News Archive July 2021

ABO Wind seizes growing business opportunities

German developer ABO Wind wants to increase the volume of their corporate bond to 50 million euros.

New Jersey chooses Ørsted's Ocean Wind 2 for credit

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities announced it has selected Ocean Wind 2 for a 20-year Offshore Renewable Energy Credit award.

OX2 hands over Swedish wind farm to Octopus Renewables

OX2 has developed and constructed the wind farm based on a tailored EPC agreement towards ORIT.

WindEurope encourages French people to embrace wind energy

WindEurope Chief Policy Officer Pierre Tardieu said: “France should be proud of the women and men working in wind."

CanREA welcomes the release of the North American Renewable Integration Study

NARIS consists of a suite of models for dozens of continent-wide planning scenarios, presenting multiple pathways for grid evolution through 2050.

IRENA publishes World Energy Transitions Outlook

IRENA’s new World Energy Transitions Outlook sees renewables-based energy systems instigating profound changes that will reverberate across economies and societies.

Carbon emissions from Ireland’s electricity sector could be cut from almost ten million tonnes annually to under two million tonnes by 2030 according to a new report today from energy specialists Baringa and published by Wind Energy Ireland.

EU worsens cost pressures for steel

The steel safeguard measures have been extended for a further three years by the European Commission.

Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has named NOV as the first of its delivery partners for the fabrication of its proposed integrated 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development off the coast of Scotland.

Offshore Wind-to-Hydrogen about to get big

Offshore wind is one way to produce renewable hydrogen at scale. It is early days but the project pipeline is growing rapidly, Bloomberg NEF says.

20 years ago, participants of a conference from around the world voiced their support to create an international association dedicated to the promotion of wind power and connecting the wind energy community around the world.

Ireland introduces new marine planning system

Wind Energy Ireland welcomes the decision of the government..

Development of nearshore Danish wind farm Little Belt South picks up speed

Sønderborg Forsyning is entering into a collaboration with European Energy on the development of the nearshore wind farm in Denmark.

In joining Cedar Marine’s pioneering carbon reduction initiative, Seacat calls on the renewable and offshore support industries to hold themselves to higher standards, and recognise the importance of driving down their environmental impact to better facilitate a sustainable energy transition.

The collaboration with Portland State University will couple the simulation and modeling efforts with experimental studies within a unique facility at Portland State that merges a wind tunnel and wave tank to conduct scaled controlled experiments.

Nexans expands production capacities in China

Nexans has opened a new cable harness production facility for the wind energy industry in China.

Vestas and Ørsted cooperate in Ireland

Ørsted orders the supply, installation, and servicing of eight V136-3.45 MW turbines in 3.6 MW operating mode.

Aker Solutions required pipe material direct from an approved and audited pipe manufacturer. Having already undergone mill and product auditing in 2014, Vallourec fit the bill.

Russian IT company Yandex signs PPA for wind power

Yandex has signed a 5-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for wind energy with Finnish renewable energy company Ilmatar Energy.

Mainstream reaches financial close for third phase of Chilean wind farm

With the financial close announced today, Mainstream completes an investment of more than US$1.8 billion to build its entire Andes Renovables platform

Nord-Lock launches Typhoon+

The robust Typhoon+ design ensures reliability during frequent and repeated use necessary on wind turbine projects.

Renewables consultancy RCG acquired by ERM

The deal marks ERM’s sixth acquisition announced in 2021, including related acquisitions in next-generation low-carbon technology advisory, and renewables consulting.

The priority in Italian policy needs to be the adoption of a robust Simplification Decree, the first step envisaged by the Italian Recovery Plan, in order to overcome permitting bottlenecks for renewables projects.

OWF Hollandse Kust Zuid: Vattenfall announces construction start

Construction of 1.5 GW Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm has started on Tuesday with the first vessel conveying foundations to the site.

Nordex publishes Q2 order intake

From April to June 2021, customers ordered a total of 297 wind turbines for projects in nine countries.

Kenya: Kipeto Wind Farm finishes installation

Kipeto Energy installed the last of 60 turbines in the 100 MW Kipeto Wind Farm, Kenya's second largest wind farm.

Siemens Gamesa wins second typhoon-resistant type certificate

Issued by TÜV NORD, the SG 11.0-200 DD offshore wind turbine joins the SG 8.0-167 DD offshore wind turbine with this certification.

