Floating offshore wind energy developer EnerOcean requests the construction of two wind farms off Gran Canaria. The projects would consist of up to 15 floating turbines.EnerOcean has reported the launch in Gran Canaria of CANARRAY, two floating offshore wind projects with the W2Power bi-turbine platform. This patented technology, W2Power, offers the lowest cost floating wind … Continue reading EnerOcean projects 180MW floating offshore wind power Canary Islands
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Building the world’s largest offshore wind farm in the UK
If you’ve heard of Dogger Bank, a large sandbank around 130 km off the North East coast of England, it’s quite likely to have been as part of the shipping forecast on the radio. But soon, it will be home to the world’s largest offshore wind farm, capable of producing a whopping 3.6GW of electricity, … Continue reading Building the world’s largest offshore wind farm in the UK
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DNV issues Statement of Feasibility for Seaplace’s CROWN Spar offshore floating wind energy platform
DNV, the independent energy expert and assurance provider, has issued a Statement of Feasibility to the Spanish ship design and offshore engineering company Seaplace for its CROWN Spar offshore wind floating platform concept. DNV’s Statement of Feasibility verifies new concepts and opens the door to innovative platform designs with a potential to further reduce the … Continue reading DNV issues Statement of Feasibility for Seaplace’s CROWN Spar offshore floating wind energy platform
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RWE marks financial investment decision for its UK flagship Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
The 1.4 gigawatts offshore wind power project will require an investment of approximately £3bn Onshore enabling works start Spring 2021 and offshore construction in 2023 Final completion of the project expected by Q4 2026 RWE, one of the world’s leading players in offshore wind, has taken the Financial Investment Decision on its 1.4 gigawatt (GW) … Continue reading RWE marks financial investment decision for its UK flagship Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
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140 Wind turbines with a rotor diameter of 200 meters for Wind Farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vattenfall and Siemens Gamesa are working together on the development of the new 11 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines for offshore Wind Farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. Hollandse Kust Zuid will be the first offshore wind farm to install a new series of wind turbines: the Siemens Gamesa Direct Drive 11 MW. These 140 new turbines … Continue reading 140 Wind turbines with a rotor diameter of 200 meters for Wind Farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
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Hywind Scotland remains the UK’s best performing offshore wind farm
For its third consecutive year, Hywind Scotland – the world’s first floating offshore wind farm – reaches the highest average capacity factor for any wind farm in the UK. With an average capacity factor of 57.1% in the twelve months to March 2021, the floating offshore wind farm set a new record in the UK. … Continue reading Hywind Scotland remains the UK’s best performing offshore wind farm
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1,500 Wind Turbines. 2,700 Square Miles. Offshore Wind in the Atlantic Will Be Big
American offshore wind farms, of which there are 17 in the works for the Atlantic Ocean, are no longer far off on the horizon. The overall magnitude of this emerging renewable energy industry is starting to take shape.Off the coast of New Jersey these days, surveillance vessels hired by European energy companies are taking measurements … Continue reading 1,500 Wind Turbines. 2,700 Square Miles. Offshore Wind in the Atlantic Will Be Big
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Ørsted kicks off offshore installation of Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms
With all the permits and EIA approvals in place, Global offshore wind leader Ørsted is moving full speed ahead with full-scale offshore construction activities of the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms. Ørsted will begin laying export and array cables and installing the offshore substations and foundations in 2021 and will … Continue reading Ørsted kicks off offshore installation of Greater Changhua 1 & 2a Offshore Wind Farms
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Offshore wind power has the potential to generate twice the US electricity demand.
Offshore wind energy has the potential to deliver 90% of the U.S. projected 2050 electricity demand, according to Offshore Wind for America, a new report released by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. The report examined the Atlantic, Pacific, Gulf and Great Lakes regions and found that each has the capacity to … Continue reading Offshore wind power has the potential to generate twice the US electricity demand.
