News Archive February 2020

Revolution Wind OWF Names Maritime Wildlife Monitoring Company

Developers Ørsted and Eversource partner with Groton Maritime Automation Technology Developer

Enel Wins at Italy's First GSE Auction

Enel has been awarded 80 MW and will build three onshore wind farms.

GE Renewable Energy selected by OX2 to supply 24 Cypress onshore wind turbines to the 132 MW Metsälamminkangas wind farm project / The project is GE Renewable Energy’s Onshore Wind Europe first deal in Finland with its Cypress platform

Vattenfall Receives Building Permit for Krieger's Flak Offshore Wind Farm

The Danish Energy Agency has issued the last required permit for the 600 megawatt offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea.

Hauff-Technik and American Polywater Corporation Join Forces

The companies will collaborate to introduce a line of sealing systems to the U.S. market.

Netherlands: Wind Power from the Dike

Eneco has won the tender of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management for the Maasvlakte 2 wind farm, which is to be built on a North Sea dike.

Nemo Link with Strong Performance in First Year of Operation

The subsea cable connects the grids of the UK and Belgium.

Number of PPAs Broke All Records in 2019

The majority of PPAs have bbeen signed in the U.S., but there is a strong uptrend in sustainability commitments around the world.

ABO Wind Celebrates Success in Finland

Luxcara and ABO Wind will build three wind farms in Finland together.

Prysmian Relaunches Recyclable P-Laser Cable

P-Laser is the first 100% recyclable, eco-sustainable, high-performance cable technology based on a zero-emission process that reduces CO2 emissions by 40%.

wpd windmanager Grows Portfolio in Poland

wpd windmanager takes over commercial management of another wind farm in Poland

The GWEC has released new data showing North, Central and South America and the Caribbean installed 13,427MW capacity of onshore wind power in 2019, an increase of 12 per cent on the previous year

Ingeteam to Work on Voltaire Vessel

Ingeteam has inked the contract as electrical system integrator for world's largest offshore jack-up installation vessel built in China

Borealis Borlink Reaches Milestone

Borealis polyolefin innovations in cables qualified for the tender of the “German corridor projects“.

The Japanese offshore wind market is gathering momentum: Marubeni Corp. and partners have signed a project financing agreement with various banks to build offshore wind farms in the north of the country.

The energy transition isn't progressing fast enough, partly because far too often there's no political pressure on the economy to promote sustainable production methods. Offshore wind farm developer Ørsted is now taking matters into its own hands putting pressure on its suppliers: By 2040, the company wants to decarbonise its supply chain.

NKT: Recycling Brings Sustainability

NKT now recycles the material cross-linked polyethylene (XLPE) used for insulation of power cables.

Facebook Claims Top Spot

The Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance (REBA) has published a ranking of the TOP 10 U.S. buyers of renewable energy

Europe Sets New Record for Offshore Wind Installations

But it's still not enought to meet the climate goals

Statkraft supplies NATURSTROM with Green Electricity

Statkraft and NATURSTROM have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 20 MWp.

Wood Mackenzie Highlights 3 Key Trends for Onshore Wind

The global onshore wind industry will finally reach maturity in the 2020s, says analyst Wood Mackenzie.

Offshore Wind Industry Set for a Strong Decade Ahead

"The possibility of offshore wind becoming cheaper than coal, gas and nuclear in most major countries is a question of when rather than if."

Tri Global Energy Claims Top Developer Spot in the U.S.

The company also expanded the range of federal states where it's active

Iberdrola Sells Stake in Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy

Siemens AG takes over all shares of SGRE which will be transferred to future Siemens Energy company.

DNV GL’s Instatrust Digital Marketplace Fuelled by innogy

13 wind and solar PV projects of innogy’s renewable energy portfolio will be made available to corporate energy buyers on DNV GL’s Instatrust platform

Falck Renewables Brings Carrecastro Wind Farm Online

The developer collaborated with the local authorities in the presentation of artefacts found during the construction of the project.

Ulstein Positions New Offshore Vessel Quayside

The Yard number 315 newbuild at Ulstein Verft, the Windea TBN for Bernhard Schulte, has been floated out from the outer dock

Iberdrola Chooses Siemens Gamesa's Biggest Onshore Wind Turbine

The 63 MW Herrera wind farms will contain the first SG 4.5-145 wind turbines in Spain

IEA: Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Flatlined in 2019

The International Energy Agency (IEA) says, according to new data global emissions were unchanged at 33 gigatonnes in 2019 even as the world economy expanded by 2.9%.

