News Archive January 2020

Renewables Outperform Gas in the UK

Renewables generated a record quarterly amount of electricity between July and September 2019, outperforming gas for the first quarter ever in the UK.

Enel Starts Operating their Biggest U.S. Wind Farm

The company has also signed a PPA with Danone

WindFloat Atlantic Supplies Green Energy to Portugal

Another floating wind project has been commissioned.

Successful Year for GE Renewable Energy in China

Agreements and awards bring GE’s total wins for the year 2019 to 1215 MW

AWEA Welcomes PTC Extension

The Production Tax Credit in the U.S. has been extended for another year.

New Version of Brüel & Kjær Vibro’s VibroSuite Released

The new version brings wind turbine monitoring to a new level in innovative asset management.

Denmark Continues to Lead

Last year, Denmark obtained almost half of its electricity from wind energy. This makes the state the world leader.

RES Announces Development of 14 GW Over Last Decade

2019 was a record year for RES with 4.2 GW of developed and/or constructed projects across the globe.

Irish People Back Wind Energy

Majority of Irish voters say climate change will influence their decision on the polling day

Vestas: Carbon-Neutral in One Decade

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas has announced to become carbon-neutral by 2030

Siemens Gamesa Lands Mega Offshore Project Order

The turbine manufacturer was selected by U.S. project developer Dominion Energy as the preferred supplier for the 2.64 gigawatt Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind Project.

Energy Transition Picking Up Pace in the U.S.

The transition is being driven by cities, states and corporations - not the government

Repowering of Gulf Wind Project in Texas Underway

Pattern Energy will upgrade the 271 MW wind farm with 118 new Siemens Gamesa turbines

200 MW Mesteño Wind Farm in Texas Starts Energy Production

Duke Energy Renewables has announced that its 200 MW wind farm in Starr County, Texas began commercial operation on Dec. 31, 2019.

Ireland's First Battery Project Completed

Statkraft has constructed a battery to store locally produced wind power.

While devastating bush fires rage in Australia thanks to Prime Minister Scott Morrison's coal-friendly policy, Europe is focusing on alternative energy production. Three countries have set new records in this respect.

Governor Cuomo Outlines 2020 Agenda: Making Progress Happen

In 10th State of the State Address, Governor Advances Bold Agenda to Continue New York's Role as Progressive Capital of the Nation

Prysman Wins Chinese Contract

Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) for their newest 10 MW offshore mega wind turbines

Senvion's Service Unit Sold to Siemens Gamesa

This move wil secure 70% of the jobs at Senvion / The sale of the wind turbine blade manufacturing facility located in Portugal will soon follow

IEA to Construct Blooming Grove Wind Energy Center in Illinois

The 250 MW will generate enough energy to power 69,000 homes annually.

Enel Green Power Smashes Own Record in 2019

By completing around 3,029 MW of renewable capacity worldwide last year, Enel set a new record, reaching a total managed capacity of about 46 GW

Saipem Hires Cathie for Scottish Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm

Cathie has already been involved in the NnG wind farm since 2011, supporting the initial stages of development.

In the next two decades, the offshore industry is driving the creation of 8 million jobs globally, and attracting $1.3 billion of cumulative investment which will lead to the build out of over 400 GW of electricity generating capacity by 2040.

VALOREM Acquires Portfolio of 82 MW Wind Energy in Greece

VALOREM is pushing into the Greek market and wants to finance, build and operate renewable energy projects there in the future.

First Steel Cut

Atlantique Offshore Energy and its partners, GE Grid Solutions and SDI, have announced the beginning of construction work for the Saint-Nazaire offshore wind farm in France

Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition Launched

Bringing together civil society, intergovernmental institutions and industry, the Action Coalition wants to accelerate global offshore wind capacity

Energy Transition to Create More than 40 Million Jobs Globally

Renewable energy could employ more than 40 million people by 2050, says IRENA report.

Study about Decommisioning Offshore Wind Turbines in Germany Published

The Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) has drafted a new market analysis on offshore wind energy and decommissioning

Construction Kicks off at Borssele 1&2

Ørsted has started constructing its first offshore wind farm in the Netherlands

EIB has signed a EUR 64 million loan agreement with PGE (Polska Grupa Energetyczna) to finance the construction of three onshore wind farms on the Polish Baltic Sea coast.

