News Archive March 2022

Boralex projects selected in French tender

Boralex is announcing that three of its wind projects totalling 61.9 MW have been selected by the latest tender of the French government.

Shell cuts business ties with Gazprom, abandons Nord Stream 2

Shell has announced its intention to exit its joint ventures with Gazprom and related entities to cut its ties with Russia over the war with Ukraine.

“We are all deeply troubled by the invasion of Ukraine, which represents a terrible setback for the world, and we are thinking of all those who are suffering because of the military action,” says Anders Opedal, President and CEO of Equinor.

The wind energy lease sale will create tens of thousands of high-skilled U.S. jobs, strengthen coastal economies, and deliver vast amounts of reliable, clean energy to America’s largest population centers, says ACP.

Shell Australia announced yesterday to acquire 49% of Australian wind farm developer WestWind Energy with a 3GW project pipeline across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Venterra Group acquires UXO specialist Ordtek

The business serves leading offshore wind developers and TSOs worldwide and plays a critical role in the safe development of new offshore wind capacity.

Horizonte is a wind farm that will have an installed capacity of 778 MW generating 2,400 GWh per year, equivalent to the consumption of more than 700 thousand homes in the country.

It was almost lost among all the bad news about the war of aggression Russia is waging on Ukraine: The latest IPCC interim report once again does not bode well. Will war now lead to more climate protection?

IEA Member Countries release 60 million barrels of oil

This step will send a unified and strong message to global oil markets that there will be no shortfall in supplies as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

CAN Europe: MEPs need to send strong signal for Europe's energy transition

Clearer than ever before, scaling up energy savings and the deployment of renewable energy are needed to leave fossil fuels behind, says CAN Europe.

Havfram ventures into O&G electrification of offshore wind

Combining experience in subsea project execution, Havfram wants to serve the electrification market in offshore wind.

'The Big Cajun' extracts energy from slow moving water and wind

This worldwide patented technology utilizes unique rotor stacks in low water speed and conventional wind turbines to extract large amounts of power.

The project shall deliver the cable connection along a route which runs between the UK converter station located on the Isle of Grain in Kent (UK), passing through UK, Dutch and German waters to the landing point in Lower Saxony in Germany to connect with the converter station near Wilhelmshaven.

Statkraft opens office in Finland

Statkraft opens an office in Espoo, Finland to provide more PPAs in the Nordic region.

KF Wind secured its second Electric Business License (EBL) from the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea for a capacity of 450 MW.

RWE designs amphibious Crew Transfer Vessel

RWE has developed an amphibious Crew Transfer Vessel that can reach offshore wind farms in shallow waters.

Vestas wins turbine order from the U.S.

Vestas has received a 171 MW order from Cordelio Power to power the Moraine Sands wind project in Illinois, USA.

Estonian project orders Vestas turbines

Vestas has received a 21 MW order from Enefit Green which allows the Danish manufacturer to enter the Estonian wind market.

Under the agreement, the terminal will transform into an offshore wind port capable of staging and assembling the largest components for the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects and for the growing U.S. offshore industry on the East Coast.

Vasa Vind puts Raftsjöhöjden wind farm into operation

The Raftsjöhöjden wind farm has a capacity of 60MW and is located in Sweden.

GWO report: record year for wind energy safety

GWO strives to create an injury free working environment in wind by ensuring workers receive a standardised, basic minimum level of training.

World’s first delivery drones for offshore wind industry in development

Marco Polo Marine and F-drones have signed a MoU to co-develop the world’s first large-scale, electric aerial delivery drones for the offshore windfarm market

Vibrations play a vital role regarding wind turbine fatigue. At the symposium "Vibrations of Wind Turbines", which will take place on May 5 and 6 in Hamburg, experts will meet on this topic and discuss how wind turbines can live longer.

The Crown Estate’s offshore wind customers have agreed to share data collated throughout the lifecycle of their projects, in a bid to support the future sustainable growth of the offshore renewables industry. The database is free-to-access.

