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Vestas sells Delta wind project
Vestas has sold its 183 MW Delta wind project in the USA to the AES Corporation. The project is being developed by Steelhead Americas, Vestas’ North American development arm, and...
ACWA Power-led consortium signs project agreement for 1.1 GW wind project in Egypt
ACWA Power has signed an agreement to develop a 1.1GW wind project in Egypt, at an investment value of US$1.5 billion.
Hybrid wind plus solar project for Turkey
GE and its regional solution partner Inogen have been selected by Sertavul to build one of the earliest hybrid wind plus solar projects in Turkey. The plant will consist of a 32 MW...
Announcement of 1.2GW Southern Winds offshore wind project
Co-developed by Energy Estate and BlueFloat Energy, Southern Winds is a 1.155 GW project that will use bottom-fixed technology, and will be located 10 – 30 km off the coasts of...
RWE expands its offshore wind ambitions
RWE is increasing its activity in the offshore wind business. RWE Renewables France and Bourbon Subsea Services have announced the signing of a partnership agreement to jointly bid...
Fund to stimulate German offshore wind
RWE, in conjunction with Commerzbank, plans to create a ‘Green Mittelstand Fund’ to give medium-sized industrial companies in Germany access to green electricity generated by...
First offshore wind farm in a Spanish port
Spanish companies Capital Energy and BlueFloat Energy have join forces in Tenerife to develop the Granadilla offshore wind farm, the first in Spanish port waters. It will be located...
Global offshore wind project pipeline doubles in 12 months
RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report shows that the global pipeline of offshore wind projects has almost doubled over the past twelve months, from 429 GW...
Vestas and EnBW sign agreement for the 900 MW He Dreiht offshore array
Vestas has secured a conditional order agreement to supply 64xV235-15.0 MW wind turbines for EnBW’s 900 MW He Dreiht offshore wind project in 2025. Vestas will also undertake to deliver...
Sweden’s Nysäter wind farm connects to the grid
The Nysäter wind farm, located 400 km north of Stockholm, is now an important pillar of Sweden's green energy supply, following its official inauguration on 9 June. Its 114 turbines...
UK task force to promote floating offshore wind technology
RenewableUK has initiated the launch of a new body, the Floating Offshore Wind Task Force. Its aim is to ensure that the UK stays at the forefront of the technology, creating new jobs...
BlueFloat to enter round 3 market auction in Taiwan
Spanish developer BlueFloat Energy has entered the Taiwan wind energy market, which is characterised by the government’s determination to achieve energy transformation goals and...
Cyber attacks worrying German wind industry
A string of apparently targeted cyber attacks on German wind farms has led to worries that the country’s main future power source is not sufficiently protected, according to a report...
Future WTGs ‘will achieve 27% greater LCOE’
Researchers Philipp Beiter and Eric Lantz from the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), together with collaborators from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the...
Floating wind farm proposed for Sardinia
A 975 MW floating offshore wind farm off the northeastern coast of Sardinia has been proposed by Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy. The developers have set up a series of...
EIA forecasts increasing share of renewables in the USA during 2022
In its ‘Summer Electricity Outlook’, a supplement to its May 2022 ‘Short-term Energy Outlook’, the US Energy Information Administration expects the largest increases in electric...
RWE’s grand scheme for Hollandse Kust West
RWE is participating in the Dutch offshore wind tender for Hollandse Kust West (HKW), and company has submitted bids for HKW sites VI and VII. HKW is a major part of the...
Vestas introduces its V163-4.5 MW WTG
Vestas intends to take part in the expected expansion of renewable energy in the coming decade by improving the scalability of new wind power solutions and increasing business...
El Algodon Alto wind farm has started operations
RWE Renewables’ El Algodon Alto, a 200 MW onshore wind farm located in San Patricio County, Texas, is now in operation. The project, which is part of the ERCOT (Electric...