News Archive May 2022

What can the US learn from the European offshore wind industry?

There are some important lessons the US can learn from Europe if it wants to effectively expand its offshore wind capacity quickly.

First French-build CTV launched

On Thursday, April 28, 2022, the launch of the vessel was attended by representatives of the French shipyard OCEA, GE Renewable Energy, EDF Renouvelables and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs.

How high is the power security in the UK?

As a result of Brexit and its reliance on imports from the common EU market, the UK is now facing questions regarding higher energy prices, fuelled by the Russian War in Ukraine.

More than 30 clean energy parties have sent a joint letter to Congress urging robust funding for high-voltage transmission deployment and research in the Department of Energy’s FY 2023 budget.

The Biden-Harris administration has announced significant milestones on three transmission projects that will carry renewable energy across the West.

Enefit Green announced that it signed an agreement to prepare a preliminary design for an offshore wind farm planned for the Baltic Sea north of Hiiumaa. According to the plans, the technical analysis of the farm is to be completed in August this year.

The mobile grid simulator is designed to test renewable energy installations for grid performance, stability and compliance, and will enable testing of the growing number of offshore wind turbines that are pushing current testing equipment and procedures to their limits.

Germany's SuedLink: production of power cables started

"With the start of production, SuedLink is taking a big step towards the start of construction."

Van Oord wins US contract for large-scale offshore project

Van Oord has been selected by Empire Offshore Wind as main contractors for subsea rock installation works related to the development of Empire Wind I & II.

Last month WindEurope published a new paper on electricity market design, stressing that investor certainty is essential to mobilise the massive investments needed to improve Europe’s energy security.

Nexans will embed sustainability across all its divisions, from innovations and solutions development, product manufacturing, and managing daily operations, to the purchase of raw materials, the use of its sold products, as well as working habits and employees commuting.

PEAK Wind have taken over Operations and Asset Management of the Blue Cloud in North West Texas. The company now exceeds +1,500MW of wind farms under management, having secured a 5-year asset management agreement.

While more and more offshore wind farms are being built in Europe and Asia, the U.S. have had a hard time with it so far. Concerns, which in Maine have even resulted in bans on the construction of offshore wind farms in federal waters, often focus on environmental protection and fishery. But now there is movement on the issue.

API Launches DYNAMIC 9D LADAR at Control 2022

Breakthrough LADAR technology sets new standard in non-contact optical dimensional metrology for manufacturing industries

UL sets up new office in Scotland

UL has launched a major new office in Glasgow, which will serve as the global hub for its growing offshore wind operations.

Schaeffler opens Tool Technology Center

The automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler has opened a state-of-the-art Tool Technology Center at its facility in Höchstadt an der Aisch in Germany.

Offshore engineering and design consultancy, Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions Ltd (GDG), has announced that it has been commissioned by Wind Energy Ireland to undertake a study of Ireland’s national ports.

EOLOS selected for hydrological and meteorological measurements for first Lithuanian OWF

The Spanish service provider was selected by the Lithuanian Energy Agency, following an international public procurement process.

Increased surface temperatures in shallow waters can lead to coral bleaching. At offshore wind farm locations further offshore, temperatures are more stable due to vertical mixing in the water column, preventing extreme temperature increases.

Galp’s renewable energy development projects portfolio now totals 9.6 GW across Brazil, Spain, and Portugal, adding size and optionality to its growth ambitions / Agreements with SER Energia and Casa dos Ventos provide access to a selection of attractive photovoltaic and wind projects spread through nine Brazilian states

Europe needs much more wind energy

WindEurope has published its annual Finance and Investment Trends report.

BlueFloat Energy, the company developing Vientos Alisios – the most advanced offshore wind project in Colombia with pre-feasibility status granted and grid connection secured – provided input to the Roadmap drawing on its offshore wind experience with a pipeline of over 15 offshore wind projects across the globe.

Bosch to develop components for hydrogen electrolysis

Bosch plans to invest up to 500 million euros in this new area of business by the end of the decade

The MoU between GE’s Grid Solutions and HSM Offshore Energy focuses on supporting the development of offshore wind projects by providing an optimized and cost-effective turnkey value proposition.

Across the two-year contract, ODE will oversee a range of services - from basic engineering, to wind turbine generators (WTG) package support, and EPC preparation support.

