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RWE has become the sole owner of the 1.6 GW cluster of offshore wind farms...
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Ukraine latest – new wind farm starts up, amidst continuing bombardment
The world’s only wind farm being built in a major conflict zone has been officially opened by DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company.
World's first semi-submersible floating WTG connected to the grid
CNOOC Ltd has announced that the Wenchang deep-sea floating wind demonstration project has been successfully connected to the grid and is generating power.
California ‘going big’ on floating offshore wind
Federal, state and industry leaders on Day Two of the Pacific Offshore Wind Summit on 11 May applauded California's commitment to make floating wind a ‘vital part’ of its...
Sumita Tono wind project under way
Pattern Energy Group LP and its affiliate in Japan, Green Power Investment Corp, have completed construction and begun operation at the 113 MW Sumita Tono wind facility, in...
Upscaling offshore WTGs ‘is creating unsustainable market risks’
The offshore wind sector must take action to address a rising tide of mechanical breakdown issues, component failures and serial defects arising from the deployment of...
Agreement for 1000 MW of onshore wind build
RWE has signed a framework agreement with Siemens Gamesa in pursuit of its plan to build onshore wind farms in Europe, with a combined capacity of 1000 MW using Siemens Gamesa...
European energy ministers commit to Ostend Declaration
The North Sea Summit in Ostend, Belgium, which took place during the week of 24 April, saw energy ministers from nine European countries commit to building 300 GW of offshore...
EDF and Maple Power awarded 1 GW offshore tender
Following the fourth offshore wind tender launched in January 2021, the French ministry of Energy Transition has chosen Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie, the project company owned by...
Vestas order for 238 MW offshore wind project in Japan
Vestas has secured a 238 MW order from Hibiki Wind Energy for the Kitakyushu-Hibikinada offshore wind farm project located off the coast of Kitakyushu city, in Fukuoka prefecture, Japan.
Fortum and Vestas in €200 m contractural dispute
The state-owned Finnish company, Fortum Oyj, has initiated arbitration in the International Chamber of Commerce in Sweden against Vestas Wind Systems A/S. The arbitration claim, in...
Gazelle and WAM Horizon to develop pilot offshore wind project
Gazelle Wind Power, which has developed a modular floating offshore wind platform, has teamed up with renewable energy developer WAM Horizon to accelerate the creation of a pilot...
First cross-border offshore wind project in the Iberian peninsula
IberBlue Wind, a joint venture operating in the Iberian market, is to construct two floating offshore wind projects on the Iberian North Atlantic coast. They will be located on the...
Project to confirm potential of wind farm control technology launched
DNV has launched a joint industry project alongside wind farm owners, turbine manufacturers, and other sector experts, to increase confidence in innovative wind farm control...
Siemens to supply world’s second-largest offshore wind array
Siemens Gamesa has signed a firm order with ScottishPower Renewables to supply 95 units of its flagship SG 14-236 DD wind turbine to the East Anglia 3 wind power project in the North...
New UK annual wind power record
New statistics released by the UK government show that Britain’s wind farms set new annual electricity generation records in 2022. The figures, published by the Department for...
Vestas – 3 large wind contracts and a PS
Vestas has signed contracts to supply three large wind projects in Argentina and the USA, and has been selected, and has signed an agreement, as preferred supplier for a 495 MW...
Cost of capital threatens UK renewable energy projects
The rising cost of capital faced by developers of renewable energy projects such as onshore wind and solar PV may reduce the number of new projects and cause some already...
DTEK commissions Tyligulska wind power plant in Ukraine
Despite Russia's war against Ukraine, the DTEK Group has continued with completing construction of the first phase of Tyligulska wind power plant, with a capacity of 114 MW out of...
Recyclable blades for Sofia offshore wind project
132 recyclable blades made by Siemens are to be installed on 44 of the 100 SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines in RWE’s Sofia offshore wind array off the UK’s east coast. It will be...