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Air Liquide first customer for offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
Vattenfall has signed its first power contract for wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid. Air Liquide will purchase 100GWh of fossil-free electricity per year from the wind farm located off the Dutch coast. The 15-year contract will start in 2023 when the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm is operational. Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, … Continue reading Air Liquide first customer for offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Zuid
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China blows past global wind power records, doubling annual installations in 2020
In 2020, China broke the world record for most wind energy capacity installed in a single year with 52 GW of new capacity – double the country’s annual installations compared to the previous year.Overall, nearly 56 GW of new wind power capacity was installed in the Asia Pacific region in 2020, a 78 per cent … Continue reading China blows past global wind power records, doubling annual installations in 2020
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Iberdrola bolsters Japan’s offshore wind energy with new 600 MW project
It will co-develop Seihoku-oki wind farm, which will enter the round 2 auction, together with Japanese developer Cosmo Eco Power and Hitz engineering This brings Iberdrola’s pipeline in the country to 3,900 MW and will be competing in rounds 2, 3 and 4 of the offshore auctions announced by the government. The Japanese offshore wind … Continue reading Iberdrola bolsters Japan’s offshore wind energy with new 600 MW project
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Danfoss and Ørsted sign wind power PPA
Two of Denmark’s largest companies, Danfoss and Ørsted, have signed a corporate power purchase agreement for 27 MW of the capacity of Horns Rev 2 Offshore Wind Farm. Danfoss, a world-leading industrial manufacturer of energy efficient solutions, has signed a 10-year fixed price corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with Ørsted to offtake the renewable electricity … Continue reading Danfoss and Ørsted sign wind power PPA
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GE Renewable Energy to hire 300 employees in 2021 for its wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France
GE Renewable Energy plans to recruit 300 employees in 2021 at its LM Wind Power wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France. Opened almost three years ago in April 2018, the factory today counts more than 450 employees Every new hire will go through an intensive training program at the factory’s ‘Center of Excellence’ to … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy to hire 300 employees in 2021 for its wind turbine blade factory in Cherbourg, France
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RWE Partners with Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult to Advance Floating Wind Power
RWE is partnering with Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult – the UK’s leading technology innovation and research centre for offshore renewable energy, to study the potential for Scottish businesses to produce commercial scale concrete foundations for floating wind projects. The possible development of floating wind projects in Scotland puts a focus on the amount of … Continue reading RWE Partners with Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult to Advance Floating Wind Power
Continue readingSAWEA sees big potential in offshore wind energy
As the country reels from continuous power cuts, the South African Wind Energy Association (SAWEA) has come out in support of feasibility studies into offshore wind energy, saying this could solve SA’s energy woes. Reacting to recent research on offshore wind energy by Stellenbosch University academics, SAWEA says although SA is still far from developing … Continue reading SAWEA sees big potential in offshore wind energy
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GE Renewable Energy plans to open new offshore wind blade manufacturing plant in Teesside, United Kingdom
LM Wind Power plans to open and operate a brand-new manufacturing plant for the production of offshore wind turbine blades, due to open and start production in 2023 The manufacturing facility could create 750 direct renewable energy jobs and close to 1,500 indirect jobs in the area The facility would address the needs of the … Continue reading GE Renewable Energy plans to open new offshore wind blade manufacturing plant in Teesside, United Kingdom
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GE And Goldwind Take Global Wind Lead As Deployment Up Nearly 60% In 2020
With nearly 100GW deployed in 2020, global commissioning of new wind turbines was up 59% compared to 2019. After leading the ranking turbine supplier Vestas fell to third place in terms of number of turbines sold, as GE and Goldwind placed first and second, respectively. Undeterred by covid, 2020 saw 96.3GW of wind turbines deployed … Continue reading GE And Goldwind Take Global Wind Lead As Deployment Up Nearly 60% In 2020
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China leads world’s biggest increase in wind power capacity
Developers built wind farms with a total capacity of almost 100GW in 2020, a rise of nearly 60% on previous year.China built more new wind farm capacity in 2020 than the whole world combined in the year before, leading to an annual record for windfarm installations despite the Covid-19 pandemic. A study has revealed that … Continue reading China leads world’s biggest increase in wind power capacity
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Experts suggest raising proportion of offshore wind power in Vietnam
Vietnam needs to increase the proportion of wind power, especially offshore wind power, in the total power capacity targeted in the National Power Development Plan for 2021-2030 with a vision to 2045 (Power Development Plan VIII), so as to attract more foreign investors in the field, according to businesses and experts. Vietnam needs to increase … Continue reading Experts suggest raising proportion of offshore wind power in Vietnam
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