Wind

ABB has secured an order with Ulstein Verft to supply an advanced power and propulsion system for a forthcoming cable-laying vessel from Nexans.

Inland and Coastal Marina Systems has installed a floating concrete breakwater within the Port of Newhaven to provide safe berthing facilities for crew transfer vessels for the Rampion offshore wind farm.

RWE has decided to repower Lesse and Barbecke wind sites in Germany, replacing 17 old wind turbines with 11 new.

Atlas Copco has supplied a QES 60 power generator for the installation of the world’s first 16-MW offshore wind turbine, in southeast China's Fujian Province.

BIMCO has established a subcommittee to work on a global standard contract for the transport and installation of offshore wind turbines.

G+ and ABEEólica have partnered up to establish a health and safety framework for Brazil’s growing offshore wind sector.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office and Innovation Fund Denmark have announced an intent to release a US$4.2 million opportunity to advance floating offshore wind energy systems toward cost-effective commercialisation and wide scale deployment.

Nordex has published its 2023 preliminary results, in which the Company recorded increased consolidated sales of €6.5 billion.

Avangrid and Amazon have signed a power purchase agreement for renewable energy from an Avangrid wind farm in Oregon.

Seaway7 and Dong Fang Offshore have signed a memorandum of understanding outlining their intention to collaborate in an exclusive manner and further strengthen their offering to the offshore wind market in Taiwan.

According to WindEurope, Europe approved significantly more permits for new onshore wind farms in 2023 than previous years, but it is still not enough to meet its ambitious 2030 targets.

The 2024 Queen Elizabeth Prize for Engineering has been awarded to Henrik Stiesdal and Andrew Garrad for their achievements in advancing the design, manufacture, and deployment of high-performance wind turbines.

Statkraft has inaugurated the 519 MW Ventos de Santa Eugênia Wind Complex in Bahia, Brazil.

Thistle Wind Partners, a consortium involving DEME, Qair, and Aspiravi, has submitted the onshore scoping report for its Ayre offshore wind farm to The Highland Council.