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Onshore wind ready for upgrade
Sunday, September 15, 2019 by Some 65 GW of onshore wind turbine capacity in Europe will reach their end-of-design life by 2028, according to new research from Wood Mackenzie.

Neoen plans hybrid mega-plant in Australia
Sunday, September 15, 2019 by Renewable energy developer Neoen is developing plans for a large-scale wind-solar-battery hybrid power plant in South Australia.

World’s largest offshore windfarm project opens new base
Wednesday, September 04, 2019 by Ørsted has officially opening its Hornsea Two Offshore Construction Base at Humberside airport in the UK.

Pondera wins Korean offshore wind project
Wednesday, September 04, 2019 by Dutch based engineering consultancy Pondera and Korean engineering company Hanmi Global are to act as owner’s engineer on the 100 MW Jeju Hanlim offshore wind farm off the coast of...

Carbon Trust launches new stage of ORJIP Offshore Wind
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 by The Carbon Trust has launched Stage 2 of its Offshore Renewable Joint Industry Project (ORJIP) for Offshore Wind.

Castle Wind signs MOU for I GW floating wind farm
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 by US offshore wind developer Castle Wind has signed a memorandum of understanding with a local utility in California covering its planned 1 GW floating offshore wind farm.

EIA ruling delays Vineyard wind scheme
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 by The shareholders in the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm project have confirmed the project will be developed with a revised schedule in light of a US Interior Department ruling to...

Oman's first large wind farm comes on-line
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 by Oman’s first utility-scale wind farm has started supplying electricity to the grid.

Siemens – two new wind contracts in India
Wednesday, August 14, 2019 by Siemens Gamesa has secured its first order in India with Alfanar for the supply of 206 units of its SG 2.2-122 wind turbine for two wind farms, totalling 453 MW.

Mainstream installs first Taiba N’Diaye turbine
Friday, August 09, 2019 by Mainstream Renewable Power has completed installation of the first turbine at Senegal’s first utility-scale wind farm.

French court clears offshore wind farm
Friday, August 09, 2019 by French offshore wind energy developer Ailes Marines is on track to start construction of its Saint-Brieuc project after the French Council of State rejected appeals opposing it.

Poland paves the way for onshore wind
Monday, August 05, 2019 by Poland's government is set to hold auctions for up to 2.5 GW of onshore wind energy this year.

WSP appointed on first Saudi Arabia wind farm
Friday, August 02, 2019 by Engineering consultancy WSP has been appointed as owner’s engineer for the Dumat Al Jandal 400 MW wind farm in Saudi Arabia, the country’s first utility-scale array.

Europe adds 4.9 GW of wind in H1 2019
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by Europe added 4.9 GW of new wind energy capacity in the first half of 2019, according to figures released on 25 July by WindEurope.

DNV GL launches new LIDAR based project
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by DNV GL is calling on wind energy stakeholders to join a new Joint Industry Project to explore the potential of using LIDAR to measure wind actors.

NY seals offshore wind deals
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by The US state of New York has signed landmark agreements to procure 1700 MW of offshore wind energy from two projects.

EDF and Masdar close finance on Dumat Al Jandal
Tuesday, July 30, 2019 by A consortium of EDF and Masdar has closed financing on the Dumat Al Jandal wind farm in Saudi Arabia.

Siemens awarded largest US offshore wind power order
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 by Siemens Gamesa has received, conditionally, a record WTG order for 1714 MW from Ørsted and Eversource.

Hohe See generates first power
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 by EnBW's Hohe See 609 MW offshore wind farm has generated first power.