RWE’s largest offshore wind farm in construction, Sofia, recently joined other key industry sponsors to take part in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s technology acceleration programme, which has so far raised £9 million for offshore wind entrepreneurs whose companies have taken on 50 new staff since it began in 2019. Applications for this year’s Launch Academy … Continue reading RWE key industry sponsor in Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult Launch Academy
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Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long light the way: 1,044 MW offshore wind power deal in Taiwan signed
Hai Long is Siemens Gamesa’s largest offshore wind energy project in Taiwan, one of the emerging offshore markets with the most potentialThe company will install 73 offshore wind turbines of the SG 14-222 DD model, the most powerful of the company, with 14 MW of powerThe agreement includes operation and maintenance tasks for 15 yearsSiemens … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa and Hai Long light the way: 1,044 MW offshore wind power deal in Taiwan signed
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OCEaN: Speed up offshore wind and grid development with robust and timely Maritime Spatial Planning
At a joint conference on nature positive offshore energy infrastructure hosted by Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI) and WindEurope, the Offshore Coalition for Energy and Nature (OCEaN) confirmed that it is possible to speed up offshore wind and related electricity grid deployment while protecting and restoring nature. Offshore wind and related electricity grid infrastructure are imperative … Continue reading OCEaN: Speed up offshore wind and grid development with robust and timely Maritime Spatial Planning
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China installs the largest offshore wind turbine
The wind turbines have a unit power of 13.6 MW and the diameter of their blades is 252 meters.Coinciding with the celebration of the 20th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which opened yesterday in Beijing, China put into operation its latest novelty in the field of offshore wind generation (in the interior of … Continue reading China installs the largest offshore wind turbine
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RWE selects preferred suppliers for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
Siemens Energy to become main supplier for the onshore substation and HSM Offshore Energy for the substation at sea Early works agreements signed with both suppliers Thor will supply green electricity for more than one million Danish households RWE is further progressing with the deployment of its Thor offshore wind farm by selecting two preferred suppliers … Continue reading RWE selects preferred suppliers for Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm
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Hundreds of new jobs in offshore wind in Poland
WindEurope welcomes the announcement by Vestas to build a nacelle factory near Szczecin in Poland for offshore wind turbines. Poland already has a strong supply chain for offshore and onshore wind. Especially in the north of the country where coastal areas which had strong shipbuilding and other maritime industries now have jobs and growth from … Continue reading Hundreds of new jobs in offshore wind in Poland
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MEGAWIND, the innovative solution for the most widely used foundations in offshore wind energy?
MEGAWIND came into being in response to the need to improve monopiles, which is the most widely used type of foundation with the greatest market potential, so that they could integrate them with the new generation of large offshore wind turbines (+15 MW). Consequently, the main aim of the project is to develop innovations in … Continue reading MEGAWIND, the innovative solution for the most widely used foundations in offshore wind energy?
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Major milestone for Japanese offshore wind energy
Seajacks International recently completed the installation of all 33 wind turbines at the Akita and Noshiro offshore wind farm situated off Japan’s Akita Prefecture coastline – a major step forward for the country’s renewable energy market. Eneti’s wholly-owned subsidiary mobilized the Seajacks Zaratan self-propelled vessel to execute the installations, in collaboration with main installation contractor … Continue reading Major milestone for Japanese offshore wind energy
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66 offshore wind energy projects underway in Brazil
All offshore wind farms are in the licensing phase by Ibama and can start operating between four and six years after approval. IBAMA has updated its map of licensed offshore wind farm projects. The latest data shows 66 developments. The states of Rio Grande do Sul (21 projects), Ceará (19), Rio de Janeiro (9) and … Continue reading 66 offshore wind energy projects underway in Brazil
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Bekaert accelerates technology breakthrough in smart mooring solutions for floating offshore wind farms?
Bridon-Bekaert Ropes Group concludes investment and commercial partnership with TFI Marine, Dublin, Ireland, to accelerate the go-to-market of digital-enabled mooring solutions Bekaert is accelerating the implementation of its growth strategy in renewable energy markets with smart, safe, and sustainable solutions. As part of this strategy, Bekaert today announces an equity investment in TFI Marine (Technology … Continue reading Bekaert accelerates technology breakthrough in smart mooring solutions for floating offshore wind farms?
