocks' for Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Gamesa begins operation of its innovative electrothermal energy storage system in Germany

WindEurope: NECPs Are Key for Driving European Energy Transition towards 2030

The draft NECPs are not very good though, as Giles Dickson noted once more, speaking in Poland.

RenewableUK Urges Government to Bet on Onshore Wind

To achieve net zero emissions by 2050, the UK needs to use every tool in the box – including onshore wind

Vestas Secures Large Order from Ukraine

Vinkraft orders Vestas to supply 39 V150-4.2 MW wind turbines for the Myrnenska Wind Farm

Global Smart Meters Market Continues to Grow

Aanalytics company GlobalData says, the global smart meters market is set to reach US$7.06bn in 2023

In cooperation with the Volkswagen Group, the company also announced plans to establish a second gigafactory with an intended location in Lower Saxony, Germany

Renewable Energies Drive Global Growth in Jobs

More than 11 million people were employed in renewable energies last year

Enel Wins Rights to Build Wind Farm in Russia

Enel Russia has been awarded a wind project in the Stavropol region in a public tender

PNE's Largest Offshore Project Goes Live

Offshore Wind Farm Borkum Riffgrund 2 was developed by PNE for Ørsted and produces green electricity

Steelwind Nordenham to Supply Yunlin OWF in Taiwan

The company will produce monopiles and segments for the construction of the offshore wind turbines

juwi's Sandfire DeGrussa Hybrid Project Delivers Record Production Ahead of Schedule

The project consists of a 10.6MW tracking PV Project together with a 6MW battery coupled with a hybrid control system

The French Ministry of Ecology and Energy Transition selected a consortium of EDF Renewables, Enbridge and innogy to design, build, operate and maintain the planned Dunkerque offshore wind farm.

Siemens Gamesa Wins Formosa 2 Deal

Siemens Gamesa has conditionally received an order for the supply of offshore wind turbines including a 20-year full Service agreement for the Formosa 2 Wind Farm in Taiwan

ACCIONA Hosted Global Wind Day Activities in Spain

The wind turbine assembly plant was the scene of some of the main events of Global Wind Day 2019 organized by the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE).

Both U.S. Coasts Must Work for Offshore Wind

Both coasts need to work together, but also compete on the run for the development of a U.S. offshore wind industry, says a new report by the Business Network for Offshore Wind

Nordex to supply Prairie Hill Wind Project in Texas

Nordex will supply the 300 MW wind farm in the U.S. with AW140/3000 turbines

Vestas Wins Record Order in Brazil

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas has been awarded the orde to supply 445 MW of V150-4.2 MW turbines for a Brazilian wind cluster

REN21: 'Renewables 2019 Global Status Report (GSR)' Published

Renewable energy is increasingly powering the world, but more ambitious political actions are required to make our energy systems even more sustainable.

DolWin5 Grid Connection for Prysmian

Prysmian Group has been awarded a major grid connection project worth in region of € 140 million by the Dutch-German grid operator TenneT

Koyo Emphasizes Added Value of OEM Validated Parts

Recently we published a paper on the importance of the proper validation of bearings for the Automotive repair/maintenance application, in BearingNews.

Wölfel at Global Offshore Wind 2019

Experts in signal analysis

A new eight-kilometer cable between Horns Rev 2 and Horns Rev 3 will enable the two offshore wind farms in Denmark to supply each other with electricity in case the export link to the coast would be interrupted.

Siemens Gamesa Enters Japanese Offshore Wind Market

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy recently received its first preferred supplier nomination for an offshore wind project in Japan.

EU Commission Action Call

The European Commission calls on its Member States to strengthen their ambitions in the plans to implement the Paris Climate Agreement.

Green Hydrogen Production for the Netherlands

German energy company RWE and their daughter innogy are jointly examining the large-scale production of green hydrogen in the Province of Groningen in the Netherlands.

According to the latest forecasts by BloombergNEF (BNEF) in the 'New Energy Outlook 2019', by 2050 an electricity grid could be built with half of it supplied by renewable energy sources. But these efforts alone won't be enough to control global warming. Thus the end of civilization as we know it could come sooner than we like...

The Windfair Pocket Wind 2020 - Company Entry in the Directory for Non-Members (free for Members)

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Report: Vestas Remains Top OEM

Top 5 turbine OEMs to rule two thirds of global market by 2020, says Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.

