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First offshore wind auction in the Gulf of Mexico
The US Department of the Interior is to hold the first-ever sale of offshore wind energy leases in the Gulf of Mexico. The areas being auctioned include a 160 sq mile area off...
ACWA granted land for 10 GW wind project
ACWA Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) to allocate land for a hugely significant 10 GW wind project in Egypt.
Sea Fern floating wind to be part of Hunter Wind Zone
A consortium consisting of offshore wind specialists Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 with local renewable energy developer Spark Renewables, will be spearheading the development of the...
Digital pilot for South Fork offshore wind
Sennen is working with Ørsted to pilot an innovative digital system designed to help the planning, construction and delivery of New York’s first offshore wind farm – the 132 MW South...
Ørsted and ESVAGT opt for second methanol-powered vessel
What is believed to be the world’s first green fuels vessel for offshore wind operations will be launched in 2024 off the UK east coast, as the result of a ground-breaking...
Renewables at 52% of consumption in Germany
Wind, solar and other renewable energy sources covered 52 % of German electricity consumption in the first six months of 2023, up from 49 % in the first half of last year, reports...
Contract to develop 3 GW wind power in Irish Sea
Kent has been awarded a new contract to support the development of the Morgan and Mona offshore wind farms off the east coast of Ireland. The scope of the contract includes...
Ørsted develops uncrewed surface measuring vessel
Ørsted has invented, designed and developed the first uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in the industry that is capable of carrying out offshore ‘met-ocean’ measurement campaigns....
Offshore wind safety record is improving
Members of G+, the health and safety organisation for the offshore wind sector, based at the Energy Institute (EI), and consisting of most of the biggest offshore wind operators in...
The last WTG for Hollandse Kust Zuid installed
Almost two years after construction of Vattenfall’s Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm began, the last turbine of 139 has been installed. In the coming months, the interior of...
Vestas secures 139 MW repowering order from Vitol
Vestas has received a 139 MW order to repower a project owned by Vitol in Pennsylvania, USA. The order consists of 68 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines delivered in 2.05 MW operating mode,...
Envision Energy awarded 1.67 GW WTG contract
Envision Energy, a large Chinese multinational headquartered in Shanghai that supplies wind turbines and energy management software, has signed a contract to supply 1.67 GW of...
UK offshore wind power capacity ‘must increase by 265%’
Technology major ABB estimates, from the results of its own analysis, that a further 24 wind farms with an average 1.5 GW capacity must become operational during the next seven years...
UAE and Egypt to develop Africa's largest wind farm
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Co, with Infinity Power, Africa’s largest renewable energy developer, and Hassan Allam Utilities, a sustainable infrastructure focused investment platform,...
RWE becomes 100% owner of Nordseecluster
RWE has become the sole owner of the 1.6 GW cluster of offshore wind farms in the German North Sea known as the Nordseecluster, which consists of four sites in different stages...
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...
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