News Archive March 2020

The wind farms will be located in the northern Spanish region of Aragon, in the provinces of Huesca, Zaragoza, and Teruel, where Repsol is also developing the 335 MW Delta wind farm project.

GWEC Postpones Global Offshore Wind Summit Taiwan 2020

The Global Offshore Wind Summit Taiwan 2020 has been postponed until October 2020 due to health concerns arising from the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19).

U.S.: Wind Energy Top Source of Renewable Electricity

Wind energy is now the top source of renewable electricity generation in the country, says the U.S. Energy Information Administration

Goldwind's First Argentinian Wind Farm Reaches Commercial Operation

It's the company's first wholly owned project based in South America that has recently reached commercial operation.

UK Government Wants to Unlock Onshore Wind Potential

A new Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will allow cheap renewable sources like onshore wind and solar to compete for contracts which enable new projects to be financed

Vestas Wins Service Agreement for Senvion Turbines in Australia

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas has secured a service agreement for the 212 MW Lincoln Gap wind farm in South Australia.

Under prior owner HC2 Holdings, Inc., GMG successfully grew its core telecommunications business as well as completed two strategic acquisitions – CWind Limited and Fugro’s cable lay and trenching business – to expand and deepen GMG’s presence in the offshore renewables and power market.

Vestas Wins First Order for Low and Ultra-Low Wind Conditions Turbine in China

Vestas introduced the V155-3.3 MW variant in the Chinese market in June 2019.

Jack Welch Has Passed Away

GE mourns the loss of former GE Chairman and CEO John F. Welch, Jr.

RWE Welcomes Another U.S. Wind Farm to its Portfolio

Peyton Creek comes online as RWE’s 24th wind farm in U.S. - The 151 MW facility located in Texas will generate power for more than 45,000 homes

Bernhard Schulte Offshore Names New SOV

The new Service Operation Vessel of Bernhard Schulte, designed and built by Ulstein, will carry the name „WINDEA JULES VERNE“ and work for GE soon.

Thailand Has Vast Wind Power Potential

GWEC maintains a positive outlook on this pioneer who brought renewables into South East Asia.

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier Prepares for Biger Turbines

“With this new crane, we are gearing up for the next generation of offshore wind turbines," says Even Larsen, CEO Fred. Olsen Ocean.

The United Kingdom has cemented its status as the global market leader in offshore wind, according to analysis released today from the Renewables Consulting Group (RCG). The RCG Offshore Wind Development Index, which provides an assessment of the global hotspots for new offshore wind asset development, puts the United Kingdom on top, followed by Taiwan and the United States.

WindEurope: Will the Green Deal Be “Made in Europe?”

“The EU needs 5 times more wind than it has today to go climate neutral. The question is: will these turbines be made in Europe?"

Accurate Long-Term Predictions

Freudenberg Sealing Technologies’ new method shows how static seals actually age

While in some parts of Europe the wind industry faces serious problems, Ireland is becoming a wind power champion. Last year, the industry broke new records with a third of the country’s electricity coming from wind according to the Irish Wind Energy Association's (IWEA) annual report.

TÜV Nord to Certify Hollandse Kust Zuid Offshore Cluster

Hollandse Kust Zuid 1&2 and 3&4 will set new standards in many ways.

Prysmian Wins Offshore Connection Project in France

Prysmian will bring its expertise from many offshore wind projects

3,000 New Jobs in British Offshore Wind Industry

The industry is pledging today to employ at least 3,000 apprentices between now and the end of the decade.

ROSATOM Now Involved In Wind Market

The Adygea wind farm is the first completed project of NovaWind JSC (the ROSATOM Wind Energy Projects Division) and is now delivering electricity.

GE CEO Gives Outlook for 2020

“We entered this year with momentum," says H. Lawrence Culp Jr.

MHI Vestas Secures First Order from Japan

MHI Vestas will supply 33 V117-4.2 MW turbines in total, to be installed with fixed-bottom foundations at two sites.

Ørsted Chooses New Siemens Gamesa Giant

Siemens Gamesa will supply the 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 and the 242 MW Gode Wind 3 offshore wind farms in the German North Sea

Prysmian Group Publishes Results for 2019

Order book again to over €2 billion (at 31 December 2019)

Research: Demand for Submarine Cables to Offshore Wind Farms in the U.S. to Surge

The demand for submarine cables to offshore wind farms in the U.S. could surpass 13,500 kilometers by 2030, at least an $8 billion market.

