Category Archives: Wind Energy

China dominates the top 5 in the BNEF wind turbine manufacturers ranking for wind energy in 2023

Of the overall wind additions last year, 90% were onshore and 11 GW was offshore, of which 7.6 GW in China. Mingyang doubled its annual offshore installations to almost 3 GW to rank first in offshore wind in 2023. In terms of markets, mainland China accounted for two thirds of global installations, distantly followed by … Continue reading China dominates the top 5 in the BNEF wind turbine manufacturers ranking for wind energy in 2023

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Vestas wins 37 MW wind power project in Poland

Vestas has received a firm order from Energa Green Development, a subsidiary of the ORLEN Group, for the Szybowice wind farm in Opolskie, Poland. The order consists of 17 V110-2.0 MW wind turbines in 2.2 MW power mode and includes the supply, delivery and commissioning of the wind turbines. Upon completion, Vestas will service the … Continue reading Vestas wins 37 MW wind power project in Poland

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Vattenfall and RWE conclude sale of Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone

Vattenfall has today completed the sale of the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone to RWE. The agreed purchase price corresponds to an enterprise value of £963 million.   The deal ensures continued development of the Norfolk Zone which will produce clean power for over four million homes across the UK. Vattenfall will record a capital gain from … Continue reading Vattenfall and RWE conclude sale of Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone

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Power capacity additions reached a new benchmark of 473 gigawatts in 2023, but many countries are cut off from the benefits of energy transitions

Renewable Capacity Statistics 2024 released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) today shows that 2023 set a new record in renewables deployment in the power sector by reaching a total capacity of 3 870 Gigawatts (GW) globally. Renewables accounted for 86% of capacity additions; however, this growth is unevenly distributed across the world, indicating … Continue reading Power capacity additions reached a new benchmark of 473 gigawatts in 2023, but many countries are cut off from the benefits of energy transitions

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Nordex receives order for 98 MW of wind energy from Sweden

Nordex has received an order from Holmen Energi AB for 98 MW in Sweden. The order also includes a Premium Plus Service for the wind turbines for a period of 30 years. In summer 2025, the Nordex Group will supply and install 14 N163/6.X turbines for the Blisterliden wind farm in a forested area in … Continue reading Nordex receives order for 98 MW of wind energy from Sweden

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Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm receives federal registration

Sunrise Wind today received its Record of Decision (RoD) from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), crossing a critical milestone in the federal environmental review process for the offshore wind project serving New York. Additionally, Ørsted and Eversource today announced they have jointly taken a final investment decision on … Continue reading Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm receives federal registration

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How PPAs Shape the Future of Renewable Energy

As the world is on its path toward a sustainable future, the United States stands at the forefront of the net zero transition. One of the key drivers behind the green energy transformation is the widespread adoption of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs). Patrick Pfeiffer, Head of Statkraft US, discusses the role of PPAs in shaping … Continue reading How PPAs Shape the Future of Renewable Energy

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ACP Statement on Record of Decision for Sunrise Wind

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement from Anne Reynolds, ACP Vice President for Offshore Wind, after the Department of the Interior issued the Record of Decision approving the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project operated by Orsted and Eversource: “It is a great day for the Sunrise Wind project. The Record of … Continue reading ACP Statement on Record of Decision for Sunrise Wind

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Construction of the first wind power plant in Kyrgyzstan will begin in 2025

Rosatom will be ready to start the construction of a wind farm in Kyrgyzstan in the first quarter of 2025. This was announced by the general director of the Rosatom office in Kyrgyzstan, Dmitry Konstantinov, within the framework of the XIII ATOMEXPO Forum. According to him, the cooperation agreement signed today for the construction of … Continue reading Construction of the first wind power plant in Kyrgyzstan will begin in 2025

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Nordex wins order for 336 MW of wind power in South Africa

