Wind

Europe built 19 GW of new wind energy capacity in 2022. The EU and national governments must restore investor confidence, and they must ramp up the supply chain.

A €3 million research investment by Vattenfall to learn more about offshore wind and the environment around the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre has revealed insights into the flight behaviour of seabird species.

The Nordex Group is to supply 14 N163/5.X turbines for the 80 MW Kelme I wind farm in Lithuania.

Octopus further invests in the 270 MW Lincs offshore wind farm off the east coast of England, increasing Octopus’ stake in Lincs to 31%.

CREST, which is Crowley and ESVAGT’s US joint venture, has chosen HAV Design to develop a newbuild service operation vessel (SOV) destined for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

NKT will sign a joint venture agreement with Taiwanese cable company, Walsin Lihwa, to provide technical support for the construction of the first subsea power cable factory in Taiwan.

Cubico Sustainable Investments and Stanwell Corporation have announced that construction of stage 1 of the Wambo wind farm in Queensland’s Western Downs will start in 2023.

Baltic Eagle´s offshore substation topside has been successfully installed by Heerema Marine Contractors using the Thialf installation vessel. The jacket foundation had been placed on site in October 2022.

TotalEnergies has signed CPPA with Sasol South Africa and Air Liquide Large Industries South Africa for the supply of 260 MW capacity of renewable electricity over 20 years.

Galileo and Hope Group have launched Barium Bay, a new joint venture dedicated to another development in Italy’s Adriatic Sea.

The Rostock plant is the core of the Nordex Group’s worldwide nacelle production network. More than 50% of Nordex nacelles are produced here.

Boralex Inc. has announced the commissioning of the Moulins du Lohan wind farm, located in Brittany, France.

LIG-Huong Hoa 1 Joint Stock Company has awarded AFRY an owner’s engineering service assignment for Huong Hoa 1, a large scale wind farm project in Vietnam.

F.lli Righini was recently selected by Heerema Marine Contractors for the supply of a monopile lifting and upending tool that will be delivered in 2024.

Seaway7 has signed a contract with Hai Long Offshore Wind Power for the installation of inner-array grid and export cables on the Hai Long Offshore Wind Project in Taiwan.