Of the potential orders for 1 GW from Australia announced as on 14 June 2021 via an ad-hoc notification, the Nordex Group can confirm the order for the first project “MacIntyre” for 923 MW as a firm order intake for July 2021.

Jan De Nul places order for floating installation vessel Les Alizés

Improved safety and operational control

Since the start of its operations in India 27 years ago, LM Wind Power has designed and produced innovative, customer-driven blades which have helped install over 11+ GW of wind power and power approximately 6 million homes till date.

Though the need for the expansion of wind energy is greater than ever, more and more factors are preventing construction measures. Politics, environmental protection associations, idiotic permitting processes - the list of opponents is long.

Repowering project Nieuwe Hemweg in the port of Amsterdam opens

In the last few months, six large wind turbines have been installed on the NS site close to Amsterdam Sloterdijk station on the Nieuwe Hemweg wind farm.

Kongsberg Maritime's new vessels are designed to be among the largest of their type and capable of transporting and installing multiple sets of next- and future-generation wind turbines, and their foundations.

Commenting on the publication of the Supply Chain Plan Questionnaire and Guidance by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the Co-Chair of the Offshore Wind Industry Council and Vattenfall’s UK Country Manager Danielle Lane said:

Ramboll's Asia business picks up speed

Ramboll has secured five new contracts for offshore wind farms located in Japan, China, Taiwan and South Korea.

The two companies will collaborate very closely and contribute to the early commercialization of cost-competitive floating offshore wind power in Japan.

Ørsted submits bid for 760 MW Skipjack Wind 2 OWF

Ørsted has announced that it has submitted a bid to the Maryland Public Service Commission to develop Skipjack Wind 2, a proposed offshore wind project of up to 760 MW.

European Energy has selected GE Renewable Energy as the supplier for three additional wind farms in Lithuania, two in Telsiai and one in Rokiskis, in the northern part of the country.

Wind power does not generate emissions, but its life cycle - from raw material extraction through manufacturing and construction to end of life disposal - does. Wood Mackenzie took a closer look a the numbers.

Enel and Energy Vault sign partnership to design circular solutions

Wind power and energy storage have been brought together with the recent partnership agreement signed between Enel Green Power and Energy Vault.

The research project aims to reduce the levelized cost of energy (LCoE) in offshore floating wind by investigating the effects of using wake steering on floating wind farms.

The Antaris 5.5 kW in Brittany!

The wind turbine is mounted on a 12m high wooden mast "Dali Performance" by Innoventum from Sweden https://www.innoventum.se/.

Ørsted-led consortium takes part in ScotWind leasing round

Ørsted, Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy have announced a partnership to participate in the upcoming ScotWind leasing round for a floating wind farm.

Research focuses on placement of wind turbines

The very act of installing turbines affects our ability to harness the wind’s power, researches of the Carnegie Institution for Science found out.

The Cóndor portfolio is the first of three that makes up Mainstream’s Andes Renovables platform in Chile, which covers seven wind and three solar PV generation assets.

Galloper Offshore Wind Farm: turbine validation underway

The nacelle based Lidar 'ZX TM' from ZX Lidars is used for this task.

Eni has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of a portfolio of 13 onshore wind farms in Italy, for a total capacity of 315 MW already in operation, from Glennmont Partners and PGGM Infrastructure Fund.

RWE wants to reduce offshore wind’s carbon footprint

RWE Renewables has announced to join the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s new Circular Economy for the Wind Sector joint industry programme (CEWS JIP).

RES unveils new monitoring control room for assets across the globe

RES opens its new renewable control centre in Glasgow where the team will manage wind, solar, battery storage and offshore grid technology all over the world.

Global race for more offshore wind energy

China is set to be the world’s largest offshore wind market this decade, bu other governments outside China are also increasingly looking offshore, a new report by Bloomberg NEF says.

More female participation in community energy needed

Although the share rises, it is not yet widely visible.

Jan De Nul signs Dogger Bank C contract

Jan De Nul Group will handle the transport and installation of 87 GE Haliade-X 14 MW offshore wind turbines for the third phase of the British offshore wind farm.

Digital twin technology can reduce materials by up to 30 percent

Akselos and Lamprell have announced the results of their EU-backed wind foundation design project called GODESS – Global Optimal Design of Support Structures.

At Nexans, CSR is a structured network of people from different departments including Industrial, Innovation, R&D, Purchasing, Compliance & Ethics, Legal & Risks, Communications, Investor relations, HR and Finance. This strong collaboration demonstrates the significant role of each job function and Nexans employee in amplifying CSR actions.

