Siemens Gamesa, through one of its subsidiaries, has received a firm order to supply wind turbines to Vattenfall for the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm located on the Dutch coast, with a total capacity of approximately 1.5 GW. The offshore wind energy order ratifies the agreement notified on November 27, 2019 for said operation. The … Continue reading Wind energy Siemens Gamesa receives an order for the supply of wind turbines in the Netherlands
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Dominion Energy has completed the installation of the two Siemens Gamesa 6MW wind turbines at the 12MW Coastal Virginia offshore wind farm
Dominion Energy has completed the installation of the two Siemens Gamesa 6MW turbines at the 12MW Coastal Virginia offshore wind farm pilot project off the coast of the US state of Virginia. The company said the turbines will now undergo acceptance testing before being energised later this summer. Installation, 43km off Virginia Beach, was carried … Continue reading Dominion Energy has completed the installation of the two Siemens Gamesa 6MW wind turbines at the 12MW Coastal Virginia offshore wind farm
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New achievements in the development of advanced technologies for the offshore wind energy
ROMEO wind power project has made significant advances in the algorithms and architectures for the demonstrations to be held on the three pilot tests of the initiative, which are located in the United Kingdom and Germany.This achievement is a crucial milestone for the ROMEO initiative, backed by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 programme.The project partners … Continue reading New achievements in the development of advanced technologies for the offshore wind energy
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Wind energy in France, Fécamp offshore wind farm commences construction
The 497 MW Fécamp offshore wind farm in France has commenced construction. Mott MacDonald is the lender’s technical advisor on the project on behalf of prospective lenders. The wind power project is the third French offshore wind farm to achieve financing. Éolien Maritime France (EMF), a consortium of EDF Renouvelables France and Enbridge, along with … Continue reading Wind energy in France, Fécamp offshore wind farm commences construction
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CSBC to build CDWE crane vessel for the offshore wind energy industry in Taiwan
CSBC-DEME Wind Engineering Co (CDWE, ????) announced its final investment decision on the construction of Green Jade, a crane vessel for carrying out engineering, procurement, construction and installation (EPCI) services for the offshore wind energy industry. The company, a joint venture between CSBC Corp Taiwan (??????) and Belgium-based Dredging, Environmental and Marine Engineering NV, said … Continue reading CSBC to build CDWE crane vessel for the offshore wind energy industry in Taiwan
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Cobra achieves a loan for floating wind energy
Cobra Instalaciones y Servicios has secured a GBP 380 million green loan financing for the construction of the Kincardine floating wind farm offshore Scotland. The project comprises the construction of a 50 MW wind farm some 15 kilometres south-east of Aberdeen. Kincardine will consist of six turbines, one 2 MW which was commissioned back in … Continue reading Cobra achieves a loan for floating wind energy
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New DLR institutes to research maritime energy systems and future mobility
On 23 June 2020, the Senate of the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) gave the green light for the establishment of two new institutes. These will conduct research on innovative technologies for the mobility and energy transition. On 14 November 2019, the Budget Committee of the German Federal Parliament (Bundestag) … Continue reading New DLR institutes to research maritime energy systems and future mobility
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Siemens Gamesa’s flagship 14 MW wind turbine to power 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind power project in the UK
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has conditionally received an order for 100 units of its new SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbines for innogy’s 1.4 GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm in the UK. A comprehensive service and maintenance contract is also included in the conditional order. The project will have the capacity to generate enough electricity … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa’s flagship 14 MW wind turbine to power 1.4 GW Sofia offshore wind power project in the UK
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Lithuania selects where the 700 MW offshore wind power plant will be built
Lithuania has settled on the position of the country’s first offshore wind farm, with the capacity of up to 700 MW, in the Baltic Sea. The government has decided that the wind farm will be built and commissioned by 2030 at the site previously proposed and considered in the draft Government Resolution, which has now … Continue reading Lithuania selects where the 700 MW offshore wind power plant will be built
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Manufacture of wind turbines for offshore wind energy in Taiwan
MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has concluded a contract to source high voltage switchgear from within Taiwan, expanding existing supply chain commitments and becoming the first offshore wind turbine supplier to localise switchgear. MHI Vestas has finalised a purchase agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. (Mitsubishi Electric) to source switchgear for upcoming offshore wind projects in … Continue reading Manufacture of wind turbines for offshore wind energy in Taiwan