Vestas to Repower Wind Farm in Denmark

Danish turbine manufacturer vestas has won an order at a Danish auction

Ordered Turbine Capacity Reached New Heights in 2019

2019 saw nearly 100GW of global wind turbine order capacity, says Wood Mackenzie

Next one, please!

GE Renewable Energy bags another order for their Cypress platform.

Iberdrola Fully Acquires French Offshore Wind Farm

Iberdrola takes 100% ownership of the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm from Ailes Marines.

Sustainability Report Published by Schaeffler

As a global technology company, the Schaeffler Group is proactively helping to shape the far-reaching transition currently taking place in the mobility and energy sector.

Global Offshore to Install Cables at Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Vessel the Normand Clipper will install one export and five inter array cables at the Kincardine Floating Offshore Wind Farm

Government Support Needed: Green Jobs Could Increase on Massive Scale

A new report from the Renewable Energy Association (REA) says, green jobs in the UK could increase 85% in 10 years with Government support

Wind Energy Expansion in Poland Continues

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a loan to the Ignitis Group for the construction of a 94 MW wind farm in Northern Poland.

Prysmian to Strenghten Italian Power Grid

The company has signed a contract to realise new power transmission cable systems between Italy and Austria and in Southern Italy

Schaeffler Publishes Revenue for 2019

Revenue 2019 at prior year level despite demanding environment

Japan's JERA Enters Offshore Project in Taiwan

Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and EnBW have signed a contract with JERA on the development of the Formosa 3 offshore wind project in Taiwan.

"Now is the time to take concrete measures!"

WindEurope comments on the European Industrial Strategy

Virginia to Unlock Clean Energy Future

The Virginia Senate has passed the Virginia Clean Economy Act

Wind Energy Production: Europe Sets New Records

A windy February brought further wind energy production records in Europe: As new data from energy market analysts of EnAppSys show, wind power reaches an average capacity of 85.4 GW.

Offshore Wind: Poised for Economic Growth

A new report by the AWEA estimates that developing a huge amount of offshore wind up to 30 GW will support up to 45,000 jobs by 2025 and 83,000 jobs by 2030.

The new strategy aims at not only covering Tasmania’s domestic energy supply, but to export renewable energy to other parts of Australia and potentially to other countries.

North East of UK Shows Off Innovative Cleantech Ideas

Six innovators have won a place in the first intake of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s industry-backed regional cleantech accelerator programme

Pacifico Energy Hires Simulation Experts of Shoreline for OWF models

Shoreline is strengthening their local presence in the emerging Asian market

Norwegian Hywind Tampen Floating Wind Farm Greenlighted by ESA

The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) finds that aid to the project is compatible with EEA State Aid rules

Eemshaven will serve as the base port for installing foundation structures of the Hornsea Two offshore wind farm in the UK. Approximately 140,000 m of the 250,000 m of the heavy cargo terminal will be occupied.

Floatgen Reaches New Production Record

With a February time availability of 95,7 %, Ideol’s patented technology once again confirms its readiness for commercial-scale deployments

OX2 Awards Nordex with Turbine Order in Sweden

Nordex will install12 N149/4.0-4.5 turbines in the 48 MW Ljungbyholm wind farm in Southern Sweden.

Caddo Wind Farm in Oklahoma Acquired by ALLETE Clean Energy

The 300-megawatt Caddo site will double ALLETE Clean Energy’s capacity

Amazon Continues Investment Spree in Renewables

The company has announced four new clean energy projects where they will invest.

New Working Platform for Offshore Turbines Presented

WINDEA Offshore and WP Systems have introduced their new SYSTEM terra platform

Another Floater: PivotBuoy Detailed Design Unveiled

X1 Wind has unveiled the design of its floating wind turbine foundation.

Offshore Wind Energy: Germany Must Do More

The country needs a new legal framework.

HeliService Wins Contract with EWE

The company will do troubleshooting flights in the German Bight

COBRAcable Works Just Fine

The COBRAcable Interconnector between Denmark and The Netherlands had a lot of traffic in the first six months of its existence.

Scottish Government Funds Competition

Eight winners have been announced

Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind are seeking submissions from startups that are innovating in marine mammal monitoring, either surrounding data collection and real-time transmission or data analysis.

What's the COVID-19 Impact on Wind Industry?

WindEurope gives an update on the possible impacts of the COVID-19 virus that is spreading globally.

Fugro Wins Funding from Scottish Government

Fugro has been declared a winner in Carbon Trust’s Floating Wind Technology Acceleration Competition

Energy company Capital Power Corporation announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire a 100% ownership interest in Buckthorn Wind, a 100.5 megawatt wind facility, from private investors.

