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Eni Acquires 20% Stake in Third Phase of World's Largest Offshore Wind Project

Nov 02, 2021

Italian oil and gas company Eni is increasing its renewables investments and has now acquired a 20% stake in the 1.2GW Dogger Bank C offshore wind project in the UK, by acquiring a 10% stake from each Equinor and SSE.With the acquisition, Eni…

Offshore Wind Firm SSE Pacifico Created in Japan

Nov 01, 2021

UK-based renewable energy giant SSE Renewables has closed the deal to form a new joint ownership company, SSE Pacifico, which will pursue the development of offshore wind projects in Japan. The deal includes the acquisition by SSE Renewables…

UK to Launch $220M Floating Wind Fund

Nov 01, 2021

Britain will launch a 160 million pound ($220 million) fund to help developers of floating offshore wind technology as part of efforts to ramp up renewable power and meet climate targets, the government said on Friday.The announcement comes…

U.S. Moves to Expand Offshore Wind Beyond the Northeast

Oct 29, 2021

The Biden administration on Thursday unveiled fresh steps toward building offshore wind farms in waters off the coasts of Massachusetts, the Carolinas, and in the Gulf of Mexico.The announcement is the government's latest in an aggressive push to expand the nascent ocean industry to every U…

China's MingYang to Deliver 11MW Wind Turbine for European Floating Wind Project

Oct 29, 2021

Chinese offshore wind turbine maker MingYang has secured an order to supply its 11MW offshore wind turbine for a floating wind project in Europe.The company said Friday the order was related to an offshore floating wind power pilot project in…

In a First, HVDC System Ordered for U.S. Offshore Wind Farm

Oct 28, 2021

Ørsted and Eversource have awarded Siemens Energy a contract to supply a transmission system for their 924 MW Sunrise Wind offshore wind farm which will power New York State.The two companies said the deal would make them the first offshore…

Gazelle Wind Power Opens US Office

Oct 27, 2021

Dublin, Ireland based floating wind platform company Gazelle Wind Power announced its entry into the U.S. offshore wind energy marketplace with the opening of its first U.S. office in Austin, Texas.“The addition of this U.S. office is a significant…

U.S. Offshore Wind Expansion: Here’s How Officials Decide Where Turbines May Go

Oct 27, 2021

The Biden administration has announced ambitious plans to scale up leasing for offshore wind energy projects along the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific coasts. In an announcement released on Oct. 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior stated…

Substation, Wind Turbine Foundations Installed at Ørsted's Hornsea Two Wind Farm Site

Oct 22, 2021

Offshore wind farm development giant Ørsted has completed the installation of the Hornsea Two wind farm offshore substation and all 165 wind turbine foundations in the North Sea, 89 km off the Yorkshire coast. Dutch offshore installation contractor…

UK's Green Gilt Attracts More than $100B in Demand

Oct 21, 2021

Britain received more than 74 billion pounds ($102 billion) in demand for its second green government bond, a month after its first green gilt drew a record 100 billion pounds in demand from investors.Proceeds from the sales - which only make…

TenneT: Hollandse Kust (noord) Jacket Completed (VIDEO)

Oct 19, 2021

Dutch electricity transmission system operator TenneT said Tuesday that the load-out of the jacket for TenneT's offshore platform Hollandse Kust (north) has been completed in the port of Vlissingen, the Netherlands.The 2,100 tons heavy jacket…

UK Fossil Fuel Dilemma in the Spotlight as Climate Talks Near

Oct 19, 2021

Britain faces a fossil fuel dilemma: it can burnish its green credentials by halting new oil and gas development in the North Sea, yet doing so will leave it more reliant on imported fuel.How Britain charts a course to achieve net-zero emissions…

Iberdrola to Splash $8.24B on Giant Offshore Wind Farm Project in North Sea

Oct 19, 2021

Global wind power leader Iberdrola will pour six billion pounds ($8.24 billion) into a wind farm complex in the North Sea off the east coast of Britain, in its biggest project investment worldwide, it said on Monday.Iberdrola said in a statement it would foot the bill for the East Anglia Hub site…

ZE PAK, Ørsted to Create JV for Offshore Wind Projects in Poland

Oct 15, 2021

Poland’s largest privately-owned energy producer ZE PAK, which is looking to shift from coal to renewables, and Denmark's Ørsted world's largest offshore wind developer have signed a letter of intent to jointly take part in the upcoming auction for seabed leases in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea…

Vestas to Install Huge 15MW Offshore Wind Turbine Prototype in Denmark

Oct 15, 2021

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas will install a prototype of its giant 15 MW offshore wind turbine at the Østerild National test center for large wind turbines in Western Jutland, Denmark. Vestas will install the prototype at the test center in the second half of 2022…

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