Massachusetts receives offshore wind bids
- Category: Industry News
Massachusetts has received bids from Avangrid Renewables, South Coast Wind Energy, and Vineyard Offshore. The Healey-Driscoll Administration will review these bids over the next few months and work with Connecticut and Rhode Island to assess multi-state projects.
PGE Group and Ørsted select Seaway7 for Baltica 2 offshore substation installation
- Category: Projects and Contracts
PGE Group and Ørsted have chosen Seaway7 to transport and install offshore substations for the Baltica 2 project, a phase of the Baltica Offshore Wind Farm.
Vattenfall to participate in the Dutch offshore wind tender
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Vattenfall has decided to submit a bid for the Alpha and Beta sites of the Dutch IJmuiden Ver offshore wind tender. These sites, each capable of generating 2 GW, have different focuses: Alpha on biodiversity criteria and Beta on system integration.
Goldwind maintains its position as the leading turbine supplier
- Category: Industry News
Global wind capacity additions surged to a record high of 118GW in 2023, according to a new report by BloombergNEF (BNEF). BNEF’s 2023 Global Wind Turbine Market Shares report finds that developers commissioned 36% more capacity worldwide than in 2022. Some 107GW, or 90%, of global wind additions were on land while 11GW was offshore.
SSE Renewables and Bord na Móna launch onshore wind energy partnership
- Category: Projects and Contracts
SSE Renewables and Bord na Móna have announced a new 50:50 joint venture aimed at delivering up to 800MW of new renewable onshore wind energy in Ireland. The partnership will focus on developing onshore wind projects across suitable locations in the Midlands, utilizing Bord na Móna's landbank through land lease option agreements.
Nordex Group receives 264 MW order from Lithuania
- Category: Projects and Contracts
UAB Renerga, a wind energy project developer in Lithuania and part of the Achema Group, has contracted the Nordex Group to supply 40 N163/6.X turbines. These turbines, from the Delta4000 series, will be used for the 264 MW Pagegiai wind farm project in the western part of the country.
RWE expands its UK offshore wind development portfolio by 4.2GW
- Category: Projects and Contracts
RWE has completed the acquisition of three offshore wind projects in the UK from Vattenfall. The three projects – Norfolk Vanguard West, Norfolk Vanguard East, and Norfolk Boreas – each with a planned capacity of 1.4GW, are situated 50 to 80 kilometres off the coast of Norfolk in East Anglia, UK.
Corio and Prumo sign MOU to develop offshore wind at Port of Açu
- Category: Company News
Corio Generation and Brazilian port developer Prumo have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to explore the use of the Port of Açu, north of Rio de Janeiro, for the deployment of Corio’s future wind projects.
Erste and EBRD approve financing for new wind farm in Serbia
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Erste Group Bank, together with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), has approved a financing package worth €91.4 million for the construction of a new wind farm in Serbia, to be developed by Enlight Renewable Energy (Enlight).
Palfinger Marine receive order for offshore wind farm in Taiwan
- Category: Projects and Contracts
Palfinger Marine has received a follow-up order for the Hai Long offshore wind farm in Taiwan. The Hai Long order entails an equipment package for two substations.
- New Jersey announces funding for offshore wind research and monitoring initiative
- The Danish Energy Agency approves feasibility studies for Thor Offshore Wind Farm
- Sunrise Wind receives federal record of decision
- Stonepeak and Shizen Energy to form Asian onshore wind platform
- wpd and Bank SinoPac announce financial close of onshore wind project in Taiwan
- Nordex Group receives 98 MW order from Sweden
- Vestas wins 37 MW project in Poland
- Italy approves first floating offshore wind project
- TWP awards foundation design contract to Ramboll
- Renewable Parts launches wind turbine component recirculation centre in Texas
- Deutsche Windtechnik establishes entity in Belgium
- Nordex Group obtains order for 336 MW in South Africa
- US DOE's Wind Energy Technologies Office to invest $5.1 million in offshore wind turbine blade research
- Swire Renewable Energy and Tien Li partner for offshore wind market in Asia Pacific
- Leeward Renewable Energy Appoints Chief Technology Officer
- BOEM announces environmental review of proposed Vineyard Northeast offshore wind energy project
- Masdar to acquire 50% stake in Terra-Gen
- RWE partners with Port Authority of A Coruña to transform port into floating wind hub
- DOE reports chart path for East Coast offshore wind electricity system
- Nabrawind receives the UL Component Certificate
- Spanish Government and wind industry sign Spanish Wind Charter
- Hughes Subsea awarded UXO contract for East Anglia Three wind farm
- Final environmental permit granted for Norrbäck and Pauträsk wind projects
- TÜV SÜD awards Nordex Group with DIBt type approval for 179-metre hybrid tower
- RWE secures 800MW of capacity from Nordex
- EcoVadis, WindEurope and other wind industry organisations launch ‘Wind Energy Initiative’
- WFW advises lenders on financing of Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
- Ørsted appoints Rasmus Errboe as Deputy CEO
- Rebound in European wind energy financing in 2023
- MEASNET releases report on power performance testing