Wind power for ZF in Germany

Statkraft and ZF have signed a PPA for its plants and office locations in Germany.

Vestas to build 423 MW wind farm in Brazil

Vestas partners with Pan American Energy.

University of Strathcylde and Renewable Parts sign MoU

Both organisations wan to create a more sustainable supply chain for the wind industry, identifying gaps in technology, skills, and knowledge within the renewable sector.

The new report, entitled “Green Hydrogen: Optimising Net Zero”, shows that a UK-wide green hydrogen economy has the potential to create thousands of highly-skilled jobs throughout the country.

GE Renewable Energy invests in 3D printing company

GE Renewable Energy today announced a minority investment in COBOD International, the company providing the 3D printer used at the Bergen research facility.

Ørsted and North America’s Building Trades Unions sign Project Labor Agreement (PLA)

A first-of-its-kind in the United States, the National Offshore Wind Agreement (NOWA) sets the bar for working conditions and equity.

BOEM completes environmental review in California

The Humboldt WEA, if developed, could bring up to 1.6 GW of clean energy to the grid, enough to power approximately 560,000 homes.

Greenbacker acquires 55 MW Howard wind farm in New York

The Howard wind farm, which achieved commercial operation in the fourth quarter of 2011, generates enough wind energy to power approximately 12,500 New York homes a year.

As the energy sector continues to manage aftershocks from the impacts of climate change, COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine, the World Energy Pulse reveals nearly half of respondents expect the convergence of these crises to accelerate the pace of the transition. The survey marks the first quantitative assessment of the conflict’s impact on the global energy transition.

The main objective of the plan is, in particular, to share with a broad base of employees, mainly blue collar workers, the creation of value that the Group will be able to generate in the coming years.

Schaeffler Group report good first quarter

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler published its interim statement for the first three months of 2022 today.

The new F-class vessel is unique in terms of flexibility and scope, as it can be converted from installation of large foundations to installation of wind turbine generators within a short period of time.

Wind power in Ireland breaks records

Ireland has discovered wind power in recent years and posted an excellent first quarter. April 2022 brought 7 percent more wind power than last year - a new record.

Heerema Marine Contractors has been selected as a strategic supplier on behalf of the 50-50 partnership between Equinor and bp to develop the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects.

There are two different areas up for auction with a total 1.5 GW of capacity. The auction makes extensive use of non-price criteria. It’s by some distance the most advanced use of non-price criteria yet in any wind energy auction. The focus of the criteria is ecology and system integration.

Wild Rose 2 Wind Farm: PPA and turbine supply agreement signed

Capstone Infrastructure Corporation has announced important milestones in the development of the Canadian wind farm.

Construction start for Australia's largest wind farm

ACCIONA Energía has begun the construction of the MacIntyre complex, the largest wind farm in Australia, with a total capacity of 1,026MW.

In addition to the classic operations management business, wpd windmanager is expanding its range of electrical engineering solutions and services for wind and PV plants, substations and transfer stations.

wpd sells offshore business unit

Global Infrastructure Partners wants to buy the industry segment.

With the addition of El Algodon Alto, RWE will have delivered a total installed generation capacity of more than 3,700 MW of wind power online in the state of Texas, including more than 1,700 MW on the Texas coast.

PNE reports strong Q1 earnings

"We have achieved the best Q1 EBITDA result in the company's history and further increased our already well-filled project pipeline to 7.2 GW/GWp," said Markus Lesser, CEO of PNE AG.

"Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a human tragedy and concerns for energy supply. This has impacted an already tight market situation, increasing uncertainty and volatility. The high power prices are challenging for many consumers,” warns Chief Executive Officer Christian Rynning-Tønnesen.

Renewable energy company Vena Energy announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Korea Midland Power for the development of an offshore wind project near Yokji Island, under the jurisdiction of Tonyeong City, Korea.

Ramboll: Dr. Tim Fischer new Director for wind division

Tim Fischer takes over from Klaus Jacob Jensen who in joint management with Tim Fischer has lead Ramboll’s Wind business since 2011.

Shell and Eneco join in Dutch offshore wind tender

With the joint venture Ecowende joint, Shell and Eneco are aiming to initiate a movement to build offshore wind farms that have a net positive impact on nature.