ABO Wind to Start Construction on Five French Wind Farms

ABO Wind has completed the development of five French wind farms with a total of 16 turbines and a capacity of 41 MW

The Canadian developer Northland Power cancelled the unsuccessful demonstrator project in the German North Sea. Exactly where the technical difficulties lay has not yet been identified.

Good Energy and Ørsted Continue their Partnership

Good Energy secures offshore wind power from 210 MW Westermost Rough Wind Farm in the North Sea.

Nexans Gives COVID-19 Update

The company is in full daily Crisis Management

Hauff-Technik Currently Not Effected by COVID-19

The company has given an update on the current situation: At the moment there are no existing restrictions in raw material procurement and transportation

AkzoNobel: Sustainability Ambitions for 2030

The company works towards zero waste and cut carbon emissions in half by 2030.

ContourGlobal, a power producer listed in the London Stock Exchange, has abandoned its plans to build a 500 MW coal-fired power plant in Kosovo. This decision marks the energy provider's final turning away from the construction of further coal-fired power plants - and thus follows a trend.

Vestas Wins Two Contracts from Danish Technology-Neutral Auction

The order is placed by Eurowind Energy A/S, a leading developer and operator of sustainable energy projects and a key customer for Vestas in Denmark and Europe.

Schaeffler Postpones Annual General Meeting

Due to the spreading of the corona virus Schaeffler has to postpone its annual general meeting.

PNE Publishes Good Results for 2019

The PNE Group closed the 2019 fiscal year very successfully and reached the upper end of the guidance.

Wood Mackenzie: How Does Corona Affect Power Markets?

How Italy’s lockdown is affecting power demand and what other markets may face in the future

Ramboll Supports U.S. Offshore Ambitions

Dominion Energy selects Ramboll to support development and engineering aspects of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project

Total Enters Floating Offshore Wind Market

The Group has signed an agreement with the developer Simply Blue Energy to acquire 80% stake in the pioneering floating wind project Erebus located in the Celtic Sea, UK.

2020 U.S. Offshore Wind Market Report & Insights Published

The Business Network publishes this report annually for its members on the state of the U.S. market.

2019 Smashes All Records

The global offshore wind industry installed a record 6.1 GW of new capacity last year

Schaeffler Adjusts Production Due to Corona

The Corona crisis requires rapid and flexible adjustments to production in Germany and Europe in automotive business

Danish offshore developer Ørsted has entered into a joint venture with Japanese utility TEPCO to bid jointly for the Choshi Offshore Wind Project at the next auction round in Japan.

AWEA and SEIA: Open Letter to Congress

The American Wind and Solar Associations have published an open letter concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

SeaMade OWF: Successful Installation of Two Substations

DEME has installed two substation for Belgium's largest offshore wind farm

Vattenfall Prepared for Corona Crisis

Energy company Vattenfall assures people their operations are not being impeded by the CoVID-19 pandemic.

Iberdrola Helps Fighting Corona Pandemic

Spain energy supplier Iberdrola has ramped up its global efforts to beat COVID-19 with a dedicated service for hospitals in Spain to guarantee service continuity and quality.

The Gorilla Will Handle Your Offshore Wind Farm

Copenhagen Subsea has launched their new ROV called Gorilla

Fred. Olsen Windcarrier’s jack-up vessel Brave Tern was awarded with a transport and installation contract by CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering for the Changfang and Xidao wind farms

The Governments of Spain, Denmark, Luxembourg, Austria, Lithuania and Ireland have now called on the European Commission to include a 100% renewables scenario as part of the Impact Assessment for the EU Climate law.

RenewableUK Supports Energy Companies in Times of Trouble

RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Melanie Onn has given a statement in the midst of the corona crisis.

Major Order for Nordex from Scandinavia

The Nordex Group has received a large 400 MW order for 5 MW class turbines from Norway, where the company is to install 72 turbines for the Oyfjellet wind farm.

Klauke Is Still at Your Service

The Klauke team wants to continue to support the customers

Schunk Continues to Stand for Collaboration in Hard Times

The global spread of the coronavirus is a challenge for all of us. Also for Schunk.

Labkotec Oy Not Affected by Corona

Business operations of Labkotec Oy remain the same during challenging circumstances caused by corona virus.

Schaeffler Implements Package of Measures

The guidance for the year 2020 has been suspended

It’s been a real challenge to monitor the operations of wind farms that use more than one model of wind turbines, especially if they’re made by different manufacturers.