AkzoNobel is part of the CEO Alliance

AkzoNobel CEO, Thierry Vanlancker: “Collaboration is key to fighting climate change."

The wind energy industry faces unique challenges. M-PT designs and develops bolting technology that specifically facilitates the work of fitters in wind power. The battery-powered torque wrench MB-RAD Offset from M-PT Matjeschk-PowerTools offers extended application possibilities, with light weight and maximum performance.

Nexans makes a new appointment to its Executive Committee

Nexans announced a new member to its Executive Committee.

AkzoNobel: 50th anniversary of Resicoat brand

Over the years, the Resicoat range has built up while it provides long-term corrosion protection.

Enel and Johnson & Johnson sign VPPA for renewable energy

The power supply will be produced by a hybrid combination of renewable sources (wind and solar) from three power plants located in Spain.

DEME Offshore vessel successfully installs cables while operating on LNG

DEME Offshore has successfully installed the DolWin6 HVDC cable in the North Sea while the vessel was powered on LNG, dramatically reducing emissions.

REMONDIS Maintenance & Services and XERVON enter the wind farm maintenance market

A new range of services enables proven expertise to be offered to the expanding market of renewable onshore and offshore wind energy

It's no secret that the future of wind energy lies on the oceans. Offshore markets around the world are booming, and turbines are getting bigger and more efficient. Floating wind turbines offer opportunities for even more countries to drive decarbonization. But there are also challenges.

Italian order for Nordex Delta4000 turbines

Nordex will install turbines for 55 MW in two Italian wind farms.

First wind farm in El Salvador reaches commercial operation

Located in Metapán, El Salvador, the 54-MW Ventus wind farm comprises 15 Vestas V136-3.6 turbines.

The so-called “Fit-for-55? package contains changes to over 10 pieces of legislation, including the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Tax Directive, the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive and the EU Emissions Trading System.

Sif Group introduces the Skybox

The idea behind the Skybox is to make the installation process of monopiles for offshore wind turbines even more efficient.

PNE AG sells three Romanian wind farms

The name of the buyer has not been disclosed.

Study identifies risks for bird collisions with turbines

The study, conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Oklahoma State University, shows not all raptor species are equally impacted by collisions with wind turbines.

Prysmian Group, the world’s leading energy and telecom cable systems provider, today confirmed its ambition to be a global sustainability leader with the announcement of new Social Ambition targets to sit alongside its existing Climate Ambition targets.

DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, will lead the process safety study to identify the main environmental, safety and operational risks for the world's first offshore hydrogen production facilities.

GE Renewable Energy to expand Canadian rotor blade facility

GE Renewable Energy is partnering with the governments of Canada and Québec for the expansion of its wind turbine blade facility in Gaspé, Canada.

Electricity generation from renewables is on track to grow strongly around the world over the next two years - but it's still not enough to satisfy the global electricity demand.

Bord na Móna recently unveiled its modern brand identity, and new purpose as a climate solutions company. Eighty percent of all Bord na Móna’s operations is now focused on renewable energy production, recycling, peatland rehabilitation, and sustainable product development.

EDPR and Amazon enter collaboration on renewable energy PPAs

EDP Renewables has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) in relation to PPA for future wind and solar projects.

Wilton Universal Group acquires EEW OSB facility to boost production capabilities

The site will also maximise its enormous capacity for logistics and storage capability to service its existing and future client base.

Spark Infrastructure proposes 2.5 GW renewable energy hub in Australia

Spark has plans to develop a renewable energy generation and storage hub in South-West New South Wales for up to 2.5 GW.

The offshore energy company says the ScotWind Leasing round is a good strategic fit with its ambitions to continue to develop its North Sea offshore wind cluster and further deepen its presence across the UK.

The G20 countries need to get serious about renewables, in particular wind energy as the clean energy solution with the most potential to help the world meet its Paris Agreement targets, the CEOs say.

MoU to support the progress of offshore wind power generation in Japan signed

ClassNK and the Carbon Trust have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support the progress of offshore wind power generation in Japan.

PNE sells wind projects to CEE Group

While one wind turbine in Thuringia, Germany is already producing electricity, another wind farm in France is currently under construction.

France: auction for first commercial-sized floating wind farm closed

The future wind farm will be located in the Atlantic Ocean south of Brittany and will have a capacity of 250MW.

