The National Electric Energy Agency awarded Enel Green Power and authorized the start of commercial operation of the company’s 121.8 MW wind farm in Morro do Chapéu (BA). The decision applies to 29 wind turbines at plants 17, 21 and 26 of Ventos de Santa Esperança. Aneel also gave a positive opinion to Casa dos … Continue reading Enel Green Power will install 122 MW of wind energy in Bahia
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The Ayamonte wind farm, the first one Capital Energy will assign to the capacity obtained at the renewable auctions
The company last the start of the works of this Onubense project, which will involve an investment of around 30 million eurosThe wind farm, which will be built by the Spanish company CRC, will have an initial power of 27 megawatts (MW) and its six wind turbines, of the General Electric Cypress model, will supply … Continue reading The Ayamonte wind farm, the first one Capital Energy will assign to the capacity obtained at the renewable auctions
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50 billion euros, 50 gigawatts of capacity by 2030: RWE launches investment and growth offensive
Greener, bigger, more valuable – that is RWE in 2030. For the first time, the company is providing details of what it will look like by the end of the decade. With its new strategy ‘Growing Green’, RWE is massively stepping up the pace and is investing €50 billion gross in its core business. That means … Continue reading 50 billion euros, 50 gigawatts of capacity by 2030: RWE launches investment and growth offensive
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GE & UK Export Finance agree to support 1.35 GW Turkish solar project
Turkey’s largest solar facility, equipped with GE solar power station technology, is equivalent to over 4,600 football pitches in size.GE Energy Financial Services facilitates export credit guarantee through UKEF to J.P. Morgan’s project finance package.US$291 million biggest UKEF guarantee for any solar energy project and is estimated to support up to around 100 UK jobs. … Continue reading GE & UK Export Finance agree to support 1.35 GW Turkish solar project
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Nordex confirms preliminary figures
The Nordex Group (ISIN: DE000A0D6554) today confirmed its preliminary figures announced on 8 November 2021. The Company increased its consolidated sales by 24.9 percent year-on-year to almost EUR 4.0 billion in the first nine months of 2021 (9M 2020: EUR 3.2 billion). This sales growth is mainly attributable to the significant increase in installation figures … Continue reading Nordex confirms preliminary figures
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Nordisk Bergteknik hired in wind power project Twin Peaks in Västernorrland
Nordisk Bergteknik has been hired in the wind power project Twin Peaks in Västernorrland where 39 wind turbines are to be mounted in the beginning of 2024. The project is in line with Nordisk Bergteknik’s ambition to play an active role in the current transformation towards a more sustainable society and responds to the constant … Continue reading Nordisk Bergteknik hired in wind power project Twin Peaks in Västernorrland
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Norway to partner with Vietnam to “awaken” offshore wind power potential
Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Løchen and Commercial Counsellor Arne-Kjetil Lian recently have handed over the ‘Vietnam Supply Chain Study Report’ to Vietnamese Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien. The 70-page report provides an overview of the entire supply chain for Vietnam’s offshore wind industry, recommendations on what Vietnam can prioritise to stimulate … Continue reading Norway to partner with Vietnam to “awaken” offshore wind power potential
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Korea needs to invest more to meet wind power target
South Korea is in need of more aggressive investment in renewable energy sector in order to achieve its offshore wind capacity goal by 2030 and address the country’s geographical weaknesses in wind energy, a report showed Sunday. Korea was ranked 21st in terms of attractiveness of renewable energy investment and deployment opportunities, in a report … Continue reading Korea needs to invest more to meet wind power target
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Netherlands plans to double offshore wind capacity by 2030 to 22 GW
The Dutch government released an ambitious new plan that calls for nearly doubling the country’s plans for installed offshore wind power generation by 2030. The new plans look to expand the areas available for development in the North Sea to support the Netherlands’ near-term goal for reducing emissions and will be further supplemented with longer-term efforts … Continue reading Netherlands plans to double offshore wind capacity by 2030 to 22 GW
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Waiting for the world to have its climate change moment
Everyone’s climate change moment is different. For those who haven’t had theirs yet, it’s the moment when you become viscerally aware, and almost fearful, that our planet is warming too fast and the consequences will be devastating. For Statkraft CEO Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, that moment came in 2010, when the warnings of scientists and environmental experts … Continue reading Waiting for the world to have its climate change moment
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NextEra Energy Transmission submits offshore wind transmission proposals to support New York’s clean energy goals
