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Ørsted to Sell 25% in 1,1GW U.S. Offshore Wind Project to NJ's PSEG

Dec 04, 2020

Offshore wind developer Ørsted has entered into an agreement to sell a 25% stake in its 1,1 GW Ocean Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Atlantic City to New Jersey’s Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG). PSEG’s contribution will include…

MHI Vestas Orders Siemens Energy Transformers for Seagreen Wind Farm Turbines

Dec 03, 2020

Offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas Offshore Wind has awarded a contract to Siemens Energy for the delivery of 114 low-loss 66kV distribution transformers for the giant 1,075 megawatts (MW) Seagreen offshore wind farm in Scotland. The fluid…

Siemens Gamesa CEO Elected Chairman of WindEurope

Dec 02, 2020

Andreas Nauen, CEO of wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), has been elected Chair of WindEurope for the next 18 months.The European wind energy associations said Nauens appointment came a critical juncture for the wind industry…

Atos to Supply Comms System for Saint Brieuc Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 02, 2020

A consortium led by French information technology company Atos has been selected by Iberdrola's Ailes Marines to implement mission-critical communications solutions and ensure marine coordination activities for the 496 MW Bay of Saint Brieuc offshore wind farm project in France…

MHI Vestas, CIP Lease 5000 sqm Site in Taiwan for Offshore Wind Turbine Works

Dec 02, 2020

Offshore wind turbine maker MHI Vestas Offshore Wind and developer Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have secured a 5000 square meter site in Taiwan, to support the construction of CIP’s Changfang & Xidao Offshore Wind Project.The site…

Vineyard Wind Picks GE's Haliade-X Offshore Wind Turbines for U.S. Project. Withdraws COP

Dec 02, 2020

Vineyard Wind, the company that plans to build the nation's first utility-scale offshore wind energy project over 15 miles off the coast of Massachusetts, has selected GE as its preferred supplier of wind turbine generators - the 13MW Haliade X type - for its Vineyard Wind 1 project…

OHT's Shipbuilding Deal for Offshore Wind Installation Vessel Now 'Effective'

Dec 01, 2020

OHT, the Norwegian offshore heavy transport firm, and soon to be offshore wind installation contractor has said that its shipbuilding contract for its first offshore wind turbine installation vessel has become effective.'The shipbuilding contract…

Floating Wind to Grow '2000-fold' by 2050, DNV GL Says

Dec 01, 2020

The floating wind industry, still in its infancy, is set for a 2000-fold increase in installed capacity by 2050, DNV GL said, however, warning that more comprehensive industry standards and risk management is required for the technology to scale…

Minesto Delivers First Tidal Energy to Faroese Grid

Dec 01, 2020

Tidal energy developer Minesto said Tuesday it has delivered the first tidal energy produced electricity to the Faroese grid.'As a part of the ongoing commissioning work of its DG100 tidal kite system Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands, [...] Minesto…

HP to Help Carnegie Develop AI-Tech for Wave Energy Project

Dec 01, 2020

Australian wave energy technology developer Carnegie Clean Energy has signed an agreement with Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) to cooperate on a project to develop a reinforcement learning-based controller for the CETO wave energy technology…

All Turbines Installed at Belgium's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Dec 01, 2020

The final turbine has been installed at the site of Belgium’s largest offshore wind farm - SeaMade, offshore installation contractor DEME said Tuesday.SeaMade, operated by Otary, is a 487,2 MW offshore wind concession in the Belgian North Sea…

Polish Refiner PKN Increasing Renewables Focus. Sees Total Investment at $37B in 2020-2030

Nov 30, 2020

Poland's biggest oil refiner PKN Orlen expects to invest around 140 billion zlotys ($37.45 billion) over the next ten years as it shifts focus to building clean energy sources rather than oil refining, it said on Monday.The company said in September…

Top Six European Oil Firms Have Over 28GW of Renewables Capacity in Pipeline

Nov 27, 2020

European international oil companies (IOCs) are leading the way in terms of progressing strategies for renewable power growth, ahead of US players that have not, so far, made the same switch, energy intelligence firm GlobalData said.According to Global Data…

Power Purchase Deals Signed for World's Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Nov 24, 2020

SSE Renewables and Equinor, partners in the development of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm complex in the UK North Sea, have signed 15-year offtake Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for the first two phases of what will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm…

RCG Appoints Floating Wind Expert

Nov 23, 2020

Advisory company Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has appointed floating offshore wind specialist Dan Kyle Spearman to lead its global floating offshore wind practice.'As floating offshore wind will be a key renewable energy technology in the energy transition to net zero carbon emissions…

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