Wind

Pryme Group has launched two specialist tooling systems for offshore wind installations via Caley Ocean Systems.

GE Renewable Energy has selected Mammoet UK to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for the staging and assembly of turbine components for the Dogger Bank Wind Farm.

Bureau Veritasm, in partnership with the Korean Register, has been appointed to lead the project certification of Bada Energy’s Gray Whale 3, a major floating offshore wind farm project in the Republic of Korea.

The repowering of the wind farm has increased production by more than 50% through the installation of six next-generation wind turbines, for an upgraded installed capacity of 18 MW.

Community Offshore Wind, a joint venture between RWE Renewables and National Grid, has awarded Fugro an offshore survey contract to support site appraisal and concept design activities in the New York Bight.

To help the US reach its offshore wind generation targets, the companies are teaming up to provide engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction of offshore substations.

At the end of September in the Saint Nazaire dock basins, Lhyfe launched its Sealhyfe project to deliver the world’s first offshore renewable hydrogen production prototype.

Vestas has secured a 21 MW order with wpd AG in Taiwan that includes five V117-4.2 MW turbines with 91.5 m towers in two wind projects.

Global industry organisations representing wind, solar, hydropower, green hydrogen, long duration energy storage and geothermal energy industries have officially joined forces under one Global Renewables Alliance, with the signing of a memorandum of understanding at COP27.

The Board of Directors appoints Christian Bruch as new Chairman of Siemens Gamesa.

COWI has been awarded a master service agreement by Equinor, focusing on support with offshore wind projects and low-carbon solutions.

Fugro has secured a contract with Energinet for geotechnical site investigations for the North Sea I offshore wind development.

The 86 MW wind farm in southern Sweden has achieved commercial operation on schedule. The site consists of 20 Vestas V150 turbines, each with an installed capacity of 4.3 MW.

ACWA Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with The Sovereign Fund of Egypt to explore a joint investment in the 1.1 GW wind energy project, located in the Gulf of Suez in Egypt.

Certex UK has partnered with its sister company, Mennens, to win a major construction project contract on the Hollandse Kust Noord wind farm.