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French and Japanese Leaders Team Up to Develop Commercial Scale Floating Offshore Wind power Projects
JERA (Japan’s largest utility company), ADEME INVESTISSEMENT (a 100% French State-owned investment company aiming at financing innovative infrastructure projects) and IDEOL (a global leader in floating offshore wind) have agreed on the key terms for the establishment of an investment vehicle dedicated to the financing of the development phase of at least 2 GW of … Continue reading French and Japanese Leaders Team Up to Develop Commercial Scale Floating Offshore Wind power Projects
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Iberdrola agrees deal for the acquisition of eight wind energy projects from Svea Vind Offshore AB in Sweden
The agreement will allow Iberdrola to take a majority stake in up to eight wind power projects which are in various stages of development, and are expected to begin operating from 2029 onwards. Projects are grouped around two geographical areas: Gavle (six projects totalling 5.1 GW of power) and Oxelosund (two projects totalling another 3.9 … Continue reading Iberdrola agrees deal for the acquisition of eight wind energy projects from Svea Vind Offshore AB in Sweden
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Siemens Gamesa places an order for its most powerful offshore wind turbines in a 1.4 GW wind energy project in the UK
The company will install 100 units of its 14 MW SG 14-222 DD wind turbine in the Sofia offshore wind farm, developed by innogy.The project will supply wind power to more than 1.2 million British homes.With this wind farm, the conditional order book for this new model amounts to a total of 4.3 GW, after … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa places an order for its most powerful offshore wind turbines in a 1.4 GW wind energy project in the UK
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Denmark approves two wind energy islands with 5 GW
Danish parliament also approves plans for the development of the up to 1GW Hesselo offshore wind farm. Denmark has given the green light for the development of two energy islands totalling 5GW by 2030 and the up to 1GW Hesselo offshore wind farm. The approvals are part of a broader climate agreement signed by the … Continue reading Denmark approves two wind energy islands with 5 GW
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Italy begins the first floating wind power plant in the Mediterranean
Italian developers have begun work on a 750-million-euro (840-million-U.S.-dollar) plan that would create the Mediterranean Sea’s first floating wind farm. The so-called 7Seas Med project will involve 25 floating wind turbines producing up to ten megawatts of power each. They will be located around 35 kilometers off the coast of the Sicilian city of Marsala, … Continue reading Italy begins the first floating wind power plant in the Mediterranean
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Iberdrola awards Navantia-Windar record offshore wind power contract, worth €350m
It comprises the construction and assembly of 62 ‘jackets’ and their corresponding piling for Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm, being developed off the coast of Brittany in France which will supply clean energy to a million people.The agreement will provide direct employment for 1,000 workers in Galicia and Asturias and for over 1,100 in France, where … Continue reading Iberdrola awards Navantia-Windar record offshore wind power contract, worth €350m
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Most Powerful Wind Turbine, GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW, obtains provisional type certificate by DNV GL
GE Renewable Energy on track to obtain the full type certificate in the coming months. Haliade-X technology has already been selected as the preferred wind turbine for 4.8 GW of wind power projects in the US and the UK, enough to power more than five million households. GE Renewable Energy announced today that its Haliade-X … Continue reading Most Powerful Wind Turbine, GE’s Haliade-X 12 MW, obtains provisional type certificate by DNV GL
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Iberdrola awards Navantia an offshore wind energy contract worth 350 million euros
It includes the construction and assembly of 62 ‘jackets’ and their corresponding piles for this large installation that the company is developing in the waters of French Brittany and that will provide wind power to one million people.The agreement will directly employ around 1,000 professionals in Galicia and Asturias and over 1,100 in France, where … Continue reading Iberdrola awards Navantia an offshore wind energy contract worth 350 million euros
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GE Renewable Energy to hire 250 employees for its wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France
GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 250 employees at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France, by the first quarter of 2021.Every new hire will go through an intensive training program at the factory’s ‘Center of Excellence’ to learn wind turbine blade manufacturing processes.Opened two years ago in April 2018, the … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy to hire 250 employees for its wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France
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New Jersey Wind Port Will Help New Jersey Reach a 100% Clean, Renewable Energy Future
Today, New Jersey announced the development of the New Jersey Wind Port, the first port in the country to be built specifically for offshore wind marshalling and manufacturing. The port will be sited in the Lower Alloway Creek area in Salem County on Artificial Island next to the Hope Creek Nuclear Generation site. The project … Continue reading New Jersey Wind Port Will Help New Jersey Reach a 100% Clean, Renewable Energy Future
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