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WindEurope Urges Ireland to Speed Up Offshore Wind Plans

WindEurope Urges Ireland to Speed Up Offshore Wind Plans
04/21/2021

Ireland has huge plans for developing offshore wind energy. Two new projects in the pipeline would bring nearly 3 GW of offshore wind capacity to the country within the next decade.

RWE Renewables Picks ALL NRG as Service Partner for German OWF

RWE Renewables Picks ALL NRG as Service Partner for German OWF

04/20/2021

Danish high voltage specialist ALL NRG will provide HV and MV maintenance for the two German offshore wind farms Arkona and Amrumbank West.

NextEra Partners to Acquire 391 MW of U.S. Wind Assets

NextEra Partners to Acquire 391 MW of U.S. Wind Assets

04/20/2021

NextEra Energy Partners and Brookfield Renewable have reached a deal about the sale of four wind farms located in California and New Hampshire.

Pressure on Policymakers Increases: Study Proves Feasibility of Global Energy Transition by 2050

Pressure on Policymakers Increases: Study Proves Feasibility of Global Energy Transition by 2050
04/14/2021

A new study by Energy Watch Group and LUT University outlines for the first time the feasibility of a 1.5°C scenario with a low-cost energy system based on high technology diversity. 100% renewables are capable of powering all sectors and driving down CO2 emissions. Until now, it was always said that this wasn't possible with today's technology.

EDPR Starts Operating Italian Serracapriola Wind Farm

EDPR Starts Operating Italian Serracapriola Wind Farm
04/14/2021

The Serracapriola wind farm is one of the first of the Italian auction held in October 2019 to be connected to the grid. It consists of seven wind turbines and an installed capacity of 28 MW.

Bornholm Energy Island: Ramboll to Plan Underwater Cable Routes

Bornholm Energy Island: Ramboll to Plan Underwater Cable Routes
04/14/2021

Net Operator Energinet has awarded Ramboll a contract to map and recommend possible submerged cable routes and landing locations for the export of power from the future energy island near Bornholm, to Denmark and an adjacent country.

ESB Announces Plans for Floating Offshore Wind Farm off Ireland

ESB Announces Plans for Floating Offshore Wind Farm off Ireland
04/12/2021

Irish grid operator ESB has announced plans for its Moneypoint site to be transformed into a green energy hub, where a range of renewable technologies will be deployed over the next decade with the capacity to power 1.6 million homes.

Courage Pays Off

Courage Pays Off
04/07/2021

'Big Oil' - that's the past. In the meantime, big oil and gas companies are fighting for a share of renewable energies. However, the competition is fierce, because some global players started to rely on these technologies, which were still new at the time, decades ago and now dominate the market.

CWIND Completes Campaign at Danish Kriegers Flak OWF

CWIND Completes Campaign at Danish Kriegers Flak OWF

04/07/2021

CWind completed their cable pull-in and termination and testing campaign at Kriegers Flak Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark.

Motor Oil (Hellas) Acquires 12 Greek Wind Farms

Motor Oil (Hellas) Acquires 12 Greek Wind Farms

04/06/2021

MOTOR OIL (HELLAS) has announced a preliminary agreement for the acquisition of a portfolio of twelve wind farms with a total capacity of 240 MW in Greece.

JERA Opens Akita Office as Base for Offshore Wind Power Projects

JERA Opens Akita Office as Base for Offshore Wind Power Projects
04/06/2021

Japanese Energy Company JERA has opened an office in the city of Akita as a base for offshore wind projects off the coast of Akita Prefecture on the west coast of Honshu.

How Sustainable Is the EU?

How Sustainable Is the EU?
03/31/2021

Until the end of April the EU member states have to submit their 'recovery plans' for the use of the money from the EU recovery fund totalling 672.5 billion €. Various environmental organisations have been taking a closer look and scrutinising the plans: What will the money be spent on? Climate protection measures or rather climate-damaging actions?

BASF Wants to Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2050

BASF Wants to Achieve Net Zero Emissions by 2050
03/30/2021

BASF presents roadmap to climate neutrality / The company wants to invest in renewable energy and the production of hydrogen to achieve its ambitious goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.

Biden Sets Course for U.S. Offshore Wind Power Growth

Biden Sets Course for U.S. Offshore Wind Power Growth
03/30/2021

The U.S. Government has held an Offshore Wind Roundtable, stating several key announcements that give the green light for the long-awaited U.S. offshore wind energy sector kick off.

U.S.: Nucor Signs Long-Term PPA with Ørsted

U.S.: Nucor Signs Long-Term PPA with Ørsted

03/26/2021

U.S. steel manufacturer Nucor has signed a long-term agreement to purchase energy from the 367 MW Western Trail wind farm in Texas.

