Winners of offshore wind innovation call announced by EMEC
- Category: Industry News
Three companies have been selected to receive funding from the West of Orkney Windfarm through EMEC’s Offshore Wind R&I Programme. The £1 million programme aims to find innovative solutions that could help make offshore wind projects more efficient and cost-effective. The programme received 29 applications, with a focus on two main areas: understanding metocean conditions at the West of Orkney Windfarm site and improving designs for operations in short weather windows.
Development of offshore wind cable burial protection database underway
- Category: Product News
ABPmer is developing a database on hard protection from offshore wind cable burial, on behalf of the Marine Management Organisation (MMO). The database will help improve cumulative effects assessments, particularly by enhancing understanding of hard protection distribution in marine protected areas (MPAs) designed to safeguard seabed features. It will also support evidence-based decision-making for offshore wind licence conditions in English Waters.
Work begins on new control centre in East Friesland for RWE's offshore wind farms
- Category: Company News
President Trump freezes Inflation Reduction Act funding amid shift in energy policy
- Category: Industry News
The Inflation Reduction Act is addressed in and exuctive order, Unleashing American Energy, signed by President Trump, which calls for an immediate halt to the disbursement of funds allocated under both the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.
Improving offshore wind safety and performance with lidar technology
- Category: Product News
Haventus chosen as deployment port for Cerulean Winds’ floating wind projects
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Haventus, owner of the under-construction Ardersier Energy Transition Facility near Inverness, Scotland, has been chosen by Cerulean Winds, the lead developer of over 3GW of UK floating offshore wind capacity, as its deployment port.
Vestas to supply wind turbines for Ukraine’s Tyligulska wind project
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Vestas has secured a 384 MW order for the second phase of DTEK’s Tyligulska wind energy project in Ukraine. This follows the 114 MW Tyligulska I order received in March 2021, which was commissioned in spring 2023.
OEG Renewables and Coens partner for South Korea’s offshore wind market
- Category: Projects and Contracts
OEG Renewables and Coens have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on providing pre-construction, construction, installation, and operations and maintenance (O&M) services for offshore wind projects in South Korea.
Clean Energy Cluster launched to support Scotland’s offshore wind supply chain
- Category: Industry News
Scottish Renewables has launched a new Clean Energy Cluster organisation during its Offshore Wind Conference in Glasgow. The initiative aims to strengthen Scotland’s offshore wind sector by supporting and connecting supply chain organisations across the country, from the Borders to the Highlands and Islands.
Salamander completes data monitoring at floating offshore wind site
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Salamander, a joint venture between Ørsted, Simply Blue Group, and Subsea7, has concluded its metocean data monitoring campaign for the proposed floating offshore wind farm off the north-east coast of Scotland. The project team retrieved floating LiDAR and wave buoy equipment after conducting the survey, which began in October 2023.
- Suomen Voima and Statkraft sign first PPA in Sweden
- WFW advises Aer Soléir on 360 MW Greek wind projects
- Ørsted reports 2024 financial results with DKK 12.1 billion impairment in Q4
- Trump signs Executive Order on offshore wind and onshore wind leasing and permitting
- DOE announces funding for aerodynamics research on large wind turbines
- BOEM approves construction and operations plan for SouthCoast offshore wind project
- DOE publishes West Coast Offshore Wind Transmission Study and Action Plan
- SSE UK and Ireland inaugurates new onshore renewables hub in Perth
- Orix announces share transfer agreement for Greenko Energy
- Acwa Power expands into China's renewable energy sector
- Nexans secures LanWin 2 project under TenneT frame agreement
- CDWE wins contract for foundation and substation installation at Fengmiao 1 offshore wind farm
- GE Vernova secures over 1 GW in US onshore wind repowering orders
- DNV executive joins ACORE board of directors
- Cerulean Winds progresses UK floating wind project with completed surveys
- DOE unveils roadmap to improve clean energy interconnection
- Caeli Wind adds Ready-to-Build wind farm projects to its platform
- BorealisWind Ice Protection Systems deployed at Pattern Energy’s Mont Sainte-Marguerite wind farm
- Gill Instruments adds Modbus output to WindSonic 2-axis wind sensors
- Masdar expands into Philippines renewables market
- SpectX partners with TNO, GE Vernova, and LM Wind Power on drone X-ray inspection for wind turbine blades
- BOEM begins environmental review of Vineyard Mid-Atlantic offshore wind project
- NREL issues call for proposals from US wind turbine manufacturers
- Pexapark announces new executive appointments
- Vind AI launches digital platform for onshore wind development
- Ernströmgruppen acquires 80% of Spica Technology
- NREL study shows vast renewable energy potential on U.S. federal lands
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners launches 800 MW green hydrogen project in northern Germany
- Nordex achieves order intake of 8.3 GW in fiscal year 2024
- Jakob Wegge-Larsen to become Vestas' new Chief Financial Officer
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