SUISO is a technological solution for the offshore production of green hydrogen and the conversion of oil & gas facilities combining floating wind, floating solar and marine energy.

How to evaluate a wind turbine’s fire risk

To help with the process, Firetrace has outlined four main steps involved in fire mitigation research.

Prysmian Group awarded order in Brazil

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract for a total supply of 350 km of high-end deep-water electro-hydraulic umbilicals using both Steel Tube and Thermoplastic technology.

Siemens is planning to build one of the most powerful battery storage facilities in Europe in the Bavarian city of Wunsiedel, Germany. The 100 MW plant will store regionally generated electricity from renewable energies and thus reduce CO2 emissions.

Boost for India's wind industry

Siemens Gamesa wins two orders from India in July to boost the Indian wind sector with projects worth of 322 MW.

Middle East power grids need urgent reform

Power outages highlight the inadequacy of public services in many parts of the Middle East and North Africa, GlobalData says.

Samsung Heavy Industries moves into floating offshore wind sector

Samsung Heavy Industries wants to venture into the global floating offshore wind power market by developing an independent wind floater model.

The Greek Government plans to change the grid connection procedure for combined renewable power plants. But changes to already authorised projects are highly concerning and go against the rules of the EU Renewable Energy Directive, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson warns.

Team formed for offshore wind in France

Equinor, RES and Green Giraffe join forces and form Océole to develop floating wind farms in France.

Prysmian Group files legal proceedings for patents’ infringements against Sterlite

Prysmian Group continues activities of protection of its technologies and investments in R&D.

Ørsted chooses UL for German offshore wind projects

UL has been selected by Ørsted to deliver project certifications for the wind turbines and foundations at 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 and 242 MW Gode Wind 3 wind farms.

The sums of money, both public and private, being mobilised worldwide by recovery plans fall well short of what is needed to reach international climate goals, a new report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) says.

According to the new Climate Policy Factbook by Bloomberg NEF and Bloomberg Philanthropies, G-20 member countries have given more than $3.3 trillion in subsidies for coal, oil, gas, and fossil-fuel power from 2015-2019.

Mainstream announces another large hybrid renewable energy platform for Chile

The new Nazca Renovables platform builds on the strengths of the company's 1.35 GW Andes Renovables platform.

Not in my backyard!

In an international study, researchers investigated the phenomenon 'not in my backyard', which concerns the acceptance of power plants for energy generation in the immediate vicinity of residential areas.

Strong operating result in the second quarter

Statkraft recorded the highest EBIT in a second quarter to date. The strong results have strengthened Statkraft’s financial capacity and ability to deliver on the growth strategy.

EDPR sells wind portfolio in Portugal

EDP Renewables hass signed a sale and purchase agreement with Onex Renewables to sell a 100% equity stake in a 221 MW wind portfolio located in Portugal.

United States re-joins World Energy Council

Dr Angela Wilkinson, Secretary General of the World Energy Council, said: "We are very happy to welcome back the United States to the World Energy Council community."

ScotWind receives 74 applications

Crown Estate Scotland today confirmed that 74 applications have been received from developers looking for the rights to build projects across the 15 areas of seabed available for development

Cubico broadens Greek portfolio

Cubico Sustainable Investments acquires Panachaiko wind farms in Greece

PNE brokers PPAs

Using the expertise of the PNE Group, operators of post-EEG wind farms have concluded flexible PPAs for the next few years.

EDPR reaches commercial operation with Indiana wind farm

Through executed PPAs, Headwaters II wind farm also provides Facebook and Walmart with energy that will help the companies reach their sustainability goals.

GE Renewable Energy has entered into an JDA with Whiffle for application of Whiffle’s ultra-fine atmospheric Large Eddy Simulation (LES) modeling for GE’s wind energy applications.

Among the numerous projects and initiatives, the plan outlines a way to help achieve a decarbonized economy with the goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2040, including emissions produced by the company’s whole value chain. Previously, the net-zero target was 2050.

OWC advises BASF on Hollandse Kust Zuid OWF acquisition

OWC undertook a full scale technical due diligence of the project.

Strong outlook for Australian offshore wind project

Bass Strait off the coast of Tasmania has been named as one of the top options for offshore wind energy generation in the country.

A number of policy and regulatory challenges need to be addressed to safeguard the pipeline of investment and project development in offshore wind, a new report by the GWEC and The Renewables Consulting Group says.