UK Struggles to Build New Onshore Wind Projects

The amount of new onshore wind capacity built last year fell to an even lower level than the year before as the industry lacks support of the government.

Floatgen Turbine Exceeds Production and Availability Expectations

The 2 MW Floatgen floating turbine which was installed in July last year, has exceeded production and availability expectations in the second half of 2019.

Poland Claims Top Spot in Europe

Poland held the largest European dedicated onshore wind auction ever

Sustainable Europe Investment Plan: Wind Industry Ready to Deliver

The EU aims to mobilise €1 trillion in investments over the next 10 years to support the transition towards climate neutrality by 2050.

Nebras Acquires Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Australia

The wind farm will be the biggest in the southern hemisphere, upon completion in early Q4 in 2020.

IRENA: 'Decade of Action' Needed

The share of renewables in global power should more than double by 2030 to advance the global energy transformation, says a new report by IRENA.

Although President Donald Trump expresses his support for the country's coal industry at every opportunity, U.S. coal-fired power plants with a capacity of more than 15,000 megawatts were decommissioned or converted last year.

Mayflower Wind Awards Contract for Offshore Substation

Semco Maritime and Bladt Industries' joint venture inks offshore substation contract

PepsiCo Goes Green

The company behind Pepsi has pledged to achieve 100% renewable electricity in the U.S. this year

Deutsche Windtechnik Provides Maintenance for German Wind Farm

The service contract covers full maintenance for the six Vestas wind turbines, including large components.

GE to Construct the Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Substations

GE is responsible for the turnkey delivery of all infrastructure within the perimeter 12 miles off the Fife coast in Scotland

Statkraft and CMC Team Up for Corporate PPA in Poland

CMC Poland is one of the largest electricity consumers in Poland.

All Eyes on Taiwan

GWEC names reasons why Taiwan is the hottest offshore wind market in Asia right now.

EDP Joins Maritime Robot Testing Center

The first European real-time maritime robot testing center will focus on testing new technology especially for the inspection and maintenance of offshore wind infrastructure.

Vestas Announces Zero-Waste Wind Turbines by 2040

Vestas also wants to address waste generated in the value chain.

Construction Start for World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has commenced construction on onshore works for Dogger Bank Wind Farms

Offshore Wind in Japan: Van Oord and NYK Collaborate

The two companies are partnering in offshore wind installation vessels in Japan

Battery Scale-Up Required to Support Paris Agreement

“Batteries are key to decarbonising road transportation and supporting the transition to a renewable power system," says GlobalData.

SeaTwirl Gets European Patent

The technical solution will reduce the cost of service and maintenance for their offshore wind turbine

Corporate Knights has published its 2020 index of the Global 100 most sustainable corporations in the world where Danish energy company Ørsted ranks #1. It's the first time ever, an energy company tops the index.

France Wants to Use Less Nuclear Energy

France is still one of the world leaders in the use of nuclear energy, but this is about to change, according to government plans.

Wärtsilä’s new 100 MW/100 MWh energy storage project will help provide some of the reliability necessary to support South East Asia’s transition to renewable energy sources.

The topic dominated public debate for months: What should the coal phase-out look like in Germany? How many power plants can be shut down and how quickly? The Coal Commission convened by the Federal Government spent months discussing the issue and finally laboriously agreed on a compromise resolution. But now there's nothing left of it.

Statkraft Involved in UK’s Balancing Mechanism

Statkraft entered the UK Balancing Mechanism (BM) in November last year with a 20 MW highly flexible gas generation asset in South West England.

Australia Awaits Record-Breaking Year

Rystad Energy expects the Australian energy market to experience another record-breaing year with new projects totaling 3.6 GW of capacity

Waiting for America's Next Revolution

According to research by Rystad Energy, the installed offshore wind capacity in U.S. waters will likely exceed those in US offshore oil and gas within the next five years

Ørsted and a couple of U.S. universities have teamed up to to better understand the habitat as well as the presence, distribution and seasonality of the endangered North Atlantic right whale within Ørsted lease areas.