Vineyard Wind Settles in Boston

The offshore wind developer has opened a permanent office in Boston

U.S. O&M Order for Nordex Group

The Nordex Group extends service agreements for 400 MW in U.S. with NaturEner USA

EU Climate Ambition Blocked by Several Countries

EU leaders meeting in Brussels yesterday failed to agree to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050

Shortly after the UK government confirmed moves to legislate for UK net zero carbon emissions by 2050, Guy Mortimer, Head of Onshore Wind Market Development UK goes under the spotlight on the sector’s critical role in the UK’s fossil fuel-free future.

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has approved $87 million in financing to Lekela Egypt Wind Power BOO S.A.E. to support economic growth in Egypt through the development of critical power infrastructure.

Ørsted Chosen to Build New Jersey’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Located off the coast of Atlantic City, Ocean Wind will be New Jersey’s first large-scale offshore wind farm.

World's Longest Wind Turbine Blade Sees First Daylight

Our first 107-meter blade, for GE's Haliade-X 12 MW wind turbine, has made its first trip outside our factory in Cherbourg, France.

Van Oord and Mammoet Are Teaming Up

Van Oord and Mammoet are joining forces in a partnership with the promising scale-up Verton to develop a new lifting method for installing wind turbine blades.

Vestas and the customer have developed a solution and business case that will be commercially viable without any direct financial support, selling electricity on merchant market terms.

Taking place from 25 – 26 June at the ExCeL Centre in London, Global Offshore Wind 2019 is one of the premier conferences and exhibitions in the offshore wind energy sector.

GE Renewable Energy to Supply Ukrainian Wind Farm

GE will supply 26 3.8-137-110HH turbines for phase II of Primorskaya Wind Electric Plant

Enerfín Chooses GE Renewable Energy as Turbine Supplier

GE will supply turbines for the 50 MW Cofrentes wind farm, the first one to be built in the Valencian Community after eight years

Siemens Gamesa to Supply Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Project in Taiwan

The company was selected by Ørsted to install its SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbines

Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of cable installation and maintenance services to the offshore renewablesindustry, has taken delivery of their new pre-lay plough asset, the PLP240.

The Offshore Wind Industry Council (OWIC) is launching a £100m, 10-year programme today to support the growth of UK businesses looking to capitalise on the huge opportunities offered by the growth in offshore wind around the world.

EBRD to Finance First Wind Farm in Kosovo

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) lends €18m to finance the 32.4 MW Kitka wind farm in the eastern part of Kosovo

Bird Studies Under Way at European Offshore Deployment Centre

Vattenfall awards contract to Scottish ornithologists to deliver world first bird study programme

Vestas and GE Renewable Energy Settle Multi-Patent Dispute

Vestas Wind Systems A/S (Vestas) and General Electric Company (GE), acting through its Renewable Energy Business, have reached an amicable settlement of all disputes

Oriel Windfarm has commenced investigative works on the future offshore windfarm site off the coast of Dundalk following the granting of a license by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

The Haliade-X 12 MW nacelle will undergo a program that will replicate real-world operational conditions to reduce the time required to validate performance and reliability.

The Norwegian government has announced that it will investigate the possibilities for building floating offshore wind farms in the country's coastal waters. This could lead to projects with a capacity of up to 3.5 gigawatts.

Nordex to Supply 58 MW in Croatia

Nordex received an order or the supply of 18 N131/3600 turbines for the "Korlat" wind farm.

Repowering Order for Vestas

The manufacturer has received a 58 MW repowering order for the first phase of the 94 MW Overgaard 1 wind park in Randers Municipality in Denmark.

'Global Offshore Wind Report' Shows Potential Growth Possibilities

The offshore wind sector has potential to grow to 200GW of capacity by 2030

ABB Wind Order to Supply its WindSTAR Transformer in Offshore Wind Project

The company will supply the Moray East offshore wind project with its High-performance transformers

Bladt Industries to Construct Offshore Substation for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

Vineyard Wind has ordered an offshore substation, a key component of the first U.S. utility-scale offshore wind project – Vineyard Wind.

UN Expert: Climate Change Threatens Democracy and Human Rights

Climate change could push more than 120 million more people into poverty by 2030 and undo the last 50 years of global fight against extreme poverty, a new report says

AWEA Supports Extension of ITC for Offshore Wind

The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) thinks an offshore wind tax credit extension will jumpstart U.S. industry

South Korea: Companies Eye to Develop Floating Offshore Wind

CoensHexicon ans Shell have signed a Joint Development Agreement to develop, construct and operate a floating wind farm off the coast of Ulsan in South Korea

Petrofac to Build Two Offshore Wind Substations in the Netherlands

Petrofac has confirmed the order to build another HVAC platform in the North Sea.