Edison Chouest Offshore announces beginning of shipbuilding of first Jones Act-qualified SOV in the U.S.

The service operations vessel is set to work for Ørsted and Eversource.

The Jeju Hallim Offshore Wind Farm project is being pursued for the development of Korea’s largest offshore wind farm near the waters of Hallim Port, which is located in the northwestern part of Jeju island.

Australia: Origin Energy to supply renewable energy to critical infrastructure assets

Origin Energy signed long-term agreements for the renewable energy supply of seven customers across the industry of critical infrastructures.

WindEurope warns: Don’t tamper with market rules!

To tamper with market rules would remove stability and freeze investments. Which in turn would mean fewer renewables and no energy security for Europe.

Labkotec Oy to exhibit at WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao

Visit the company's stand no. 1-G37 at WindEurope Annual Event 2022

WWEA: Phase out fossil and nuclear sources now!

The World Wind Energy Association e.V. (WWEA) calls for governments to stop importing energy from fossil and nuclear forces and instead invest in renewable energies.

10-Point Plan for reducing reliance on Russian supplies

The International Energy Agency (IEA) has provided a 10-Point Plan to the European Union for the reduction of reliance of Russian energy imports.

Macquarie's Green Investment Group (GIG) announced plans to launch a new company specializing in offshore wind called Corio Generation (Corio). Corio will begin operations in April 2022 with a project pipeline of over 15 GW - one of the largest in the world.

The Schaeffler Group is creating sustainable value with its products, by offering customers innovative solutions in areas such as electromobility, regenerative energy production, or the generation and use of hydrogen.

Global high-voltage switchgear market continues growth

GlobalData found that the increasing demand for electricity in growing economic regions such as Asia-Pacific and the Middle East is propelling the HV switchgear market,

Renewable Power Capital signs PPA with Gasun in Finland

Gasum will buy the majority of the output from the 44MW Rustari onshore wind farm in Finland.

Statkraft signs PPA with Tubos Reunidos Group

The PPA, which entered into force in February, ensures Tubos Reunidos price stability for the next decade in a sector especially affected by the high energy costs of last year.

After 25 years Irene Vorrink wind farm, one of Vattenfall's oldest wind farms in the Netherlands, will be dismantled and recycled. Instead, new wind turbines will be built into deeper into waters.

According to the 2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook published by BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), investments in the energy transition and the deployment of renewable power, battery storage, and sustainable transportation have never been higher in the U.S.

Wind Energy Ireland has released its February Wind Energy report, which showed that wind energy provided 53 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in February 2022. This is the highest share of demand ever achieved by wind in Ireland.

GWEC and WindEurope issue a joint statement to counter the IEA's 10-point-plan

GWEC and WindEurope do not support the IEA’s idea of temporary tax measures to raise rates on electricity companies’ “windfall profits”.

RTS Wind invests in equity stake in Ventus Energy

The investment will see RTS broaden its capabilities in the fast-growing renewables market while being key to delivering on the wider strategic goals of the group.

Eurowind Energy has closed an agreement with Vattenfall to acquire Nørrekær Enge II near Løgstør, Nørre Økse Sø close to Brovst, Hjelm Hede in Holstebro and Rejsby Hede in the municipality of Tønder.

GE: three new members for its Board of Directors

GE today announced that its Board of Directors has elected three new members.

AkzoNobel publishes 2021 annual report

CEO Thierry Vanlancker said that while 2021 was marked by a series of headwinds, the company coped well.

UL has released a report including recommendations that enable distributed energy resources (DER) and inverter based resources (IBRs) to maintain a strong cybersecurity posture.

Together with selected marketers, the company has developed power purchase agreements that are designed to meet the flexibility requirements for the operation of wind power turbines that are no longer subsidised

Schaeffler Group publishes 2021 results

While the results for last year were strong, the company suspends guidance for 2022.

What's next for energy policy in Europe's largest economic market, Germany? Since Vladimir Putin has started a war on Ukraine two weeks ago, there have been countless 'expert opinions' on the best ways out of the depending on Russian raw materials. But not all of these ideas are well thought out or feasible.

