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Nordex to downsize German production facility killing 600 jobs

02/28/2022

The Nordex Group has informed the workforce at the rotor blade production facility in Rostock, Germany, of its intention to discontinue production at this site at the end of June 2022. This will affect 600 jobs.

Europe's wind power expansion lags tremendously

02/28/2022

Europe isn't building enough new wind turbines to meet its energy and climate targets, according to European wind energy association WindEurope. It's approval procedures mainly that delay expansion.

War in Ukraine hits energy markets

02/23/2022

Eyes of the world are currently on Ukraine, where Russia has been building up a threat scenario over the past few months that esclated on Thursday. The consequences would be serious, already to be seen on the energy market.

OX2 applies for permission to build Triton offshore wind farm in southern Sweden

02/23/2022

OX2 has submitted a permit application to build an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Economic Zone off the coast of Skåne in southern Sweden.

Polish offshore wind industry takes next step

02/23/2022

The developers of the planned offshore wind farms Equinor and Polenergia have chosen a preferred supplier of wind turbines for the MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III projects. The choice fell on the German-Spanish turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa.

ACCIONA Energía to build first wind farm in Peru

02/21/2022

The energy company currently plans the construction of a 131.1 MW wind farm in San Juan de Marcona, in the Ica region.

Tenaris invests in construction of Argentinian wind farm

02/21/2022

Tenaris plans to invest $190 million for the construction of a wind farm located in Adolfo Gonzales Chaves, in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, to reduce its carbon footprint.

Tower manufacturer Windar renovables builds production site in Poland

02/18/2022

Work on the 80m € project is scheduled to begin this year. With operations start the plant will employ 450 workers.

Power shortage looming for Germany?

02/16/2022

Experts have predicted right from the start of the COVID pandemic that the pandemic-related drop in electricity demand in 2020 would not be long-lasting. Although there was hope initially that there might be a rethink and some targeted promotion of climate-neutral industries by politics and business, two years later not much is left of this idea.

News of the Day

02/15/2022

Engineers are building 'blade bridges' around the world. The idea: repurposing old wind turbine blades for infrastructure projects.

RWE chooses Bureau Technical Services for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm

02/15/2022

Bureau Technical Services will provide services to support the offshore wind farm with Quality and Inspection services activity.

Cheating on climate protection

02/09/2022

A new study shows that the climate pledges of 25 of the world's largest companies actually only lead to a reduction of their emissions by an average of 40%, not 100%, as their statements of "net zero" and "carbon neutrality" suggest.

Offshore Wind helps to stabilize UK grid

02/08/2022

Britain's National Grid ESO has awarded a contract to the Dogger Bank C offshore wind farm to help keep voltage levels in the power network stable.

Morocco: 80% renewable energy by 2050

02/08/2022

Morocco currently aims to increase the share of renewables in its total power capacity to 52% by 2030 - and the country is well on track to achieve its 2030 renewable capacity target and will thus reduce its reliance on thermal sources such as coal and oil.

New wind farm for Sicily

02/07/2022

EDP Renewables has been awarded 39MW of wind power in the seventh auction called by the Italian government. The new wind farm will be located in Sicily.

Climate protection: Coal senator signals red light

02/02/2022

US Senator Joe Manchin (West Virginia) may be a member of the Democrats, but his election campaign is - among others - financed by the coal industry. His persistent veto of Joe Biden's 'Build Back Better' infrastructure package has kept US politics on tenterhooks for months. Has Manchin thus destroyed the president's domestic agenda?

First development phase of Project Catalina launched

02/02/2022

Project Catalina is a green hydrogen and green ammonia GW-scale project that aims to bring the renewable resources of the Spanish Aragon region to the industrial consumption points on the eastern coast of Spain.

Fishing industry files complaint against Vineyard Wind

02/01/2022

RODA (Responsible Offshore Development Alliance), a coalition of fishing industry associations and fishing companies, filed suit today challenging the Interior Department’s approval of a massive offshore wind project to be constructed on a 65,000-acre tract in federal waters south of Martha’s Vineyard.

European Energy announces successful completion of international projects

01/27/2022

The Polish portfolio of European Energy secured a EUR 53.5 million financing on five Polish wind farms with a total capacity of 44.675 MW, while the company also signed a new multi-year PPA with German 595 Solutions GmbH.

New project to drastically reduce shipping emissions

01/26/2022

Maersk Supply Service and offshore project developer Ørsted are working on a system to advance the decarbonization of the maritime industry by eliminating idle emissions.

Novelty in Denmark: First offshore wind farm to be built without government support

01/26/2022

The Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities announced that German energy company RWE was awarded the concession to build the Thor offshore wind farm. With a capacity of 1 gigawatt, it will be the country's largest offshore wind farm.

Meta buys more wind energy for operations in Iowa

01/25/2022

Apex Clean Energy announced that its 225 MW Great Pathfinder Wind executed a PPA with Meta (parent organization of Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp) for the full capacity of the project.

Lamprell to supply international client in offshore wind industry

01/25/2022

Lamprell announced to work with an undisclosed client to confirm the terms of a reservation agreement that will secure capacity in Lamprell’s Hamriyah yard for the work as negotiations proceed towards contract award.

China wants to counter shortage of raw materials with own cultivation

01/19/2022

The demand for balsa wood in the wind industry has risen sharply in recent years. High demand from China and the U.S. in particular have almost tripled the price in a period of 15 months until mid-2020. China is now trying to reduce its dependence on imports by growing its own timber.

Restructuring the Russian wind energy market

01/19/2022

Finnish energy company Fortum is initiating a new cooperation in wind power production in Russia with the GPB Bank.

Capital Energy and Siemens Gamesa pioneer the use of three special rotor blade lifters in Europe

01/18/2022

As part of the logistical work for the construction of Capital Energy's first Asturian wind farm, Buseco, Capital Energy and Siemens Gamesa used three special machines to vertically transport the three rotor blades.

Germany: Spirit of Optimism

01/12/2022

Germany's new Minister for Economic Affairs, Robert Habeck, has taken stock of the country's position in the climate crisis. Unsurprisingly, the results are quite sobering. At the same time, however, the minister spreads a spirit of optimism.

Blackstone invests $3 billion in renewable energy developer Invenergy

01/11/2022

Blackstone Infrastructure Partners is an investor across energy, transportation, digital infrastructure and water and waste infrastructure sectors.

Natural Power reaches 100 GW milestone in North America

01/11/2022

Natural Power has delivered technical advisory services on more than 100 GW of renewable energy projects in North America, the company said.

Huisman to supply giant crane

01/06/2022

Huisman has received an order from Danish company BMS Heavy Cranes to supply a 3,000-meter-ton ringer crane with an option for a second unit.

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