In a joint open letter to the German Minister for Economics and Energy, Peter Altmaier, some associations requested from the German government to recognise the importance of community power and include it as a key measure to ensure public support to wind power development.

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected NREL, RODA and Global Marine Group to develop solutions to address commercial fishing access in U.S. offshore wind farms.

EDF Group Acquires 50% Interest in Irish Offshore Wind Farm

Hazel Shore sold 50% stake of planned Irish offshore wind farm Codling located south of Dublin, 13 km off the coast of Wicklow County.

Storm Shatters All Records

Whether you call it 'Sabine' or 'Ciara' - on the weekend a storm raged over large parts of Europe. Besides all kinds of chaos, the storm also caused new wind power records in some countries.

Already delayed Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Farm won't reach commercial operation in 2022 as final environmental assessments are prolongated until end of this year.

JTEKT/Koyo participation at DITEC in Braunschweig

On February 5-6 Koyo participated with a representative booth at Ditzinger’s DITEC fair in Braunschweig.

First Drilled XL-Monopile Installation at Saint-Nazaire Offshore Wind Farm in France

DEME Offshore and Herrenknecht have now signed an agreement for the fabrication of a subsea drill

AWEA Hails Virginia Clean Economy Act

The Bill will drive job creation and position Virginia as an offshore wind leader

Wind Energy Growth in Africa and Middle East Expected to Grow Significantly

Wind energy capacity is expected to surge

14th German-African Energy Forum

The must-attend event for your energy business — one of the fastest growing sectors in Africa?

TenneT Develops New Grid Connection Design for the Netherlands

TenneT has entered into an innovation partnership with its suppliers to develop the first 2GW offshore grid connection

Rystad Energy: Use of Jackets Will Rise in 2020

A total of 258 turbines to be installed this year will have a jacket foundation, according to data by Rystad Energy.

Vestas Introduces EnVentus V162-5.6 MW Turbine to Swedish Wind Market

Stena Renewables AB has ordered large V162-5.6 MW turbines for their Riskebo wind farm in the Hedemora Municipality in Sweden.

Report: Renewable Energy Is Now Mainstream

Today, the U.S. has three times the amount of wind that it did when the 2010’s began.

No More Coal Plants for Poland?

Polish energy companies Enea SA and Energa SA have suspended financing for Ostroleka C, the last coal plant under construction in Poland

Fraunhofer IWES Launches New Research Project Aimed at 20 MW Turbines

This will allow the testing and optimization of the grid compatibility of very large wind turbines with an output of up to 20 MW.

It's Still Not Enough!

WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson said: “Wind was 15% of Europe’s electricity. But Europe is not building enough new wind farms to deliver the EU’s goal that it should be half of Europe’s electricity by 2050.”

MHI Vestas to Unveil Supplier News for Taiwan

After being selected as preferred wind turbine supplier for the 300 MW Zhong Neng project in Taiwan, MHI Vestas readies for noteworthy industrial announcements.

AkzoNobel: Protecting China's Offshore Wind Farms Against Corrosion

Protecting offshore wind farms with advanced anti-corrosion coatings

The Gigastack project, led by ITM Power, Ørsted, Phillips 66 Limited and Element Energy, will show how renewable hydrogen derived from offshore wind can support the UK's 2050 net-zero greenhouse gas emission target.

GE Renewable Energy Names Heiner Markhoff Vice-President and CEO Grid Solutions

Markhoff will become the successor of Reinaldo Garcia who is retiring.

Success of Global Energy Transition at Stake

New DNV GL study: Transmission and distribution industry faces barriers to implement critical digitalization measures to accelerate global energy transition

Load Factors Reach New Heights

As a result of the elevated wind speeds in January onshore wind load factors averaged 42%, and older offshore sites (pre-2016) reached an average of 52%.

New figures show a 22% increase in worldwide installations of wind turbines in 2019. Among manufacturers, Vestas remains the leader in onshore installations, while Siemens Gamesa is ahead in the offshore sector, as BloombergNEF's new report shows.

OneView® Park Retrofit Supports Wind Farm Owners

SCADA International launches an all-in-one SCADA solution to secure long-term investments for minor park owners, the OneView® Park Retrofit.

Discovery of the Day

The state of Victoria starts to rebel against the Australian Government and introduces its own legislation that will fast-track priority projects like grid-scale batteries and transmission upgrades.