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RWE bids for offshore wind seabed permit in Poland
Application for offshore wind farm with a capacity of up to 1.5 gigawatts. Concept takes efficient area co-usage into account. RWE contributes its expertise from a 20 year track record in offshore wind power. Poland is going ahead with its offshore wind build-out program by starting a competitive process for an offshore wind seabed permit … Continue reading RWE bids for offshore wind seabed permit in Poland
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RWE has signed a contract to explore the feasibility of deploying up to 1 GW of floating wind in the Celtic Sea
The Celtic Sea region offers a huge opportunity to develop large-scale, commercial floating offshore wind and RWE as the largest energy producer and renewables operator in Wales, wants to play a part in its delivery. In anticipation of this, RWE has commissioned Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) to develop a project plan for delivering up … Continue reading RWE has signed a contract to explore the feasibility of deploying up to 1 GW of floating wind in the Celtic Sea
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Atlantic Shores selects Vestas as preferred turbine supplier for its 1.5 GW project in New Jersey, USA
After a thorough and competitive process, Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind (Atlantic Shores), a 50:50 partnership between Shell New Energies and EDF Renewables, is proud to announce its selection of Vestas as the preferred supplier for its 1.5 GW offshore wind project in New Jersey, USA. Vestas will provide its industry leading V236-15.0 MW™ offshore … Continue reading Atlantic Shores selects Vestas as preferred turbine supplier for its 1.5 GW project in New Jersey, USA
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First offshore wind farm in France
The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, inaugurates today off the Atlantic coast of Saint-Nazaire, the first of a series of offshore wind farms that he intends to start up in the face of the energy crisis. In the morning, Macron will visit by boat the site of the 80 wind turbines, deployed at a distance … Continue reading First offshore wind farm in France
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6 points for Governments as you implement the EU’s new revenue cap on power generation
EU Energy Ministers have agreed a new revenue cap for inframarginal power generation of €180/MWh. National governments will now implement this. But they are allowed to deviate from the single EU-wide cap and set different caps for different technologies. Herein lies the danger. Poor implementation of the new rules would make it difficult to build … Continue reading 6 points for Governments as you implement the EU’s new revenue cap on power generation
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Vattenfall signs grid contract with Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions
Vattenfall has signed a contract with Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions AS to deliver grid connection infrastructure for the Norfolk Boreas Offshore Wind Farm off the British coast. The contract gives Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions the responsibility for engineering, procurement, construction and installation of the High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) onshore and offshore substations … Continue reading Vattenfall signs grid contract with Siemens Energy and Aker Solutions
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Ørsted to implement new organisational structure and changes to executive management
To continue to drive growth under increasingly different local market requirements, while leveraging the synergies of a global organisation, Ørsted has decided to implement a new organisational structure and changes to executive management. The current corporate structure with a Commercial area and an Onshore business unit will be replaced by three regions: Europe, Americas, and … Continue reading Ørsted to implement new organisational structure and changes to executive management
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DNV confirms Nordseecluster wind farms will comply with German offshore regulations
Conformity Statements prove the safe and reliable design basis for joint wind projects of RWE and Northland Power. At the WindEnergy Hamburg exhibition, DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has awarded two German offshore wind farms with Conformity Statements. The projects (N-3.7 & N-3.8) are both part of the Nordseecluster, which is jointly … Continue reading DNV confirms Nordseecluster wind farms will comply with German offshore regulations
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Vattenfall awarded major wind power project off the coast of Germany
Vattenfall has obtained the right to develop the N-7.2 offshore wind power project off the German North Sea coast after having exercised its right of entry. The project is expected to generate fossil-free electricity corresponding to the consumption of more than one million German households. As part of the tender process for the construction of … Continue reading Vattenfall awarded major wind power project off the coast of Germany
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The EU’s future-proof electricity grid will need many more onshore and offshore interconnectors
WindEurope took part in the European Commission’s Projects of Common Interest (PCI) Energy Days – which are dedicated to the practical implementation of the EU’s PCIs for energy. These PCI projects include onshore and offshore cross-border interconnectors and large energy storage assets. The focus of the event was the revised Trans-European Networks for Energy Regulation … Continue reading The EU’s future-proof electricity grid will need many more onshore and offshore interconnectors
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