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Ørsted and ESVAGT sign agreement on the world’s first green fuel vessel for offshore wind operations

The agreement between Ørsted and ESVAGT is a display of commitment from both companies to the decarbonisation of the maritime industry and will help reduce emissions from offshore operations. Renewable energy offers a clear path to reach the Paris Climate Agreement’s target of limiting temperature increases to 1.5 °C. However, some sectors – like the … Continue reading Ørsted and ESVAGT sign agreement on the world’s first green fuel vessel for offshore wind operations

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Germany gets ready to deploy more than 10 GW of new wind power per year

The German Government passed the so-called “Easter Package”, the most profound series of changes to German energy policy since the introduction of competitive auctions in 2017. By 2030 Germany aims for 80% renewables in total electricity consumption. Already from 2025 onwards Germany wants to install 10 GW of new onshore wind energy every year alone. … Continue reading Germany gets ready to deploy more than 10 GW of new wind power per year

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Equinor and Naturgy team up to explore offshore wind development in Spain

Equinor and Naturgy partner up and enter a development agreement prior to Spain’s first upcoming offshore wind auction off the coast of the Canary Islands. The Spanish government aims to transform its energy mix and plans to develop up to 3 GW offshore wind by 2030. The first Spanish offshore wind auction is expected to … Continue reading Equinor and Naturgy team up to explore offshore wind development in Spain

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Red Eléctrica and its French and Italian counterparts, NGOs and the wind industry promote offshore wind power in the Mediterranean

Through the creation of the ‘Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature’ in the Mediterranean (MED OCEaN), an initiative promoted by the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI).The OCEaN initiative has been working since 2020 in Northern Europe to promote the development of offshore wind energy and the network necessary for its connection, with solutions that also guarantee … Continue reading Red Eléctrica and its French and Italian counterparts, NGOs and the wind industry promote offshore wind power in the Mediterranean

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Incident at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

At Anholt Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark, a rotor including three blades has separated from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines and fallen into the sea. No one has been injured. The relevant authorities have been notified about the incident. We are investigating the cause of the incident, and as an extraordinary … Continue reading Incident at Anholt Offshore Wind Farm

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Ørsted acquires majority stake in Scottish floating wind farm

Ørsted, the world leader in offshore wind, joins a floating wind joint venture set up by Simply Blue Group and Subsea 7. The Salamander project is a stepping-stone floating wind project off the east coast of Scotland, designed to provide the Scottish supply chain with an early capacity development opportunity before larger ScotWind projects kick … Continue reading Ørsted acquires majority stake in Scottish floating wind farm

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Repsol and Ørsted to explore joint development of floating offshore wind energy in Spain

Repsol and Ørsted have an ambition of jointly becoming a leading developer in Spanish offshore wind by combining their complementary strengths. The alliance combines Repsol’s expertise as a global multi-energy provider with Ørsted’s experience as the global leader in offshore wind. After several years of concept development and small-scale testing, floating offshore wind is now … Continue reading Repsol and Ørsted to explore joint development of floating offshore wind energy in Spain

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Naturgy and Equinor reach an agreement to jointly explore offshore wind energy in Spain

Equinor is the world’s leading floating offshore wind power developer and operates the first floating farm, Hywind Scotland (30MW), soon to be joined by Hywind Tampen (88 MW), which when commissioned in Q3 2022 will be the biggest in the world. The two companies agreed today, within the framework of the Wind Europe Congress that … Continue reading Naturgy and Equinor reach an agreement to jointly explore offshore wind energy in Spain

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WindEurope 2022 in Bilbao: helping Europe deliver energy security

The WindEurope annual event begins today in Bilbao. His Majesty the King of Spain will open it with the President of the Basque Government, Ministers from around Europe and top officials from the EU Commission. Over 8,000 people are taking part. The focus is energy security. Europe wants more wind energy more quickly than before … Continue reading WindEurope 2022 in Bilbao: helping Europe deliver energy security

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Governments, industry and TSOs join forces to fast forward offshore wind power

30 parties today signed a statement outlining their commitment to work together for the accelerated deployment of offshore wind energy in Europe at Wind Europe’s 2022 Annual Event in Bilbao.7 European governments, 3 TSOs, 17 leading wind energy companies and 3 NGOs pledge to fast-forward fixed and floating offshore wind and offshore grids.Accelerating offshore wind … Continue reading Governments, industry and TSOs join forces to fast forward offshore wind power