Nordex has secured an order to supply and install 57 N163/5.X Delta4000 series wind turbines in South Africa. The order also includes a Service contract for the maintenance of the wind turbines. The order refers to a set of three wind farms of 112.1 MW each. The wind farms are located in the Eastern Cape … Continue reading Nordex wins order for 336 MW of wind power in South Africa

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Solar photovoltaic and wind energy production in the third week of March

European electricity market prices resist rising gas and CO2 prices thanks to renewable energy. In the third week of March, European electricity market prices remained at similar levels to those of previous weeks. In most of them, the weekly average decreased compared to the previous week due to low prices registered at the end of … Continue reading Solar photovoltaic and wind energy production in the third week of March

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ONYX Insight marks 10 years of maximising wind turbine efficiency and performance with over $340m in industry savings delivered 

ONYX Insight, a leading independent predictive analytics solution provider, has delivered more than $340m in savings to the wind industry through its fleetMONITOR condition monitoring software. From its inception, the software was designed for owners of mixed assets, enabling centralised analysis of data from multiple CMS systems.    The hardware-agnostic software is built to work with … Continue reading ONYX Insight marks 10 years of maximising wind turbine efficiency and performance with over $340m in industry savings delivered 

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TÜV SÜD grants Nordex DIBt approval for an internally developed 179-meter hybrid tower for the N175/6.X wind turbine

Development of the N175/6.X, Nordex’s latest wind turbine, and its first planned tower variants is progressing as planned. Throughout this year, the Nordex group will install in Germany the first two highly efficient wind turbines of this type of the Delta4000 series with different hub heights. Two tower concepts will be used here: a 112-meter … Continue reading TÜV SÜD grants Nordex DIBt approval for an internally developed 179-meter hybrid tower for the N175/6.X wind turbine

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Offshore wind turbines get reusable covers

Before offshore wind turbines can be installed, their foundations need to be laid first. On top of each set of foundations stands a monopile with a cover, a temporary solution used to cap the huge tube. In the past, covers tended to be written off and destroyed after use. However, those used in the construction … Continue reading Offshore wind turbines get reusable covers

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Wind Europe 2024: No news… good news?

Last week, the Wind Europe Annual Event returned to Bilbao after the editions of 2019 and 2022. It’s the third time in Bilbao, with an increasingly larger deployment in every aspect. If there’s one thing that has stood out in this edition of Wind Europe, it’s that nothing has particularly stood out, if that’s even … Continue reading Wind Europe 2024: No news… good news?

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First wind power plant in Bangladesh starts operation

With the last wind turbine installed, the Cox’s Bazar Wind Farm, the first centralized wind power project in Bangladesh built by Chinese companies, became fully operational on Sunday. The wind energy project, located in the Cox’s Bazar district of southeastern Bangladesh, about 400 kilometers from the capital Dhaka, is invested by Wuling Power Corp., a … Continue reading First wind power plant in Bangladesh starts operation

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Enercon and Enerjisa Üretim sign turbine delivery agreement for the second phase of the YEKA 2 wind power plant

Following the successful fulfilment of the 750 MW wind turbine delivery agreements in the first phase, the companies have taken another step towards completing the 1,000 MW project by signing a delivery agreement for the remaining 250 MW capacity. ENERCON and Enerjisa Üretim, two of the leading companies in Türkiye’s wind energy sector, announced their … Continue reading Enercon and Enerjisa Üretim sign turbine delivery agreement for the second phase of the YEKA 2 wind power plant

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Nabrawind Receives UL’s Component Certificate for the Nabralift 3.0 Tower Family

The first unit of the Nabralift 3.0 model was recently installed at the Innovent wind farm in Le Portel, France. Nabrawind has successfully completed the design and manufacturing evaluation of its new tower family, Nabralift 3.0, as well as the first prototype. The Component Certificate has been issued by UL Solutions and delivered today at WindEurope … Continue reading Nabrawind Receives UL’s Component Certificate for the Nabralift 3.0 Tower Family

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