HOMER® Front is a licensable web-based software platform for designing and optimizing complex utility-scale energy storage systems — whether standalone or in combination with solar or wind energy.

"If Austria continues at this pace, it will fall short of its target with only 86.8% of the country’s total power generation being from renewable sources by 2030,” says Attaurrahman Ojindaram Saibasan, Senior Power Analyst at GlobalData.

On Wednesday, the Norwegian government announced its plans to become a major offshore wind nation by 2040. In the future instead of oil and gas the country wants to export renewable energy to Europe . But there is still a long way to go.

New capacity for generating electricity from solar, wind and other renewables increased to a record level worldwide in 2021 and will grow further this year as governments increasingly seek to take advantage of renewables’ energy security and climate benefits, according to the International Energy Agency.

Fossil fuels still account for 85% of total energy supply,despite a strong push for renewables in the last years. As a result, the carbon intensity of Poland’s energy sector is currently the second highest among IEA members.

Winners of Carolina Long Bay offshore wind energy auction announced

The US Department of the Interior today announced results from its wind energy auction in the Carolina Long Bay area.

PNE: changes in management

PNE AG strengthens the management of WKN GmbH and has appointed Jan Messer as new Managing Director of WKN GmbH as of June 01, 2022.

Empire Wind selects Edison Chouest Offshore for SOV

The plug-in hybrid service operations vessel (SOV) will be the first in the US offshore wind sector capable of sailing partly on battery power.

European Energy and Vestas are joining forces to develop and construct three of Vestas’ newest V236-15.0 MW offshore wind turbine at three of the five test positions that are currently under development by European Energy approximately four kilometers off the coast near the city of Frederikshavn.

Newly launched Corio Generation (Corio) has entered into a joint venture with leading global investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (Ontario Teachers’) to fund the development of an initial portfolio of up to 9 GW in offshore wind projects.

NKT joins Powering Net Zero Pact initiative

Eleven businesses in the energy sector have joined together with a new pledge supporting climate action and human rights.

ACP hails momentum of U.S. offshore wind sector

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) applauded the BOEM for holding a lease sale in the Carolina Long Bay wind energy area.

WORLD FORUM OFFSHORE WIND (WFO) published its White Paper 'Mooring Systems for Floating Offshore Wind: Integrity Management Concepts, Risks & Mitigation'.

DNV provides concept certification for floating wind turbine

BRUNEL is a floating wind turbine support structure designed to support a 15 MW wind turbine.

In order to address the challenges arising from matching fluctuating electricity production from renewables with flexible demand for energy, RWE has developed a blueprint for the integration of offshore wind farms into the Dutch energy system.

The central element of the new maintenance strategy was the simultaneous deployment of two specialised service teams for the first time as part of the regular annual maintenance campaign.

Ørsted acquires Ford County Wind Farm in Illinois

Ørsted agrees to acquire the 121 MW onshore Ford County Wind Farm in Illinois.

Ørsted and TotalEnergies have joined forces to jointly submit bids for the two Dutch offshore wind tenders “Holland Coast West” with the aim to achieve net positive impact on biodiversity and the Dutch energy system.

Contractor combination NRG (Denys, Alsema and Van Vulpen) will realise the link between the offshore cables for the wind farm Hollandse Kust (west Beta) and the transformer station in Wijk aan Zee for TenneT. NRG will install 2.5 km of high voltage underground cables from Velsen beach. This will be done by means of underground directional drilling, as used for the Hollandse Kust (north) and (west Alpha) projects.

Scotland thrives because of wind power: Business rates are paid by power projects in the same way as any other business and are a tax on non-domestic properties to help pay for local council services. These include services like education, social care and waste management.

The V163-4.5 MW features an 18 percent increase in swept area and delivers up to ten percent higher Annual Energy Production (AEP) at park level compared to the V150-4.5 MW depending on site-specific conditions.

GE's Grid Solutions business has successfully completed the three-month trial of its Static Var Compensator (SVC) upgrade to the existing SVCs at two substations belonging to Statnett, Norway’s electrical transmission system operator.

GE launches new Renewable Energy Digital suite

GE has announced the launch of Lifespan, a new digital product portfolio enabling customers to optimize renewable asset performance and operations across their fleet.

