Wind

At the end of March, the Nordex Group received an order from RWE to supply and install 11 turbines from the Delta4000 series for two projects in Lower Saxony, Germany, totalling 61.8 MW.

Arafura Rare Earths Limited has announced the signing of an offtake agreement with Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy A/S.

This investment will allow DOT to expand its business in the growing market for floating offshore wind energy.

The deal will enable Qualitas Energy to reach 2.9 GW of total capacity in its German platform, which is expected to increase to 6.2 GW with further investments in the country within the next two years.

The global offshore wind sector will experience sevenfold growth by 2032 and account for a 26% share of total capacity over the 10-year outlook.

IberBlue Wind, a joint venture operating in the Iberian market, has announced two floating offshore wind projects on the North Atlantic coast which will be located on the borders between Spain and Portugal.

Power Construction Corporation of China has announced the completion of the hoisting of all fans in Area 1A of the Ca Mau 1 wind power project located in Ca Mau, Vietnam.

The first steel cutting of the J-tube frames for the 882 MW Moray West Offshore Wind Farm has taken place at the Port of Nigg, the UK, by Global Energy Group’s (GEG) North Fabrication division.

K2 Management has been appointed by MunmuBaram Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Shell and Hexicon AB, as lender’s technical advisor for the MunmuBaram floating offshore wind project.

Renewable power market has developed rapidly in Brazil in recent years, thanks to its remarkable progress in wind, biopower, and solar power sectors.

Vestas has received an order for two wind projects totalling 370 MW to repower the Pleasant Valley and Border Winds projects owned by Xcel Energy in the US.

Enefit Green has acquired the Liivi offshore wind farm project from Eesti Energia and will continue development work to start large scale renewable electricity production before 2030.

The project involves the construction and installation of a wind farm located 11 km off the island of Yeu and 16 km off the island of Noirmoutier.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development continues its support for Egypt’s green transition by issuing a senior secured loan of up to US$100 million to Red Sea Wind Energy.

Northern Powergrid provides insight into some of the country’s leading wind farm developments, and why the answer to the UK’s sustainability question is blowing in the wind.