2023-06-07

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Windindustry: positive mood prevails

Eleventh WindEnergy trend:index: Positive mood prevails in the German wind industry while Asia and North America see an upturn

06/01/2023

More than 500 respondents took part in the current survey between mid-March and end of April 2023, contributing their assessments of the development of the global onshore and offshore wind industry.

WindEurope on EU electricity market design

Electricity market design: European Parliament mustn’t undermine climate or energy security

06/01/2023

WindEurope supports the European Commission’s balanced proposal for a revision of the EU electricity market design. But in his draft report lead MEP Nicolás González Casares has now made extremely unhelpful proposals.

Tugdock, Crowley Partner to Innovate Solutions for Floating Offshore Wind Energy

Crowley to invest in Tugdock

06/01/2023

Crowley has invested in Tugdock, developers of the world’s first road-transportable floating dry dock known as the Tugdock Submersible Platform (TSP), to help advance offshore wind energy in the U.S.

Qualitas Energy enters Latin America with a new office in Chile

Qualitas Energy opens new office in Chile

06/01/2023

The company expands into markets in Latin America.

After the conclusion of a historic 9 GW offshore wind agreement The Danish Energy Agency invites potential bidders to a market dialogue regarding the new tender framework

Danish Energy Agency invites potential bidders to a market dialogue

06/01/2023

The government and a broad majority of political parties have made an agreement, establishing the framework for the coming 9 GW offshore wind tenders.

EDF Renewables Ireland and Simply Blue Group to create joint venture for floating offshore wind

EDF Renewables Ireland and Simply Blue Group sign partnership deal on Western Star and Emerald floating offshore wind projects in Ireland

06/01/2023

EDF Renewables Ireland announces partnership with Simply Blue Group to develop the Western Star and Emerald floating wind projects in Ireland.

Prysmian Group to launch power transmission cable technology hub in Finland

Prysmian Group to create a power transmission cable technology hub in Finland supporting the grid upgrade for the global energy transition

06/01/2023

The investment is aimed at further increasing the production capacity of the 525 kV HVDC submarine cable systems, supporting the growing market demand driven by the need to develop and upgrade power transmission grids for the energy transition.

Hexicon and Glennmont Partners enter long-term development financing agreement of up to EUR 45 million – to accelerate project pipeline and make early repayment of convertible loans

Hexicon secures financing from Glennmont Partners

06/02/2023

Hexicon intends to use the proceeds to fund the development of its project pipeline and to carry out early repayment of Hexicon’s outstanding convertible loans.

Renantis signs power purchase agreement with Amazon for wind farms in Finland

Renantis and Amazon sign PPA for Finnish wind power

06/02/2023

Once in operation, the two wind farms are expected to produce a combined 174 GWh of electricity annually, equivalent to the energy needs of around 20,000 households.

GDG wants to employ 500 more people for offshore wind energy

GDG Announce 500 Offshore Wind Jobs

06/02/2023

The new roles being announced today will focus on engineering analysis, numerical modelling, and offshore design, and will create opportunities across various grades, from graduates to senior level.

Jan De Nul to supply and install a new Pentland Firth interconnector

Jan De Nul to install Scottish interconnector

06/02/2023

Jan De Nul will supply and install a 33kV interconnecting cable between mainland Scotland and the Orkney island of Hoy in summer 2023.

RWE starts construction of one of Germany’s largest battery storage projects

RWE starts construction of large-scale battery storage project at two locations in North Rhine-Westphalia

06/02/2023

RWE has begun construction of one of Germany’s largest battery storage facilities at its power plant locations in Neurath and Hamm in North Rhine-Westphalia.

Renewable power on course to shatter more records as countries around the world speed up deployment

IEA report: renewables to shatter more records

06/02/2023

The world will be building more renewables than ever in the coming months as a result of a growing policy momentum, higher fossil fuel prices and energy security concerns.

COWI makes strategic acquisition

COWI acquires Iceland's Mannvit

06/02/2023

The acquisition will give COWI an even stronger market position in the Nordic region where investments in the green transition are accelerating.

ENERCON and KALYON Enerji sign 260 MW contract

ENERCON signs turbine deal in Turkey

06/02/2023

ENERCON and KALYON Enerji have signed a new cooperation for 260 MW within the scope of the YEKA RES-3 project in Türkiye.

Acquisition of Wind Multiplikator Group to establish leading European offshore wind service company

Semco Maritime acquires German full-service provider Wind Multiplikator GmbH

06/02/2023

The transaction also includes all activities in offshore service provider OWS Off-Shore Wind Solutions GmbH, which is part of Wind Multiplikator Group.

Scotland celebrates construction start of O&M base for Moray West OWF

Minister for Energy celebrates start of local operations and maintenance building construction for Moray West

06/02/2023

Gillian Martin, Minister for Energy, has marked the start of construction at the Buckie harbourside brownfield site for the new O&M base for Ocean Winds Moray West OWF.

ACP Statement on House Passage of Debt Ceiling Bill

ACP Statement on House Passage of Debt Ceiling Bill

06/02/2023

The American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) CEO Jason Grumet today released the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives advanced a bill to suspend the nation’s debt limit through January 1, 2025, containing certain permitting reforms:

Seaports of Niedersachsen presents Niedersachsen as a universal port at the world's largest trade fair for breakbulk and project cargo in Rotterdam

Seaports of Niedersachsen at Breakbulk Europe

06/02/2023

With a total of 11 participating companies from Niedersachsen’s ports, the focus is on the diversity and expertise of the port locations in Niedersachsen.