"Removing gas from our power supplies will take a lot of work, but it is definitely possible. We can do this by bolstering our homegrown supply of clean energy such as wind and solar power, which means the UK will become independent in the way it produces its energy," Greenpeace UK says.

UL established the market-leading testing and certification offerings for ESS, contributing to the simplification of complex certification activities and empowering customers to effectively navigate rapidly evolving code and regulatory changes.

Last month, The Crown Estate hosted a workshop attended by over 70 stakeholders with an interest in the Celtic Sea, including representatives from environmental, fishing, marine and ports organisations, as well as Government.

EBRD lends €30 million for construction of Polish wind farm

The borrower is indirectly owned by Energix Renewables Energy, an Israeli power producer focussing on onshore wind and solar in Israel, Poland and the U.S.

RWE Renewables and National Grid today announced the official name of their joint venture, Community Offshore Wind, to reflect the benefits it will bring to local communities, with the tagline, “Local clean energy for all.”

US offshore wind contract for Nexans

Nexans wins US offshore wind export cables installation contract for Revolution Wind Farm for Ørsted-Eversource

In the tendering process, which ended at the beginning of February, RWE was awarded one wind farm each in North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony. The two projects have a total capacity of more than 45 MW.

The Clarke Creek renewable energy precinct is a wind, solar and battery storage hub which will consist of more than 1GW of wind energy alone, plus solar and battery technologies.

Ørsted and Maersk to develop US Power-to-X facility for green maritime fuels

The project is targeted to be commissioned in the second half of 2025, making it by far the most ambitious project globally producing e-methanol at scale.

BHE Canada signs PPA with three companies for wind energy

RBC, Bullfrog, and Shopify join another large Canadian customer that signed a power purchase agreement with BHE Canada in 2020.

ABO Wind bids farewell to outgoing Chairman of the Board

Andreas Höllinger is leaving the developer as of 31 July 2022.

WindEurope welcomes the European Commission’s objective to completely end Russian fossil fuel imports before the end of the decade. To this end, the Commission has presented the “RePowerEU” plan with a faster expansion of wind energy and other renewables at its core last week.

WWEA and Global100R are calling for donations of equipment which can supply power independently from the national grid, including small and stand alone solar systems including batteries, power banks, small wind etc.

Hannover Messe: Partner country Portugal showcases innovative companies

Portuguese companies, many of which are small or medium-sized, are well-versed in Industrie 4.0 concepts that drive industrial transformation.

California approves grant for renovations at the Port of Humboldt Bay

California is starting to prepare for the implementation of (floating) offshore wind.

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has today published Floating Offshore Wind – a Global Opportunity, a report setting out the clear opportunity floating offshore wind presents for countries across the globe.

The new facility, scheduled to be operational from 2023, will offer unique capabilities in Europe to the Aviation industry, but not limited to, with capacity to test all types of compressors for the next generations of civil and military aircraft engines.

Ingeteam announces plan to hire 1,000 people

The company has presented its new strategic plan for 2022-24, including its aims to consolidate its position as a leader in power conversion technology.

Fish eDNA project launched at offshore wind farm

Overall, this new method should help to reduce the costs of offshore wind developments; reducing overall cost of energy production whilst also minimising the environmental impact,

OX2 to build Swedish Offshore Wind Farm

OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland in the Baltic Sea, the developer announced.

In the past ten years, Ukraine invested around $12 billion in the expansion of renewable energy, according to the country's Renewable Energy Association. Nearly half of these plants are now acutely affected by destruction caused by the war.

PNE: Booming PV business

Renewable energy developer PNE AG has sold two photovoltaic projects in Romania and USA with a total nominal output of around 280 megawatts peak.

ENERCON reaches milestone in Germany

The turbine manufacturer surpasses 25 gigawatts of installed capacity in Germany.

UL and ONYX Insight continue collaboration

ONYX Insight and UL’s collaboration includes a review of over 100 GW of assets globally.