PNE Group: Energetic Start to 2020

The company has won some tenders and put another wind farm into operation

innogy and NEW Build Wind Farm on Recultivated Opencast Mine

The companies have won in the latest German onshore wind tender.

Global Offshore Wind Report for 2019 by WFO Published

2019 was a record year for offshore wind installations

Vestas to Install 108 MW Wind Farm in Mexico

Vestas has secured an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) order for the 108 MW Energía Sierra Juárez II wind park

Cable Protection Systems for Neart na Gaoithe Provided by First Subsea

First Subsea has been awarded a contract by DEME Offshore for the Cable Protection System for the inter-array cables at the Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm.

“For Fugro, this project is an exciting opportunity for multiple vessels and multidisciplinary project teams to work together to provide an excellent service to innogy and support the Sofia team in achieving its objectives from the outset,” said Sally Dalrymple, Senior Project Manager for Fugro.

Analysts raise price target for ABO Wind share

Dr. Karsten von Blumenthal (First Berlin) and Guido Hoymann (Metzler) see a lot of potential even after the most recent rise

Carbon Trust Publishes Research Papers

Research papers on design methods for offshore wind power monopile foundations in clay and sand seabed conditions will create cost savings for the industry

The 589 MW offshore wind farm will be financed through a combination of equity and senior loans from a consortium of 25 international and Taiwan banks and financial institutions

Vineyard Wind and Greentown Lab Annouce Partnership

The aim is to deploy innovations that enhance offshore monitoring technologies focused on protecting marine mammals.

AWEA: Safety First!

AWEA releases guidance for determining crane ground bearing capacities

In a joint pilot project called “DemoSATH”, the two companies will start testing a floating platform for wind turbines off the Basque Coast in 2021.

Smulders Moved Out Moray East Substations

Two out of three OSPs are now ready for final commissioning by Siemens.

The starting gun has sounded for the global storage market, which is set to grow from approximately 4GW of annual deployments in 2019 to more than 15GW in 2024, according to Wood Mackenzie.

Study: China's Offshore Wind Electricity Could Power Entire Coast

A study from Harvard University shows that China could power its crowded provinces on the coastline by offshore wind power only.

As China is the world leader in new onshore and offshore wind power installations, there have been rising concerns in over the impact of COVID-19 on the Chinese and global wind industry.

European companies invest €124 billion in low carbon, CDP reports. But to be on track for achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 – the EU’s new climate target – companies should double low carbon share of total capital expenditure (CAPEX) from 12% to 25%.

The operational manager from Bremen is thus responsible for the commercial and technical management of seven Nordex N117 turbines with a total capacity of 16.8 megawatts.

The 13-month project involved surveying the route for explosive remnants of war (ERW), including munitions dumped at sea after conflict, and investigating potential targets.

Northland Acquires Offshore Wind Developer in South Korea

Northland Power announces the signing of an agreement to acquire Dado Ocean Wind Farm

Siemens Gamesa Partners with African Investor

Siemens Gamesa will supply a 59 MW wind farm in the Republic of Djibouti.

Nordex Awarded Major Contract from South America

The German turbine manufacturer will deliver 33 turbines for a 156 MW wind farm in Chile which will go online next year.

GE Renewable Energy has received an order from the EDF-SITAC joint venture to supply and install 112 of its 2.7 MW wind turbines with 132m rotor at the Sitac Kabini wind farm in Gujarat, India.

Explore Roxtec HD Cable Transit Devices

Improving space efficiency and cost-effectiveness

This week's great news: The African continent, where wind energy projects have so far been built up mainly in the Northern Sahara states and in South Africa, is increasingly relying on this clean form of energy generation.

MHI Vestas Finalises Project Details in Taiwan

MHI Vestas and CIP have finalised commercial agreements for the Changfang and Xidao projects in Taiwan, as announced a couple of days ago.

DNV GL Defines Breakthrough Technologies of the Coming Decade

New battery storage chemistries, high-temperature heat pumps and green hydrogen are the coming trends

A consortium of Gasunie, Groningen Seaports and Shell Nederland has launched ambitious NortH2 green hydrogen project using renewable electricity generated by a mega offshore wind farm

Designed and tested to provide quick and effective installation, the new SG 11.0-193 DD tool aligns the nacelle hub and allows for the horizontal mounting of each blade.

Task Force to Help Japanese Offshore Wind Industry Founded

GWEC and JWPA have launched a joint effort to push the Japanese offshore wind market

WWEA Mourns Loss of Argentinean Wind Power Pioneer

Long-term WWEA Board Member Erico Spinadel passed away