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Vestas secures order for V163-4.5 MW WTGs in US
Tuesday, November 28, 2023 by Vestas has received a 239 MW order to power an undisclosed wind project in the USA. The order consists of 53 V163-4.5 MW wind turbines, and the contract include supply, delivery,...

First power from Denmark’s next offshore wind farm
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 by On 10 November, the first power from Vattenfall’s offshore wind farm Vesterhav Syd was supplied to the Danish power grid. It was the culmination of almost seven years’ work on the...

DNV concludes Phase 1 of project to optimise floating designs
Tuesday, November 07, 2023 by DNV has successfully concluded Phase 1 of its joint industry project aimed at establishing offshore substation standards for the growing floating wind sector. The collaborative...

TenneT installs artificial reefs at Hollandse Kust west alpha
Tuesday, November 07, 2023 by TenneT, in collaboration with contractor Equans/Smulders, has created several artificial reefs near the offshore transformer platform Hollandse Kust (west Alpha) to gain further...

Wind power package: a game-changer for Europe
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 by In her State of the Union speech in September, EU Commission president Ursula von der Leyen highlighted the current challenges faced by Europe’s wind energy industry. She committed...

RWE awarded 1.3 GW offtake contract in New York
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 by New York State governor Kathy Hochul announced on 24 October that RWE’s Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture with National Grid Ventures, has been provisionally awarded a 1.3...

UK government's offshore wind shortfall ‘could delay net zero’
Tuesday, October 31, 2023 by A new report forecasting the energy generation mix out to 2030 has calculated that the UK government will miss its 50 GW offshore wind capacity target, with potential consequences for...

Cabling complete for Vineyard Wind 1, first US utility-scale offshore wind
Wednesday, October 25, 2023 by Prysmian Group has successfully completed installation and HV testing activities at Vineyard Wind 1, the first utility-scale offshore wind farm in the USA. Located 15 miles off the...

Geophysical survey for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm underway
Tuesday, October 24, 2023 by RWE has commenced a geophysical survey off the Danish west coast. Up to three survey vessels will be deployed to carry out a detailed pre-construction survey including a search...

Global offshore wind pipeline grows by one-third in a year
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 by A new report ‘EnergyPulse Insights’ published on 4 October by RenewableUK and compiled by its own analysts indicates that the total pipeline of floating offshore wind projects has...

First Haliade-X offshore WTG produces power
Tuesday, October 10, 2023 by GE Vernova’s Offshore Wind business announced on 10 October that the first of its Haliade-X offshore wind turbines installed at sea has begun producing power. It has been installed in...

Offshore wind supply chain ‘has £92 bn potential’ for UK
Tuesday, October 03, 2023 by Growing the UK’s supply chain for offshore wind represents a £92 billion opportunity to boost the UK’s economy by 2040, according to a report by the Offshore Wind Industry Council...

Vestas secures orders for two huge European projects
Tuesday, October 03, 2023 by Vestas has secured a 1140 MW firm order from Baltic Power Sp. z o.o, a joint venture between ORLEN S.A. and Northland Power Inc, for the Baltic Power Offshore Wind Project in Poland.

2 GW West of Orkney windfarm seeks offshore consent
Tuesday, October 03, 2023 by The West of Orkney Windfarm project has now completed its 2023 offshore geotechnical and geophysical survey campaigns for the proposed array, located 30 km west of Orkney and 25 km...

DemoSATH floating wind starts commercial ops
Tuesday, September 19, 2023 by The floating offshore wind project DemoSATH, led by the Spanish engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies in collaboration with RWE and Kansai Electric Power (KEPCO), has...

RWE onshore and solar projects in latest UK CfD auction
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 by RWE has been awarded Contracts for Difference for nine of its new renewable energy projects in the latest UK Renewables Auction, Round 5.

ABB invests in clean energy start-up
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 by ABB Motion and WindESCo, have signed a strategic partnership, whereby ABB has acquired a minority stake in the company through its venture capital unit, ABB Technology Ventures...

FibreMax and Entrion Wind form cabling partnership
Tuesday, September 05, 2023 by FibreMax, headquartered in Joure, the Netherlands, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Entrion Wind of Houston, USA.

RWE and Stanwell sign MoU for renewables projects in Queensland
Tuesday, September 05, 2023 by RWE and Stanwell Corp have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to deliver two Queensland onshore wind projects with a combined capacity of up to 1.8 GW.