The transaction, announced in August 2021, has been closed now. The two companies will take an initial 50 percent stake in Progression Energy’s 800 MW floating offshore wind project in Japan.

Jan De Nul's Voltaire equipped with giant crane

With a crane house weighing 1800 tonnes, a boom length of 140 metres and weighing 800 tonnes, this is the largest Leg Encircling Crane ever built.

Due to the war in Ukraine, the company is examining whether some coal-fired power plants could possibly remain in operation for longer. The decision is up to the German government, but RWE nevertheless intends to stick to the rapid expansion of renewables for greater energy security.

The facility – home to 120 specialists – will act as a major hub within the company’s worldwide R&D network and help to further advance AkzoNobel’s innovation capabilities, especially in the area of decorative paints.

Northvolt plans to build its third gigafactory in the north of Germany. The region hosts the cleanest energy grid in Germany, one which is characterized by a surplus of electricity generated by onshore and offshore wind power and reinforced by clean energy provided through grid interconnections to Denmark and Norway.

Energy developer Red Rocket announced commercial operations of its first wind farm in South Africa, Roggeveld. The project, located on the border of the Northern and Western Cape Province, has an installed capacity of 147MW.

Why government support for green start-ups is more important than ever

A new report by the IEA shows why today’s energy crisis makes supporting clean energy start-ups more important than ever.

Balmoral Comtec to build new quayside facility in Montrose

The company plans a quayside manufacturing facility at the town’s port for the offshore wind industry.

New Service Operation Vessel officially named Edda Breeze

The ceremony took place in GONDAN’s facilities in Figueras, Castropol in Spain.

Dutch Ampelmann sells W-type gangway system to the Olympic Orion which will be installed when the vessel will complete its conversion from a Multi-Purpose Support Vessel (MPSV) into an CSOV.

Deutsche Windtechnik wins tender for DanTysk and Sandbank OWF

Germany's Deutsche Windtechnik wins an EU tender to provide a wide range of O&M Services at the offshore wind farms DanTysk and Sandbank.

The war in Ukraine could set back the global energy transition by years - not only because there is a short-term focus on the increased use of oil and gas, but also because renewable energies are affected. This could lead to a considerable increase in price of rare earth metals, which are needed for the production of renewable energy plants.

The food and packaging industry, and the robotics industry, are two sectors with a high global demand for innovative solutions, and will be the main focus of Schaeffler's attention at this year's Hannover Messe.

GE has announced an agreement with Iberdrola Australia to supply and install 38 wind turbines for the Flyers Creek wind farm project located 25 kilometers south-west of Orange in New South Wales.

DP Energy and Iberdrola to lead the production of an Environmental Impact Asssessment Report for the proposed Shelmalere Offshore Wind Farm project off the east coast of Ireland.

TenneT fully supports this initiative and emphasizes the importance of an independent, secure and stable supply of electricity in Ukraine, Europe and thus also the countries where TenneT itself operates, the Netherlands and Germany.

ABO Wind: moving into new dimensions

German developer published a good annual result achieved in 2021 and positive outlook for 2022.

Belgium to raise its offshore wind target in the light of war

Belgium’s Minister of Energy Tinne Van der Straeten called for Belgium to raise its offshore wind target to 8 GW for 2030.

“Current rules improperly place gas-only resources on par with resources with known, dedicated fuel inventories by basing their capacity accreditation upon an incorrect assumption of 100 percent fuel availability. Conversely, solar, wind and run-of-river resources have their capacity ratings significantly lowered because of the variable nature of their energy source,” said Francis Pullaro, Executive Director of RENEW.

API visits CONTROL 2022 in Stuttgart

API combines innovation with experience for the best solution to industrial measurement tasks.

While new transmission construction is needed to interconnect large amounts of renewable energy and decarbonize the grid, these projects often face significant challenges and can take a decade or more to bring into service.