Quo vadis, America?

Quo vadis, America?
03/24/2021

After excited years with Donald Trump and his dayly Twitter rumblings, the new administration under U.S. President Joe Biden has now found itself and has begun its work. During the election campaign, the topic of climate protection took a major position. What has happened since then?

EIB to Co-Finance Construction of French Offshore Wind Farm

EIB to Co-Finance Construction of French Offshore Wind Farm
03/24/2021

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a €350 million credit line to a consortium made up of EDF Renouvelables, Enbridge and wpd to co-finance the construction of a wind farm off the coast of Courseulles-sur-Mer in France, the bank has announced.

DNV Wins Contract to Support Development of Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

DNV Wins Contract to Support Development of Taiwanese Offshore Wind Farm

03/23/2021

Taiwan Power Company appoints DNV as Owner’s Engineer for the 300 MW Changhua II offshore wind farm. The contract is worth USD 17.7 million.

World's Most Powerful Onshore Wind Turbine Celebrates German Premiere

World's Most Powerful Onshore Wind Turbine Celebrates German Premiere

03/23/2021

Siemens Gamesa will install two SG 5.8-155 with a capacity of 6.6 MW in Schleswig-Holstein in the north of Germany.

Greenpeace Criticising RWE

Greenpeace Criticising RWE
03/17/2021

RWE likes to emphasise that they are second only to world market leader Ørsted on the list of offshore wind project developers. Unlike the Danes, however, the German company continues to rely on coal as an energy source. And there is no end in sight, says Greenpeace, and gives the company a scathing verdict.

Equinor to Conduct Fish Survey at Hywind Scotland Floating OWF

Equinor to Conduct Fish Survey at Hywind Scotland Floating OWF

03/16/2021

The company has contracted Akvaplan-niva to use their Sailbuoy, a glider, to conduct the survey.

Wind Turbine Manufacturers: Change at the Top

Wind Turbine Manufacturers: Change at the Top

03/12/2021

The annual wind turbine manufacturers ranking has a new leader for the first time in four years with the preceding one slipping down to third place.

Power Purchase Agreements Increasingly Dominate Market Activity

Power Purchase Agreements Increasingly Dominate Market Activity
03/10/2021

Despite the COVID-19 crisis, a record number of power purchase agreements (PPAs) were signed last year. A turnaround in the market is not in sight, especially as other regions besides Europe and the U.S. are increasingly coming into focus.

DEME Offshore and Sabca Drone Test for O&M at Offshore Wind Farms

DEME Offshore and Sabca Drone Test for O&M at Offshore Wind Farms

03/10/2021

DEME Offshore and Sabca successfully performed a series of tests at the Rentel offshore wind farm in the Belgium North Sea.

ACCIONA Signs VPPA in Poland

ACCIONA Signs VPPA in Poland

03/08/2021

ACCIONA has signed its first Virtual Power Purchase Agreement in Poland, where the company already has 101MW in installed wind capacity.

TrønderEnergi and Stadtwerke München Acquire Norway's Second Largest Wind Farm

TrønderEnergi and Stadtwerke München Acquire Norway's Second Largest Wind Farm

03/08/2021

Statkraft sold all its shares in the Roan wind farm in Åfjord to TrønderEnergi and Stadtwerke München, the Norwegian utility announced on Friday.

UK Government Launches Innovation Program to Reach Net Zero

UK Government Launches Innovation Program to Reach Net Zero

03/03/2021

The Net Zero Innovation Portfolio provides funding for low-carbon technologies and systems, including offshore wind industry.

Business As Usual - Otherwise Sue 'Em!

Business As Usual - Otherwise Sue 'Em!
03/03/2021

The Corona crisis triggered a global decline in CO2 emissions in 2020. As predicted, however, with the restart of the economy, emissions have risen again. Fossil fuel companies are stoking this development up by clinging to structures they have grown fond of. And where that isn't enough, they sue.

Ocean Winds and TERNA ENERGY to Collaborate on Floating Offshore Wind in Greece

Ocean Winds and TERNA ENERGY to Collaborate on Floating Offshore Wind in Greece
03/03/2021

OCEAN WINDS (joint venture EDP Renewables/ ENGIE) and TERNA ENERGY have signed a collaboration agreement to co-develop floating offshore wind projects in Greece.

Triton Knoll OWF: All Wired In

Triton Knoll OWF: All Wired In

03/03/2021

NKT completed delivering export and array cables for 857 MW Triton Knoll offshore windfarm in the UK.

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