GE Digital rolls out latest release of its Advanced Distribution Management Solution (ADMS)

The software powers a more resilient electric distribution grid

PosHYdon project gets Dutch government grant

PosHYdon seeks to validate the integration of three energy systems in the Dutch North Sea: offshore wind, offshore gas and offshore hydrogen

Hazlehead: increasing biodiversity at wind farm site

National Grid and Banks Property have agreed to enter into a 25-year agreement to look after and improve a 13.5 hectare area of land south east of the Yorkshire wind farm.

Ocean Renewable Energy Fuels project launched

The Ocean-REFuel project will explore ways of converting ocean energy into fuels for use in heating, energy storage and difficult to decarbonise transport applications.

Project partners RWE, Shell, Gasunie and Equinor signed a declaration of intent to further intensify their collaboration on the AquaSector project and start with a feasibility study.

Each additional gigawatt of transmission capacity connecting the Texas power grid with neighboring states in the Southeast could have saved nearly $1 billion and kept the heat on for approximately 200,000 Texas homes during this years winter storm.

Another merger for former AWEA

The American Clean Power Association and the U.S. Energy Storage Association have announced plans to merge at the beginning of next year.

How Ireland can become a renewable superpower

Floating wind energy can transform Ireland into a European renewable energy superpower with the right policies, a new report by Wind Energy Ireland states.

Eni expands renewable energy portfolio in Spain

Eni signed an agreement with Azora Capital for the acquisition of wind and solar projects with a total capacity of 1.2 GW, located in Spain.

RenewableUK’s new Chief Executive Dan McGrail is calling for UK Ministers to demonstrate greater ambition in the next round of auctions for contracts and urges them to raise the cap to at least 15GW; a 25% increase in capacity.

wpd wins A rating again

The assessment of the stable positive development is based on an extensive analysis and evaluation of the company’s data and documents

Austrian Parliament votes for 100% renewable electricity by 2030

WindEurope welcomes new renewable energy law in Austria.

AkzoNobel to tackle climate change

AkzoNobel’s target is to reduce carbon emissions for the whole value chain by 42% by 2030.

RWE has recently started using an innovative information management tool by Danish company Systematic to harmonize the operating data of all RWE offshore wind farms.

Prysmian highly involved in German energy transition

The Prysmian Group has fully set up its organisation for the development of three strategic German power transmission HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) cable projects.

GE announces Q2 results

GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. said, “The GE team delivered strong overall performance in the second quarter."

WEC Energy acquires Sapphire Sky Wind Farm

The Sapphire Sky is developed by Invenergy and will consist of 64 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 250 megawatts.

Maryneal Windpower Project in Texas starts commercial operation

Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has announced the commercial operation start of the 182-megawatt wind farm in Nolan County, Texas.

It's the same game every year: Global Earth Overshoot Day moves steadily forward in the calendar. And this year it turns out that the Covid-19 effect from the previous year has now led to a rebound. In short: nothing has changed as a result of the pandemic.

The Aklan project is an onshore wind farm with a total capacity of 75.6 MW. Triconti ECC Renewables Corporation, a German-Swiss-Filipino joint venture based in the Philippines, is involved in the project planning and implementation as a cooperation partner.

During the winter season 2020/21 (October 2020 to April 2021), Deutsche Windtechnik successfully implemented a new service concept for multi-brand deployments using helicopters for the offshore wind farms alpha ventus and Riffgat.

Ørsted awarded contracts for the design, supply, termination and testing of inter-array submarine cable systems for the Gode Wind 3 and Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farms to Prysmian Group.

Four of the nine are new wind energy sites to the RES portfolio, while the other five will continue to be managed by RES after the successful retendering of the projects.

Nexans participates on Equinor’s first floating solar plant

Nexans has been awarded by Equinor a contract to supply power export cable for its innovative floating solar pilot offshore Frøya in Norway.

"Nexans is now a structured, healthy and solid Group. We will continue to trigger structural value growth while amplifying our impact on energy transition,” says Christopher Guérin, Nexans’ CEO.

GE Renewable Energy and partners launched the “Automated Blade Finishing” program in 2020, aiming to improve throughput, Environmental Health and Safety (EHS), and quality in wind turbine blade manufacturing.

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released its first Clean Power Annual report, which showed wind, utility solar, and battery storage power capacity in the U.S. topped 170 gigawatts, following a record 26 GW of clean energy projects coming online in 2020.

ACP welcomes BOEM California offshore leasing call for information

The BOEM is advancing floating offshore wind off the coast of California.