Researchers take wind turbine blade recycling into focus

A group of researchers from Kaunas University of Technology (KTU) and the Lithuanian Energy Institute have proposed a method for wind turbine blades’ recycling.

IEA: Moldova needs to concentrate on renewable energy

The electricity system in Moldova is characterised by its reliance on imports, which supplied 69% of demand in 2020. This has to change.

Nexans wins contract for French offshore wind farm

Nexans will supply the 225 kV power cables for the connection of the Dieppe - Le Tréport wind farm, one of the largest offshore wind projects in France.

The ZEBRA consortium is today marking a new step forward on the wind industry’s transition to a circular economy with the production of the first prototype of its 100% recyclable turbine blade.

A record €28million investment in jetty infrastructure and a port logistics park has been announced by Shannon Foynes Port Company today in a significant step in transitioning the Shannon Estuary into a major international renewable energy supply-chain hub.

A state-of-the-art Kongsberg K-Sim Dynamic Positioning (DP) simulator will soon complement the Marine Navigation Centre on the University’s campus.

Eclareon’s research finds significant barriers to projects in all European countries, with administrative processes like planning and permitting being the most common and most serious issues blocking new renewables developments.

Mine operator Sedibelo Platinum appointed the juwi/Sturdee Energy consortium as preferred bidder to supply renewable energy to the mining operations of its platinum mine. The parties signed a memorandum of understanding and will now begin negotiations on a power purchase agreement.

wpd orders Vestas turbines in Italy

Developer wpd has placed a 30 MW order for the Licata wind park to be located in Sicily, southern Italy.

WindEurope welcomes Germany's latest auction results

Good news: After almost two years of undersubscribed auctions the latest auction was the second consecutive that was oversubscribed.

To reach zero-emission transport, the EU must ensure that barriers to the faster uptake of electric vehicles and the roll-out of electric vehicle charging infrastructure are removed as soon as possible.

Magic Valley Energy plans wind farm in Southern Idaho

The Salmon Falls project represents a significant investment in clean energy infrastructure and will generate economic benefits that are sustainable for the long term.

Worley to provide engineering services in offshore wind for Keppel Offshore & Marine

The company will provide detailed design engineering services and procurement and fabrication support for the two OSS topsides modules.

New German test bench finds first customer

Fraunhofer IWES will test Vestas’ XXL rotor blade on its new test bench in Bremerhaven, Germany.

According to preliminary statistics published by WWEA today, the world market for wind turbines reached another record in 2021 with wind turbines with a total capacity of 97,5 Gigawatt installed around the globe, after 92,7 Gigawatt in 2020.

MARIN tests crash barriers to avert collisions of ships with wind turbines

The research was prompted by the incident involving the Julietta D on 31 January this year.

The work will include transporting and installing the 3,500 metric ton jacket foundation, four main piles, and the 9,500 metric ton offshore substation topside for the Dogger Bank C offshore substation in the UK.

SCADA International promotes uniformity across various communication protocols

The company aspires to lower the costs of green energy across the renewable energy sector.

Ørsted finishes another onshore wind farm in Nebraska

The 298 MW Haystack wind farm is Ørsted’s second operating wind farm in Nebraska.

Shell Brazil this week submitted applications to the Brazilian authority IBAMA for environmental permits for offshore wind generation in six areas in the states of Piauí, Ceará, Rio Grande do Norte, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul.

Largest onshore wind project in North America finished

The 998-megawatt Traverse Energy Center has achieved commercial operations, GE Renewable Energy and Invenergy announced yesterday.

IWS needs more Skywalker class CSOV

IWS orders two additional Skywalker class CSOV newbuildings from China Merchants Industry, Hong Kong.

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan TD, invites applications from the first batch of offshore wind projects for Maritime Area Consents (MAC).

Port-La Nouvelle to host wind turbine components for floating pilot

The EFGL pilot project will build and operate three 10 MW floating wind turbines, at more than 16 km off the coast of Leucate and Le Barcarès, France.

“The greatest challenge for the Moroccan government is ensuring energy security, as its low fossil fuel reserves mean that it must depend on imports to meet its power generation needs", says GlobalData.

