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04/25/2022

Money makes the world go round: Wind energy is booming in deep-red Republican states in the U.S.

Irish port wants to become offshore wind energy hub

04/25/2022

Rosslare Europort management has announced plans to establish the port, its hinterland and the south-east region as Ireland’s Offshore Renewable Energy Hub, with the potential to create up to 2,000 jobs.

Boralex and partners to develop three wind farms in Québec region

04/20/2022

Boralex, Énergir and Hydro-Québec have announce to develop three wind projects of 400 MW each on the Seigneurie de Beaupré territory in Canada.

Vitol acquires three U.S. wind farms from BlackRock

04/20/2022

Dutch energy and commodity trading company Vitol has agreed to acquire three operating wind farms in Pennsylvania totalling 244.4 MW from a fund managed by BlackRock, for an undisclosed sum.

France before runoff election

04/19/2022

Next Sunday, the runoff election for presidency between Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen will take place in France. Not only do the two differ significantly in their attitudes towards Europe, it will also be a directional election for the French energy transition.

Greek wind farm takes shape

04/19/2022

Spanish energy company Iberdrola has begun construction of the 50.4-MW Askio III wind farm near Mount Askio in the Western Macedonia region of Greece.

Wind Energy Ireland calls for more Government commitment

04/13/2022

Wind Energy Ireland has called on the Irish Government to commit to building a fully decarbonised electricity system by 2035.

New Joint Venture for floating offshore wind in Greece

04/12/2022

Hexicon and Greek company EAMAA have created a joint venture called Hexicon Power to push for the development of floating offshore wind in the Mediterranian Sea.

Norway resumes onshore wind planning

04/11/2022

After a three-year hiatus, it will soon be possible to build onshore wind farms in Norway again, the Energy Minister said last week.

Europe's energy transition at stake

04/06/2022

In view of the war Russia is waging against Ukraine, the presentation of the latest IPCC report at the beginning of this week has almost gone unnoticed. UN Secretary-General António Guterres found clear words nevertheless. But it is also clear that the conflict in Ukraine is about nothing less than Europe's energy transition.

First E-nacelle installed at customer's site

04/06/2022

German turbine manufacturer ENERCON says goodbye to torpedo-shaped nacelles. Instead the first new E-nacelle was installed at a customer turbine.

ClassNK issues approval for floating offshore hydrogen production plant

04/05/2022

Leading classification society ClassNK issued an Approval in Principle (AiP) for the design of a floating offshore hydrogen production plant developed by Japan Offshore Design & Engineering platform Technology & Engineering Research Association (J-DeEP).

Vestas introduces V172-7.2 MW turbine platform

04/05/2022

Intoducing the V172-7.2 MW, Vestas expands the advanced EnVentus platform offering enhanced performance in low to medium wind conditions.

G20 fails on climate action

03/30/2022

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?

New partnership for offshore wind in New Zealand

03/30/2022

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.

Repowering can make a big difference

03/29/2022

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.

Future energy production: hybrid power plants as a model

03/23/2022

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.

Lamprell to work for Moray West Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland

03/23/2022

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.

Shell applies for environmental permits for offshore wind projects in Brazil

03/22/2022

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.

juwi consortium to supply South African platinum mine with renewables

03/18/2022

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.

Endangering global energy transition: oil, gas, now metals, too?

03/16/2022

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.

Red Rocket’s Roggeveld wind farm achieves commercial operations

03/15/2022

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.

War in Ukraine endangers RE plants

03/14/2022

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.

OX2 to build Swedish Offshore Wind Farm

03/14/2022

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.

Germany's energy policy put to the test

03/09/2022

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.

End for nearshore project Irene Vorrink in the Netherlands

03/08/2022

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.

Corio: new offshore wind developer enters market

03/07/2022

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.

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