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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Nordex wind turbines for wind energy in Sweden, Norway and Finland
At the Nordex Group, the Nordic region includes three primary markets: Sweden, Norway and Finland. Sweden led the way for the Group’s business footprint in this area, opening its doors in 2006. The branch’s headquarters, which also serve the Norwegian branch, can be found in Uppsala, a city in the south east of the country, … Continue reading Nordex wind turbines for wind energy in Sweden, Norway and Finland
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Wind energy in Russia, The Azov wind farm takes shape
The construction site of Russia’s Azov wind farm welcomes its first batch of wind turbines as the wind power plant is slated to go online by the end of 2020. Enel Green Power is ready to unleash the wind of sustainability on theRostov. The first batch of towers and nacelles – the fundamental building blocks of Russia’s Azov … Continue reading Wind energy in Russia, The Azov wind farm takes shape
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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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Apicorp takes key stake in Jordan wind power project
The Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (Apicorp), a multilateral development bank, has announced its first direct equity investment in a wind energy venture, the Tafila Wind Project in Jordan. Apicorp will take a 20% equity stake in the project, being developed by the Jordan Wind Project Company (JWPC). This also marks Apicorp’s first equity investment in … Continue reading Apicorp takes key stake in Jordan wind power project
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Wind energy in Argentina reaches 2,099 MW
Argentina continues to add renewable developments despite the complex local macroeconomic context. Wind energy technology with wind turbines is the one that makes the greatest contribution to the energy matrix.The complex macroeconomic scenario in which the country is submerged on the brink of default and the restrictions imposed to prevent the further spread of the … Continue reading Wind energy in Argentina reaches 2,099 MW
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Iberdrola accelerates its investments in wind energy and solar power in Castilla y León
It will develop more than 1,800 MW of wind power and photovoltaic energy for which it will allocate investments of more than 1,300 million euros. In Velilla, it will build the largest photovoltaic complex in the region, with a power of 400 MW. Its transformation plan for the region includes investments in smart grids and … Continue reading Iberdrola accelerates its investments in wind energy and solar power in Castilla y León
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Coalition Applauds FERC Decision to Hold Carbon Pricing Discussion
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Wednesday seized a timely opportunity to facilitate a conversation on how competitive power markets can cost-effectively achieve carbon emissions reduction goals, says the Carbon Price Coalition, a diverse group of power generators, trade associations and think tank experts that in April called on FERC to explore the issue. … Continue reading Coalition Applauds FERC Decision to Hold Carbon Pricing Discussion
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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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Enel Green Power starts construction of wind farm expansion in United States
Enel Green Power’s expansion of the Cimarron Bend wind farm in Clark County, Kansas, which will involve an investment of over 281 million US dollars, will add 74 wind turbines, increasing the project’s capacity from 400 MW to 599 MW. The expansion is supported by a 150 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Evergy and … Continue reading Enel Green Power starts construction of wind farm expansion in United States
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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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Wind power in Finland, Nordex wind turbines for 43 MW wind farm
Nordex Group has received an order from its major customer ABO Wind for the supply and installation of nine N149/4.0-4.5 turbines for the Finnish project “Kokkoneva”. The turbines will be supplied in the 4.8 MW operating mode. The contract also includes a premium service contract of the turbines for the term of 15 years with … Continue reading Wind power in Finland, Nordex wind turbines for 43 MW wind farm
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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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Wind energy in Italy, Vestas wind turbines for Inergia
Vestas has secured an order from Inergia SpA, a leading producer of renewable energy in Italy, for the Stornara wind farm located in the Apulia region. Awarded in the Italian auction round in October 2019, the 18 MW order adds to the more than 1.1 GW of wind power contracts signed by Vestas in Italy’s … Continue reading Wind energy in Italy, Vestas wind turbines for Inergia
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Iberdrola will supply wind energy to Vodafone in Spain
Through a PPA, the energy company will provide long-term green electricity – generated by a wind project it is building in Aragon – at 13,500 points owned by the operator. This alliance represents an important leap in compliance with the strategic framework of a sustainable and responsible company with the planet, which establishes that in … Continue reading Iberdrola will supply wind energy to Vodafone in Spain
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Change of management at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Board of Directors and CEO Markus Tacke mutually agree to terminate CEO contract. Offshore head Andreas Nauen appointed new CEO with immediate effect. The Board of Directors and Markus Tacke have mutually agreed to terminate his CEO contract, effective June 17, 2020. Andreas Nauen (55), who has headed the company’s successful offshore activities, has been … Continue reading Change of management at Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
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