Hamburg becomes global energy hub in September

For four days in September, at the WindEnergy Hamburg and the H2EXPO & CONFERENCE, it is all about the generation, transport, storage and use of wind energy and green hydrogen.

Research: drones better at detecting damage than human experts

Perceptual Robotics uses autonomous drones and artificial intelligence to detect damage in wind turbines early.

PKN ORLEN Group chooses service port for Baltic Power OWF

The port in Leba, Poland will be used to service the Baltic Power offshore wind farm for at least 25 years, the company has announced.

W.E.B celebrates almost picture-perfect April

The overall monthly production was way above the defined target.

Nexans: Mixed Shareholders’ Meeting of May

Nexans Annual Shareholders' Meeting approved all 17 resolutions submitted by the Board of Directors.

Next step: DemoSATH floating wind project successfully completes offshore mooring installation

The project by Saitec Offshore Technologies and RWE has achieved a key milestone by completing the pre-lay of the mooring system.

GE presents next-generation onshore wind turbine

GE has introduced its new Sierra platform, a next-generation 3 MW onshore turbine for North America.

CBED wins new contract for German offshore wind farms

CBED secures full activity until Q4 2022 for its walk-to-work service operation vessel, Wind Innovation.

North Sea to be insurance for Europe's energy security

The heads of the North Sea-neighbouring states will sign a declaration for offshore wind and related infrastructure in the North Sea.

Ørsted held a ceremony at the Port of Taichung with Taiwanese vessel company Ta San Shang Marine Co. Ltd. to christen and name the first-ever purpose-built Service Operation Vessel (SOV) 'TSS Pioneer' in the Asia-Pacific region on Tuesday.

BW Ideol gears up for Japanese market

BW Ideol and Tohoku Electric Power have started feasibility studies necessary to jointly develop a commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm off the coast of Kuji city, Iwate prefecture.

Ivenergy surpasses 30 GW of clean energy projects

As the company celebrates its 20th anniversary, here's a look at the milestones Invenergy has reached.

The offshore wind industry will continue its global upswing in the coming years. Floating turbines are opening up new markets, and nations like the U.S., Ireland and Australia are waiting in the wings. In countries that already have offshore wind farms, a new trend is making the rounds that will have global influence in the future: Tenders will soon no longer be just about the amount of the lease.

PNE AG extends Supervisory Board to seven members

Annual General Meeting approves dividend

Schaeffler honors suppliers with the Schaeffler Supplier Award

The company will be stepping up its activities in monitoring for consistent compliance to sustainability requirements, particularly when awarding new business.

There is a double urgency to transform Europe's energy system: ending the EU's dependence on Russian fossil fuels, which are used as an economic and political weapon and cost European taxpayers nearly €100 billion per year, and tackling the climate crisis.

U.S.: Many obstacles on the way to reach net-zero grid by 2035

The ACP has published its Clean Power Annual Market Report 2021 showing that installations fell flat when compared to 2020 levels.

Nordex Group installs first N163/6.X turbine

The N163/5.X, the N163/6.X is designed for moderate and light-wind regions but focusses on selected core markets Europe.

WindEurope welcomes REPowerEU Action Plan

The European Commission has published its 'REPowerEU Action Plan': nine new initiatives that will deliver ambitious goals with renewables.

The Crown Estate presented its tenth annual Offshore Wind Report, highlighting the strong collective progress made by the UK offshore wind industry in meeting accelerating demand for renewable electricity in support of net zero.

DNV warns: more cyber attacks on energy industry coming

New research published by DNV reveals that energy executives anticipate life, property, and environment-compromising cyber-attacks on the sector within the next two years.

Ørsted and ARK Nature to pioneer marine rewilding

ARK and Ørsted are combining their expertise to realise a shared ambition to support and nurture healthy oceans that can sustain diverse ecosystems and a healthy society.

OX2 finishes Swedish wind farm for Ardian

OX2 hands over the Åndberg wind farm in Sweden to the private investment house Ardian as agreed in 2019.

The pilot project at Vattenfall’s Offshore Wind Farm in Aberdeen Bay will have an output of 8 MW and will be able to produce enough hydrogen every day to power a hydrogen bus to travel 24,000 kilometers.