The GE-BOND consortium will be responsible for delivering the onshore substation and interconnection cable in Brooklyn, New York City, as well as designing and supplying the high-voltage electrical systems for the offshore substation.

UK offshore wind pipeline surges to 86 GW

RenewableUK has published its latest EnergyPulse report, stating that the offshore wind pipeline of the UK is currently the largest in the world.

Lamprell announced that it signed a capacity reservation agreement for the Moray West Offshore Wind Farm. The reservation agreement secures capacity in Lamprell's Hamriyah yard for the work as the project moves towards financial close and full contract award.

Ørsted tests viability of Jet Suit paramedics

This initiative is designed to improve the way emergency first responses are applied out at sea. First trials though started onshore in the Lake District, UK.

Chariot Transitional Power and Total Eren have entered into a newly established partnership with First Quantum Minerals, a global mining and metals company, to advance the development of a 430 MW solar and wind power project for its mining operations in Zambia.

More and more hybrid power plants are being built around the world, combining different variants of renewable energy production. The advantages are numerous, the possibilities for worldwide use quite great.

Prysmian announces €1 billion investment by 2024

New submarine cable factory in the US and production capacity expansion at the Italian, Finnish and French plants announced at Prysmian Group Submarine Cable Day in Naples.

GlobalData: Vestas tops manufacturer ranking 2021

Vestas Wind Systems is the leading manufacturer for wind turbines with 16.6 gigawatts (GW) of installations, according to GlobalData.

Green hydrogen floating wind plans reveiled for the Celtic Sea

ERM Dolphyn and Source Energie announce plans to develop Gigawatt scale “green hydrogen” floating wind sites in the Celtic Sea.

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has announced its 'Energy Transition for All' initiative – an industry-wide framework to ensure that workers, communities, and those historically left behind stand to benefit from the rapid growth of the clean power sector in the United States.

DEC has won bids to supply 7.5 MW and 10 MW offshore wind turbines to a wind farm in East China’s Zhejiang province and another in Fujian province, respectively, with a total capacity of 360 MW.

bp partners with Marubeni for offshore wind in Japan

Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, bp’s executive vice president of gas & low carbon energy, said: “We are unlocking new regions and new opportunities for bp."

The contract scope comprises the installation of two 65-kilometer-long export cables that will connect the planned Hollandse Kust West Beta 700 MW offshore wind farm to TenneT’s onshore grid in the Netherlands.

The meeting took place at a time of turbulence for both the industry and the company as recent months have brought significant supply chain disruption and higher logistic and material costs.

TenneT continues installation of transformer platform after crash

The investigation shows that the damage to the jacket that occured durring the storms in January is limited.

Mainstream Renewable Power, the global renewable energy company, is pleased to announce that Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has agreed to invest EUR €575 million in Mainstream in the form of new common shares, corresponding to a 27.5 percent equity stake in the Company.

The team of K2 Management will undertake pre-development studies and research for Sunly’s offshore wind projects and will advise the offshore developer strategically and tactically in the Baltic Sea, including in the coming auctions.

The market dialogue concerns a modification of the planned preliminary geotechnical investigations for the artificial island in the North Sea undertaken by the Danish TSO Energinet.

The Port of New Bedford will add another base of operations and terminal logistics facility to support the growing offshore wind industry in Massachusetts, said Foss Maritime.

RenewableUK calls for onshore wind boost in the UK

RenewableUK wants the UK Government to boost the onshore wind capacity to cut the dependence on gas and move to low-cost, home-grown energy sources.

Vestas wins 36 MW contract in UK

Scottish developer Muirhall Energy Limited chose Vestas as turbine supplier for 36 MW Greengairs East project.

AXA IM Alts and Crédit Agricole Assurances join the Danish energy company for the 1.3 GW Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm which is currently under construction off the UK coast.