NextEra Energy Transmission New York, Inc, a subsidiary of NextEra Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NEE), today announced that it has submitted multiple proposals, collectively the New York Renewable Connect, in response to the New York Independent System Operator’s (NYISO) Long Island Offshore Wind Public Policy Transmission Need. The proposals help New York meet its offshore wind energy goals by reinforcing the transmission grid on … Continue reading NextEra Energy Transmission submits offshore wind transmission proposals to support New York’s clean energy goals
Continue readingMainstream advances 1.4GW Vietnamese offshore wind energy
Mainstream Renewable Power has received approval from the provincial government of Soc Trang in Vietnam for the first 200MW phase of the Phu Cuong Soc Trang offshore wind farm. The company said it has received a Decision on Investment and an Investment Registration Certification from the provincial government. The project, once fully complete, will have … Continue reading Mainstream advances 1.4GW Vietnamese offshore wind energy
Continue readingØrsted signs EUR 175 million loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank
Ørsted has signed a EUR 175 million 8-year loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) for the purpose of co-financing its investment in the Borssele 1 & 2 Offshore Wind Farm in the Netherlands. Together with the loan agreement closed with the European Investment Bank on 6 September 2021, the intended long-term financing of … Continue reading Ørsted signs EUR 175 million loan agreement with the Nordic Investment Bank
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Dr Jürgen Zeschky appointed new Enercon CEO
Dr Jürgen Zeschky will take on the role of new CEO at ENERCON. The announcement was made by ENERCON’s sole shareholder, the Aloys Wobben Stiftung, on Friday (12 November) in Aurich. On 1 January 2022 Zeschky will take over official duties from Momme Janssen, who is leaving the company at the end of the year … Continue reading Dr Jürgen Zeschky appointed new Enercon CEO
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Firetrace launches XD tubing to provide flexible fire detection system for offshore wind turbines
Firetrace, the leading provider of fire suppression systems for the wind industry, today launches its latest product, XD Tubing, a flexible fire detection tubing with enhanced chemical durability, to mitigate the risk of fire and total loss in offshore and near shore wind turbines. XD Detection Tubing detects fires by sensing either heat or flame, … Continue reading Firetrace launches XD tubing to provide flexible fire detection system for offshore wind turbines
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Eighth Wind Energy trend:index Published
The eighth edition of the WindEnergy trend:index continues to draw an optimistic picture of the mood in the international wind industry. Assessments of the market situation are similar across nearly all regions of the world: the current situation is still seen as positive, if with some slightly lower values compared to the most recent surveys. … Continue reading Eighth Wind Energy trend:index Published
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Amancio Ortega partners with Repsol for its investment in wind power
The owner of Zara breaks into the Aragonese renewable energy business through the Pontegadea investment fund with the purchase from Repsol of 49% of a wind farm that adds 89 wind turbines. Under the agreement, signed yesterday in Madrid, Pontegadea invests 245 million euros to take a 49% stake in Delta, which means valuing these … Continue reading Amancio Ortega partners with Repsol for its investment in wind power
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Clean Energy Growth Will Power Jobs for Our Nation’s Veterans
America is on the cusp of transforming its power grid to a low-cost, clean power system and our nation’s veterans stand to benefit through good-paying American jobs that our thriving industry is set to create during the next decade. With national goals that include reducing America’s greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030, decarbonizing the power grid by 2035, and generating 30 gigawatts of power from offshore wind by 2030, clean power … Continue reading Clean Energy Growth Will Power Jobs for Our Nation’s Veterans
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DNV calls for partners to enhance technology development for floating offshore wind energy substations
The objective is to align industry best-practice allowing for an accelerated technology development and to close gaps in available substation standards enabling scaling of floating offshore wind with an acceptable level of commercial, technical, health, safety and environmental risks. “In DNV’s latest Energy Transition Outlook Report, we predict that by 2050, the installed floating wind capacity … Continue reading DNV calls for partners to enhance technology development for floating offshore wind energy substations
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Green hydrogen and decarbonisation solutions: Shell and RWE want to drive energy transition forward
Shell New Energies NL BV (Shell) and RWE Generation SE (RWE) intend to jointly advance ambitious projects for the production, use and distribution of green hydrogen as well as further options to decarbonise RWE gas and biomass-fired power plants in northwest Europe. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was recently signed by Markus Krebber, CEO of … Continue reading Green hydrogen and decarbonisation solutions: Shell and RWE want to drive energy transition forward
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