Ocean Winds to participate in Hollandse Kust West tender

Located at a 53 km distance from the coast, the site for a future bottom-fixed offshore wind farm is in focus for ecological criteria.

Swedish government agrees to build Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm

Vattenfall has been given the opportunity by the Swedish government to build Kriegers Flak offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.

Feasibility study for German energy island underway

An energy islands will allow to collect and utilize energy resources located in areas in the North Sea that are otherwise more difficult and more costly to access.

A new South Australian renewable energy partnership will see the retailer’s almost 70 Woolworths supermarkets, 17 BIG W stores and Adelaide Regional Distribution Centre go green.

While turbine manufacturers delivered a record-breaking amount of projects in 2021 record-breaking deliveries, companies have shown worsening financial results due to an ultra-competitive price environment, higher external costs and continuing bottlenecks which are preventing a faster expansion in wind energy.

Siemens Gamesa to supply Serbian onshore wind farm

The 66MW Kostolac project is the first for Siemens Gamesa in Serbia, and the first wind project for state power company EPS

PNE AG announces placement of a bond to finance the further development of the Company

PNE AG plans to place a corporate bond with a target volume of euro 50 million (with an option to increase).

The company will install a 3,000 tonne/year green hydrogen plant at its Whitelee wind farm outside Glasgow, which will come on stream in 2023 and be able to supply enough emission-free green hydrogen to power up to 550 round-trip buses a day between Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Tibula Energia is the name of the latest floating offshore wind farm project off the northeastern coast of Sardinia, proposed by Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy as part of the partnership between the two companies.

Ireland finishes another auction

Wind Energy Ireland has welcomed the announcement that 14 wind farms have won contracts in the second auction under the Government’s Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (RESS).

G7 economies are well placed to be first movers on driving down carbon dioxide emissions from heavy industry, a new report states.

The Canadian Minister of Natural Resources has announced nearly $50 million for the Burchill Wind Limited partnership between Wolumseket, owned by Neqotkuk (also known as Tobique First Nation), and Natural Forces Development to build a wind farm.

Siemens Energy plans take-over of Siemens Gamesa

With wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa unable to get out of the red, parent company Siemens Energy has announced plans to entirely take over the company and turn it around.

The North Sea Net Gain study, led by The Crown Estate and Rich North Sea programme, aims to ensure that decisions on the next generation of offshore wind farms will be based on the most comprehensive information and will bring biodiversity net gain.

Negative bidding bad for consumers

Negative bidding imposes additional costs on wind farm developers – and that developers have to pass these costs on to someone.

Statkraft at E-world in Essen, Germany

E-World is Europe's leading trade fair for the energy industry.

During an inspirational 24 hours of intense discussion at the pioneering event a series of high impact exploration teams was set up. The participants hacked four key areas: energy transition, process efficiency, solvent emissions and circular solutions.

Vattenfall inaugurates its largest onshore wind farm in Sweden

The Blakliden Fäbodberget wind farm consists of 84 turbines with a capacity of 353 MW and is located in northern Sweden.

Geophysical, metocean and environmental scopes of work are currently underway, while geotechnical services will commence later this month, using a newly commissioned Fugro C30 mobile rig.

ENERCON to install turbines at UK's largest community wind farm

ENERCON will install eight E-92 turbines at Kirk Hill, Ayrshire in Scotland, with a total installed capacity of 18.8 MW for Ripply Energy

Another US offshore wind project reaches new milestone: Avangrid Renewables has entered into a Host Community Agreement with the Town of Barnstable for the Park City Wind project in Massachusetts.

World leaders have so far been failing to prepare for a new era of complex and often unpredictable peace risks as profound environmental and security crises converge and intensify, according to a grim new forecast by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).

Hannover Messe "more relevant than ever"

From 30 May to 2 June, 2,500 companies from around 60 countries will be showcasing their innovations for the factories and energy systems of the future at the Hanover Exhibition Center.

ODE to provide FEED engineering for the topside equipment of ERM Dolphyn project

The ERM Dolphyn project seeks to produce green hydrogen at scale by utilising moored floating substructures.

Named after the strong winds blowing in the Hsinchu region every September, BlueFloat Energy’s first project in Taiwan is called 'Winds of September'. The global offshore wind developer now enters the round 3 market auction in Taiwan.