Deutsche Windtechnik Acquires GFW

GFW's focus is on Fuhrländer, Senvion and Nordex

Vestas Bags Order from Polish Onshore Auction

Eurowind has ordered turbines from Vestas for their Janikowo wind project

Borealis Launches ADCA-Free Compound HE1355

It is the world’s first chemically-foamed, ADCA-free material intended for the production of telecommunications cables.

Offshore Wind and Fisheries

There are many possible synergies between wind energy and the fishing sector.

Europe Struggles to Reach Renewables 2020 Target

The data published now for 2018 does not look good.

AWEA and the University of Delaware’s Special Initiative on Offshore Wind details the process and opportunities for public stakeholders and interested parties wishing to have their opinion heard.

Vestas Wants To Make the World Safer

The turbine manufacturer sets long-term safety targets for their work force.

New Prototype Is Standing Tall

MHI Vestas has installed its new flagship V174-9.5 MW prototype at the Østerild National Test Centre in Denmark.

Drones to Deliver Tools and Spare Parts to Osshore Wind Turbines

An innovative cooperation between ESVAGT, Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted aims at revolutionizing offshore service work

Australia's Star of the South OWF: Feasibility Work Ramps Up

RPS is supporting the Star of the South’s offshore planning approvals for Commonwealth and State waters and undertaking marine mammal and bird surveys.

Damen Presents Brand New Vessel

It’s a standard product that can be tailored to individual requirements via modularisation.

Statkraft, Enovos and Daimler with new green power supply concept

For the first time, a long-term green power supply on an industrial scale is made possible in Germany.

HYPORT®: Producing Green Hydrogen in the Harbour of Ostend

The port of Oostende, DEME and PMV have proposed an ambitious green energy plan to reduce CO2 emissions in Flanders, Belgium.

Clir Makes Unknown Data Known

Clir analyzes wind turbine data via artificial intelligence in order to identify causes of underperformance

Eurus Energy Inaugurated Its Eurus Ishinomaki Wind Farm in Japan

The opening ceremony for the 20.4 MW Eurus Ishinomaki Wind Farm in the Miyagi prefecture took place last week.

The total capacity of renewable energy and storage projects across England, Scotland and Wales classed as ‘awaiting construction’ or ‘under construction’ stands at 24.7GW of the total pipeline capacity.

Renewable Energy and Telecoms

The two sectors should work together to deliver the energy transition in Europe.

RWE Fully Commissions Wind Farm In Italy

RWE has fully commissioned its wind farm in Morcone near Naples. The wind farm has a capacity of 57 MW and consists of 19 turbines.

Where to Invest in Clean Energy?

BloombergNEF describes describe what drove each of the top five markets to the top of the ranking.

The Decade of Hydrogen Is Here

The Hydrogen Council expects the costs for hydrogen do fall dramatically in the next decade

Vestas to Support Biggest Wind Project in Southern Sweden

Vestas has secured a 155 MW order from Stena Renewables AB for the Åby-Alebo wind energy project

Once a year, the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH), as the supreme central maritime authority in Germany, takes stock of what is happening in the German waters of the North Sea and Baltic Sea. For almost ten years now, offshore wind energy has also been included. Although the figures for 2019 look promising, dark clouds are lurking on the horizon.

AWEA Releases New Numbers for Q4

The wind industry experienced its third strongest year on record in 2019

GE Renewable Energy Releases 4th Quarter 2019 Earnings

The company has signed offshore wind commitments for nearly 5 GW last year

Estonia Digs Deeper into Offshore Wind

Van Oord and Estonian Developer Saare Wind Energy want to explore the possibilities of offshore wind

Australian Prime Minister Under Pressure

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison does not look good in the wake of the still raging bushfires in his country.

Global Wind Capacity to Increase Drastically

A new report by Navigant Research predicts the global wind capacity to increase tenfold during the next decade

Ørsted Continues to Grow

Ørsted has released its annual report for 2019 showing off some satisfactory numbers.

innogy Builds a Battery Storage Facility in Ireland

innogy SE is advancing its renewables business by moving into battery storage technology in Ireland