Statkraft AS successfully places EUR 500 million green bond

Statkraft AS successfully places EUR 500 million green bond

06/05/2023

Today, Statkraft has issued a EUR 500 million senior bond under its EMTN (Euro Medium Term Note) programme. The bond matures in June 2033 and pays a fixed coupon of 3.500%. The transaction was substantially oversubscribed.

Norway and Poland team up on offshore wind

Norway and Poland want to cooperate in offshore wind

06/05/2023

The clusters Norwegian Offshore Wind and Polish Cluster of Composite Technologies work together to strengthen the offshore wind industry in both countries.

Q ENERGY to repower Souleilla-Corbières wind farm in France

Q ENERGY to repower Souleilla-Corbières wind farm in France

06/05/2023

Q ENERGY is currently repowering the Souleilla-Corbières wind farm in France. Located in the exclusion zone of a French weather radar, the wind farm could not accommodate larger turbines.

BlueFloat Energy Advancing Offshore Wind Energy in the Philippines

BlueFloat Energy pushes for offshore wind energy in the Philippines

06/05/2023

The developer BlueFloat Energy plans to leverage its floating wind expertise and global experience to develop projects along the Philippine coasts.

Correll Group secure works on Dogger Bank Wind Farm from DEME Offshore

Correll Group to work on Dogger Bank Wind Farms

06/05/2023

The Correll Group has been contracted by Deme Offshore to complete the 66kV inter-array cable termination & testing on 95 wind turbines of the first phase of the Dogger Bank OWF.

NKT in final talks for offshore wind contract in Poland

06/06/2023

NKT is finalizing the power cable contract for the first major Polish project Baltic Power Offshore Wind Park.

Correll Group wins Vesterhav contracts

Correll Group awarded combined cable pull-in and termination and testing contract by Asso.subsea Limited

06/06/2023

The Correll Group has been awarded a contract to deliver the WTG Cables Pull-in / T&T Operations of 66kV export and inter-array submarine cables for the Vesterhav Nord and Syd wind farms in Denmark.

ESB and Ørsted enter partnership in landmark Irish offshore wind agreement

ESB and Ørsted enter partnership in landmark Irish offshore wind agreement

06/06/2023

ESB, Ireland’s leading utility, and Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, have signed an agreement to jointly develop an Irish offshore wind portfolio in a landmark deal. The agreement was launched this morning in Cork Chamber’s Fitzgerald House by Minister for Enterprise, Trade & Employment, Simon Coveney TD, ESB’s Jim Dollard, and Duncan Clark, Head of UK and Ireland at Ørsted.

ABB wins large systems order for Havfram Wind’s two new offshore wind turbine installation vessels

ABB to supply two Havfram Wind WTIVs with a comprehensive bridge-to-propeller solution

06/06/2023

ABB has secured a large order with one of the largest offshore shipbuilders in China

Start of the sell to cover for the LTI 2020-2022 plan

Start of the sell to cover for the LTI 2020-2022 plan

06/06/2023

Prysmian's leadership team invests in the shares of the Company, owning more than the 2% of the share capital

DNV research points to cyber security investment drive in the energy industry, but more action is needed to plug critical gaps

Report: energy industry invests in cyber security - but is it enough?

06/06/2023

Tightening cyber security regulation is expected to be the greatest driver for unlocking new funding

After a decade of stagnation, we sense a wind of change in Central Europe

Wind of change whistles in Central Europe

06/06/2023

After years of stagnation, Central European countries announce regulatory changes for wind energy development.

Suzlon reaches milestone as Indian manufacturer

Suzlon reaches milestone as Indian manufacturer

06/06/2023

Suzlon has become the first Indian wind energy company to install 20 gigawatts of wind turbines worldwide.

ABO Wind thinks about changing legal form

ABO Wind: Change of legal form to partnership limited by shares would open up great potential

06/06/2023

The Managing Board is convinced that the considered change of the legal form of ABO Wind AG (stock corporation) into a partnership limited by shares (abbreviation in German: KGaA) would open up new perspectives.

Report: universal energy access still not achieved

Basic energy access lags amid renewable opportunities, new report shows

06/07/2023

Attaining this goal will have a deep impact on people’s health and well-being, helping to protect them from environmental and social risks such as air pollution, and expanding access to primary health care and services, the WHO says.

WindEurope fights for nature restoration and wind energy expansion

Nature restoration and wind energy go hand in hand

06/07/2023

Certain political groups in the European Parliament have recently suggested that nature restoration and the energy transition were incompatible. WindEurope disagrees.

Investment in power grid digitalisation lagging

Power system digitalisation is crucial for clean energy transitions and security in developing markets, but investment is lagging

06/07/2023

Expanded electrification and greater reliance on variable solar and wind power, as well as electricity storage, requires more sophisticated approaches to match demand and generation, especially during peaks.

U.S. Government releases green hydrogen road map

Biden-Harris Administration Releases First-Ever National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap to Build a Clean Energy Future, Accelerate American Manufacturing Boom

06/07/2023

The Biden-Harris Administration has released the U.S. National Clean Hydrogen Strategy and Roadmap, a framework for accelerating the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen yesterday.

NKT confirms East Anglia THREE order

NKT confirms turnkey power cable order for East Anglia THREE offshore wind farm

06/07/2023

NKT has now received a firm award from the project developers ScottishPower Renewables (SPR). The turnkey contract comprises the design, manufacturing and installation of the complete 320 kV HVDC export power cable system.

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