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Without grid improvements, Europe will fall short of its wind power and climate targets

Electrification is the most cost-effective way to decarbonise Europe’s economy. Direct and indirect electrification will make up 75% of Europe’s energy demand by 2050. The European Commission wants wind to be half of the EU’s electricity by then. However, this can only happen if power grids are optimised and expanded in a timely manner. Hitachi … Continue reading Without grid improvements, Europe will fall short of its wind power and climate targets

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Turkey among 4 nations with high offshore wind energy potential

Turkey is among the four countries with the highest offshore wind energy potential, according to a Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) report. The GWEC’s “Global Wind Report 2022” emphasized that Turkey, Azerbaijan, Australia and Sri Lanka stand out as the countries with the highest offshore wind energy potential. In the report, which pointed out that … Continue reading Turkey among 4 nations with high offshore wind energy potential

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Repsol and Ørsted to explore joint development of floating offshore wind power projects in Spain

Repsol and Ørsted have an ambition of jointly becoming a leading developer in Spanish offshore wind by combining their complementary strengths. The alliance combines Repsol’s expertise as a global multi-energy provider with Ørsted’s experience as the global leader in offshore wind. After several years of concept development and small-scale testing, floating offshore wind is now … Continue reading Repsol and Ørsted to explore joint development of floating offshore wind power projects in Spain

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WindEurope 2022 in Bilbao: helping Europe deliver energy security

The WindEurope annual event begins today in Bilbao. His Majesty the King of Spain will open it with the President of the Basque Government, Ministers from around Europe and top officials from the EU Commission. Over 8,000 people are taking part. The focus is energy security. Europe wants more wind energy more quickly than before … Continue reading WindEurope 2022 in Bilbao: helping Europe deliver energy security

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ACP Statement on IPCC Report Calling for Urgent Deployment of Renewable Energy

Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association (ACP), issued the following statement today after  the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Working Group III report, Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change: “How many more times must we be reminded about the urgency of aggressively ramping up the deployment of clean … Continue reading ACP Statement on IPCC Report Calling for Urgent Deployment of Renewable Energy

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WindEurope 2022 consolidates wind energy as the key technology

Bilbao is one more year the great international event of the European wind sector with the celebration of WindEurope Annual Event 2022, in which more than 8,000 attendees will participate from April 5 to 7 at the Bilbao Exhibition Center (BEC), and where the Business Association Eolica (AEE) is a national partner.His Majesty King Felipe … Continue reading WindEurope 2022 consolidates wind energy as the key technology

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Vestas receives offshore wind order for 295 MW in Taiwan

Vestas has secured a 295 MW order for thirty-one Vestas V174-9.5 MW wind turbines from Foxwell Energy Corporation Ltd. (Foxwell) for phase 2 of the TPC offshore wind generation project in Taiwan.The wind farm is developed and owned by Taiwan Power Company (“TPC”) and will be built by Foxwell. This marks the third project between … Continue reading Vestas receives offshore wind order for 295 MW in Taiwan

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WindEurope elects Sven Utermöhlen of RWE Renewables as its new Chair

WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected Sven Utermöhlen, CEO Offshore Wind at RWE Renewables, as the Association’s new Chair for an 18-month term. The Board also appointed Kresten Ørnbjerg, VP Head of Global Public Affairs at Vestas, as the new Vice-Chair. The election comes at a critical time for wind energy in Europe. Europe needs … Continue reading WindEurope elects Sven Utermöhlen of RWE Renewables as its new Chair

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Surging offshore wind power boosts China’s green development

After operating steadily for three months, an offshore wind farm in Shantou City, south China’s Guangdong Province, generated over 100 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity by March 29, according to the developer Datang Shantou New Energy Co., Ltd. The Shantou Datang Lemen I offshore wind power project, with 35 wind turbines, is located near the … Continue reading Surging offshore wind power boosts China’s green development

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Iberdrola gets the green light on the UK’s undersea energy ‘mega highway’

According to Ofgem, the construction of the infrastructure will clearly benefit British consumers as it will enable the deployment of offshore wind energy in the North Sea. The UK electricity market regulator Ofgem has granted the consortium formed by Iberdrola, through its subsidiary ScottishPower Energy Networks and National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET), provisional approval to … Continue reading Iberdrola gets the green light on the UK’s undersea energy ‘mega highway’

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