Enefit Green to build wind farms in Latvian forests

The company has started a cooperation with Latvia’s largest private forest owner to build wind farms

Another ranking, same top spot

BNEF’s 2021 Global Wind Turbine Market Shares report sees Vestas at the top of the ranking, adding 15.2 gigawatts worldwide.

Europe and U.S. cooperate on European energy security

The United States and the European Commission are committed to reducing Europe's dependency on Russian energy.

U.S. announce wind energy lease sale offshore the Carolinas

A wind energy auction for two lease areas offshore the Carolinas will be held on May 11.

Service teams in the Central Europe (CNE) region are currently working around the clock in a large-scale concerted action to rectify the problem, which emerged on 24 February following a cyberattack on the KA-SAT satellite.

Kaskasi substation installed in the North Sea

RWE has installed the substation for its German offshore wind farm Kaskasi in the North Sea

Empire Offshore Wind chooses Maersk vessel

Empire Wind selected Maersk for the chartering of its newbuild wind installation vessel.

SCADA International to supply PNE with power control solution

The OneView® Energy Control Unit from SCADA International will control and regulate the power output from the entire 54.9 MW German wind farm.

Shell UK plans massive investments

Shell UK aims to invest up to £25 billion in the UK energy system over the next 10 years.

Free access marine data toolbox developed

The digital toolbox, ResourceCODE, was created with the primary purpose of opening up for developers, a wide scope of simple to use and freely available marine datasets

ACP welcomes offshore wind decision for the Carolinas

The U.S. Government has announced plans to hold an offshore wnd auction for areas off the Carolina coast in May.

GE Renewable Energy to supply Swedish OX2 wind farm

GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by OX2 as the supplier for the 146 MW Klevberget wind farm in Sweden.

In Europe, the first generation of wind farms is aging. One way to deal with the old turbines is repowering, meaning replacing old wind turbines with new, more efficient turbines. There is still great potential there.

Less than 24 hours after winning Paint the Future awards, three startups have already signed their letters of intent to continue working together on sustainable business opportunities with AkzoNobel.

New generation Demag DRS-M wheel blocks

The Demag DRS range has gained a reputation as a reliable wheel block system – not only in cranes – offering a long service life in tens of thousands of applications all over the world.

PPAs for parks within the EEG remuneration

As an intermediary between plant operators and electricity consumers, Energy consult acts as a “translator” between the plant operator and the electricity purchaser.

World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022 published

Governments need to fast-track energy transition for more energy security, resilience, and affordable energy for all.

Swedish floating turbine manufacturer SeaTwirl received an approved concession for the installation of its floating wind turbine S2x in Bokn municipality, Norway. The approval marks an important milestone for the company.

PNE annouces successful 2021 business year

Markus Lesser, CEO of PNE AG, comments on the excellent business results: "2021 was an exceptionally successful year for PNE AG, both financially and operationally."

Seaway 7 to supply cable works for German He Dreiht offshore wind farm

The scope includes the supply and installation of around 100 km of 66 kV subsea power cables and respective cable protection systems.

"Increased investment in clean energy, as indicated in the proposed budget, will create hundreds of thousands of American jobs over the next decade and will bring more reliable and resilient clean energy to millions of Americans," said ACP’s CEO Heather Zichal.

The NZ Super Fund and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) announced they are partnering to explore the potential for offshore wind in South Taranaki Bight, New Zealand. A newly formed joint venture will lead the feasibility study and development.

G20 fails on climate action

It's been a quarter of a year since the last climate summit - and though governments have promised a lot, little has happened so far. Where do we stand in the fight against climate change?

Ørsted and partners present concept for Denmark's Energy Island

Ørsted and its partners joined forces to develop a sustainable concept for the upcoming tender for an energy island in the Danish North Sea.

Statkraft and ABO Wind have concluded a ten-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Finnish wind farm Pajuperänkangas. The Norwegian company also receives the rights to the Guarantees of Origins of the electricity produced.

Siemens Gamesa has started manufacturing of both its patented offshore Direct Drive wind turbine nacelles and patented IntegralBlades at its new manufacturing facility in Le Havre, France.