MHI Vestas Builds Blades Locally in Taiwan

MHI Vestas and Tien Li Offshore Wind Technology Signed a Memorandum of Understanding

Penta-Ocean and DEME Offshore Sign MoU in Japan

Japan pushes for the construction of offshore wind farms. The two companies now combine their knowledge.

CWind Introduces Deep Clean Process Across Fleet

Adapting to ensure a continuation of service as a result of COVID-19

Nordex: Turbine Order Backlog of EUR 5.5 billion

The Nordex Group began 2020 with a well-filled order book for new wind turbines

Corona has the world firmly in its grip. Energy supply continues to run smoothly everywhere, but what about new projects? One thing is already certain: there will be a slump in expansion figures.

Ørsted Provides COVID-19 Update

The liquidity position is very strong at the moment, so the company maintains full-year guidance

Fugro and SEA-KIT International Develop Uncrewed Surface Vessels

By the end of 2020, Fugro will be the first company in the world to provide offshore subsea inspections via USVs and ROVs that are operated from onshore ROCs.

First Towers Arrived in Belgium

The first two towers for the Seamade Offshore Wind Farm in Belgium have arrived in Ostend

Eneco Sold to Mitsubishi and Chubu Electric Power

Dutch enegy company Eneco has been sold to a consortium

"On behalf of the 114,000-strong wind energy workforce operating in all 50 states, we thank Congress for its continued renewable energy support," says Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association

GWEC's Global Wind Report 2019 Published

Over 60GW of wind energy capacity have been installed in 2019, which is the second-biggest year in history.

ACCIONA Builds Gigawatt Wind Farm in Australia

ACCIONA will build its largest wind farm to date in Australia. The MacIntyre complex in Queensland will have a total capacity of 1,026 MW use turbines from a German manufacturer.

Vietnam Unlocks Huge Wind Potential

Siemens Gamesa will supply turbines for one of the country's largest wind farms to date.

Scotland Nearly Completely Powered by Renewables

Scotland has reached 90% of renewable energy supply. The target of 100% set for this year can still be reached.

Vestas Successful at Polish Onshore Wind Auction

Vestas has secured the rights to build three wind farms with a combined capacity of 68 MW in Poland.

UK Sets New Annual Renewable Energy Record

A record of 36.9% of the UK’s electricity in 2019 was generated by renewables, more than half of which came from wind alone.

As turbines grow bigger, there are challenges that have to be addressed like looming weight and loading challenges. The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has therefore published a reference design for interested parties to have a look.

Vestas Secures Intertidal Project #4 in Vietnam

The Ben Tre V1-3 wind project will be located in Ba Tri District of Ben Tre Province in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam.

The majority of Europe’s wind turbine and component factories continue to operate. Some factories have temporarily paused activity as a precautionary step to strengthen sanitary measures within the sites and guarantee full compliance with government recommendations.

Coronavirus Pandemic Impacts Our Lives

The environmental impact is a positive one though, says GlobalData.

VolkerInfra Wins Contract for Scottish Offshore Wind Farm

The company will deliver services at the Neart na Gaoithe (NnG) offshore wind farm in Scotland.

Rystad Energy Gives Gloomy Forecast of the Impact of COVID-19

Huge bump expected for the next two years

Siemens Gamesa Supplies Onshore Giant to Swedish Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa continues to push the boundaries of onshore wind power following the first order for industry leading 170-meter rotor wind turbine.

FairWind Completed Largest Electrical and High Voltage Project in Company History

Wind industry solutions provider FairWind has completed an order for 59 transition pieces for their customer Bladt Industries.

PNE AG Celebrates Successful 2019 Fiscal Year

Despite the current COVID-19 crisis, the outlook remains positive

Prysmian Reduces Dividend Due to Corona Crisis

The Board of Directors proposes to reduce the dividend to €0.25 per share, equal to 50% of original proposal

SeaTwirl Explores New Market Opportunities

Together with the engineers at Crest Consultants SeaTwirl targets the Brazilian offshore market.

ENERCON Installs Prototype

German manufacturer ENERCON has installed the prototype of its new E-138 EP3 E2 turbine.

BNEF Predicts Bright Future for Green Hydrogen

The use of clean hydrogen can help address the toughest third of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, says BloombergNEF.

Northland Power Continues Business Operations Despite COVID-19 Pandemic

Currently, Canadian developer Northland’s facilities remain unimpacted by COVID-19 and are operating normally. Despite the virus, business continues.