The Heads of Terms is expected to be finalized as a long-term physical supply agreement, with the ambition to secure a long-term supply of renewable power under globally competitive terms for FREYR’s planned battery cell production project in Mo i Rana, Norway.

RWE fully commenced operation at Polish wind farm

After 14 months of construction, seven turbines have the capacity to generate enough green electricity to meet the needs of more than 27,000 Polish households.

The ACP has released its Clean Power Market Report Q1 2022 , which showed that wind, utility-scale solar, and battery storage sectors installed 6.6 GW of utility-scale clean power capacity – which means the year-over-year quarterly growth slows to 11% as 14 gigawatts of projects face delays.

The agreement will see KM supply a comprehensive technology package for the F-class jack-up which will be able to transport up to six XL monopiles (weighing 2,300-2,600mt each) per round-trip, substantially improving efficiency over current vessels.

The Bank of England has published the results of the Climate Biennial Exploratory Scenario (CBES) this week, which explores the financial risks posed by climate change for the largest banks and insurers operating in the UK.

“We are proud to enter into partnership with Modvion who, like us, strive to push boundaries and demonstrate the possibilities with wood.” said Lars Völkel, Executive Vice President, Division Wood Products, Stora Enso.

Scottish Renewables launches new campaign

Industry body Scottish Renewables has launched a new campaign calling on The Scottish Government to deliver crucial support for the country's low-carbon supply chain.

Enel Green Power connects 180 MW wind farm Tico Wind

Enel Green Power España connected the 180 MW wind farm “Tico Wind” to the grid.

Mayflower Wind signs PPA for offshore wind

Developer Mayflower Wind and the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities have signed a PPA for offshore wind power produced by the planned OWF.

The new integrated power system combines a solar farm with wind energy located at the renewables hub, with a battery energy storage system and a high-efficiency gas power station.

The Department of the Interior has announced the next steps for and welcomed public comment on offshore wind lease sales in two regions on the Outer Continental Shelf offshore California last week.

"This year we were again impressed by the number of excellent submissions from a wide range of technical fields and industries," says Prof. Reimund Neugebauer, president of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and chairman of the HERMES AWARD jury.

What will it cost to reach the goal of the Paris Agreement and limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius? Is it at all possible? And what if we aim for two degrees instead? Will it be cheaper?

The German-based company’s expertise and capability in wind turbine operations and maintenance adds significant value to the region, complementing the already impressive range of clean energy companies who call the ‘hub for clean energy’, OrbisEnergy, home.

New partnership for floating offshore wind research formed

The partnership initially consists of three PhD projects, each focusing on a different aspect of offshore wind development.

“This is a one-in-a-generation opportunity for California to become a global hub for floating offshore wind technology, creating thousands of good-paying American maritime and manufacturing jobs in California and beyond while boosting the domestic offshore wind supply chain,” said Heather Zichal, ACP’s CEO.

Adani Green Energy puts India's first hybrid power plant into operation

Adani Green Energy Limited has commissioned a 390 MW wind-solar hybrid power plant in Rajasthan.

ACCIONA invests in floating offshore startup Eolink

Eolink has developed a pyramidal floating foundation that is able to naturally rotate and face the wind.

Siemens Gamesa and Greenalia score Spanish hat-trick

Turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa and power producer Greenalia will install three wind farms in the province of A Coruña in the northwest of Spain.

SSE Renewables has been granted a consent to develop the onshore grid infrastructure necessary to connect the 800MW Phase 2 of Arklow Bank Wind Park to Ireland’s electricity transmission grid.

Australia tackles 2050 net zero emissions target

Australia has come up with decarbonizing actions to reach its net zero emissions target for 2050. This includes a variety of measures.

"2022 has begun as a strong year for solar and wind notwithstanding headwinds such as disruptions in global supply chains, trade disputes, and access to transmission," noted the SUN DAY Campaign's executive director Ken Bossong.

Nexans to work for French energy transition

Nexans is awarded a 100 million euro contract worth from Enedis and will supply a large share of eco-designed medium voltage cables over the next four years in France.

Blue Gem Wind, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group, recently deployed a floating LiDAR system to the proposed Valorous project site to continue an offshore metocean campaign in the Celtic Sea.